CORKMEET 2009
CORKMEET 2009 took place over three days from 11 – 13 November 2009 and was the first large-scale business networking event to be held in Ireland. The event was funded and organised by Trading Link Cork, a partnership for business between Cork County Council, Cork County and City Enterprise Boards and Cork Chamber and was project managed by Macroom E.
- 98% of participants would come back in 2010
- 87% rated the event as very good or better
- 99% of participants would follow up on meetings
- 383 participants
- 301 meeting schedules
- 297 companies
- 24 exhibitors
- At least 15 different business sectors
- 8 countries
- 6 delegations from outside Cork
CORKMEET 2009 Participants Feedback
- "… event was superb! Well done to you and your team"
- "Yes - a great event I thought. Met some interesting contacts even over coffee. Many thanks and well done."
- "I just wanted to say a big thank you for the meeting last week, I got talking to a lot of people and a lot of them were outside my pre-booked meetings. Hopefully the connections that were made at this event will continue and build in the future."
- "On behalf of all of our staff …we would like to express our sincere gratitude for organising such a wonderful event last week at the Radisson Hotel. We enjoyed the experience very much and are expecting that it will generate benefit for our business."
- "a fantastic event last week with Cork Meet - a superb feat of organisation! I got a huge amount from the few days, catching up with existing contacts and making great new connections too…I have only heard positive feedback from the other delegates I was talking to."
- "It was a very well and professionally prepared event. The idea of the event was an example of the very innovative approach towards new ways of international partnership. We were impressed by the way it was organized and how many companies were taking part…The number of individual meetings was very impressive."
- "…Just a brief email to congratulate you on CorkMeet 2009. It was very impressive, very well organised and extremely professional with a very relaxed atmosphere. I felt that I have made some solid connections that will hopefully lead to partnerships going forward. I look forward to next year."
