1. WELCOME!
Conference
“Wedding planning
trends 2013”
Arnita Beinaroviča
PVL2D1
School of Business
Administration Turība

2. The Aim
• To inform you about the conference
“Wedding planning trends 2013”

3. Outline
• Host • Social Program
• Participants • General
• Venue information
• Conference room • Costs
• Accommodation • Registration fees
• Transport • Contacts
• Conference • Conclusions
Program

4. HOST
Spain

5. Barcelona
12 – 14 December, 2012

6. Participants
• Wedding organizators, wedding planners
who want to be informed about the newest
trends in industry

7. VENUE

8. Where is hotel Fira Palace?
Distance from the hotel to:
International Airport Barcelona: 12 km
Central Railway Station "Sants": 1,5 km
Bus and Metro Terminal: "Plaza de España": 5 minutes walking
Shopping & Entertainment Centre: "ARENAS DE BARCELONA" and
"Creu Coberta" shopping street: 5 minutes walking
Barcelona beach: 3 km

9. Conference room
• Crystal – classroom style
• Screen
• Beamer
• Sound System
• Flip-chart
• Water
• Pens, pads & sweets

10. Accommodation
• Hotel Fira Palace - from 118,00€ per room per night + Buffet
breakfast included;
• Ayre Hotel Gran Vía – from 138,00 € per room per night,
breakfast included;
• Catalonia Barcelona Plaza – from 130, 00 per room ,breakfast
included.

11. TRANSPORT

12. “Wedding planning
trends 2013” program

13. DAY 1
December 12
8:30 Registration opens, morning tea/coffee
9:00 Welcome to country – officially opening
9:30 – 10:30 Wedding Top trends for 2013, Laura
Cave
10:40 –12:00 The psychology of successful
wedding planning, Tanya Gersh
12:00 – 13:00 Growing your wedding business,
Jodi Bos
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Workshop
15:30 – 15:45 – Afternoon tea/coffee
16:00 – 20:00 Barcelona city tour
21:00 Cava tasting and BBQ

14. DAY 2
December 13
8:30 Registration, morning tea/coffee
9:00 – 10:00 Destination wedding and event
markets of the future, Jo-Anne Brown
10:00 – 11:00 Panel discussion: “What is the new
niche?” - Jo-Anne Brown
11:00 – 12:00 Project Venue: Strategic Event
Design to your event, Dianne Budion
12:00 – 12:15 Coffee break
12:15 – 13:00 Wedding Design ideas, Rrirve
Davies
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 Workshop
16:00 – 16:30 Afternoon tea/coffee
16:30 – 19:00 Educational tour – Spanish wedding
traditions

15. DAY 3
December 14
8:30 Registration, morning tea/coffee
9:00 – 10:30 Innovative marketing for
Weddings, Meagan Hope
10:30 – 12:00 Workshop
12:00 – 12:15 Coffee/tea break
12:15 – 13:00 Set yourself apart with
telling marketing story, Kylie Carlson
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 Workshop
16:00 – 16:30 Conversational Panel to
sum up the conference
16:30 – 17:00 Closing session

16. Social programme
Cava tasting and BBQ
Educational tour – Barcelona city tour
Spanish wedding
traditions
Free evening

17. General information
Spoken language will be English
Dress – smart casual
Power - two-point power plug
Time - GMT +1 hour
Telephone, mobile phones – 9 digits, country code +34

18. General Information III
Climate
Currency –
Banking - Monday-Friday: 9am-2pm
Saturday: 9am-1pm
Insurance - travel insurance
Special requirements

19. COSTS
• 20, 000 – 25, 000 EUR

20. Conference Registration Fees
Full conference
Early bird – 349
Standard rate – 379
Last minute - 419
One day registration
Early bird -159
Standard rate - 189
Last minute -229

21. Contact us
Arnita Beinaroviča
Conference coordinator
Aleksandra Čaka street 57
Rīga
Latvija
LV 1011
Phone: +37120229291
E-mail: arnitabeinarovica@weddings.com

22. Conclusions
• Conference “Wedding planning trends
2013” is a great opportunity to be informed
about the newest trends in a given field;
• Conference will be held in beautiful city –
Barcelona;
• Interesting program, professional speakers.

23. Thank you
for attention!
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