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13 marzo 2008
« The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has announced
its 2009 European Conference will be held in the city of Barcelona.
A launch reception to mark this announcement is being held today at
MIPIM on 5pm on Thursday 13 March on the ING Real Estate Stand
number 14.02.
The conference, to be held at Catalonia Palace of Congresses from
22-24 April 2009. Gerard Groener, CEO of Corio Nederland Retail and
member of management board Corio N.V., is chairing the programme.
Groener points out that Barcelona is one of the major cities in
Europe. “It is still enjoying a growing number of people visiting
the city every year, probably because the city breathes passion,
from world class football to the famous flamenco. And that’s what it
is all about in retail: The passion for beautiful things, persuading
people to buy, pleasing and surprising them with great food and
entertainment. “At the European conference in Barcelona we will
focus on sharing our passion for shopping center planning, design,
management and more. This is what ICSC conferences are all about.”
Groener added: “This beautiful city has it all. The old city with
its historic beauty, the distinctive Gaudi architecture of the early
20th century and just fifteen years’ ago, the Olympics, when the
whole world was focused on Barcelona. This event triggered many
initiatives, not least in property development. “Since then, two
shopping centre lifecycles have passed by and a number of fine
examples have been opened in the market. Barcelona will be a
fantastic platform to discuss these developments and look forward to
the future of the shopping centre industry.”
With the final preparations for ICSC’s 2008 European Conference,
being held at the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam from 16-18 April
currently underway, planning for the 2009 has already started. » (CS
dell'Associazione)
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