Amsterdam, November 2018

From October 19^th to 23^rd more than 27,500 oncology professionals participated in the annual congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) that this year took place in Messe Munich in Germany. ESMO is known as Europe largest and most influential oncology conference.

Over the last months in the preparation of this year’s congress, ESMO has chosen ACS audiovisual solutions as their trusted partner for the construction of temporary lecture rooms and supply of audio visual facilities for the congresses in a multi-year contract.

Jessica Ylstra, (CEO, ACS): “ACS is very proud to have supported the ESMO Congresses and organisation over the past years, including the change from a biennial to an annual congress and we are excited to help ESMO to grow to new heights. We are looking forward to the renewed cooperation, with innovative solutions to enable ESMO!”.

In Munich ACS was responsible for the building and furnishing of 10 temporary lecture rooms with capacities running from 500 to 5,500 including several overflow areas. Besides ACS was responsible for the construction of the business rooms that could be used by ESMO industry partners and the creation of the member lounge. This year’s congress was in every aspect a success.

Keith McGregor (ESMO Chief Executive Office): “The Congress in Munich was a confirmation that ACS is a good choice; a long-term collaboration will help us to continuously enhance the experience we offer to congress participants thanks to the high standards of the lecture rooms and AV solutions offered by ACS”.

In the meantime the organization of ESMO is already preparing for the next congresses. The ESMO 2019 Congress will take place in Fira Barcelona, from 27^th Sept to the 1^st Oct 2019.

Amsterdam, August 29, 2018

ESC Congress, the annual conference of the European Society of Cardiology, has been an overwhelming success once again this year, attracting almost 33,000 healthcare professionals from 156 countries. The largest and most influential medical conference in Europe – and the largest cardiovascular conference in the world — took place in Messe Munich from August 25^th to 29^th.

Just before the start, ESC announced a formal agreement with ACS for the construction of temporary lecture rooms and the supply of audio visual facilities for their congresses in the coming four years. This was done after a comprehensive tender procedure, in which the offer of ACS was extensively examined and compared to those of other suppliers in the market.

Jessica Ylstra (CEO ACS): “ACS is proud to have supported ESC Congress over the past 20 years, and we are honoured to have been chosen as the main supplier in a new perspective of innovation. We are looking forward to the continued collaboration.”

In Munich, ACS was responsible for the building and furnishing of 13 temporary lecture rooms, each capable of holding 200 to 1,000 people. Together with Messe Munich, ACS also facilitated the provision of audio and visual facilities in the 9 existing rooms of the congress center, including the main auditorium which holds 3,000 people. ESC Congress this year was in every aspect a success.

Isabel Bardinet (CEO ESC) said: “Munich was just the latest example of the productive partnership we have developed with ACS. We appreciate how they continually adapt to our changing needs, ensuring ESC Congress delivers the very latest science to an ever-growing number of cardiologists.”

As ESC Congress 2018 now comes to an end, preparations have already begun for ESC Congress 2019 in Paris and 2020 in Amsterdam, the home city of ACS.

We are proud to lend our innovative approach to building these spaces so that they provide a totally new look and feel to the delegates.

Nowadays almost every participant of a conference or event is used to ‘normal’ video projection. Do you really want to have their attention, you will have to pull out more stops! Video mapping offers this possibility. It is a projection technique that projects video images on objects other than screen or canvas, allowing the spectator to experience depth in the decor and content. During conferences, these are usually stage pieces that are placed on stage.

With video mapping, very attractive shows and presentations can be developed, but due to the costs this concept has so far been reserved for customers with a large budget. Together with a number of experts, ACS is now working on the development of a concept that uses basic background and content. As a result, costs can be reduced and video mapping is also available to customers with a smaller budget. The content can be provided with its own branding / house style so that every show has its own character.

Naturally, it remains possible to design the decor and content entirely to the customer’s wishes.

With video mapping, a spectacular show can be created, which will remain in the memory of the participants for a long time.

If you want to know more about what video mapping can do for your customers, what the costs are and what you need to think of in a conversation with customers, please conctact us!

ACS has recently signed a multiannual contract with Coperama for the provision of audiovisual facilities.

With 800 members, Coperama is the number one procurement platform for hospitality in southern Europe. Also in the Benelux, Coperama is able to make efficient contracts for its members (currently 85 members such as hotels, event locations and restaurants) for all types of needs in the hospitality industry.

Coperama has a wide network of reliable suppliers and relationships with major players and industry-specific suppliers.

ACS is pleased to be part of this excellent group of companies and thanks Coperama for their trust. We look forward to the renewed cooperation!

ERA-EDTA has signed a three-year contract with ACS audiovisual solutions. ACS is the AV partner of the ERA-EDTA annual congress from 2017 to 2019. ACS will provide the AV and construction of the temporary conference rooms for ERA-EDTA.

ERA-EDTA is an association of physicians with over 7000 members. Their area of activity mainly covers Europe and the Mediterranean.  The event takes place each year in different city and their objective is the advancement of medical science and related subjects. They provide up-to-date knowledge, exclusively based on scientific data, independent from governments’ policies and from any influence of the industry.

Paolo Zavalloni, ERA-EDTA Congress & Industry Relations Manager, said that ERA-EDTA finds it important to appoint a certain number of suppliers as their congress partners. ACS also strongly believes in long-term partnerships. This gives ACS the opportunity to look towards the future with clients and make even better investments.

From Saturday 3 to Monday 6 June, the ERA-EDTA conference took place in Madrid. In 2014, ACS hosted the AV for the 51st ERA EDTA conference held in RAI Amsterdam. This year, both parties worked together for the second time, this experience forming the basis for the coming years. The three-year contract will also bring ACS to Copenhagen (24-27 May 2018) and Budapest (23-26 May 2019).