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1 Meet i Irelad

2 Meet i Irelad Team Miriam Keedy Head of Busiess Tourism & Evets Tel: miriam.keedy@failteirelad.ie Meetigs & Icetive Travel Mary Collis Tel: mary.collis@failteirelad.ie Roisi Gaffey Tel: roisi.gaffey@failteirelad.ie Ciara Gallagher Maager Tel: ciara.gallagher@failteirelad.ie Iteratioal Associatio Coferece Letitia Wade Tel: letitia.wade@failteirelad.ie Neasa Ni Dhomhaill Tel: easa.idhomhaill@failteirelad.ie Busiess Developmet & MICE Supports ProgrammE Jey Fiega jey.fiega@failteirelad.ie Geraldie Jeffers geraldie.jeffers@failteirelad.ie Catherie Killaly catherie.killaly@failteirelad.ie Meet i Irelad, Amies Street, Dubli 1, D01WR86, Irelad Tel: ifo@meetiirelad.com Frot Cover: Lorraie Allis,Sales & Marketig Maager - Brooks Hotel

3 Welcome to Irelad Situated o the edge of the Atlatic at the gateway to Europe, Irelad s captivatig ladscape ispires everythig that is possible whe ope mids collide. You could t ask for a better destiatio for your ext meetig. The compact, vibrat ad ca-do ature of Irelad s cities, tows ad coutryside will provide your evet with a backdrop that will exceed your expectatios every time while the warmth of Irelad s suppliers esures a warm welcome for iteratioal delegates from across the globe. People, Place ad Proximity There are may reasos to meet i Irelad but i essece it is the uique combiatio of the people, the place ad its proximity that aturally led themselves to the delivery of world-class busiess evets. Irelad is oe of the best places i the world to do busiess Forbes

4 The People Our warm welcome, passio for life ad geuie sese of fu promises to etice your colleagues ad peers from aroud the globe. Irelad s friedly ad relaxed atmosphere allows visitors to feel safe i their surroudigs. You ad your delegates are certai to have the ideal mix of busiess ad pleasure for the duratio of your stay. Great for Busiess May of the world s leadig tech, pharma, life scieces ad fiacial services orgaisatios regard Irelad Ic as the catalyst for success. Just like you, they love ivitig their iteratioal colleagues to meet here. Fasciatig friedly people, whose lyrical ature is expressed i the warmth of their welcome Forbes 2014 Irish Coferece Ambassadors If you eed a Irish member to submit a bid to host your iteratioal coferece, we ca help you fid oe. Hospitality is part of our DNA, so it s ot uusual that Irish people should get ivolved i hostig iteratioal meetigs. Our Ambassadors love ivitig their iteratioal colleagues here to highlight their idustry sector or uiversity, to etwork ad share kowledge, but most of all to exted that Céad Míle Fáilte (oe hudred thousad welcomes) that the Irish are famous for. This is a coutry where everyoe takes pride i beig a host

5 Dedicated professioals Whe you host a evet i Irelad, you work with a dedicated ad experieced team of professioals who have a forward-thikig ad ca-do attitude whe it comes to gettig thigs doe to the highest stadard. 95% of our busiess delegates iterviewed o departure say that they were very satisfied with their experiece. Regioal Covetio Bureaux The Regioal Covetio Bureaux work i partership with the Meet i Irelad Team. These are our regioal experts ad they will parter with you every step of the way. SERVICES INCLUDE Itroductio to Destiatio Maagemet Compaies (DMC) ad Professioal Coferece Orgaisers (PCO) Assistace with bids for iteratioal evets ad cofereces Irish Professioal Coferece Orgaisers / Destiatio Maagemet Compaies Irelad s Natioal Tourism Developmet Authority approved PCOs ad DMCs offer a wealth of kowledge ad years of experiece ad are skilled at hadlig the most demadig ad complex projects with style. Both offer a rage of services icludig accommodatio, trasport ad logistics, tours ad AV. PCOs ad DMCs offer a wide rage of specialised services which ca be tailored to your idividual requiremets. Some of which are outlied below. DMCs offer extesive local kowledge ad logistics expertise combied with the experiece ad resources eeded to desig ad implemet programmes that meet with your goals ad objectives. With a i-depth kowledge of all local products ad services ad purchasig power, cliets of our DMCs ejoy the cofidece of workig with professioals who uderstad their eeds ad ca offer impartial advice based o years of operatioal experiece. Co-ordiatio ad support of site ispectios Liaisig with local authorities

