The 15th Annual EuRA International Relocation Congress took place in the vibrant capital of Scandinavia, Stockholm in April.
The event has become a highlight in the relocation calendar and EuRA was delighted to welcome 600 delegates to Stockholm.
The three-day event included over 20 plenary and breakout sessions focussing on where the industry is today and how it will develop over the coming years in response to the economic uncertainty in Europe. Representatives from the corporate world discussed how their mobility programmes are evolving and focussed on the supply chain management issues that exist between the global relocation companies and the regional and local destination service providers. Over three days of discussion and analysis, many new ideas were formed and EuRA says it will take forward the work by creating two new forums to support HR needs and encourage dialogue between GRMCs and DSPs.
But it was not all work. There were three evening networking parties, the biggest of which was the Gala Dinner, which this year took place in the astonishing Vasa Museum, which is host to a complete 16th century galleon, whose ignominious fate was to sink just 800 metres from the shore on its maiden voyage. Brought up from the deep in the 1970s a painstaking 20 year restoration project resulted in the most visited museum in Scandinavia and a terrific venue for EuRA. The dinner was also the scene for the inaugural EuRA Award for Exceptional Services to Relocation which was given to Helmut Berg of RSB Deutschland, who the EuRA Council felt has truly been a leader, innovator and promoter of our industry over his thirty year career.
The 16th Congress will take place in Bucharest from 24-26 April, 2013. Full details will be online at www.EuRA-relocation.com in September.
Top photo: Patrick Oman of Irish Relo acts as moderator for the business discussions; Helmet Berg receives the EuRA Award for Exceptional Services from Ase Lofgren Gunsten (EuRA President).