CONGRESSES AND OTHER EVENTS
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The congress of the
European Society
for the Study of Diabetes,
in the picture, was one
of the major events
in the field of healthcare
hosted in 2013
knowledge, exploring future perspectives
and deepen into the latest advancements in
the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
Major technological meetings
· VM World
. In the sphere of technology, worthy
of special mention was the sixth event of VM
World, organised by the leading company in
cloud computing VMware, gathering 8,500
experts and 120 partner companies in the
Gran Via venue of Fira de Barcelona. Barcelona
hosted for the second time this year the
European edition of this event –also taking place
in Las Vegas–, after Copenhagen (Denmark) and
Nice (France).
· HP Discover
. The global corporate meeting
of the American multinational Hewlett-Packard
was held at the Gran Via venue, and was
attended by 11,000 professionals who shared
in 800 sessions the latest technological
developments by the brand and dealt with
trends in the sector like cloud computing
and big data. HP Discover hosts two events
every year, one for America, in Las Vegas, and
another one for Europe, Asia and the Middle
East. Until now, the events for the rest of the
world had taken place in Frankfurt (2011)
and Vienna (2012).
· Microsoft Dynamics Convergence
.
It invited partners and business customers
to a new event of Convergence EMEA, to
discuss Microsoft Dynamics technology as
a differentiating factor for the business,
as well as customer relationships, brand
promotion and support to changes in
the market and in one’s own business.
2,500 people took part.
· SAP
. The corporate convention of the German
technological multinational brought together
around 6,000 representatives of the brand
in an event distributed in three pavilions at
the Gran Via venue. SAP is one of the world
leading companies in software for information
management.
Other meetings
Other relevant congresses and meetings included:
• National AVEPA Congress – Southern European
Veterinary Congress.
• 2013 Medical Update Conference, by the
Academy of Medical and Health Sciences
of Catalonia and the Balearics.
• Jornadas Llongueras.
• 11th International Symposium on Fusion
Nuclear Technology.
