• What basic items you need to include
• How to estimate variances based on the type of programme
• What you need to do to ensure your budget aligns with corporate, state, and federal regulations, as well as industry guidances
• Common budget pitfalls and how to avoid them

Gavin Houston, Universal WorldEvents’ Executive Vice President Americas is one of several presenters. The webinar is moderated by Sue Pelletier (Editor, Medical Meetings). To view it please click here and register.

Following a thorough tender process earlier this year, and a follow up face-to-face presentation, Bayer awarded Universal WorldEvents preferred supplier status for all UK business from March 2012.

Louise Goalen, Venue Finding Manager commented: “We are thrilled to have been appointed as preferred supplier for venue finding for Bayer. This is no mean achievement given the competition we were up against and only goes to demonstrate our strength in the venue finding market. We have already received our first enquiries and are looking forward to providing Bayer with exceptional service for their venue requirements.”

The tender process was led by Bayer’s procurement department and their spokesperson said: “We wanted to streamline and optimise our venue finding processes to support our business. We are therefore delighted to appoint Universal WorldEvents as our preferred supplier who, throughout the tender process demonstrated the key strengths required for Bayer and we look forward to working with them over the coming months.”

You can learn more about Universal WorldEvents’ venue finding service here.

Andrew’s session will discuss best practice when expanding into new countries, and cover how to set up a new office abroad and build a new client base whilst maintaining brand consistency.

As European Director, Andrew took responsibility for the strategic development of Universal WorldEvents European expansion, opening our first office in Amsterdam in January 2008, and subsequent offices in Munich, Lyon, Rome and Madrid, which he now oversees. With over twenty years experience of managing large pharmaceutical accounts and events in the healthcare sector as well as fourteen years on the Universal WorldEvents board, Andrew has a wealth of events industry experience.

The C&IT European Agency Forum is an opportunity for event professionals to share best practice and discuss key issues with their peers in an informal environment. The C&IT European Agency Forum combines the best bits of a conference, an exhibition and a networking event, and takes place between 26-27 April at the Radisson Blu Stansted.

Senior-level European agency buyers and professional organisers of meetings, incentives, conferences and hospitality can apply for a complimentary delegate place (click here for details).

The keynote address is being delivered by Dennis Turner (ex-Chief Economist, HSBC) who will provide a detailed look at the current economical climate and how this is impacting on events and business tourism. Following this presentation Andrew will join a panel Q&A session, moderated by a facilitator who will field questions from the floor allowing the panel to comment and expand on the economic keynote.

The session will run on Monday 23 April as follows:

09:30 – 10:30 The Economic Times
Dennis Turner reviews the economic landscape of the past twelve months and provides insights into how UK businesses will be impacted by the Eurozone crisis and other economic factors for 2012 and beyond.

10:30 – 11:15 Debating the Economy
Dennis Turner joins an illustrious panel of experts to discuss how the events industry is faring against the current economic tide. Joining Dennis on the panel will be Universal WorldEvents European Director Andrew Winterburn, Caxton FX Managing Director James Hickman and Russell Green, Director of Corporate Sales at IHG.

As European Director, Andrew took responsibility for the strategic development of Universal WorldEvents European expansion, opening our first office in Amsterdam in January 2008, and subsequent offices in Munich, Lyon, Rome and Madrid, which he now oversees. With over twenty years experience of managing large pharmaceutical accounts and events in the healthcare sector as well as fourteen years on the Universal WorldEvents board, Andrew has a wealth of events industry experience.

Summer Eventia 2012 will be staged at Kings Place (just behind Kings Cross Station), London on 23-24 April. You can find out more information about the two day conference here.

Since joining the company in 2005 as an Account Coordinator, Caroline has enjoyed great career progression and was recently promoted to her current position. A key success for Caroline has been the development of her account team; her core team has grown from four to 24 employees over the last few years, and this has involved developing key relationships with multiple stakeholders across a range of global company divisions. Caroline’s experience and knowledge has been instrumental when working closely with procurement departments to successfully integrate working processes.

Denise Abbott, Universal WorldEvents’ UK Country Director, says: “Caroline is a dedicated individual who drives operational excellence for clients within her own team and the wider company whilst encouraging team development and succession planning for future roles. We are delighted she has received this accolade as she has excelled in her time with Universal WorldEvents and is a huge asset to our company and the industry.”

