In businesses with an international orientation, communication often occurs across cultural and national borders-- among customers, suppliers and employees. Cross-cultural competence is becoming ever more important in the areas of human resources and employee development. This is just as true when it comes to events.

In both event management and catering, a good portion of Event Company Opitz & Hasil’s regular customers are internationally active companies. Cross-cultural competence, acceptance and tolerance are a part of daily life for the event and catering team. But it takes much more than just knowing the foods and drinks that are served in each country.

For years Austria has played a leading role in the development and implementation of e-government strategies. Within the framework of the government-initiated Digital Austria platform, current ICT standards and trends related to the topic of e-government were presented over the course of two days in early December.

The terms theme, motto and message are often heard in conversation. But the meaning of these terms for the field of events and their significance for live communications are not as well known.

Events have to be integrated into a company’s every day life to create a lasting positive impact, most successfully achieved with recurrent cycles over years. Which forms and formats are available?

Every short and long-term trend, each single season, each event is subject to certain cycles. The catering team of the Event Company does know those structures up to the smallest detail based on experience for centuries. Below please find some examples:

In the past years Austrian businesses spent considerable parts of their marketing budgets on trade fair presentations. At the end of last year some companies started to review their trade fair activities for 2009, especially in regards to their budgets. - Are there any alternatives?

Know-how is especially important for company fair catering. In most cases there is not much space available for preparation. Besides it is a well-known fact that specialist audience at company fairs is a demanding one. And you want to contrast pleasantly with the catering offer of your competitors.

Creative Caterer Siegfried Hasil never is at a loss for innovative ideas for customers. Especially with the translation of complex topics into buffets as well as dishes. For example:

Off-road driving, climbing adventures or rafting is a typical part of team workshop programs. More playing terms are asked for a lasting successful team building.

Several local and international employees of Yokogawa based in Austria had to pass numerous special exams. It sounds like an employee selection program. But actually it was a team-workshop taking place in the Archaeology Park Carnuntum close to Vienna.

Only in this case an effect on all the senses of the target group can be made and thus the message of the event lastingly conveyed to the audience.

Especially artistically performances make a unique experience out of an event. There are different kinds of implementation according to the respective occasion, the goal of the event and the available budget.