Institute for International Research
Institute for International Research (IIR ) is an international training and education company with a focus on " job-related adult education ". Since 2004, IIR part of Informa plc. , A publicly traded media company for financial and economic information, headquartered in London. Informa has more than 8,000 employees in over 80 countries, issues an annual 45,000 trade publications and organizes 12,000 B2B events.
Within the media group is IIR (including all subsidiaries) for the " B2B events " responsible. Typical IIR products include conferences, seminars, workshops, in-house training and courses, but there are also some B2B trade fairs and large conventions. IIR is active worldwide offices with local research teams are available in more than 40 countries, including Germany, Dubai, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary and the USA.
Company History
IIR was established in 1972 in New York and known early on as editor of International Tax Report. From 1978, the first organized by IIR conferences take place in England. Under the name of ICBI conferences and symposia are organized in English for the entire European market soon. In the coming years the company has grown rapidly and established offices in the U.S. and continental Europe to serve the local markets in the native language with professional conferences. A subsidiary ( " Adam Smith Conferences" ) operated out of London the Russian market.
In 1989, the American Institute is acquired. In order IIR is also active in seminar and training business. Further acquisitions follow a known training providers such as ESI, Achieve Global, Huthwaite and forum, Omega Performance, Communispond etc. In 1991, the Monaco Yacht Show is first performed, today one of the world's most famous trade shows for luxury yachts.
In Austria IIR has been active since 1992. Since the first full fiscal year 1993 products are offered in dozens of subject areas for just about all relevant sectors in Austria. Annual congresses are for example the " Epcon " ( energy ), the " Compliance Forum ", the " dieSPITAL " (Health Care), the " price " ( the banking sector ), the " SecurITy ", the " SAM " ( software asset and license management ) or the " CASHLESS PAYMENT FORUM". IIR employed in Austria more than 30 full-time employees and annually produces over 1,000 training days.
As of 1999, the CEE region for IIR is accessed out of Austria with offices in Poland (Warsaw), Czech Republic ( Prague ) and Hungary (Budapest ); addition, since 2011 Turkey. In Germany IIR has been operating since 1989.
Operation
IIR staff research new trends, identify the training needs of each market and design on the basis of this information, current events ( program content ), the invited speakers of trade conferences and congresses almost exclusively corporate practitioners are ( directors, managing directors, department heads), and the seminar leader usually recognized trainers or consultants. The company relies on a network of leading industry experts ( " Advisory Board "). IIR markets the products through direct marketing ( primarily mail mailings, as well as fax transmissions ) itself. In addition, trained IIR product consultants are used to individual customers (companies ) or their employees individual advice. The events take place in hotels and training centers primarily.