AGM 2010 + Conference “The ins and outs of European lobbying: speaking up for vending in Brussels today”

The European Vending Association will hold its Annual General Assembly on 8 December, in Brussels. After which, the EVA will invite participants to a cocktail at the European Parliament, where they will have the opportunity to meet some of the Members of the European Parliament representing their countries, followed by a dinner at the “Bibliothèque Solvay”.

On 9 December, the EVA is organising a conference that will focus on the association’s lobbying activities in Brussels, as well as the work undertaken by the European National Associations in their respective countries. The conference will be themed “The ins and outs of European lobbying: speaking up for vending in Brussels today”.

The EVA expects to attract all major players from the vending industry to its conference.

 

The registration is now open. 

 

The programme

8 December 2010

14:00 - 15:00 Welcome coffee

15:00 - 17:00 Annual General Assembly 2010

18:00 Bus departs from the Radisson hotel to the European Parliament – meeting in the hotel lobby prior to departure

18:30 - 20:30 Cocktail at the European Parliament

20:45 – 23:00 Dinner at the Bibliothèque Solvay

23:00 Bus departs from the Bibliothèque back to the hotel

9 December 2010

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome speech by Arnaud van Amerongen, EVA President

09:15 - 10:00 Lobbying in Brussels: How Does it All Work?

10:00 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 – 11:45 How Other European Associations Operate in Brussels:  Panel Discussion with European Associations Related to The Vending Industry

11:45 – 12:30 How to Communicate in Brussels:  Some Advice on Press Relations and Story-Building

12:30 – 14:00 Luncheon

14:00 – 15:30 National Vending Associations: How Do They Work and What Do They Expect from “Brussels” and the EVA?

15:30 – 16:15 How Can We Work Together to Maximize Our Impact?  Summary and Conclusion by Catherine Piana, EVA Director General

16:15 – 16:30 Final speech by Arnaud van Amerongen, EVA President

16:30 Coffee and end of conference

Venues

The conference

Radisson SAS Royal Hotel
Rue Fossé-aux-Loups 47
1000 Brussels
www.royal.brussels.radissonsas.com

 

 

The cocktail at the European Parliament

European Parliament
Rue Wiertz 60
1047 Bruxelles
www.europarl.europa.eu

The dinner at the Bibliothèque Solvay

Bibliothèque Solvay
Rue Belliard 137
1000 Bruxelles
www.bibliothequesolvay.be