Convention Centre Dublin is named Best Overseas Conference Centre and Overall Winner of Access Excellence

2011 has been a busy year on the conference, corporate meeting and incentive front for Ireland. We look back at some of the highlights and have a peek at what 2012 has to offer

Pump some fun and adrenaline into city sightseeing and arrange for your incentive trip group to get out in the fresh air and experience getting around the city at a different pace

Organisers can benefit from Ireland’s strong local links and community spirit to build amazing experiences for delegates and clients.

How would you like a little bit of PR, a rise in delegate numbers or extra recognition from the powers that be? Follow our step-by-step guide to offering a richer conference experience using technology and easily accessible resources

The local expertise and planning assistance for conference ambassadors and conference, corporate meeting and incentive organisers through Ireland’s regional convention bureaux ensures all organisers get a good start to their event, without spending any budget

Cookery demonstrations and classes can inject a bit of fun and insight into an incentive trip to Ireland. Whether it is ingredients fresh from the farm, traditional Irish recipes or tasting a new food, cookery adds an extra dimension to a successful incentive trip.

Ensuring delegates enjoy an association conference so much that they want to return to the next one, is important for organisers. We look at advice for speakers and innovative formats organisers can use to keep delegates tuned in (and eager to return)

Close to 30 trade professionals will represent Ireland at one of the top MICE events on the European calendar. DMCs, PCOs, hotels, venues, regional convention bureaux will join together under the Meet in Ireland banner at EIBTM

A reduction of the VAT on tourism-related services introduced in July 2011 is a compelling reason for incentive trip, conference and corporate meeting organisers to choose Ireland over competing destinations

We chart the journey to ESOF2012, from winning a bid process with Vienna in the running to marking the conference with a year-long celebration of science and Dublin’s accolade as the first City of Science

Irish trade mission to Brussels sees a hotel group, venue, regional convention bureau and destination management company join forces to sell Ireland to association conference, corporate and incentive buyers in Belgium

A select group of buyers from Great Britain are to meet face-to-face with Irish trade members at a special workshop to discover how Ireland can meet their incentive and corporate meeting needs

Teams of Irish trade representatives are visiting France and Germany to give incentive trip and conference organisers valuable insight into why Ireland is a world-class destination

The proliferation of devices like smartphones and tablets, coupled with the growth of websites like Twitter, has resulted in more and more conference venues providing always-on connectivity

From opulent hotels and exclusive events to world-class facilities and unique gala venues, Ireland can make any visitor feel like a VIP during a high-end, luxurious incentive trip

With 200 influential founders from the global tech community in Dublin for the second F.ounders conference, even U2’s Bono was helping to show them all what Ireland has to offer delegates

Familiarisation trips are providing conference organisers with first-hand experience of the legendary Irish hospitality while also opening their eyes to some of the country’s world-class facilities

Twitter can provide the people you need to reach out to with instant and up-to-date information before, during and after a conference while also allowing delegates to interact with each other by following dedicated hashtags.

The Gathering aims to increase visitor numbers to Ireland – and you could be part of it , with the assistance of Fáilte Ireland, by organising for your association’s international conference to be held here