You can see the full ‘A List’ here.

Vicky has over eight years industry experience and was previously Senior Sales & Marketing Executive. The new role of Proposal Manager has been created to reflect the increasing demand for formal RFIs, RFPs and presentations from our global healthcare client base. Vicky will report into Luke Flett (Sales & Marketing Manager) with Mark Saxby having board responsibility for the entire department. Vicky’s main remit will be to coordinate responses to opportunities across our global offices.

Mark Saxby (Sales & Marketing Director) commented: “This is a brand new role we have created to recognise the growing number of RFIs and RFPs we are asked to take part in across all our offices. Vicky’s new position will play a considerable role in the work we do to help secure new business on a global basis and streamline the response process.”

Universal WorldEvents has offices in the UK, the US, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Asia.

]]> http://www.universalworldevents.com/news/universal-worldevents-creates-new-proposal-manager-role/feed/ 0 http://www.universalworldevents.com/news/universal-worldevents-marks-anniversary-with-increase-in-events/ http://www.universalworldevents.com/news/universal-worldevents-marks-anniversary-with-increase-in-events/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:58:29 +0000 admin http://www.universalworldevents.com/?p=2350 Universal WorldEvents has marked its first anniversary by revealing a significant increase in the number of events organised from 2011 compared to 2010.

In 2011 we managed more than 1,700 meetings and events – an increase from just over 1,100 in 2010. Total delegate numbers have also risen from 100,000 in 2010 to over 145,000 in 2011, with events taking place in 47 countries throughout the world.

Formed in March 2011 by the merger of leading healthcare specialist agencies UniversalProcon and WorldEvents; Universal WorldEvents is the largest full service global event management company specialising in serving the healthcare sector. With 35 years experience of delivering meetings and events, we have over 250 employees located in offices across the UK, the US, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Hong Kong.

Managing Director Graham McIntosh said: “It is really encouraging to see such an increase in the number of meetings and events we have organised for our clients. Specifically encouraging is the number of events delivered by our newer international offices, and to see them establishing a presence in key markets.” 

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We have been appointed as a consultant for Merck Serono in Switzerland to organise an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of their key brands in over 20 countries simultaneously. The event will be delivered by our German office in summer 2012.

An additional win includes us being appointed as a preferred meeting management supplier to Alcon, the global leader in eye care, and second largest division of Novartis.

On the back of these appointments several new client-facing staff appointments have been made across our international offices.

Commenting on the successes Mark Saxby, Sales & Marketing Director, said: “We are delighted that one year after the merger of UniversalProcon and WorldEvents, the benefits of an enlarged and focused organisation are really beginning to see our offer resonate in the market. We are also in the process of responding to a number of further opportunities so hope to announce further business wins in the coming months.”

The webinar is designed to assist planners in the medical industry to understand the budget requirements of the various different types of medical meetings. Topics to be covered include: basic items budgets should have, how to estimate variances based on the type of program, what you need to do to ensure your budget aligns with corporate, state, and federal regulations, as well as industry guidances, common budget pitfalls and how to avoid them.

Planners can earn CEUS for CMP-IS Domain: D. Financial Management by attending this webinar and it will count as 1 hour:clock hours.

To learn more or to register for this informative, free event, click here.

The four day event provides industry-specific education and networking opportunities with hundreds of pharmaceutical meeting professional peers.  There are over 30 educational sessions with over 50 thought leaders, including a highly anticipated featured panel discussion - ’Physicians Perspective – Docs Speak Out On the Sunshine Act, Healthcare Reform & Digital Trends’.

During the RFP Process panel discussion, which is to be held at 9:00 AM EST on Tuesday March 27, Dan will review the place of price, quality, technology and face-to-face meetings when creating an RFP for third-party meeting management, venues, meeting technology providers and other suppliers within the life sciences industry. He will be joined by thought leaders from Novo Nordisk, Daiichi Sankyo and Hilton to determine how all various parties can work cooperatively to best align internal requirements with external solutions.

If you would like to register for this event utilizing Universal WorldEvents’ discount code, please contact Amy Connelly (Universal WorldEvents’ US Sales & Marketing Manager) by clicking here.