International Events
As a service to the industry, we will publish notice here of events we believe will be of interest to our readership. We do our best to discover these events on our own and we welcome hearing from you if we have missed your event. Contact Editor@PrescottReport.com setting out the information you see listed here, or call +1.914.533.0208. There is no charge for this listing. More prominent advertising space is available. Call +1.914.533.0208 to discuss.
Strategies and tactics to improve online and multichannel retail business.
European TransPromo Summit
When: October 6-7, 2009
Where: Square Brussels Meeting Centre, Brussels, Belgium
Contact: www.transpromosummiteurope.com
Learn how companies are leveraging the power of bold design, vibrant color and variable data to transform bills and statements into highly individualized customer marketing communications. —Market education on strategies, techniques and tools.
-Peer-to-peer advice – information sharing and networking to learn what works,
what doesn’t, and why.
-Technological solution demonstrated by leading-edge vendors and service providers.
Supported by The Prescott Report, FEDMA, PostEurop, Xplor, Xplor Italia, Xplor Spain.
Internet Retailing 2009
When: October 13, 2009
Where: Novotel, Hammersmith, London, UK
Contact: http://www.screenevents.co.uk/IR2009/index.html
One day peer-to-peer networking. “1 Keynote session, 3 Conference streams, Free Workshops, Free Exhibition hall”
Rendezvous International e-commerce VAD Lille (Sponsored by French Post.)
When: October 13-15, 2009
Where: Grand Palais, Lille, France
Contact: www.vad-ecommerce.com
250 exhibitors, 11,000 visitors. No admission charge. Some excellent presentations, mainly by vendors. Major networking occasion for DM industry in France. Promoted as the international e-business, direct marketing and distance selling meeting place, it still remains a predominantly French event.
E-commerce Expo 2009
When: October 20-21, 2009
Where: Earls Court, London, UK
Contact: http://www.ecommerceexpo.co.uk/
Now in its third year. As is customary, free exhibition and sessions. Vendor-heavy in the latter case, but not exclusively a continuous sales experience.
Global e-commerce Summit
October 26-28, 2009
Where: Monaco; location to be announced
Contact: To be advised.
New event. Shop.org and EMOTA joint venture, apparently.
World Wide Magazine Marketplace
When: November 2-3, 2009
Where: Madinat Conference Facilities, Jumeirah, Dubai
Contact: http://www.magazinemarketplace.com
Gathering of publishers and suppliers engaged in cross-border publishing.
Golden Dove
When: November 5-6, 2009
Where: Danubius Health Spa Resort Margitsziget, Budapest, Hungary
Contact: http://www.goldendove.hu/
The event for those interested in Central Europe. The Editor of The Prescott Report will keynote on November 5 on the state of dm and Web 2.0 around the world.
Distanshandeldagen 2009
When: November 19, 2009
Where: AHAGA conference centre, Boras, Sweden
Contact at: http://www.distanshandel.se
Swedish cataloging and multi-channel marketing event.
Asia Cross Channel Retailing Innovation 2009
When: November 19- 20, 2009
Where: Shanghai, China
Contact: www.globaleaders.com
Encouraging the development of channel innovation in retail in China
Federal Trade Commission Roundtable
When: December 7, 2009
Where: Washington, DC, locale TBA
Contact: www.ftc.gov
Roundtable on privacy, especially consumer concerns about privacy on the Internet