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KATHMANDU: Vootoo, a newly established event management company brought music and art together at Picasso Lounge Jhamsikhel on July 30. The event called ART BEAT featured Miss Tourism Samridhi Rai, artists Krishna Thing, and Aditya Aryal with DJ Ashutosh and DJ Nishant.

While Rai was performing live with Manoj KC the guitarist, Thing abstracted live contemporary painting called Barsha (Rain). After abstracting live contemporary painting Thing shared, “I got feeling from Samridhi to paint on canvas and getting in depth of her music I have painted a portrait called Barsha.”

Rai performed popular songs of other artist like Parelima by 1974 AD, Sundarta ko by Sabin Rai, Timi Bina of Albatross and many more including some hit English numbers. Picasso Lounge crowd enjoyed the event most while guitarist of 1974 AD Manoj KC performed hit number Dherai Dherai Auncha Man Ma with Rai. Sazin Paul one of the audiences said, “The event is really awesome and especially I like the way Samridhi

performed.”

On the other side, Aryal showcased his glow-in-dark paintings called Love and Hate. Aryal shared, “I have presented the unbalanced situation of our nation through painting on cartoon boxes.” Aryal further added, “Love and Hate means there is existence of both love and hate in our society though we love each other our politicians created hate among them.” These performances were followed by DJ session. DJ Nishant with commercial numbers and DJ Ashutosh with Electric house warmed up the Picasso floor until the mid night.

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Theatre troupe Natukey and event management organisation Raktakarabi jointly arranged a staging of “Tasher Desh” ,one of Rabindranath Tagore’s most entertaining dance-dramas, on July 29 and 30. However, unlike the run of the mill version of the dance drama, the actors depicted the scenes in a spectacular display of water ballet in the pool of National Swimming Complex, Mirpur, Dhaka. The play was performed in water for the first time in Bangladesh.

The actors who are all members of India Life Saving Society (ILSS), performed under the direction of Arijit Guha. ILSS, an organisation of volunteers, was formed in 1922 with the aim of rescuing people from drowning, according to an artiste.

A classic 1986 recording of the dance-drama performed by renowned singers Argha Sen and late Gita Ghatak was relayed through loud speakers while the actors depicted the sequences of the play with synchronised movements accompanied by unusual visual effects. The moves of the actors while poised in water was a refreshing experience for the audience who seemed to be quite taken in by the beauty of water ballet.

“Tasher Desh” was written by Tagore in the context of colonial rule in India. The dance drama is a satire on the rigidity of class systems, both Indian and British, employing the dramatic and comic device of a land of cards where a population is trapped in countless, inane rituals.

The plot revolves around a bored prince who sets out on a voyage accompanied by his friend, a merchant. They encounter a tempest. After a shipwreck, the duo find themselves in a land where seemingly ridiculous rules and discipline reign supreme. Adherence to strict rules in daily lives have taken their toll on basic human qualities like emotions. There is no place for the desires of the heart. Life in this country is literally like a game of cards — all rules — and nothing is spontaneous. The denizens, aptly, resemble cards.

The arrival of the two foreigners who advocate free will causes an upheaval and soul searching in this land of cards, and gradually one after another, the cards shed their lifeless, zombie-like identities — appearing very different by the end of the play.

The production was brilliant in terms novelty of techniques. Notwithstanding some minor slips in synchronization, the lighting effects and the make-up of actors resembling cards made the show intriguing.

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Siemens has appointed Effective Event Solutions in a two-year events management deal including conferences, incentives and trade fairs.

The agreement – which sees Effective Event Solutions become a preferred supplier for global electronics and technology company Siemens AG – is in place until the end of May 2013.

The contract will be renewed on a 12-month rolling basis and will include sales conferences, supplier meetings, trade fairs, incentives, workshops and product presentations.

Account director Helen King said: “We look forward to working with them on all their events, now and in the future. Being a preferred supplier makes it easier for anyone within the Siemens group to be able to access our information and contact us direct – we can’t wait to work with more people in the business and build on our strong relationship with the organisation.”

Meanwhile, the Oxford-based agency has been re-appointed by technology distributor Steljes to run incentive programmes in 2012 and 2013 following an inaugural event in February.

