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Tips for creating your event invitation
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Tips for creating your event invitation
Date? Check. Time? Check. Venue? Sure! You have the three important things on your invitation. But then you...
Unique event venues? Step into the world of Jaarbeurs
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Unique event venues? Step into the world of Jaarbeurs
You don't organise an event every day. So why choose a standard venue, when it can also...
Putting tickets in Apple Wallet: how to do it
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Putting tickets in Apple Wallet: how to do it
Standing at the entrance of an event, you have to search for a QR code or digital ticket. That can...
What are no-shows and what can you do about them?
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What are "no-shows" and what can you do about them?
You organise an event, arrange everything down to the last detail and then ... far fewer people come than...
What is the difference between a congress, symposium, conference and seminar?
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What is the difference between a congress, symposium, conference and seminar?
Do you want to organise an event to share knowledge, bring people together or provide insights? Then fly...
Smart event organisation: what colour, light and tranquillity do to your participants and how to use them
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Smart event organisation: what colour, light and tranquillity do to your participants and how to use them
Why some spaces help you focus and others drain your energy Sometimes you feel it as soon as you enter. Here...
From slacker to impact
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From slacker to impact
How to help the brain stay sharp even after lunch Somewhere between lunch and the third...
The psychology behind an effective meeting
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The psychology behind an effective meeting
Why some sessions sparkle with energy and others end in a collective yawn There are meetings where everything is right. The...
7 tips to organise an enchanting end-of-year party
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7 tips to organise an enchanting end-of-year party
It's never too early to start planning an enchanting Christmas or year-end event! Are you the one...
How to organise a kick-off? 8 handy tips!
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How to organise a kick-off? 8 handy tips!
Are you getting started on a new project, a new strategy or do you want to usher in the new year well?....
Creating a QR code for your event: why and how to do it?
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Creating a QR code for your event: why and how to do it?
If you are going to organise an event, you want everything to run smoothly. Registering, for example. That should be as easy as possible...
How do you budget for an event?
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How do you budget for an event?
You're toying with the idea of organising an event. But before you start, you get stuck on an important...
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Sustainable Packaging Summit continues to grow at Jaarbeurs
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Sustainable Packaging Summit continues to grow at Jaarbeurs
Almost every sector in the world uses packaging. At the same time, there is growing pressure to make that packaging more sustainable and future-proof. This is exactly why...
Queer Health Conference Panel discussion
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Queer Health Conference: inclusive care on the map at Jaarbeurs
How do you make people from the queer community feel safe and seen in healthcare? That question was central during the...
CICON welcomes immunotherapy experts from around the world to Royal Jaarbeurs
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CICON brings immunotherapy experts together in Jaarbeurs
Researchers, doctors and scientists from more than 30 countries gathered at Jaarbeurs in September for the CRI-ENCI Ninth International...
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Global science comes together at Jaarbeurs during Single Domain Antibodies Conference 2025
At the end of September, Utrecht was briefly dominated by a topic that, as an outsider, you should probably sit down for:...
International Forum brings 2,200 healthcare professionals together at Royal Jaarbeurs
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International Forum brings 2,200 healthcare professionals from 52 countries together in Jaarbeurs
A conference with over 2,200 participants from 52 countries and yet the feeling of a close-knit community. That was the...
Healthcare innovations on stage: KALCIO Healthcare organises major conference at Jaarbeurs
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Healthcare innovations on stage: KALCIO Healthcare organises major conference at Jaarbeurs
A huge truck was parked on the square near Jaarbeurs in early June. Not one for light and sound for a...
Sustainable Switch at Jaarbeurs: the career fair for impact makers
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Sustainable Switch at Jaarbeurs: the career fair for impact makers
Real change starts with collaboration. Because together we can make an even better commitment to the energy transition, circular events or the...
meeting people in conference centre
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Municipality Plant Ahead at Jaarbeurs MeetUp: the event on food sustainability
As a municipality, how do you ensure that sustainable and healthy eating becomes more than an ambition on paper? That question was...
Stage Entertainment connects 2,000 colleagues worldwide live from Jaarbeurs Studio
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Stage Entertainment connects 2,000 colleagues worldwide live from Jaarbeurs Studio
No wings, no red carpet, no applause. But yes, that same healthy excitement, cameras rolling and a tight programme that...
Esri organises large GIS event packed with inspiration at Royal Jaarbeurs
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Esri organises customer event packed with inspiration at Jaarbeurs
A thousand visitors a day, data-packed demos, a personal welcome and an opening video that sets the tone for the rest of...
3 women laugh with green background
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ESG Days 2025: the international conference where sustainability and strategy come together on 7 and 8 October in Jaarbeurs
How do you turn ESG into more than compliance and deploy it as a strategic advantage? What data, tools and...
Disney on Ice at Royal Jaarbeurs: a magical cooperation
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Disney On Ice in Jaarbeurs: metres of ice and a magical collaboration
Events can be hugely enchanting. Magical even. Disney On Ice is the perfect example. After all, it is not just...
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Through the eyes of our employees

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man presents on stage
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Hospitality according to Jochem Schut: "When it's right internally, the guest notices it too"
Hospitality has to be right. You don't always see it, but you can feel it: a queue that flows nicely, for example. Or...
Smiling woman in photo
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Anke: "A master's alongside your job: spicy, but exactly what suits me"
Anke Verstraten has now been working at Jaarbeurs for six years. In that time, she saw the event world change up close: from the...
people at cart in warehouse
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Yente and Andrea spend a day with the Food Bank
Did you know that at Jaarbeurs we have the 'Charity Days'? Here you can commit half a working day to a...
Annemijn sitting on an orange chair smiling at the camera
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From world traveller to business controller: through the eyes of Annemijn
A job at Red Bull, an adventure at the Van Gogh Museum, a trip around the world with her family and a career...
man in kitchen cuts potato
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Plate full of experience: Executive Chef Bastiaan Arts serves up his culinary vision
Every experience is a tasty ingredient Imagine a plate where every bite tells a story and the ingredients...
man in progress
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Jurgen:"Jaarbeurs is a city in itself"
Through the eyes of our technical manager Jurgen Bal Anyone walking through the halls of Jaarbeurs sees mostly imposing spaces,...
Man looking at camera
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Ricardo: "Creating valuable encounters"
If Ricardo Vivas van Leeuwen believes in anything, it is the power of physical meetings. Meeting each other in the...
Man on the street in front of Beatrix Building
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Rick: "I'm really participating again"
With a broad smile, Rick talks about his internship at Jaarbeurs. He has now been on an internship at the...
Niek: "This is where we create memories"
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Niek: "This is where we create memories"
Royal Jaarbeurs: the inspired, sustainable and innovative host for the whole of the Netherlands. A place where you meet, inspire, learn and...
tom van kuyk
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Tom: "I see it as a big playground"
Royal Jaarbeurs is not just about beautiful meetings, impressive events and sustainable ambitions. It is the people...
Stage manager Gert on receiving his Golden Crown.
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Gert: "It will not be a mediocre show, not a good show but a fantastic show."
Royal Jaarbeurs: the inspired, sustainable and enduringly innovative host for the whole of the Netherlands. A place where people have been meeting for more...
Maggie: \'I was in the limo with Prince'
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Maggie: 'I was in the limo with Prince'
Royal Jaarbeurs: the inspired, sustainable and ever-renewing host for the whole of the Netherlands. A place where people have been meeting for more...
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