{"id":6425,"date":"2017-01-23T19:44:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T19:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slovenia-convention.com\/?p=6425\/"},"modified":"2017-02-07T11:36:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T11:36:47","slug":"conventa-simply-rocks-9-years-great-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slovenia-convention.com\/sl\/conventa-simply-rocks-9-years-great-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Conventa Simply Rocks \u2013 9 Years of Great Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From 18 to 19 January 2017, Slovenia and Ljubljana hosted the 9th <a href=\"http:\/\/www.conventa.si\" target=\"_blank\">Conventa<\/a>, New Europe exhibition for meetings, events and incentives. The success of the show known for highlighting a boutique business experience with a personal touch, recorded a significant growth; the highest number of meetings providers attending the show as exhibitors, hosted buyers coming from a record number of different countries from around the globe and a record number of fam trips organized for international buyers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nine years of the Conventa\u00a0in figures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1,887 hosted buyers\u00a0from 47 countries<\/li>\n<li>1,048 exhibitors\u00a0from 17 countries<\/li>\n<li>17,079 One2One prescheduled meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The development of Conventa:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2007<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first trade show hosted 35 exhibitors and 40 hosted buyers<\/li>\n<li>First \u2018Simex\u2019, predecessor of the Conventa show<\/li>\n<li>Development of One2One system for pre-scheduling meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 exhibitors and for the first time over 100 hosted buyers<\/li>\n<li>Decision to expand the project across borders<\/li>\n<li>First catalogue: Meet in SEE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>82 exhibitors and for the first time over 157 hosted buyers<\/li>\n<li>The launch of the Conventa brand<\/li>\n<li>Over 3,000 One2One meetings<\/li>\n<li>The start of \u2018Academy Conventa\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exceeding 100 exhibitors<\/li>\n<li>266 hosted buyers<\/li>\n<li>Conventa\u00a0starts to recognise outstanding achievements by granting awards<\/li>\n<li>The launch of the Meeting Services spot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>23 % more exhibitors from 9 SEE countries<\/li>\n<li>271 hosted buyers<\/li>\n<li>The launch of the Conventa Wild Card programme<\/li>\n<li>Conventa Hall of Fame\u00a0award granted for the first time<\/li>\n<li>2,232 billateral talks<\/li>\n<li>Conventa wins Sustainable Stand Award at EIBTM<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of \u2018Eco Day\u2019 and \u2018Eco Village\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Conventa hosted first IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>142 exhibitors<\/li>\n<li>10 SEE destinations presented at the show<\/li>\n<li>Conventa TV\u00a0\u2013 broadcasting live for the first time<\/li>\n<li>The launch of the Conventa mobile site<\/li>\n<li>Conventa hosts Meeting Star Awards for the first time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expanding the borders \u2013 Turkey joins the Conventa exhibitors<\/li>\n<li>Hosting the SEEPCO meeting<\/li>\n<li>Celebrating the 5-year anniversary \u2013 Conventa give me five!<\/li>\n<li>Inside award granted for the first time at Conventa<\/li>\n<li>Introducing Conventa mingling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The largest number of international meeting planners in the history of the show (over 200)<\/li>\n<li>The highest quality hosted buyers (62.78 % were rated as good or excellent by exhibitors)<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of 6 Es (Experience, Engagement, Education, Emotions, Energy and Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Congress destinations presented in the highest number so far (12)<\/li>\n<li>A record number of pre-arranged meetings (3,158)<\/li>\n<li>The best and most extensive educational programme offered (3 days overall)<\/li>\n<li>First Conventa Ambassador<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Record number of hosted buyers (279)<\/li>\n<li>146 exhibitors<\/li>\n<li>3,365 One2One meetings<\/li>\n<li>For the first time Conventa invites emerging destinations of New Europe<\/li>\n<li>Congress destinations presented in the highest number so far (15)<\/li>\n<li>Adding another E to the mix<\/li>\n<li>Introducing Conventa Valley<\/li>\n<li>Exhibitors at Meeting Services Spot get their own One2One system<\/li>\n<li>More media partners than ever<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conventa Best Event award for the first time<\/li>\n<li>SITE conference \u2013 Society for Incentive Travel Excellence<\/li>\n<li>New partnership with Turkish Airlines<\/li>\n<li>Record number of participants from New Europe<\/li>\n<li>New Conventa Coffee corner provided by the Bernardin Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Record number of exhibitors (149), first time from Krakow, Lviv, Ko\u0161ice<\/li>\n<li>95 % of hosted buyers are new and they come from a record number of different countries (35)<\/li>\n<li>Record number of fam trips (11)<\/li>\n<li>Experts\u2019 Corner transformed in Experts\u2019 campfire<\/li>\n<li>New sustainable ways of green transportation of Conventa guests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;As a professional meeting planner I\u2019m being continuously asked for something different, value-centred. I firmly believe that South East Europe can provide answers to many of these needs. Go there and check it out.&#8221;\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Patrick M Delaney, Soolnua\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conventa.si\/testimonial\/patrick-m-delaney-soolnua\/\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick M Delaney, Soolnua<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Save the date for next year when Conventa will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Mark your calendars as the show returns from 24 to 25 January 2018!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Tina Ramujki\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 18 to 19 January 2017, Slovenia and Ljubljana hosted the 9th Conventa, New Europe exhibition for meetings, events and incentives. 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