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Your attention to detail, innovative ideas, commitment, and the relationships you have developed with our committee and the conference sponsors have been important in developing and maintaining success. We have found your team to be responsive, available, professional, and easy to work with.For a voluntary conference committee such as ours, it has been a tremendous help to have a PCO willing to go the extra mile when needed and for creating an environment where we can just relax and host the conference. Mike Pearson, President, GOVIS Inc.

My colleagues from the Basque Country, in Spain, Professors Feli Etxeberria and Nahia Intxauasti, join me in expressing our appreciation to you for the organization, the structure, and all the other hundred details that went into the outstanding LED Conference that just concluded. We three agree that LED was carried out wonderfully. The content of the presentations and discussions were of superb quality, but the setting , the food, and other refreshments, and the smooth running of the conference, made it possible for us to focus on the presentations and the interactions with the presenters. Congratulations to you and all the members of your staff!  Professor Concepcion M. Valadez, University of California, Los Angeles, LED Conference 2011

Thank-you for organising once again a superb conference, and ensuring this excellent financial outcome. GOVIS is grateful for your team's professionalism and flair. I personally am very grateful for the excellent financial management and documentation. David Fitzgerald-Irons, Treasurer, GOVIS Inc.

My first dealing with Paardekoopers was when we appointed them in 2003 as event organiser for the 2004 International Garden Center Ass. Annual Congress. This event (which we had to bid for in 2001 to secure hosting rights) involved 250 delegates from around the world descending on NZ for a week of touring, business visits, and formal and social functions. It was an intense week which involved the organisers in managing and planning wide ranging activities - from Fish and Chips on Waiheke Island, to two chartered 737's to airlift delegates from Auckland to Wellington. Paardekoopers were required to work constructively with the organising committee, a wide range of suppliers (including 42 seperate catering contracts), international delegates and international and local sponsors. At all times Luke and his team acted professionally and delivered an outstanding result for all involved. Paardekooper's managed all apsects of the Congress including the income and expenditure to ensure that the budgeted targets were achieved. We were very happy with the final outcome the Paardekooper Team and our team of 'Industry Hosts' were able to deliver. Lance Bills, President, Nursery and Garden Assn of New Zealand.

I'd liken Paardekooper and Associates as an "event management asset" that I've capitalised on over 12 years of my career and in three very different managerial roles. From "wildly unique" motivational conferences; to "stunningly professional" international diplomatic meetings; Kaye and Luke's eye for detail and ability to target the venue, catering and social functions to match your purpose and aspiration for a particular event is unrivalled. If you want happy, inspired guests, employees and/or customers following your next event, I couldn't recommend Paardekooper and Associates more highly. Katharine Moody, Director, Aria Mai Ltd

Paardekooper & Associates were professional, reliable and committed in providing my conference with quality event management and facilitation services. My week-long conference was logistically complex yet their expert planning and smooth organisation ensured the 200+ delegates had the time of their lives. Paardekooper & Associates - turning stress into success! Liz McNeill, ITU Working Party 8F Coordinator

With Luke and Kaye and their team at Paardekooper on the job, the budget, 700 attendees, 9 streams of speakers over 4 days, sponsorship, conference dinner, catering and organising committee were so well taken care of that I need not have stocked up on Chamomile Tea. Feedback from the conference, from international and local participants, was overwhelmingly positive and I note that our next conference is to be organised by Paardekooper as well. This time I will be able to experience their exceptional organisation and helpful friendly presence without attending any planning meetings. Would I recommend their services to another group or organisation? Absolutely. Averil Coxhead, Co-convener, CLESOL 2002

United Travel's relationship with Paardekoopers is one built on trust and their proven ability to deliver results. The team at Paardekooper have the gift of being able to deliver exactly what's required, in such a way that no request is too difficult, and no detail is too small. They also have passion and insight into people, which allows them to cater to both small teams and very large conferences, always making the participants feel very much a part of the event. Above all, Paardekooper's in depth knowledge and experience of all the facets of event management, combined with an easy-going and results-oriented attitude, ensures that your event will be a guaranteed success. Wendy van Lieshout, Brand Manager, United Travel

I thought it went extremely well, and that you all did a brilliant job! I really enjoyed working with you and every bit of feedback we've had from participants has been extremely positive. Anyway, thanks again for an absolutely brilliant conference – I couldn't have done it without you! Dr Stephen May, conference convenor LED

Congratulations on a fantastic Conference. There was a good mood (a great barometer of success); good chat and plenty of good information. And all of that does not come without a tremendous amount of hard work, usually by a small team. So from Stuart and I, WELL DONE! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and do thank you for making us so welcome.
Chief Executive Officer, Nursery and Garden Industry Australia (NGIA)

I would like to add my congratulations. Being part of the steering committee was a breeze compared to the work that clearly had gone on behind the scenes. I was really impressed with the quality of the presentations and the organisation - Gold stars all round! Basia Arnold, Director General's Office, Ministry of Health (Member of Youth Offending Conference Steering Committee)

I wish to add my congratulations to you all as well, especially the Justice and Paardekooper teams. I don't know that I did much steering but you guys were heading in the right direction anyway as the success of the conference showed. Lance Rowe (Member of Youth Offending Conference Steering Committee)

Kia Ora Koutou. I really need to pass on my thanks for an awesome 3 days in Wellington for my YCD colleagues and I. The conference success was due to great leadership, amazing energy and a group of awesome people working together. We were impressed with so much, too many to mention. It is easy for me to blab on about good ideas but it created work for many of you. Congratulations, Anni Watkin, Manager, YCD Youth Services (Member of Youth Offending Conference Steering Committee)

Congratulations everyone on a fantastic conference - it was really superb and ran like clockwork. You did a great job. Everyone I spoke to was buzzing! Thanks for all your hard work. Jenni Nana, Policy Manager, Child Family and Community Policy (Member of Youth Offending Conference Programme Committee)