This year’s incentive – the first that Steljes has held – involved a trip to Dubai for 22 delegates.

Steljes, which distributes products from companies including Hitachi, Epson and Panasonic, is holding the incentives as a way of motivating teams to hit targets. Destinations for the next two trips are yet to be decided.

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Surging International Interest in 3D A Major Focus Of Three Day Event September 20-22 At Hollywood & Highland; China, Korea, Hungary Among International Participants

Unicomm, a leading event management company, and The Bob Dowling Group announced today that the burgeoning international 3D marketplace will be a primary focus of their upcoming 4Th Annual 3D Entertainment Summit(R) presented in association with Variety, scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday, September 20-22, 2011 at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA.

The 3D Entertainment Summit(R) brings together thought leaders from around the globe to analyze 3D in all platforms — theatrical, home entertainment, gaming, advertising, and alternative content. As further testimony to 3D’s broadening influence, ESPN 3D, the first to announce in the United States an exclusive 3D network in January 2010, is Title Sponsor of the event. The conference explores where 3D has been and, more importantly, where it is headed: an unfiltered, in-depth “state-of-the-industry” look at the future of a rapidly evolving global marketplace. The 3D Entertainment Summit(R) is co-located with the 3D Gaming Summit: 3D Gaming & Beyond(R) and the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit(R). Together the three conferences comprise the most comprehensive array of experts, research and analysis covering the 3D and mobile entertainment sectors. Attendees will gain practical insight into technology developments, market considerations, adoption rates, creative and production strategies, content aggregation, talent and licensing issues.

In addition, the conference will offer expansive footage of 3D entertainment and sports programming from around the globe, much of it never seen in this country, as well as in-depth research analysis and panel sessions to explore and quantify the global 3D footprint.

“At least one in four of the world’s screens are now 3D-capable,” reports Charlotte Jones, Senior Analyst, Film and Cinema for HIS Screen Digest. “This trend is driven by strong and continued investment in key international markets as well as further geographic expansion of 3D screens to new territories — digital 3D can now be experienced by consumers in over 100 theatrical markets worldwide.

“The run of exceptional growth in international theatrical markets has been instrumental in achieving a current worldwide total in excess of 30,000 3D screens as of June 2011,” continues Jones. “That’s more than double the number at the same point last year.” Ms. Jones and her colleague Helen Davis, Senior Analyst, Home Entertainment, will present an address on Screen Digest’s “3D Theatrical & Home Entertainment Trends 2011.”

Day One of the conference features a panel discussion entitled “3D and the International Marketplace,” which identifies international 3D game changers and examines their content sources, long term plans, and the challenges facing the global 3D expansion. The conference will highlight expanded entertainment, sports and alternative content programming on broadcast and cable television outlets worldwide. Presentations include a 3D State of the State Q & A session with top executives and luminaries on the global future of 3D; reports on stereoscopic developments in such territories as China, Korea, and Hungary; a 3D User Experience Technical Summit provided by 3D @ Home Consortium filled with important global market information for all 3D professionals, and a report from the International 3D Society, an international 3D trade organization.

“3D is now a global business with traditional and emerging new players on every continent,” says Jim Chabin, President and CEO of the International 3D Society, which has seen a dramatic increase in the number of its worldwide chapters over the past year. “We’ll share some never-before-seen content from 3D Society members overseas which will demonstrate the power of this new art form.”

“From its inception in 2008, the 3D Entertainment Summit(R) has focused on the most current and far-reaching effects of 3D,” says Bob Dowling, the conference co-chair. “This year the summit will focus on the explosion of 3D product in the international marketplace.”

A partial list of keynote speakers at the 4th Annual 3D Entertainment Summit(R) includes: Michael V. Lewis, Chairman/CEO & Co-Founder, RealD; John Revie, Senior Vice President of Home Entertainment Product Marketing, Samsung Electronics America; Bob Osher, President of Sony Pictures Digital Production, and Chris McGurk, Chairman and CEO, Cinedigm Digital Cinema.

