CONNECT 1-2-1

Washington based marketing and event management business – The Allancia Group – are celebrating having landed an agreement to supply the Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) & UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) with a CONNECT 1-2-1 delegate meeting management system to handle the 1-2-1 partnering meetings at UK NanoForum & Emerging Technologies 2009 conference.

The conference, which is being held in London at the Hilton on Park Lane Hotel on the 3rd and 4th November, will provide a platform for discussion on how nanotechnology can meet global and societal challenges. A new innovation to the 2009 conference programme will be an opportunity for all registered conference delegates to take part in a number of structured 1-2-1 'partnering' or brokerage meetings.

Martin Kemp, NanoKTN’s Theme Manager said, “This year’s annual UK NanoForum & Emerging Technologies conference will include a two-day conference and exhibition bringing over 100 senior international delegates and 350 UK delegates together to network and identify potential business and collaboration opportunities. The CONNECT 1-2-1 meetings will provide each delegate with the opportunity to meet potential 'partners' in a series of pre-arranged one-to-one appointments. Each appointment will enable delegates to discuss various types of collaborations and the take up of new technologies / innovations in a more structured face to face meeting.”

“The conference will also include breakout sessions covering Life Sciences & Healthcare, Energy & Environment, and Materials & Devices and an exhibition to showcase the very best of UK nanotechnology. A session of technology 'elevator' pitches will provide the perfect environment for new partnerships and business opportunities.”

Phil Eadon, Managing Director of Allancia said “I am delighted that the NanoKTN and UKTI have chosen Allancia and to use one of our innovative CONNECT 1-2-1 meeting management systems to manage the 1:1 delegate partnering meetings at their conference. Allancia’s experience in organising these types of delegate ‘networking’ events, together with our innovative software based meeting scheduling systems, proved a good and cost effective solution to the event organisers needs. We had the 1-2-1 partnering website www.partners4nanotechnology.co.uk up and running in a couple of days and working off the main conferencewebsite. Allancia staff will also attend the event in London and work alongside the NanoKTN and UKTI staff and their event management company to manage the organisation and delivery of the 1-2-1 meetings.

For more information about The Allancia Group or the CONNECT 1-2-1 at Events delegate meeting management system, please contact Phil Eadon on 0191 415 7340 e-mail him at phil.eadon@allancia.com For information on the UK NanoForum and Emerging Technologies 2009 visit www.uknano.biz.
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Note to Editors

A CONNECT 1-2-1 delegate networking session enables people attending a wide variety of events and conferences the opportunity to pre select a number of face to face meetings with the other event delegates. That enables an event organiser to offer its sponsors, exhibitors and delegates ‘quality’ networking opportunities rather than the often ad hoc nature of networking meeting made over lunch and during drinks receptions.