HCI Conference
2012 Conference "14th National Congress of Hospitality in HealthCare", October 2-5, Malaga, Spain
The Healthcare Caterers International (HCI) Board meeting will be held in Malaga, Spain this year to coincide with the AEHH conference and will include some tours of Spanish Hospitals. Also at this time; the IHHC will offer a Study Tour of some facilities in Switzerland and the Netherlands as well with a possible stop-over in Dubai. More information and registration at the Congress website . Congress Program now available
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2011 Conference "13th National Congress of Hospitality in HealthCare", October 5 - 7, Bourgos, Spain
Two weeks ago, the Asociacion Espaniola de Hostelaria Hospitalaria (AEHH), Spain held their 13th National Congress in Bourgos. While Spain has had a rough year given the global economic crisis, the congress itself had enjoyed a record level of sponsorship with 40 booths, a dinner sponsor and seven companies that included their documentation within their showbags. Over 460 delegates attended the congress as support for the association's work is showing no signs of slowing down. With the 2012 Healthcare Caterers International Conference to be held in Malaga, Spain, the AEHH are looking forward to meeting and accomodating its international delegates next year!
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AEHH Board
Congress Venue
Bourgos Cathedral
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HCI Guests
Antonio Villarino (President of the Spanish Society of Dietetics and Food Science)
Opening Session
Session 1
Session 2
Communication Workshop
2011 Conference "Nurturing is at the Heart of Healing", June 22 - 24, Dublin, Ireland
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The Council and members of the Catering Management Association were delighted on June 22nd to host the HCI Board meeting in the Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2. Mr. Bill St. John commented afterwards he was “especially pleased with the HCI Board meeting. I feel that we have turned an important corner with the organization and I am excited about the new spirit of participation by every board member”. This was followed by the Board dinner with the council of the CMAI at the Abbey Tavern in the magical fishing village of Howth, under Chef Brendan O’Neill , President of WACS, Continental Director Europe North On the 23rd June the first International Conference of Healthcare Caterers in Ireland took place.
Our conference was attended by over 40 international delegates from the Netherlands, Spain, Canada, America, Australia, Norway, Sweden, and England. We were also delighted to see so many of our own members attend and to welcome a number of new people to the association The theme of the conference was ‘Nurturing is at the heart of Healing’. Our mission was to inform and educate on the latest trends, developments and industry related issues and topics surrounding the provision of a catering service to patients or clients and developments for the future. The aim was to create awareness on the importance of food as treatment and therapy for the patient to assist them in healing and act as a catalyst for a speedy recovery and to maintain good health for the future.
Program included:
- HCI symposium
- Food aiding recovery
- Empowering people
- Quality driven service
- Trade exhibition
- The Annapurna programme
- Conference dinner
- Study tour/site visits