Sponsors for the 3D Entertainment Summit(R) include: Title Sponsor ESPN 3D; Premier Sponsors RealD (Conference 3D Provider), LG Cinema 3D and Samsung; Official Screen Sponsor Harkness Screens; Official Sponsor MasterImage 3D; Supporting Sponsors Volfoni and Dolby; Sponsors Polaroid, NVIDIA, IMAX, Technicolor, DDD, Azuna and Strong/MDI Screens; Event Partners KOTRA (Korean Trade Investment Promotion Agency) and KMCM USA (KOTRA’s Korea Media & Content Market), and Supporter HITA (Hungarian Investment & Trade Development Agency).

Unicomm LLC is an independent business-to-business communications company specializing in originating and managing world class trade shows and conferences in underserved and nascent markets. Founded in 1998 in Milford, CT, Unicomm enjoys an impressive track record of dozens of successful show launches and hundreds of event productions. Unicomm’s properties include the 3D Entertainment Summit(TM), the 3D Gaming Summit(TM) and the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit(TM) all presented in association with Variety; the Travel & Adventure Show in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C. Atlanta; the Faith Travel Conference & Exposition(TM) and Travel & Destination Summit(TM). For more information: www.unicomm.org .

The Bob Dowling Group – For 17 years through 2007, Bob Dowling was editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and president of the VNU Business Media Film and Performing Arts Group. During Dowling’s tenure, The Reporter launched numerous new products, including the HollywoodReporter.com Web site, e-mail edition, weekly edition, THR East, Literary Hollywood, Festival de Cannes dailies and the Oscar Screening Guide, as well as many annual events such as the Women in Entertainment Power 100 stand-alone issue and its related breakfast event, the Next Generation ranking of prominent young executives, the Film and TV Music Conference and the reorganized Key Art Awards. Dowling recently started his own information and consulting firm, the Bob Dowling Group, to serve clients looking to navigate the converging worlds of entertainment and technology.

3D Entertainment Summit(R) — Now in it’s fourth year, the world’s leading business event on “everything 3D” is bigger and better than ever as it explores the 3D marketplace from all angles. With an expanded international focus and additional programming on broadcast, television and alternate content — this will be the largest and most expansive event to date. The conference covers the biggest 3D drivers including: Theatrical; Creative; Sports; Games; International, Home Entertainment and Convergence. And for the first time, 3D Entertainment Summit and 3D Gaming Summit will be held in the same week at our new Hollywood location. Event Date: September 20-22, 2011 at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA

LA Mobile Entertainment Summit(R) — The 2nd Annual LA Mobile Entertainment Summit will host the brightest minds in mobile technology, interactive media and entertainment to examine how content and rapidly evolving technology is dramatically changing the entertainment marketplace. The event is all about connecting the ecosystem among digital assets, original content and mobile platforms to reach consumers in today’s multi-screen environment. Event Date: September 20-21, 2011 at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA

3D Gaming Summit(R) — Now in its 2nd year, the 3D Gaming Summit(R) in association with Variety will for the first time be held in conjunction with the 3D Entertainment Summit(R) in Hollywood. The conference will feature a jam-packed, full day of world-class programming, and highlight the latest in Gaming Technology as part of the Entertainment Technology Showcase, an exclusive exhibits/tabletops area within the event venue. Event Date: September 22, 2011 at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA

Variety – Variety is the leading publication for business entertainment news, recognized and respected throughout the world of show business. The Variety Group — Daily Variety, Daily Variety Gotham, Weekly Variety and Variety.com — are all owned by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business publisher in the U.S. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc .

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NEW DELHI: Event management software company Cvent on Wednesday announced it has raised venture capitalist funding of $136 million from New Enterprise Associates and Insight Venture Partners, with Greenspring Associates also participating.

According to data from Dow Jones VentureSource, this marks the largest investment in a private software company this year, and the seventh-largest investment across all industry sectors. Cvent founder and chief executive Reggie Aggarwal was originally backed by $17 million and today the company bills itself as the world’s largest meetings management technology company.

This event news story was originally published at http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-company/corporate-announcement/event-management-software-company-cvent-gets-136mn-vc-funding/articleshow/9305509.cms. Got your own event story – get in touch into eventsecrets.com – bringing you the latest event management news stories from around the world.

