WELCOME TO SITE GERMANY CHAPTER - Incentives Professionals
About SITE
Learn a little about our history !
Learn a little about our history !
Learn a little about our history !
1973 - 2021 - Celebrating 48 years forward!
Founded in 1973, Site - the Society of Incentive and Travel Excellence is the only international, not-for-profit, professional association devoted to the pursuit of excellence in incentives, a multi-billion dollar global industry.
SITE Germany was founded on Saturday, 12th May 1990 at the H
1973 - 2021 - Celebrating 48 years forward!
Founded in 1973, Site - the Society of Incentive and Travel Excellence is the only international, not-for-profit, professional association devoted to the pursuit of excellence in incentives, a multi-billion dollar global industry.
SITE Germany was founded on Saturday, 12th May 1990 at the Hotel Kempinski Vierjahreszeiten in Munich.
The gala dinner was proceeded by a "Destination Dimensions Seminar" in the former Grand Hotel Continental organised by SITE Germany President-Elect, Günther Roeleff (R.I.P.) and headed up by SITE President, Michael J. Hurwitz (R.I.P.) and SITE CEO, Bob Vitagliano.
Around 30 participants attended including then future SITE President (1992), Patrick M. Delaney.
Chapter highlights over the past three decades included among others:
‘On SITE at Six’ networking events in Frankfurt am Main SITE ITB Get-Togethers since 1994 in Berlin,
SITE European Symposium 1994 in Munich,
Incentive Market Research Studies in 2000, 2010 and 2019
SITE EMEA Forum 2012 in Berlin,
SITE Education Days in Munich
SITE Member Receptions since 2004 at IMEX Frankfurt.
PAST-PRESIDENTS SITE Germany 1990 – 2019
Günther Roeloff (RIP)
Dr. Patrick Patridge
Oskar Hinteregger
Claudia Laux
Johanna Fischer
Heike Mahmoud, CMP
Linda Baumgartner
Marina Parra-Flechsig
Further information: www.siteglobal.com
Our Core Purpose and mission
Learn a little about our history !
Learn a little about our history !
Site provides international conferences, educational seminars, networking programmes and information services to those who design, develop, promote, sell, administer, and operate motivational programmes as an incentive to increase productivity in business. Currently Site has over 2,200 members in 90 countries, with 29 local and regiona
Site provides international conferences, educational seminars, networking programmes and information services to those who design, develop, promote, sell, administer, and operate motivational programmes as an incentive to increase productivity in business. Currently Site has over 2,200 members in 90 countries, with 29 local and regional chapters. Site members represent corporate executives, incentive companies, destination management companies, travel & event planners, official tourist organizations, marketing & public relations consultants, transportation companies, hotels and resorts, cruise lines, trade publications, and supporting organizations such as restaurants and visitor attractions
Mission Statement
The Society of Incentive & Travel Excellence (SITE) is a worldwide organization of business professionals dedicated to the recognition and development of motivational and performance improvement strategies of which travel is a key component. It recognizes global cultural differences and practices in developing these strategies, and serves as a prime networking and educational opportunity for its members.
Core Purpose
The Core Purpose of The Society of Incentive & Travel Excellence is to foster networking and professional development among individuals and business entities involved in the use of motivation, incentives, and travel rewards.
Definition of Incentive Travel Incentive travel is a global management tool that uses an exceptional travel experience to motivate and/or recognize participants for increased levels of performance in support of organizational goals.Site's strategic vision, promise and identity are built on three core brand pillars: Global Connections, Motivational Experiences and Business Results. These brand pillars are the focus of all Site communications and business planning. This fresh brand identity provides the framework for programmes and services that are valuable and meaningful to all Site members.
Further information: www.siteglobal.com
Join SITE
SITE Germany members are members of SITE Global.
There is no chapter membership category only.
Some Site Germany members are from neighbouring countries who have no Site Chapter of their own (e.g. France and Switzerland) or are also members of another Site Chapter (e.g. South America, Belgium and Italy).
