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2nd - 4th June in Beirut

 
We are looking forward to welcoming as many of you as possible at our 51st Congress in June at Intercontinental Phoenicia Beirut.

Those of you who were with us at our world Congress in Sardinia will recall everyone’s enthusiasm to make Beirut the destination for FEPE 2010.

Lebanon is a most beautiful country, known particularly for its scenery, its cypress trees, and more importantly its depth of history. The capital Beirut has seen some dreadful times which are over now, and there is a major redevelopment and improvement programme which is proceeding well. The city is a fascinating place! The old Ottoman style buildings are rebuilt into amazing upmarket shopping malls, piazza’s, restaurants. People are very welcoming and helpful and you can experience the Phoenician, Roman and Crusader history in some exquisite museums. Discover beautiful beaches, legendary Lebanese food, or see what the Nightlife has to offer. Beirut has always been a very popular destination, in the 40’s and 50’s many film stars met their and enjoyed its exceptional beauty. Beirut is back; today it has become a number one tourist destination for many.

You are all familiar with Antonio Vincenti, CEO of Pikasso who has been in Beirut for many years - during the bad times as well as the good, and he is putting in a great deal of work to ensure that our congress will be a great success. We are working towards a comprehensive programme of presentations.

We have a keynote speaker from America. Watts Wacker who has addressed the OAAA on a number of occasions. He is good at looking at what may be happening in the future with regard to our business. We have speakers from Unilever - Rachel Bristow who is head of Marketing in the UK - and Sony Pictures - Steward Williams, Deputy Managing Director in the UK. Francois de Gaspe Beaubien who has been building up ZOOM Media - a digital company with screens in leisure centres and gyms across the US, Canada and Europe. There are several others from whom we are waiting to hear, and we’ll keep you informed as time moves on.

We are also planning an interesting and inviting selection of social events, more of which later. The weather should be excellent in early June, which will make the social outings more enjoyable!