ERPEC Americas 99 in the sunshine state
McLean Events and com-A-tec staged ERPEC Americas 99, the first meetings forum for the Retail Petroleum Industry on the American Continents. The event started at March 25th with a welcome dinner after the main arrival of the delegates at the Orlando International Airport. At the following two days the attendees had the opportunity to make new contacts and build on existing relationships with senior executives of their indust
Requested meetings
At ERPEC the petroleum retailers occupied their own dedicated meeting points having requested a series of meetings with suppliers prior to the event. The delegates of international equipment manufacturers and services were also given the opportunity to meet the petroleum retailers. All meetings were co-ordinated by the organisers and each delegate received a schedule of appointments.
Delegates from 23 countries
The meeting sessions took place on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. At both days 47 buyers all over the American Continent had more than 600 meetings with 65 international suppliers.
Effective use of time
Throughout the event, most delegates met each other at some point in the hotel either through the meetings programme or the less formal gatherings and acknowledged ERPEC as a truly unique place to conduct a comprehensive range of business activities.
Good balance between business and leisure
To complement the intense business sessions which for most delegates meant five hours of non stop meetings with a short break for lunch each day, an informal sports and leisure programme and a dinner function each evening formed an important part of the official proceedings.
