09/04/2007
HATBORO, Pennsylvania, April 9 /PRNewswire/ --
- IGCE Responds to Conference Logjam
It was announced this past week that the IGCE Conference, scheduled for
May 6-8 in Dublin, Ireland, had been postponed. Despite heralded successes in
2006, in Costa Rica and Ireland, Federico Schiavio, Director of Conferences
for The Sports Network, indicated that the decision was a response to
speakers, sponsors, attendees and exhibitors.
"There is an obvious logjam when it comes to conferences these days,
particularly in the area of gaming, due to heightened involvement of
governments from the U.S. to China, and the direction of the industry,"
stated Mr. Schiavio when interviewed. "The bandwagon is starting to list
perceptively. Consequently, while we enjoyed rewarding responsiveness to our
own entries into this arena last year, it was incumbent upon us to recognize
the situation and realistically react to our core audience. That meant
addressing the bottleneck in a manner that would allow everyone who wanted to
come to our conference to do so by rescheduling and determining a venue that
was acceptable and accessible to them in light of traffic difficulties that
many were facing.
"Since the IGCE, while an integral part of our corporate development," he
continued, "is not our core business, as it is with others, we can be much
more elastic and adaptable. It then allows our speakers to go elsewhere for
the exposure that many conferences afford them and does the same for the
sponsors, exhibitors and attendees who would have to spread their staff
efforts to a greater degree than they wished to do."
While reacting to the conference congestion noted by Mr. Schiavio, IGCE
also pointed out that they will be making an announcement shortly concerning
new dates for a conference in the September/October time period, together
with a venue destination.
"We are going to take conference scheduling one step further," added Mr.
Schiavio, "by surveying the very people that asked for the postponement to
help them adjust and modify their own plans regarding where they would like
to have us the hold the conference and where. The basic timeframe is set but
destinations are still open and will be selected from such locales as Macau,
Singapore, Bangkok, Milan, Madrid, Dublin, London, Budapest, Hong Kong,
Stockholm, Brussels, Lisbon and Cape Town. Candidly, all who asked ... and
the numbers dictated our decision ... made reference to the glut of
gatherings. It was apparent," he concluded, "they all want to follow us but
are prevailing upon us in fashion they would not do with others since they
know we will try to accommodate them and we have taken the first step(s) in
doing so.
"The good news is our response, bad is the postponement and good, again,
is our rescheduling."
IGCE has indicated that all inquiries regarding speaking at the
conference, attendance, exhibiting and sponsorship must be made between now
and July 30th following the forthcoming release of specific dates and
destination.
Additional information on the conference is available by emailing
info@igconference.com, contacting Federico Schiavio at
fschiavio@igconference.com or by calling +1-215-441-5887.
About The International Gaming Conference & Expo
The IGCE was created to address issues within the gaming industry and to
cover land-based ventures and online Internet efforts. Its founders are
experts within the industry and each conference is focused upon coverage of
every topic of interest and importance to its attendees with a reach and
reputation that is able to gather together the most important voices within
the industry on an international level.
Web site: http://www.sportsnetwork.com
http://www.igconference.com
The International Gaming Conference & Expo
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