The Australian Centre for Event Management (ACEM), will host a series of one-day event management workshops this month, offering those in the industry and those keen to get into the events sector the chance to gain essential skills.

For those interested in learning how about event safety and risk management, how to conduct a sustainable event or even how to improve your existing event, these one-day workshops offer practical expertise in a user-friendly format.

Whether you are a graduate or young professional trying to break into the events industry, or an experienced event manager wanting to update your skill-set, this month you will have the opportunity to add value to your career with the specialised workshops from ACEM, which is regarded as the most prestigious educator in event management by government, corporate and not-for-profit organisations.

On Tuesday 26 July Andrew Tatai will be run the Event Safety, Risk Management and OH&S Liabilities – Fulfilling Your Duty of Care workshop.  Andrew is currently the Director for Avert Risk Management Services as well as Director, Australian Concert & Entertainment Services (ACES), and has extensive qualifications including as a registered Workplace Assessor and Trainer, an accredited NSW Work Cover Safety Risk trainer and a certified practicing Risk Manager.

This workshop is designed to raise awareness of current safety systems and effective policies for safer events, in addition to procedures of risk management. From developing an event specific risk management plan and establishing processes to identify risks before they occur, this course will help you towards fulfilling your duty of care for any festival, public event, exhibition, concert or conference.

This course is recommended for event managers needing a better understanding of risk management processes; landowners or managers of organisations or public entities which control event spaces who require guidance in applying risk management and OHS policies to events and any employees in the events industry wishing to implement risk management strategies in compliance with law.

On Wednesday 27 July, Rob Cawthorne, Managing Director of The Carbon Reduction Institute will explore The Business Case Practices for Sustainable Events.

This workshop will assist you to understand the carbon emissions from your events and tap into the growing demand for highly promotable sustainable events.

You will learn strategies on how to identify energy efficient opportunities and prepare for a carbon constrained future.  This workshop is recommended for event managers looking to reduce the carbon footprint of their event, as well as venue managers trying to create sustainable systems for their venue.

On Thursday 28 July, Gillian Minervini, Creative Director/Producer for the City of Sydney who has worked on a range of events from Mardi Gras to the Sydney 2000 Olympics, will host The Creative Edge: Public Events and Festivals Master Class.

Gillian will draw on her experience to help attendees learn how to come up with fresh ideas and themes to enliven events, creating experiences that stand out from the crowd. Using case studies to show how creative vision has enhanced her events, she will guide participants through this creative process to create their own vision for a new event.

For people looking to study or develop their career, these short courses are a fantastic opportunity to network with the ‘who’s who’ of the industry, and get personal advice in an intimate and relaxed environment.

Seminar Fees
The cost of each seminar is $545 (GST free).
The fee includes:

• 1 day tuition;
• All course material, including presentation notes;
• Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea; and
• A certificate of attendance

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International high-profile companies are among a raft of businesses who have been warned by the Rugby World Cup organisers to stop associating themselves with the event.

Ross Young, general manager of Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL), said for legal reasons he could not disclose who the offending companies were, but a “reasonable number” of educational letters have been sent out.

Under the Major Events Management Act (Mema), businesses can be fined up to $150,000 for creating an impression that they are associated with the tournament or using protected terms and emblems.

Protected terms include the words Rugby World Cup or World Cup 2011.

Earlier this year Winesale, an online wine and beer seller, received a warning for stating in an online newsletter: “The Rugby World Cup is getting closer. Have you tried our Argentinean beer?”

Winesale’s general manager Michael Mebus said at the time that RWCL had gone too far. “If we want to refer to it, we’ll have to call it, “the big tournament in September”,” he said.

Ross said if Winesale had been the only case, the organisers would not have been concerned, but it had not been an isolated incident and turning a blind eye might make larger offences difficult to stop.

Offenders had also not been isolated to New Zealand. Some had been overseas businesses, “especially the ones that are potentially linked as commercial partners to some of the participating teams”.

Most had been in the service sector, “people who normally directly benefit from tourists and other types of businesses” that visitors would need during the cup period.

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Workshop Events embraced oriental inspiration to produce three social events for a Singapore based conference attended by over 500 guests from Australia in April 2011.

