Events Calendar
HISTORY
History
FROM OUR FIRST YEARS IN BUSINESS TILL TODAY
NEW AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES FOR KENES GROUP
At the 8th Eventex Awards, Kenes Group won in two categories and finished as runners-up in another two, including Best Agency; Kenes Group became certified as EACCME® Trusted Provider as well as MedTech Europe Trusted Partner
A NEW OFFICE AND A NEW AWARD
Kenes Group opens an office in Sofia, Bulgaria, marking 26 offices locations on four continents; Kenes Group wins at the International Association Awards for Best eLearning/Online Platform
MEETING ARCHITECTURE, REPRESENTATIVES AND AWARDS
Kenes Group hires a full-time Meeting Architect; The first Representative Programme contracts are signed in Latin America, Asia Pacific and EMEA regions; Kenes wins an Eventex Award for Best Association Meeting and is recognised by ICCA as a Long-Standing Member for over 40 years
- Kenes Group with a golden anniversary honouring 50 years of excellence in the conference management industry
100+ LONG-TERM CLIENTS
Kenes Group has over 100 long-term and returning clients worldwide, managing more than 3,000 global conferences in 100+ countries
WINNING GOLD AT MIMA AWARDS
Kenes Group wins Gold Award at the Meeting Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA) for Best Social Media Campaign
NEW OFFICES IN 3 COUNTRIES
Kenes Group opens an office in Istanbul, Turkey; in two locations in Spain – Madrid & Barcelona; and an office in Amsterdam
ASIA PACIFIC OPERATION BEGINS
Kenes organises congresses in over 80 worldwide locations; Asia Pacific operation begins with the opening of offices in Singapore & Thailand; 40 long-term clients appoint Kenes Group as their core PCO
- Kenes celebrates its 40th anniversary; over 30 global and European medical and scientific associations appoint Kenes Group as their core PCO and association management services provider
LARGEST EVENT TO DATE
INTERPLAN organises the largest Kenes-managed congress to date with 12,500 participants for the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
FIRST INTERNATIONAL OFFICE ESTABLISHED
Kenes Group establishes global presence, partnering with INTERPLAN Germany, headquartered in Munich, with offices Hamburg, Berlin and Leipzig
RECEIVING THE ICCA PCO EXCELLENCE AWARD
Kenes Group receives the prestigious International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) award for PCO Excellence
GIDEON RIVLIN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF IAPCO
Gideon Rivlin, Kenes Group CEO, is elected President of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO)
2 MILESTONE EVENTS
Kenes organises two milestone meetings: The International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT), followed by The World Standard for Beauty & Spa Therapy (CIDESCO)
EXPANDING INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD
Kenes expands into scientific/medical congress management; 4th Asian Pacific Congress of Cardiology, 6th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility and 10th Annual Meeting of the International Federation of Surgical Colleges
- Kenes is founded in Tel Aviv, Israel, by Gideon Rivlin, one of the pioneers in the global events industry; Kenes organises its first international congress for the International Federation of Dentists (FDI)
Original Events
KENES ORIGINAL EVENTS
Kenes Original Event is a new conference or meeting that is initiated by Kenes Group in collaboration with leaders in their field to address a need in a specific field. Kenes Group initiates new meetings since 1982 in a diverse life science fields. To date, Kenes Group has launched over 40 successful life science meetings worldwide. These meetings have become innovative and widespread platforms for knowledge exchange, education, and networking.
SHARE WITH US A NEW IDEA!
Kenes Group invests in emerging topics to create new platforms for knowledge exchange in the form of independent event brands.
Join the world’s leading businesses, scientific and academic minds that collaborate with us and create platforms for future growth and development.
What are the benefits:
- Transform your idea from concept into reality
- Raise your profile in your field of expertise
- Increase your chances of success by partnering with a company who has over 50 years of experience in the medical event industry
We are constantly looking for partners – institutions or individuals – who are excited about life science, medical and clinical research. If you are of them, contact us!
For more information – please reach out to: originalevents@kenes.com
Successful event brands that we have initiated:
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