year. In addition, the survey also showed that 38 per cent of respondents’ companies do not have a meetings policy in place and that only 20 per cent use technology to manage their meetings programme. “The meetings market is not known as the final frontier in the travel industry for nothing,” says Chapple. “Despite it being viewed as the rebellious teenager for many years, meetings management is becoming more mainstream and this survey suggests that traditional travel and procurement buyers now understand the benefits of introducing meetings policy, strategy, evaluation and tech- nology to their programme.”


THE DETAILS


When: Tuesday and Wednesday 8th-9th February 2011 Where: Earls Court 2, London Travel: West Brompton and Earls Court are the closest tube stations, while there’s also an overground rail service to West Brompton station. Registration: sign up to attend at www.businesstravelshow.com. Attendance at BTMS is free of charge, as are conference sessions and masterclasses throughout the show.


THE EUROPEAN TRAVEL BUYER AWARDS


THE third annual European Travel Buyer Awards take place on the eve of the Business Travel & Meetings Show at London’s Wyndham Grand hotel in Chelsea Harbour. The awards are designed to recognise and reward corporate travel managers across Europe who are pioneers in their field and who have devised and managed innovative travel and meeting policies for their company’s travellers. “We launched the ceremony three years ago because we felt it was important to shine a light on the personal achievement of leading travel managers, which so often goes unnoticed in their busy working lives,” says BTMS event director, David Chapple. This year’s shortlist is as follows:


BEST CSR INITIATIVE IN A TRAVEL PROGRAMME: • Elaine Winterbottom, Eversheds, UK


• Fiona Ball, British Sky Broadcasting, UK


• Ulf Stenvad, BMM, Sweden


BEST INNOVATION IN A TRAVEL PROGRAMME: • Tuija Snellman, Finnish Broadcasting Co, Finland


• Elaine Winterbottom, Eversheds, UK


OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TRAVEL COORDINATOR/BOOKER OF THE YEAR: • Julia Goodridge, PwC, UK • Peter Macey, MDDUS, UK • Julie Kennedy, Eversheds, UK • Antje Albrecht, PwC, Germany


BEST TRAVEL POLICY COMPLIANCE PROGRAMME: • Chris Banks, Department for Work & Pensions, UK


• Elaine Winterbottom, Eversheds, UK


• Finuala Maguire, Computacenter, UK


BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN A TRAVEL PROGRAMME: • Abdelaziz Bougja, Veolia Environment France


• Eija Kurttila, TeliaSonera Finland • Siri Persson, Logica Sweden


EUROPEAN TRAVEL TEAM/ DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR: • Eversheds Travel Team UK • BT Travel Procurement UK


NATIONAL TRAVEL BUYER OF THE YEAR: • Abdelaziz Bougja, Veolia Environment, France


• Gavin Foxall, Home Office, UK • Ville Svens, Metso Oyj, Finland • Mette Christensen, A.P. Moller- Maersk, Denmark


EUROPEAN TRAVEL BUYER OF THE YEAR: • Mark Cuschieri, UBS AG, UK • Mette Christensen, A.P. Moller- Maersk, Denmark


• Sandra Schall, Nokia Siemens Networks, Germany


• Ruth Humpherson, Procter & Gamble, UK


EDUCATION PROGRAMME


FEBRUARY 8TH Centre stage: Keynote address; Cost-cutting vs carbon cutting; Unlocking savings in unmanaged direct travel costs; Socialising travel management. Case study sessions: Maximising new negotiation power; Supplier relationships; Making your travel programme work in Europe; Managing multi-country travel policies. Masterclass sessions: SMMPs; Procurement; Traveller safety; Self-booking tools; Green issues; RFPs.


FEBRUARY 9TH Centre stage: Keynote address; Pros and cons of TMCs as a one-stop shop; Managing unbundled fees; Controlling costs in the aftermath of an economic downturn. Case study sessions: Self-booking tools; Meetings management; Maximising compliance. Masterclass sessions: Travel Manager 2011; Loyalty programmes; KPIs; Hotel programmes; Data sourcing and management.


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