Workshop Events was commissioned to produce the welcome reception, family evening and gala dinner for a financial conference held in Singapore in April. Over 3000 delegates traveled from Australia with their partners and children for the three day ‘Explore, Expand and Evolve’ themed conference.

Working with the conference theme and overlaying oriental inspiration, the team sourced local suppliers and materials to design the events and style the venues to produce three separate unforgettable experiences that embraced the dynamic destination and entertained every age group.

The Sydney-based event management team embarked on a fact finding mission to source the most appropriate venues and suppliers that met the logistic requirements of the events and complimented the conference themes.

Facing the challenge of distance, the team employed a combination of local knowledge through a DMC, recommendations as well as visiting Singapore to complete site visits and build relationships with suppliers.

The events were held at Singapore famous Raffles Resort,  Singapore Zoo and the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre’s ballroom partnered with the incredible KuDeTa situated atop the hotel.

Opening with the welcome reception at the world renowned Raffles Hotel, Workshop Events produced an evening evocative of British Colonial Singapore as the backdrop for the ‘Explore’ component of the conference. Traditionally a sit-down affair, to suit the space and experience of Raffles, the event was designed as an indoor/outdoor cocktail reception thus encouraging guests to experience the theme and enjoy local culture and entertainment.

Colonial soldiers led guests through the busy streets of Singapore to Raffles Hotel, where they were served Singapore Slings. In the Bar and Billiard Room a pianist dressed in tails and an all female pipe band performing ‘Tipperary’ echoed colonial times. Meanwhile, outside in the Palm Garden, guests discovered the treats of colonial traders including an impressive Indian tea pouring display and the delightful ‘ting ting’ of Chinese sugar candy being chipped and shared. Children and adults alike were mesmerised by the Indian snake charmer, listened to the truths of a fortune telling parrot and tried their hand in Malay weaving and Chinese fan painting.

A family evening at Singapore Zoo set the scene for the second social event, themed ‘Evolve’. An endless buffet menu featured delicacies from India, Malaysia and China and complimented with ‘Tiger’ beer. A feast of entertainment was also provided with fire breathing drummers, a Chinese mask changing performer and a very agile shaolin monk. Three elephants were even invited to the party for a feed (bananas of course). But a visit to Singapore Zoo is not complete without a Night Safari and so a tram ride around the Zoo to discover the many wondrous animals completed the night.

The final event, a Gala Dinner celebrating the client’s 25th anniversary, was held at the recently opened Marina Bay Sands Complex. Themed ‘Expand’, this event showcased Singapore as the modern hub of Asia. The space was styled to include a stage featuring the bright city lights of Singapore and a modern chandelier of thousands of Singapore orchids. Soul Mystique enthralled the audience with their quick changing, slick performance.

After dinner, black and white dressed clowns on stilts presented guests with balloons and invited them to ‘parade’ with balloon in hand to the top of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. Creating great excitement and intrigue, guests moved from one venue to the next in a river of pink and white balloons. At their final destination, KuDeTa, the balloons were released into the room and guests were met with breathtaking views of the Singapore city skyline. Dessert and cheese were served whilst guests enjoyed signature cocktails and contemporary tunes of a hip band. The club atmosphere of KuDeTa and the views from the rooftop of the 58 storey hotel provided the ultimate lasting memory.

While the spectacular event was certainly not without its challenges, the end result was certainly something the organisers were proud of.

“At times, communicating with Singapore via email and phone was extremely frustrating with long delays in response times, constantly changing quotes and unclear messaging, on the ground however everything came together extremely well and all our local suppliers went to great lengths to get it right.” said Richard Breatnach, managing director for Workshop Events.

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IBM has drawn on its experience of over 2,000 engagements with cities around the world to develop an integrated platform based on IBM software for data management, analytics, and event management amongst other components. IBM is also developing 25 ‘uses cases’ for some of the most important and difficult issues facing city authorities. These uses cases will be built into a series of pre-packaged software offerings. The focus is on critical, city-wide issues that can be better addressed through the integration and analysis of data from multiple domains. The first packages will be for public safety, transport and traffic management, and water management. These offerings communicate with the Intelligent Operations Center as the underlying platform.