6 DMCs provide a rage of services icludig Tailored proposals that meet your objectives. Site ispectios ad familiarisatio trips O-site staffig for icetive programmes or cofereces/ meetigs Outdoor activities Etertaimet - both headlie acts ad taleted locals Theme developmet décor, flowers, set buildig Traslatio services Advace ad o-site registratio services Parter tours VIP ameities Our local Irish DMCs have may more services available to you ad your cliets. Irelad has the highest portio of people workig i high tech idustries i Europe EU 2013 PCOs specialise i the orgaisatio ad executio of small, medium ad large cofereces ad i particular associatio cofereces. A expert ad specific skill set is eeded to maage ad successfully execute a coferece of this ature ad i Irelad whe you parter with a Irish PCO you ca be sure of a exceptioal evet delivery. Veue selectio Caterig Liaisig with Local Orgaisatio Committee, scietific, techical ad iteratioal committees as appropriate Coferece programme Social programme Gala evets Registratio ad Badgig Abstract hadlig Website ad promotioal material Trade & poster exhibitios Budget maagemet & bak accouts Marketig (bradig, brochures, ezies, website, coferece aoucemets etc) Brad maagemet for sposors Buildig delegate attedace

7 The Place Irelad s atural beauty ispires creativity ad iovatio. Here, rollig gree hills are the backdrop to the ext presetatio, golf courses masquerade as meetig rooms, ad castle turrets serve as break out rooms for the ext big idea. ACCOMMODATION Over 900 hotels rage from: Leadig Iteratioal Brads Castles I total, there are i excess of 60,000 bedrooms atiowide with 20,000 of these based i Dubli. Boutique Hotels Bed ad Breakfasts Campus Accommodatio Irelad s Veues Deliver Ubeatable evets Sophisticated meetig spaces or rooms with a view to stuig sceery. We offer worldclass veues from luxurious historical castles to state-of-the-art, purpose-built coferece cetres with capacities for up to 8,000 delegates. The Covetio Cetre Dubli was amed as oe of the top four Covetio Cetres i the World at the AIPC Apex Awards i Value for moey Irelad is a EU member with the euro as its currecy - makig it attractive to delegates from EU coutries. We also offer delegates the opportuity to reclaim VAT o accommodatio ad a reduced rate of 9% o tourism services. Irelad s hotels, veues ad eve public trasport systems also provide complimetary Wi-Fi. Laguage Eglish is the pricipal laguage spoke i Irelad. Small Islad, Big reputatio There are 1153 overseas compaies based i Irelad. 9 of the top 10 Global Software Compaies. 9 of the top 10 Global Pharmaceutical Corporatios. 3 of the top 6 Video Games Publishers. 10 Top Bor o the Iteret Compaies. More tha 75% of the World s Fiacial Services Firms

8 City Overviews Dubli Dubli voted the Loely Plaet Guide s Friedliest city twice! 20,000 bedrooms Largest city hotel DoubleTree by Hilto Dubli, 501 bedrooms, 1,200 theatre style Largest hotel Citywest, 774 bedrooms, 4,100 theatre style Largest coferece veue The RDS (Royal Dubli Society), 6,500 theatre style Largest gala dier veue The RDS (Royal Dubli Society), 3,200 baquet style Covetio Cetre Dubli (CCD) with space for 3,020 theatre style ad auditorium with tiered seatig for 2,000 ad seatig for 2,000 baquet style Tel: ifo@dublicovetiobureau.com Cork Cork with its famous Eglish Food Market is the Gourmet Capital of Irelad. Cork Iteratioal Airport is easily accessible from over 60 destiatios ad icludes direct daily flights from mailad Europe ad Britai. 8,500 bedrooms i Cork city ad couty Largest hotel Clayto Hotel Silver Sprigs, 109 bedrooms, 800 theatre style Largest coferece veue City Hall, 900 theatre style Largest gala dier veue City Hall, 800 baquet style Tel: +353 (0) ifo@corkcovetiobureau.com Killarey Kow as the Adveture Capital - recetly hosted the Adveture Travel World Summit 700 delegates kayaked, climbed ad cycled aroud may of the best outdoors veues i Irelad alog the Wild Atlatic Way. 2,500 bedrooms Largest hotel The Malto Hotel, 172 bedrooms, 950 theatre style Largest coferece veue Killarey Covetio Cetre, 2,500 theatre style Largest gala dier veue Killarey Covetio Cetre, 2,430 baquet style Tel: +353 (0) ifo@kerrycovetiobureau.com

9 Limerick GALWAY Derry Belfast 16 Situated i Irelad s Shao Regio, Limerick has a diverse ad rich history boastig spectacular earby sceery, icludig the Cliffs of Moher ad the Burre. Limerick is easily accessed through direct scheduled daily flights to Shao Iteratioal Airport from North America, Mailad Europe ad Britai. 7,000 bedrooms Largest hotel Strad Hotel, 184 bedrooms, 600 theatre style Largest coferece veue Uiversity of Limerick, 1,000 auditorium Largest gala dier veue Thomod Park, 450 baquet style World Class Sports facilities Uiversity of Limerick Tel: kare@cofereceadsportsbureau.com Located alog Irelad s Wild Atlatic Way, Galway City offers a uique ad diverse rage of meetig facilities. The city is celebrated as the youthful, fulovig ad cultural capital of the west of Irelad. I 2015 Galway was voted friedliest city i the world by US Travel + Leisure magazie 5,300 bedrooms Largest hotel Radisso Blu Hotel, 261 bedrooms, 900 theatre style Largest coferece veue NUI Galway, 1,100 theatre style Largest gala dier veue Radisso Blu Hotel, 650 baquet style Tel: ifo@meetigalway.ie Derry/Lododerry, the first UK City of Culture 2013, is udoubtedly the city to visit i the North West peisula with a vast array of arts ad culture experieces. 700 bedrooms Largest hotel Hastigs Everglades Hotel, 400 theatre style Largest coferece veue Milleium Forum, 1,020 theatre style Largest gala dier veue St. Columbs Hall, 330 baquet style Uique veue Guildhall, 260 baquet style NEW veue Foyle s Area, 260 baquet-style Tel: aoife.mchale@visitderry.com Belfast Named Trediest City Destiatio at MICE ad Busiess Travel coferece i Amsterdam 4,387 bedrooms Largest hotel Hastigs Europa Hotel, 272 bedrooms, 500 theatre style Largest coferece veue Belfast Waterfrot, 2,000 theatre style Largest gala dier veue Titaic Exhibitio Cetre (TEC), 3,000 baquet style Uique veue Titaic Belfast, 650 baquet style. Titaic Belfast is the world s largest Titaic visitor experiece i a icoic buildig that offers spectacular coferece ad baquetig facilities i a array of architecturally uique spaces. Tel: +44 (0) coferece@visit-belfast.com

10 Proximity Meet i Irelad Supports Access to Irelad is frequet ad easy. Irelad is less tha six hours from the Uited States, two hours from mailad Europe ad 45 miutes from Great Britai. There are five Iteratioal Airports Dubli, Cork, Shao, Irelad West Airport Kock & Belfast. Oce here, gettig aroud is easy. Irelad is a small coutry ad the cities of Dubli, Belfast, Galway, Cork, Kilkey ad Limerick are all joied via moder road ad rail etworks. Irelad s MICE Supports Programme offers you a full rage of complimetary practical ad fiacial supports to ehace the programme o offer to your cliet. All our supports are tailored to meet your eeds. They are focused o the early stages of helpig you deliver a exceptioal evet, so be sure to get i touch with us as early as possible. Based o the umber of iteratioal delegates, umber of overights ad locatio i Irelad you will receive all the PRACTICAL support you eed ad subject to applicatio there are also FINANCIAL supports New for 2016 available. Iteratioal Corporate Cliet Fam trip Fud - ask the team for more details

11 FINANCIAL SUPPORTS* Itroductio to approved DMCs or PCOs We ca itroduce you to approved DMCs or PCOs, our local experts, who specialise i lookig after cliets travellig to Irelad. Bid Documets We ca offer assistace creatig documets ad presetatios that will stad out from the crowd as well as provide sample bid documets, image libraries, videos ad sample presetatios. Covetio Bureaux Supports Presetatio Toolkits Work with oe of our Regioal Covetio Bureaux i Dubli, Cork, Shao ad Kerry who will support you i deliverig a exceptioal meetig. Should you require assistace presetig Irelad as a destiatio of choice to a decisio makig committee we ca provide you with imagery, video, presetatio templates etc. Bid Travel Support Site Ispectio Hostig Marketig Support Fiacial fudig to assist with the preparatio ad travel ivolved i biddig for a iteratioal coferece. We ca help fud ad co-ordiate site ispectios with our Regioal Covetio Bureaux (RCB) ad our trade parters. Site ispectios cover meetig facilities, hotels, social optios ad popular attractios. If appropriate, we ca provide you with fudig towards the marketig of your coferece, thus esurig a strog delegate turout as well as providig destiatio materials for delegates. Register o for imagery ad videos of Irelad Destiatio Programme Developmet Or we ca support your welcome receptio, social excursio or the etertaimet at the gala dier ight to ehace the programme o offer to your cliets. *Please ote, thresholds apply for fiacial support

12 So, whe you are ext pitchig to your cliets or decidig o the ext destiatio for your orgaisatio s coferece get i touch with us as early as possible ad we ca give you a I Priciple Letter of Offer outliig all fiacial ad practical supports available to you. Accessig the support For more iformatio about accessig supports, please visit or cotact oe of the team Our evet IN Dubli has bee a amazig experiece for our Busiess Parters who experieced high stadards of hospiltality ad mesmerizig coutryside Hyudai Motor Idia

13 Need a room with a view? Irelad s Aciet East For those who love to peel back the layers of time, Irelad s Aciet East is a woderful opportuity to experiece 5,000 years of Europea history i a compact area. Get off the beate track to see, hear, touch ad feel the imprits of the milleia of settlers. Aciet Ma, Early Christias, Medieval Lords, Coloial Settlers ad their descedats have all bee seduced by these most lush, gree ad fertile lads. Hear for yourself the stories from the best storytellers i the world. Take your time to discover it all the Stoe Age art, the moasteries, the castles ad fortresses ad much, much more. THE Wild Atlatic Way The Wild Atlatic Way is a 2,500km tourig route alog oe of the world s most dramatic coastal ladscapes. This is a coastlie o the edge of Europe; a eviromet that has shaped the developmet of its people, commuities ad settlemets ad ispired its ow particular laguage, literature, art, sog ad dace. It s crammed with thrillig seascapes, cliffs, marie life, moutais, gles, loughs, trails ad pathways

