MAW is the outstanding partner for medical societies in the overall organisation of physical-, hybrid- and virtual-format congresses. Amongst others, the Company addresses itself to acquiring sponsors and advertisers as well as to planning and organising accompanying exhibitions. With its specialised organising and advertising teams, we are proud to provide decades of experience, excellent company contacts and robust collaboration with event venues and technology groups, as well as with the authorities.
In addition to the traditional congress format, MAW is an expert in organising virtual and hybrid events. In association with its long-term partners, MAW creates digital communication platforms that facilitate cross-border online encounters. Assisted by live streams and interactive tools, we identify tailored solutions for virtual congresses, and (practically) no limits are set to our efforts in terms of hybrid congress formats. Amongst others, our services aim:
The key factors for the successful advertising of exhibitions are:
MAW has been competent in these areas for decades and has contributed to the success of many congresses.
… these are the related “To Dos” in brief: exhibition conception and scheduling, address research, invitation brochures and contract forms for the industry, continuous communication with the exhibitors, accounting and administration of incoming payments, reports, clear and transparent payment arrangements with the congress organiser.
The search for sponsors that are willing to provide additional support for a congress is always a major challenge as well. MAW is also there to help congress organisers with these matters by:
Not to be forgotten: compliance, ethical standards and anti-corruption guidelines, etc.
These tasks require organisational talent, precision, good planning and flexibility on-site. Many details have to be taken into account and many exhibitor questions have to be answered – these are the most important steps in brief:
Announcements, congress posters, folders, pre-programmes, congress programmes – all of these items require designing, typesetting, printing, mailing and especially financing. In this connection, MAW offers multi-level support:
As a PCO, MAW relieves scientific societies of the organisational challenges associated with the successful preparation and smooth implementation of congresses. Our comprehensive contribution to success consists in:
Together with the stand building team, MAW offers the following services all over Austria and in neighboring countries:
Owing to many years of reliable congress-related cooperation, MAW enjoys the full trust of scientific societies in managing the agendas of their respective secretariats. As an association secretariat, MAW undertakes the following duties:
