BMI International 2024: Lausanne and Zurich, Switzerland

Presented in conjunction with the Club Management Association of Europe (CMAE), BMI International, an educational and cultural experience designed specifically for club management professionals, is heading to Switzerland for 2024.

CMAA Members

Cost - $3,150
Includes all meals at planned venues, tours, and local transportation listed.
Does not include accommodations or travel

Significant Others/Guest

Cost - $1,900
Includes all meals, tours, and local transportation listed.
Does not include accommodations or travel

Dates & Registration

Register: October 14-19, 2024

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Presented in Partnership with KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE

Program Details

Hotel in Lausanne: Hotel de la Paix
October 14-17, 2024
Room rate includes breakfast

Block code: Use CMAA to get a special room rate for the first three days of the program
Reservations: book online

Hotel in Zurich: Locke Am Platz
October 17-20, 2024
Room rate includes breakfast
Bookings are prepaid at the time of booking and are non-refundable.

Reservations: book online
Booking Deadline: September 17, 2024

The Baur Au Lac Is Zurich’s Time-Honored Icon

All registration cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing by the individual whose name appears on the registration. No refunds will be made after September 2, 2024. To be valid, submit all requests to CMAA Registration. CMAA regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows. Substitutions are gladly accepted; substitutions of registrations are permitted prior to the event. Only one substitution is permitted per original registrant. The individual submitting the substitution request is responsible for all financial obligations (any balance due) associated with the substitution. Badge sharing, splitting, and reprints are strictly prohibited.

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Program Agenda

All times local.

Monday, October 14 – Lausanne, Switzerland

Please note: Attendees should plan to arrive by 1:00 p.m. into the Geneva Airport.

Time	Event
15h:00 – 18h:00	Opening Reception at Domaine Wannaz

Tuesday, October 15 – EHL Hospitality Business School for Attendees

Spouse Program – TBD

Time	Event
08h00 – 08h30	Arrival on EHL Campus Lausanne
08h30 – 09h30	Who is EHL Group and its students?
09h30 – 10h15	EHL Alliance and EHL’s Strategy Towards a Successful Student Employability
10h15 – 10h45	Coffee break
10h45 – 12h00	How to Embrace Company Values to Become a True Ambassador (1)
12h00 – 13h15	Business Lunch (three-course menu)
13h15 – 14h00	Campus tour with EHL Student Ambassadors (4 groups)
14h00 – 15h15	How to Embrace Company Values to Become a True Ambassador (2)
15h15 – 15h45	Coffee break
15h45 – 16h45	Service Excellence: A Mindset!
17h00 – 18h00	CMAA Meets EHL students

Wednesday, October 16 – Lausanne, Switzerland

Day—TBD for both Attendees and Spouses

Evening—Olympic Museum for Attendees and Spouses

Time	Event
18h00 – 18h:45	Welcoming Drink
18h15 – 19h:15	Special Opening of Exhibition (Guided Tours)
19h:45 – 22h:00	Dinner
22h:00	Travel back to Hotel de la Paix

Thursday, October 17 – Attendees and Spouses Travel to Gstaad and Zurich

Note: CMAA to provide train tickets to Gstaad and Zurich

Time	Event
07h00	Check out bring luggage to lobby to put on bus to Zurich
TBD	Day in Gstaad
08h00 – 010h00	Train to Gstaad
010h00 – 16h00	In Gstaad: Gstaad Yacht Club, Education on Sustainability, Swiss Cheese Cave visit, Gondola up Gstaad Mountain and Fondue Experience
16h00 – 19h30	Train to Zurich
19h30	Check-in and dinner; free night in Zurich

Friday, October 18 – Lindt Home of Chocolate for Attendees

Spouses included on guided tour and senses experience

Time	Event
07h:30	Bus to Lindt Home of Chocolate
08h:00 – 09h:00	Welcome Coffee/Registration - Halle
09h:00 – 10h:15	Education purposes - Auditorium
10h:15 – 10h:45	Coffee break - Halle
10h:45 – 12h:00	Education purposes - Auditorium
12h:00 – 13h:15	Flying Lunch - Lounge 60
13h:15 – 14h:25	Chocolate museum 'Choco-World' guided tour Museum or Chocolate course 'Creative with all your senses' Chocolateria privat
14h:25 – 15h:15	GROUP CHANGE / Coffee break - Lounge
15h:15 – 16h:25	Chocolate museum 'Choco-World' guided tour Museum or Chocolate course 'Creative with all your senses' Chocolateria privat
16h:30	Bus back to Hotel

Free night in Zurich – Dinner Recommendations (TBC)

Saturday, October 19 – FIFA Museum for Attendees

Spouse Program – TBD

Time	Event
08h:00 – 08h:30	Bus from Hotel to FIFA Museum
08h:30 – 09h:00	Welcome Coffee - World Cup Lounge Cocktail Tische
09h:00 – 10h:00	Conference Education
10h:00 – 10h:30	Coffee Break Morning - World Cup Lounge Cocktail
10h:30 – 12h:00	Conference Education
12h:00 – 13h:00	Lunch - World Cup Lounge
13h:00 – 14h:00	Conference Education
14h:00 – 14h:15	Coffee Break Afternoon - World Cup Lounge Cocktail
14h15 – 15h:15	Conference Education
15h:15 – 16h:30	Guided Tour
16h:30	Bus to Hotel
18h:00	Bus to Club Baur au Lac for Closing Dinner
18h:30 – 19h:15	Cocktails
19h:15 – 22h:30	Dinner and Entertainment
22h:30	Buses to Hotel

Sunday, October 20 – Event Concludes in Zurich, Switzerland

Attendees should plan to depart from the Zurich airport.

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