14 Everyoe loves meetig i Irelad a selectio of our Coferece ad Meetigs YEAR Delegates World Flower Show 2014 Number of Delegates: 5,000 The World Flower Show is held every three years i oe of the member coutries of the World Associatio of Flower Arragers. Previous host coutries have icluded USA, Japa, UK, New Zealad ad South Africa. Over the four days, 600 leadig floral artists from all 31 member coutries competed at the highest level, producig a broad rage of floral displays accompaied by live demostratios ad lectures. Over 100 exhibitors were i attedace ad more tha 20,000 visitors were preset Web Summit 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ad 2015 Number of Delegates: 30,000 The Web Summit is a techology idustry coferece held i Dubli sice The evet is Europe s biggest tech coferece ad oe of the world s largest. The topic of the coferece is cetred o iteret techology ad the audiece is a mix of CEOs ad fouders of tech start ups together with a rage of people from across the global techology idustry, as well as related idustries. The evet is held over three days. Attedace at the coferece has grow for 400 to over 30,000 from more tha 110 coutries. 37th Europea Jugglig Covetio ,000 Europea Society of Paediatric Edocriology -espe ,500 32d Aual Meetig of the Europea Society for Paediatric Ifectious Diseases ,850 Arise ad Sig: Various Voices Dubli ,181 Iteratioal Health Ecoomics Associatio Coferece ,600 Oe Youg World Summit ,600 Iteratioal Cogress of the Europea Society of Paediatric Otorhiolarygology ,200 Radiodays ,116 25th Iteratioal Liquid Crystal Coferece ,000 15th Cogress of the Europea Paediatric Surgeos Associatio ,000 Plat Biology Europe Cogress , Hidde Rooms ,000 IATA Aviatio Fuel Forum

15 YEAR Delegates YEAR Delegates World Youth Studet Travel Coferece - WYSTC Adveture World Travel Summit Food Allergy ad Aaphylaxis Meetig th Europea Iteratioal Kidey Cacer Symposium th Aual Iteratioal Coucil for Small Busiess World Coferece World Cogress of the Iteratioal Naturist Federatio Iteratioal Public Procuremet Coferece IPPC Cogress of the Iteratioal Skatig Uio -ISU PhocusWright Coferece Cogress of the Iteratioal Garde Cetre Associatio Europea Pesticide Residue Workshop - EPRW Iteratioal Cow Fertility Coferece Europea Coferece o Patiet Safety Europea Beer Bloggers Coferece Iteret Corporatio for Assiged Names ad Numbers - ICANN ,000 Google Sales Summit - Egage ,000 17th Europea Cogress of Edocriology- ECE ,000 SAP Retail & Fiace Cofereces ,700 Iteratioal Associatio of Gerotology ad Geriatrics ,700 Dubli Comic Co ,950 Iteratioal Society for Computatioal Biology ,800 Auto-Owers Isurace Meetig ,500 GMB Trade Uio Coferece ,500 World Coferece of the Iteratioal Health Ecoomics Associatio ,500 HP Expert Oe Techology ad Solutios Summit ,440 Opel Car Lauch Hewlett Packard Sales Summit IATA AVSEC World Coect Europea Cogress o Sports Maagemet Hostelworld.com PhocusWright Europe

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19 PLEASE CONTACT THE IRISH OFFICE OR YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE Head of Co-operative Marketig Siobha McMaamy Mary Keatig GB - Joyce McElroy jmcelroy@tourismirelad.com Germay - Deise Qui dqui@tourismirelad.com Frace - Carolie Phela cphela@tourismirelad.com SPAIN - Jey Armstrog jarmstrog@tourismirelad.com ITALY - Mary O Coor maocoor@tourismirelad.com The Nordics - Rikke Aagard Peterse rpeterse@tourismirelad.com Belgium - Daielle Neyts deyts@tourismirelad.com USA - Marie McKow mmckow@tourismirelad.com Caada - Joatha Sargeat jsargeat@tourismirelad.com The Meet i Irelad baer is the official MICE (meetigs, icetives, cofereces ad evets) brad for the islad of Irelad. It comprises of three tourism authorities: Fáilte Irelad, Tourism Irelad ad Tourism Norther Irelad, who work i partership to promote Irelad as a leadig coferece ad meetig destiatio.