{"id":3597,"date":"2016-12-05T14:42:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T13:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.debuckagency.com\/services\/hoe-pak-je-uit-met-een-vijfdaags-congres-in-praag\/"},"modified":"2018-01-09T11:51:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T10:51:36","slug":"hoe-pak-je-uit-met-een-vijfdaags-congres-in-praag","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.debuckagency.com\/en\/services\/hoe-pak-je-uit-met-een-vijfdaags-congres-in-praag\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you pull out the stops for a five-day congress in Prague?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-shadow  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  hero subpage-hero  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3597'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><div id=\"text-7\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"avia-image-container  av-styling-   avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first   avia-align-center \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\r\n    <div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\r\n        <a href=\"\/en\/\" class=\"avia_image no-overlay\"><img class=\"avia_image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.debuckagency.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/logo-debuck.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo-debuck\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" style=\"\"><span class=\"overlay-type-extern\" style=\"left: -5px; top: 0px; overflow: hidden; display: block; height: 180px; width: 189px;\"><span class=\"image-overlay-inside\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<style>a.avia_image.no-overlay .image-overlay {display:none !important;} <\/style><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; color:#ffffff;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_sidebar  el_before_av_button  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How do you pull out the stops for a five-day congress in Prague?<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#ffffff'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last ' ><a href='https:\/\/www.debuckagency.com\/en\/contact\/'  class='avia-button  avia-color-theme-color-subtle   avia-icon_select-no avia-size-x-large avia-position-center '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Make an appointment<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3597'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  detail-content \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock detail-content-wysiwyg '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>If you have ever organised a congress you will know that getting it right, from start to finish, is no easy task. But what if the congress is to be held in another country and will last for five days? And what if the participants fly in from different countries? And what if you have also been asked to arrange a cast-iron professional congress, which improves its members\u2019 bonds in an informal way?\u00a0Well, you \u2018simply\u2019 put together an excellent team, who know all the tricks of the trade, and you make it happen! <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The client was known to us. We had organised a congress for them before, only in Istanbul. It had been a huge success, so they decided to come back the next year. This time they wanted us to arrange a five-day congress for 450 participants in the historical centre of Prague. The location would have to be a place where they could all stay and where they would also be able to have meetings. It always helps when you know the client, and have worked for them before, but exceeding their expectations again was going to be something of a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>These are the challenges they set us:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find a location at which we can stay and also hold our meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Organise transfers between the airport and hotel for all participants, before and after the congress.<\/li>\n<li>Plan activities to strengthen relations during the congress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Making it happen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We got in touch with our local contacts and went in search of the ideal location. In the end, we decided to occupy most of a five star hotel. 450 international participants, a five day congress &#8211; it soon adds up. The hotel also had a large plenary meeting room. And we certainly needed it, because we had decided to arrange the space as a classroom and to lay on <em>back projection. <\/em>The hotel had all the infrastructure needed to handle the plenary session and (inter)national meetings with ease.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 Accommodation + meetings at one location<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1476 size-entry_with_sidebar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debuckagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/praag-congres-845x321.jpg\" alt=\"Congres Praag\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The participants were flown in from different countries. We needed an efficient way to transfer them from the airport to the hotel. This we found in the form of a shuttle service: budget friendly, and efficient too! They were met at the hotel, where they were given their badge and a programme booklet in their native language.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714Return transfer between airport and hotel<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The participants all worked for the same company, only in different countries. So although they had a great deal in common, they probably didn&#8217;t know each other. Hence the activities to help strengthen the relations between them. These are just a few of them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catching a tram to the beer restaurant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The participants went by tram to the restaurant for their evening meal. But it wasn&#8217;t just any old tram ride. On the way they were served an aperitif and listened to live accordion and violin music. A reception on wheels, by which they discovered <em>Prague by night<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beer rally on foot between 13 of the city&#8217;s quaint locations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This was beer tasting as an exploratory group. A fine way to lift the team&#8217;s spirits!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A gala dinner in Zofin palace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A great location for a marvellous event to close the five-day congress. The superb catering left everyone speechless. The audience was captivated by a trio of ladies and their electric violins. 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