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EURid, the European registry for .eu (Domain Names)

EURid is the organisation appointed by the European Commission as the registry for the .eu domain name. Over 3 million .eu domain names have been registered to date, with the third millionth .eu domain name taken on 11 January 2009 by a German citizen. Two and a half years after its launch, this confirms the success of the .eu top-level internet domain. It is the fourth most popular internet domain among European country domains and the ninth worldwide.  

By promoting a distinctly European online identity .eu helps citizens and businesses to reap the full benefits of the single market. Multinational companies and SMEs, NGOs and think tanks as well as individual Europeans have all adopted .eu to mark their web presence.

To find out how a broad range of companies have used the .eu domain name to their advantage, click here

 
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Since 1999 AdMonsters has been the only professional association exclusively dedicated to improving online advertising operations. Through a variety of offerings that include conferences, executive and technical forums, training, member dinners, and extensive online member resources, AdMonsters provides in depth support for operations leaders at the biggest media owners and agencies across Europe and North America.

AdMonsters' unique, laser-focus on online ad operations has proven extremely valuable to hundreds of leaders in the industry from over a dozen countries. The output of their events is actionable results that publishers and other members can implement quickly within their organization to yield immediate results. Attendees at all AdMonsters events can expect to collaborate with their peers in an open and honest environment to identify best practices and solve difficult technical challenges that confront the industry.

IAB members receive an automatic 15% discount to all events across Europe. For more information please visit http://www.admonsters.org/ or email Matt O’Neill at matt@admonsters.org.

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WARC (Research)

WARC provides information and insight to the global marketing, advertising, media and research industries. WARC Online, its internet service, is the world's largest single source of marketing insight , while its publications and conferences have strong reputations established over many years.
 
WARC is an independent company dedicated to recognising and promoting marketing excellence and effectiveness. Partnerships with the world's leading industry bodies, together with its own in-house editorial teams, position WARC as a unique information provider.
 
WARC has partners across five continents and include the Advertising Research Foundation, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, ACNielsen, ESOMAR and the Nikkei Advertising Research Institute. WARC has offices in the UK, United States and Australia.

For more information, please visit http://www.warc.com/ 

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White & Case (Public Affairs)

Founded in New York in 1901, White & Case has lawyers in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. International practice is the foundation of our firm, and we have been involved in transactions in virtually every corner of the world. Our commitment to each region of the world is substantial. We have a critical mass of U.S., English, and domestic lawyers throughout the world who are either native to or fully integrated in the regions where they are based.

White & Case is distinguished not only by the depth and scope of its legal advisory services, but also by unmatched experience in the international arena, particularly in providing legal advisory services to, and in, developing or emerging countries. The Firm's lawyers have decades of experience in multijurisdictional issues in numerous legal systems — some well established, some in their infancy — as well as in transitional economic and political systems. Consequently, we are known for unusual effectiveness in helping clients accomplish their objectives in environments others find daunting and unfamiliar.

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I-COM (Measurement)

The I-COM is an industry backed international forum for exploring measurement issues facing the Digital Advertising Industry, with the goals of international cooperation, information sharing and working toward consensus on best practices. I-COM is also the preeminent international community of Digital's Data Champions.

The scope of measurement disciplines which I-COM covers have grown to include: Audience Measurement, Advertising Effectiveness, Social Media Measurement, Competitive Monitoring, Consumer Insights, Targeting and Web Analytics. The event framework and content are agreed in the IPB (I-COM Programme Board) consisting of representatives of our Patronage Organisations. In order to ensure integration on national and regional levels, the I-COM is represented by GROs (Geographic Representative Organisations) in over 45 countries around the world.

The next I-COM Global Summit would be held on October 14-18, 2012 in Rome. For more information, see www.i-com.org or follow us at www.twitter.com/icomglobal.

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An independent firm, Koan assists its Belgian and foreign clients in the major areas of business law, on a national, European, and international level, for consultancy and litigation purposes. Koan's teams are made up of 30 lawyers, whose expertise is widely recognised in each practice area as well as their capacity to provide clients with a comprehensive service, owing to the complementary nature of their fields of practice.

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Delloitte (Tax)

“Deloitte” is the brand under which tens of thousands of dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients. These firms are members of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), a UK private company limited by guarantee. Each member firm provides services in a particular geographic area and is subject to the laws and professional regulations of the particular country or countries in which it operates.

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Screen Digest (AdEx Report)

Screen Digest is the pre-eminent firm of industry analysts covering global media markets including film, television, broadband media, mobile media, cinema, home entertainment, gaming, and advertising. Screen Digest was recently acquired by iSuppli Corporation and together iSuppli and Screen Digest offer the most complete and insightful analysis of the global technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector.

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Lbi (MIXX Awards Europe)

LBi is a marketing and technology agency blending insight and creativity to solve business problems. We work with many of the world’s best brands to help them define and execute their digital strategies. Our strength lies in our ability to bring together diverse teams of digital experts to suit any brief we call it blending, and it's the special sauce that makes our full service proposition supremely useful to our clients.

Across our network of 26 offices in 16 countries, we have 1800 digital experts delivering powerful and measurable ideas across communications, service design, branded content, technology innovation, mobile, CRM,digital media planning and buying, social media, EPR, and hosting. Our unique Dashboard product now underpins most of our big client relationships, putting measurement and ROI at the heart of our engagements.

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Duval-Guillaume (MIXX Awards Europe)

Duval Guillaume is an idea-centric communications agency.
We are 140 people, with offices in Antwerp and Brussels. Every brand is a promise
Consumers don’t think above, below or online. Consumers think brand, whatever the medium or the message. We blow the line.

Big ideas
Only ideas are the carriers of new thoughts and can influence behaviour. Ideas are what differentiates human beings from other animals and computers. Ideas originate from creative processes, not from procedures.

Brand teams
The creative process at Duval Guillaume is driven by brand teams. There are no departments at Duval Guillaume. The brand team is lead by a project manager. The clients define the goals of the projects.

Interactivity
The first medium for any brand message is digital. We believe strong brands - big or small - will have the power to be their own medium.com

We believe it can all work if one decides not to stop working until it works.

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Emerce Magazine (European Creative Book)

The new Emerce is free to download. The digital distribution is provided by Zinio Systems, a worldwide leader in digital magazines. For the reader, the digital magazine a number of practical extra features such as digital preservation of numbers, search and making notes in electronic products.

Emerce provides a platform through print, online and events for business innovators, woven together to share experiences. Each article has a separate web page with a brief description of the article. On article pages, readers can submit comments.

Emerce moves at the interface between business, marketing and technology and is designed for business innovators: ambitious managers or entrepreneurs who pursue innovations in business and technology as an important tool to their business goals. More information is available at http://www.emerce.nl/ .