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IHRSA EUROPE UPDATE EUROPEAN CONGRESS: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS BE RECOGNISED FOR EXCELLENCE


IHRSA is seeking nominations for the 2013 European Club Leadership Award, to be presented at the annual IHRSA European Congress in Madrid, Spain. The awa r d the


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European club leader who has done the most to advance their company and the industry through strong leadership and performance. Individuals may nominate themselves or others for the award. The deadline for entries is Friday 6


The Congress will be held in the beautiful European city of Madrid


Thursday 17 October After a walking tour of Madrid health clubs, the afternoon will offer a range of supplier seminars from Precor, Ojmar, Technogym, Keiser and MYZONE. An opening reception will take place in the evening.


Friday 18 October Early morning exercise classes will be followed by breakfast networking roundtables, before Magnus Lindkvist’s general session at 9.00am – a session entitled When The Future Begins: Trendspotting, Future-Thinking & the Attack of the Unexpected (see p24). Concurrent sessions for the rest of the day


will cover topics including leadership and vision, profitable sales management, member loyalty in low-cost clubs, and brand development.


Saturday 19 October Saturday will offer another chance to get involved in early workouts and breakfast roundtables, before concurrent sessions begin at 9.00am. Topics will include PT, business modelling and performance, and attrition. Afternoon sessions will cover subjects such


as community engagement and social media, before a final general session – Top Service Culture: A Key to Success from the Inside Out – by Carla Carvalho Dias, founder of


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Visão Integrada, and founder of Top Service Academy in Portugal.


Sunday 20 October An all-day bus tour of Madrid health clubs is available, from 9.00am until 3.00pm.


ESSENTIAL INFORMATION


REGISTRATION FOR THE CONGRESS Register by 20 September 2013 for the lowest rates. Additional fees will apply for special activities.


Deadline date


Received by 20 September Received by 4 October Received after 4 October


Non-members €650


€695 €750


IHRSA members €550


€595 €650


To register, log on to www.ihrsa.org/congress, email intl@ihrsa.org, or call +1 617 951 0055.


ACCOMMODATION The Meliá Castilla (Calle del Capitán Haya, 43, Madrid 28020 Spain) will be the location of all European Congress activities in Madrid. To reserve a room, call the hotel’s reservation department on +34 91 567 50 86 and


reference the IHRSA European Congress event code number: 2983433. Hotel reservation requests can also be submitted online via the IHRSA website –


www.ihrsa.org/congress Discounted IHRSA room rates will be available until Friday 4 October, unless the hotel is sold out prior to this date.


Read Health Club Management online at healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital September 2013 © Cybertrek 2013


September. For an application form, please email intl@ihrsa.org


Log on to the website at www.ihrsa.org/


congress to view the latest schedule of events, as well as to find out the details of available translation options. Please note, the Congress schedule is subject to change at any time.


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