Come together with Nature! Costa Rica is undoubtedly a singular destination: a tiny country between two oceans; 5 1. 100 km2 full of the most surprising, contrasting landscapes, a land of abundant natural resources, it gathers one of the most ample diversities of flora and fauna in the world.
The ideal country to house varied reunions worldwide: strategically located in the middle of the American continent. It has the best it connectivity of Central America, one of the most efficient in Latin America. One of the most acknowledged, established tourist destinations worldwide; a pioneer in good environmental practices: over one fourth of its national territory is protected under the National Parks system.
Its population is under 5 million; Costa Rica has one of the best & consolidated democratic c systems in n the continent, socio-economical stability and ongoing peace, since it abolished its army in 1949. First order facilities, hostelry of the best level, and state of the art telecommunications and technology, a high degree of specialization and professionalism from suppliers.
These are the conditions that united to the warmth of its people and magic of its land, will make your participation in COCAL 2009: an unforgettable experience! Come, we are expecting you to discover with us why Costa Rica is a "pura vida" country.
Goal:
Consolídate the Latino American region os a first-class world destination to capture tourism of reunions.
Aimed at:
- Companies organizing congresses (OPC)
- Conventions' bureaus and Visitors
- Persons directly involved in the organization of different reunions
- National Secretariats of Tourism
- NAT's (National Associations of Tourism)
- Companies specialized in the selection of destinations
- Convention Centers, hotels, air lines, tour operators and others Specialized suppliers
Organizing Committee
Leonel Bonilla (ADOCA's President)
Flor E. Solano (COCAL 2009 General Coordinator)
Yadyra Simón (ExpoMeeting 2009 Coordinator)
Lenin Jiménez (Executive Coordinator)
Valent Guevara
Olga M. López
Laura Mora
Inter-institutional Committee
ICT (Costa Rican Tourist Board)
CAB (Central American Conventions Bureau)
ACOPROT (Costa Rican Association o Professionals in Tourism)
CANATUR (Costa Rican National Tourism Chamber)
Costa Rica, host of the Congress
Population: 4.500.000 inhabitants
Area: 51.100 Km2
Language: Spanish
Currency: Colón (US$ per 500 colones approximately)
Army abolished: 1949
Capital: San José
Dr. Oscar Arias, Nobel Peace Prize -1987
Work Dynamics
- Plenary sessions
- Workshops
- Panel discussions
- Commercialization Bourse - ExpoMeeting 2009
- Simultaneous lectures for basic training
- Investigation works and "call for papers"
- Site inspection and tourist circuits
- COCAL 2009 General Assembly
- Simultaneous reunions by related organisms
- Thematic Areas
- Transform your events into environmentally sustainable reunions, the era of the "Green Events"
- Show the impact our activity may have: with statistics from the congresses & conventions market
- Emotions: a new value for events' development
- Central American Integration: eight countries, one destination
- Candidacies as Headquarters: selling our destination in 10 minutes
- OPCs: Adequate management of stress and pressure in clients
- Making more with less resources: new realty of events