Site members benefit from belonging to the most widely recognized, well-respected and dynamic incentive and travel society in the global marketplace.
Through unparalleled networking opportunities, education and the Site Code of Ethics, SITE members form lasting partnerships that grow their businesses and professional development.
You can join Site online HERE!
Should you be interested in joining Site and becoming an active member of Site Germany then we would also be most delighted to hear from you!
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
Site has a special membership category for students of accredited universities or other qualified programmes. As a qualified part-time or full-time student, Site membership will provide you an opportunity for exploring career paths and leadership growth.
Upcoming events
As we do not want you to miss any of our events, please mark your calendars on the following dates:
June 24th, 15:00hrs CET
"No P.A.N.E., no gain!”
*Further dates and more information about the content of each of our events will be released soon.
Our commitment for 2021 - No PANE, no gain!
Dear SITE Germany Members and Friends,
It is with great excitement and pleasure that we are reaching out to you today to announce that, after several months of hibernation, the new Board of SITE Germany is ready to rebirth and has set a plan, together with SITE Headquarters, to re-establish the chapter in all its splendour!
2020 was a very tough year for our industry and our chapter and this was the main reason why we reduced our activities to a minimum. Like many other events in our lives, our regular activities (Education Day, SITE Cocktail at IMEX and even the celebration of our 30 years anniversary) needed to be postponed to 2021.
But we did not only sit and wait for better times to come. During the last months, we have set the path for a fantastic and bright future for our chapter and our industry, which we would love to share with you, but most importantly, we invite you to actively take part of.
The main aspect we have discussed is that we want to satisfy the needs of our diverse membership and will focused on fulfilling your objectives. As all our members are physically distributed throughout Germany and neighbouring countries, we believe we need to provide impactful and regular content and business connections, without the need to travel too much. We therefore plan to have regular online /hybrid get-togethers, which will cover the following four pillars:
· Partners’ showcase
· Advise from international expert buyers
· Networking
· Education
With the motto “No PANE, no gain!”, we want to bring our chapter’s possibilities nearer to you and want to offer you the opportunity to benefit from the amazing platform of over 2.200 SITE Members worldwide.
We want to showcase you and your companies (our Partners!) as much as we can and give you an authentic presence through our social media channels, which we will reactivate within the next weeks.
In the Advisory portion, we will invite international incentive planners from the main markets that are relevant to Europe and we will receive from them the actual input on how their markets and clients are behaving and how we can improve our approach.
We want all of us to interact with each other and make our Networking ties even stronger. We want to make our communication open and create a platform where each of you is able and comfortable to reach to a partner for advice, suggestions, assistance or business.
And last, but not least, we will choose important themes on further education and personal development, for which we will also invite experts in the different fields (social media / digitalization, sustainability, sales in today’s world and much more!).
As we do not want you to miss any of our events, please mark your calendars on the following dates:
February 2nd, 14:00hrs CET
SITE Germany Relaunch and presentation of our first “No PANE, no gain!” series of interactions.
April 6th, 15:00hrs CET
No PANE, no gain! - 2nd. Session.
May 26th, 16:30hrs CET
SITE Yearly cocktail during IMEX Frankfurt. Live Session of No PANE, no gain!
Further dates and more information about the content of each of our events will be released soon.
We also want to take this opportunity to invite all members to participate in our Board, as we still have some positions available.
The SITE membership can offer you more than just the use of our logo! You get real business opportunities to make or renew contacts that can help you increase your network and improve your performance. We only require that you invest 1.5 hours each 6-8 weeks and help us grow our SITE Germany Chapter!
Our Chapter Board is looking forward to serve you again this year and is appreciative of any suggestions, input and participation you can contribute.
Cheers to a prosperous, healthy and successful 2021!
Marina Parra-Flechsig and the SITE Germany Chapter Board
