WAIPA WIC 07: Report and Pictures

We are pleased to announce that the report on the WAIPA World Investment Conference 2007 as well as the pictures of the event are available on http://www.waipa.org/waipaXII.php

Conference on Strategies for the Improvement of Image and Positioning of Countries, Regions, Cities and Organizations, 19-20 April 2007, Madrid , Spain

The conference on Strategies for the Improvement of Image and Positioning of Countries, Regions, Cities and Organizations, hosted by PromoMadrid, will be held on 19-20 April 2007, in Madrid , Spain .

Image plays a very significant role in today’s globalized and competitive environment; an environment in which companies and institutions develop their activities and in which countries, regions and cities see themselves obliged to compete with one other to meet the demands of various stakeholders or other interested parties (investors, citizens, clients). PromoMadrid and Dircom, aware of the importance that developing an appropriate communication strategy has on improving the image and positioning of companies, institutions and locations in the international arena, will jointly co-organize this first conference with the cooperation of WAIPA.

The main objective of the conference is to create a forum in which national and international experts can discuss and convey their opinion on matters such as positioning strategy, public diplomacy, brand and image management, public-private partnership agreements and the benefits that these can bring to companies, institutions and locations as well as the role of national and international media in the creation and promotion of a brand image.

The participation in this event will be free of charge for WAIPA members.

For further information and subscription, please contact Mr. Rodrigo de la Mota, at: Rodrigo.delamota@promomadrid.com, Tel.: +34 917 450 127.

European Union Targets Tourism Investments and Development in Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean

PRO€INVEST – PROFIT 2007 PROJECT LAUNCHED: A Regional Tourism Conference and Business Meeting, 27-29 June 2007, Kampala , Uganda

In recognition of the importance of the tourism sector in creating employment and alleviating poverty in Africa, the European Commission, through one of its private sector development instruments, namely Pro€Invest, will be organizing a Regional Tourism Investment Conference/Business meeting in Kampala, on 27-29 June 2007.

Pro€Invest, a European Union – ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) Partnership Programme for the promotion of investment and technology flows to ACP enterprises, has entrusted a consortium of consulting firms to carry out a new project named Profit 2007 (Regional Investment Conferences in Tourism sector) which focuses its efforts on East Africa & Indian Ocean (EAIO) and seven specific sub-sectors: Hotel, resort and restaurant (development, extension and renovation); Leisure, health, sports, entertainment (attractions, activities and facilities); Education, training, management in tourism and related activities; Services and supplies for the tourism sector; Tourism facilities and utilities (installation and maintenance); Infrastructure, construction, transport (development, extension, renovation, in relation to tourism); Information and communication technology.

The Profit 2007 project’s main objective is to support the viable EAIO entrepreneurs in implementing viable investment inter-enterprise cooperation agreements with Firms from the EU, EAIO / CWA (and third countries) and business performance improvement plans.

For further information, please contact: Mr. Renaud Guillonnet, Pro€Invest Coordinator, at: rgu@proinvest-eu.org or see http://www.profit-proinvest-eu.org

ANIMA 5th annual conference, 30 May 2007 , Marseille , France

The fifth annual conference of ANIMA will take place on 30 May 2007 , in Marseille , France . Representatives of MEDA and European Investment Promotion Agencies, international investors, institutional organisations and media representatives will attend the event.

This event will present the achievements of the first phase of the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation on investment and will look at future trends of FDI in the Mediterranean region within the context of the new European Union's investment cooperation framework for 2008-2013.

Programme and registration: elsa.vachez@afii.fr - T: 33 (0) 4 96 11 67 60.