IBM’s work with the city authority in Rio de Janeiro is a good example of the type of solution that the Intelligent Operations Center will support. The Rio de Janeiro Operations Center provides a citywide monitoring and response management system and was initially instigated to help the city improve its response to emergencies, such as the floods and mudslides that hit part of the city in 2010. It incorporates an advanced meteorological warning system and also helps orchestrate the logistics of emergency response in the case of floods, including ambulance scheduling and medical supply coordination. In the long term, the Rio Operations Center will expand beyond flood management into other city services such as transportation, public works, and utilities. IBM has taken its experience from projects like that in Rio de Janeiro and embedded it in the analytical capabilities and rules engine built into the Intelligent Operations Center. The platform is, however, customizable to address any operational management issues.

IBM is offering the Intelligent Operations Center as an in-house deployment, a shared service (for multiple authorities or for cross-agency applications) and as a cloud service (particularly for smaller authorities). Shared services and cloud-based applications will be the natural route for many public sector organizations in the future, particularly for dynamic, cross-domain application areas such as those the Intelligent Operations Center is addressing.

To get the best out of applications like IBM’s Intelligent Operations Center, a city will need to have clear project goals, a good business case, and buy-in at the executive level and across agencies. This is particularly important if cities are to see the benefits from the data analytics at the heart of the IBM proposition. Despite the investment in e-government systems over the last decade, government generally has lagged the private sector in the use of business intelligence and analytics. However, cities need to be able to capture, manage, and analyze the new information flows made possible by smart energy, transport, and building systems, along with other innovations in communications and embedded intelligence. As we increase the number of smart devices in the city, more benefits will accrue from the integration of these data feeds. A clear need exists for a framework that can guide the deployments of more and more sophisticated tools for monitoring, managing, and reporting on the urban environment.

In my view, any adequate model for the smart city must be multi-dimensional, encompassing different aspects of “smartness” and stressing the importance of integration and interaction across multiple domains. A city is a system of systems, and any models that attempt to define its dynamic nature must be able to represent the diversity of those elements. IBM is taking this approach with the Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities. However, city authorities will need to be sure they can quickly and cheaply integrate new data sources into their operation center. IBM has adopted the CAP (Common Alert Protocol) standard for public warnings and has a general commitment to open standards but city managers will need to be sure they have the skills and the budget to make the on-going adjustments to the system to meet their evolving needs.

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Ipreo, the premier global provider to corporations and investment banks for workflow solutions and market intelligent products, announced today it will partner with StarCite, Inc. for a complete conference registration solution. StarCite, the global leader in web-based technology to manage corporate meetings and events, will integrate its Attendee Management solution with Ipreo’s iConference and iPlanner event management applications.

Ipreo’s event management suite is designed specifically for institutional investor meetings and other capital markets related marketing initiatives. It includes iPlanner, a global meeting and travel logistics planning application for deal and non-deal roadshows, and iConference, which facilitates the execution of larger, more complex investor conferences. Both are integrated with Ipreo’s industry-leading BD Suite of investor prospecting and CRM applications, powered by the industry-leading database of institutional contacts and profiles.

StarCite’s Attendee Management is the most robust solution in the industry, allowing companies to easily automate the online registration process with customized event websites and attendee communications. StarCite allows companies to create brand-specific registration sites and emails, track meeting attendees and event marketing efforts, schedule and allocate individual one-on-one meetings within a larger conference, and provides complete visibility and reporting. Through this partnership, StarCite’s Attendee Management will be available directly through Ipreo’s event management applications, offering online registration, marketing campaign features, survey tools, and robust reporting on attendees.

“StarCite has a reputation for innovative technology and great customer service,” said Jennifer Sun, Managing Director, Global Equity Capital Markets at Ipreo. “StarCite’s products are highly complementary to our own, as are its global presence, service-oriented culture, and commitment to the highest security standards, making them the ideal partner for us in this business line.”

“Ipreo is a clear leader in software solutions for participants in the capital markets and StarCite’s Nexus technology architecture allows for easy integration with Ipreo applications,” said Joe Trino, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. “Together, we can provide a more streamlined, efficient event management process to the financial services sector by marrying investor relations with the meetings management process.”

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