BarcelÑ Congresos is the Professional Congress Organiser (PCO) of Grupo BarcelÑ providing quality services with regard to the planning and management of congresses, conferences and professional meetings of all kinds. The team of professionals of BarcelÑ Congresos is highly respected by both national and international clients and has positioned itself as one the opinion leaders in the meetings business worldwide. The team counts with the experience of more than 800 successfully organised conferences varying from 50 to 32,000 participants. A huge percentage out of this long list of successful conferences is related to association meetings, scientific societies, federations as well as governmental and inter-governmental meetings. BarcelÑ Congresos is highly committed to improving the quality of service and to setting standards for our profession. Therefore, we constantly aim at identifying the changing market needs and trends, as well as satisfying the shifting client expectations. Our approach to a fruitful partnership is to efficiently carrying out our role of advisors and consultants and to provide suitable solutions turning weaknesses into strengths. The role of a Professional Congress Organiser has changed dramatically during the last ten years and we expect our profession continuing to change very fast in the years to come. Organisational skills are naturally a given and the expectations of the market and our clients are rising. Clients are looking for added value and seek for a real stakeholder involved in their project. In other words, we see ourselves as a solution provider, advisor and consultant who provides PCO services in a professional manner which is equivalent to timeliness, efficiency, financial responsibility and best practices in conference management. We strongly believe in a 'win-win'_ philosophy, which is essential to achieve a positive outcome and the highest return of investment or objectives possible for all parties involved.