A success story of an international bid: IEEE ISCAS 2010 ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012

ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012 CONTENTS 1 - WHAT? IEEE & ISCAS 2 - WHY? ISCAS 2010 AT DISNEYLAND PARIS 1st Challenge faced and overcome 3 - HOW? BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TEAM 2nd Challenge faced and overcome 3rd Challenge faced and overcome 4 - THEN… ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012

ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012 1 - WHAT? IEEE & ISCAS IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers : Non-profit organization - Headquarters: New Jersey (US) World's largest professional association for the advancement of technology with: - More than 400,000 IEEE members in over 160 countries - IEEE members: engineers, scientists and allied professionals - Leading authority in aerospace systems, computers & telecommunications. - Technical interests : rooted in electrical , computer sciences, engineering and related disciplines Highly involved in the technical program development of numerous events including trade events, training workshops, job fairs, and other programs. IEEE sponsors more than 1,100 annual conferences and meetings worldwide Information from IEEE website. ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012

ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012 1 - WHAT? IEEE & ISCAS IEEE ISCAS – International Symposium on Circuits And Systems: Sponsored by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Annual congress: Attendance (by region): - USA/Canada:  40% - Asia:  32% - Europe/Middle East:  27% - South America:  1% Rotation area : International Engineers working mostly in Universities ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012

ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012 2 - WHY? IEEE ISCAS 2010 AT DISNEYLAND PARIS IEEE ISCAS 2010: Supported by the “Institut Supérieur d’Electronique de Paris (ISEP)” Prof. Amara AMARA - ISCAS 2010 General Chair - Director of Research - General Vice President, IEEE France Section ISEP 1,300 participants Held in Disneyland Paris From 30 May to 2 June 2010: www.iscas2010.org 1st Challenge faced and overcome: Disneyland Paris is not a city. It is located in Marne la Vallée – France ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012

ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012 2 - WHY? IEEE ISCAS 2010 AT DISNEYLAND PARIS IEEE ISCAS 2010: For our ISCAS contact - Prof. Amara AMARA - ISCAS 2010 General Chair: Disneyland Paris is not Paris City Center – Promotion? Disneyland Paris is a member of the Paris Convention Bureau – Communication? For the audience: Marne la Vallée is as the gates of Paris ..\..\..\My Videos\OPENING CEREMONY ISCAS 2010.flv ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012

ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012 3- HOW? BUSINESS SOLUTIONS DISNEYLAND PARIS TEAM Business Solutions Disneyland Paris Team (BS team): 240 people dedicated to conventions, seminars, congresses to be held at Disneyland Paris Offer: - 23,500m² in total / 5 main venues - 8,200 accommodation / 14 hotels 2*-4* - 60 restaurants - 2 theme parks 2nd Challenge faces and overcome: Business Solutions Disneyland Paris team: staff educated Long term process: November 2005 – May 2010: impact on the internal departments Hotel: Individual reservation Disneyland Paris Business Solutions' online accommodation booking service ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012

ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012 3- HOW? BUSINESS SOLUTIONS DISNEYLAND PARIS TEAM Business Solutions Disneyland Paris General Conditions of Sales: 1 standard contract 3rd Challenge faced and overcome: Support of colleagues based in the US - Disney Resort Destinations: http://www.disneymeetings.com/disneyworld/?name=HomePage Outstanding contract template: both legal services have worked closely on this to reach an agreement: 6 months. ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012

ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012 Then… Testimonial - Pr. Amara Amara, Ph D: "DisneyLand Paris: The best conference venue at the gates of the best city in the world“   Disneyland was the only one able to accommodate 1400 people in the same place (hotels + convention center), the only one who provides reasonable hotel rates and the contact with people was very friendly. ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012

ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012 Then… Testimonial - Pr. Amara Amara, Ph D: The venue is very nice, the convention center is well designed, can be configured according to your needs, nobody can get lost. We had enough rooms for sessions and meetings. The staff is very professional, reacting quickly to all our requests at any time. We feel that we are more partners than customers. The quality of service is very high.   Everything runs smoothly. We would recommend Disneyland Paris for the quality of service, reasonable prices and friendly team that you can trust ICCA France-Benelux Chapter Meeting, February 2012