A day of intensive sessions run in tandem with the Congress attracted 20 students from six universities, including students from Spain, Poland and Italy as well as Belgium.
Tom Hulton IMEX’s Director of International Relations said: “The Forum was the 43rd to have taken place since 2003 and over 3,200 students have participated over those past seven years, many of them joining the meetings industry and already achieving excellent positions. Some 14 Forums now take place around the world every year and the programme, continues to expand.
“This Forum was unique in that the students were given the opportunity to attend many of the very good educational sessions that proved to be pivotal features in the Congress programme. This enabled the students to not only meet and listen to a number of top meeting executives during the Forum but also meet and learn from the many delegates who attended the EFAPCO Congress.”
Tom Hulton added: “The Forum was certainly appreciated by the students as it gave them a good insight into the meetings industry. One of the plenary sessions the students attended, focused on “Generation Y” and involved two of the Forum students debating the merits of the upcoming generation against the rather more traditional characteristics of previous generations represented by two senior and well respected industry executives.”
The session was moderated by Tom Hulton, with great style, and EFAPCO President Nicolas Le Brun said: “It proved to be as enlightening and entertaining as the rest of the sessions: a truly encouraging highlight.”
By: N. Peter Kramer
