Professional Education Conference in Tourism, MICE and Hotel Industry
Belgrade, Serbia
October 11th-13th, 2013
Six Years Advancing Together Dear guests and participants On behalf of the organizing team, we would like to thank you for participating at Professional Education Conference in Tourism, MICE and Hotel Industry - EIAT 2013. It is only fair to conclude that 6th EIAT Conference was a great success! Our sincere gratitude goes to all the participants, who shared their knowledge and our vision, and helped us create the leading Educational Tourism Event in South East Europe! We truly hope that EIAT has met your expectations, as our overall goal was to deliver the tradition of excellence for the sixth time. We are looking forward to seeing you on EIAT 2014, or any future event, organized by Center for Tourism Research and Studies.
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Mr. igor Marjanović; Business Academy of Rijeka: On behalf of the Business Academy of Rijeka, I would like to thank you for organizing this great event. All students and participants were very satisfied as the conference was more than interesting. We are definitely coming next year again!
About EIAT
EIAT stands for Education and Industry Advancing Together, as it shares the vision of encouraging the collaboration between academia, public and private sector and sends the message that only by recognizing each other strengths, we can ensure sustainable economic and social development. Since 2008 EIAT has become regionally recognizable brand that introduces global leaders in the tourism industry and address young and dynamic students from the region of the Western Balkans. Since 2009, EIAT has been supported by IMEX Frankfurt, the world’s largest trade fair in the domain of convention industry and MPI, the largest association in convention business, where globally renowned speakers and leaders of the MICE industry come highly recommended from IMEX. Since the beginning, EIAT has been recognized by the Government of Serbia, which has helped us deliver the excellence into this professional education event.
This Year, EIAT had 2 Parallel Tracks: EXECUTIVE TRACK Professional education sessions wereTaylor made for Public sector decision makers, Private sector stakeholders, Hospitality representatives, Tourist organisations, Touroperators, Professors and Teaching assistants.
GENERATION Y TRACK Educational sessions, Taylor made for students, future leaders and best of the best from Generation Ys. Main focus was on leadreship, team work, tourism and hospitality management with professional advices from experts and industry leaders.
Mr. Anthony Hyde; Barbican Business Events: I thought that EIAT 2013 was truly a great conference. It was very well thought out and I had the opportunity to hear some interesting and Inspiring speakers, as well as make new contacts and meet some very highly regarded people. Everyone was incredibly friendly and welcoming and I very much look forward to returning next year.
Students Challenge This year, the students have exceeded all our expectations, showing us how intelligent, creative and professional they are. All the participants were separated in teams, and given the project assignment, to invent a new tourist product for the following century. The goal was to be creative, innovative and to work as a team! We created the simulation with an assignment for each team, to „sell the product“ within 7 minutes presentation to four top managers, who are potentially interested in funding the product. The board of judges has chosen the winning team of young leaders with the best project solution „WORLD WIZARD!“ Congratulations to you all!
EIAT 2013 Award of Excellence - World Wizard Team Andrea Ožegović; University of Applied Sciences VERN Igor Šegota; Business School PAR, Rijeka Stipe Ražnjević; Karlovac University of Applied Sciences Katarina Halovanić; Karlovac University of Applied Sciences Matic Zupančić; Faculty of Tourism Studies Turistica Santim Sodin; Faculty of Tourism Studies Turistica
Mrs. Angela Coan; Indigo Pearl Thailand: The EIAT conference exceeded my expectations. The speakers and topics were all very interesting, but I must say the students were the stars. I am so impressed with how professional and motivated Generation Y is!
EIAT 2013 Participants 14 Countries 25 International hotels 270 delegates
UNITED KINGDOM
5 National Tourist Organizations
GERMANY
100 Students SLOVAKIA
SWITZERLAND
5 Local Tourist Organizations
HUNGARY
SLOVENIA
19 Speakers
SERBIA
ROMANIA
15 Media Partners CROATIA BULGARIA BOSNIA I HERCEGOVINA
23 Topics 10 Academia Partners
MONTENEGRO
With many other Tourism Industry representatives or individual participants. MACEDONIA
GREECE
Mr. Marko Ilić; Falkensteiner Hotel Belgrade: Thank you for inviting me and organizing such a great event. It was more than useful listening to the sessions and meeting many experts- speakers and other participants.
EIAT 2013 Venue
Opening Ceremony Yugoslav Film Archive
Conference Venue Hyatt Regency Belgrade
EIAT Dinner and Party Hotel PARK Belgrade
Mrs. Danijela Stanković; student: EIAT conference was very interesting, innovative and a great experience. I have learned many things, and met some great people as well.
EIAT VIP Dinner Grand Casino Belgrade
EIAT Official Accommodation for Delegates IN hotel Belgrade
EIAT 2013 was About ... Different people sharing the same vision
Working & networking Professional Education Sessions
Hyatt Regency
Hyatt Regency
EIAT 2013 was About ... People & Networking
Meeting Experts and Professionals
EIAT 2013 was About ... Discovering Belgrade and Serbia - Yugoslav Film Archive
Enjoying Traditional Food, Wine and Music
Hotel Park Belgrade
Grand Casino
Hotel Park Belgrad
EIAT 2013 was about ... Inspiring Young Leaders
Students Challenge
Generation Y Track
Mr. Predrag Obradović; Singidunum University: On behalf of the students and professors from Singidunum university, I would like to congratulate you for the excellent organization of EIAT conference. It was a honor and a pleasure, to be a part of such a successfull conference, full of positive energy and a great atmosphere.
EIAT 2013 Organizer & Partners
Destination Branding and Promotion In order to accentuate Tourist Organisation contribution to the Destination branding and promotion, EIAT has assembled many National and local Tourist Organizations. We are proud to have the following organizations participating the conference:
Mrs. Agata Mikulova; Bratislava Tourist Board: EIAT conference was very fruitful for me! Thank you for the invitation and for professional organisation of the conference. We are looking forward to our cooperation in the future.
Mark Your Calendars
We are proud to announce the forthcoming EIAT 2014 in October at hotel Crowne Plaza, Belgrade.
It is only fair to conclude that 6th EIAT Conference was a great success! Our sincere gratitude goes to all the participants, who shared their knowledge and our vision, and helped us create the leading Educational Tourism Event in South East Europe! To download presentations and see our on line follow up, please visit our web site: www.eiat-conference.org To download conference photos in high resolution, please visit the following links: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/e6xhz6yexaggqz3/J2vMg6YK_G https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hmxszwej55pspox/hzaOaCyB5Stay tuned for new updates and information about future events, organized by Center for Tourism Research and Studies. You can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn EIAT profiles, or visit our web page www.ctrs-balkans.org
Looking Forward to Seeing You Next Year!