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| Sandra Collier |
Event Dynamics was founded in 1996 in Johannesburg South Africa by Sandra Collier and Melanie Campbell with the goal of becoming a leading international meeting planning and event management company. Over the years, Event Dynamics has built a small team with decades of collective expertise and experience, planning and executing a number of major meetings and events including:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Grand Challenges in Global Health (Cape Town, South Africa, 2007)
- Held in, South Africa, this was the first meeting of its kind to be held outside of the USA; brought together 320 leading scientists from around the world. Subsequently managed additional events for the foundation:
- 2008 – Bangkok, Thailand
- 2009 – Arusha, Tanzania
- 2010 – Seattle, USA
- 2011 – New Delhi, India
- 2012 – Ottawa, Canada
- Held in, South Africa, this was the first meeting of its kind to be held outside of the USA; brought together 320 leading scientists from around the world. Subsequently managed additional events for the foundation:
University of San Francisco California
- Post Graduate Radiology Department Continuing Medical Education program (Victoria Falls Zambia, 2005)
- Managed group of 200 medical and families (404 in the group) to attend a Radiology Continuing Medical Education (CME) program. The success of the event resulted in a repeat in June 2007 – the first time a destination has been repeated on the UCSF Post Graduate Radiology Calendar before or since.
- Secured travel contract for a similar meeting for the same client in Sydney, Australia with travel to both Australia and New Zealand.
Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
- Science Committee, Host Genetics & HIV Diversity Working Group (multiple locations, dates)
- New York-based initiative comprising a global alliance of independent organizations working towards the development of safe and effective HIV vaccines.
- Organized over 20 meetings over a 2 year period until the volume increase justified the employment of in-house meeting planner.
11th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement
- Five Year Planning Conference (May 2003, Durban KwaZulu Natal, South Africa)
- Despite a significant drop in international attendance in the final stages due to global SARS virus fears, creative budget adjustments were critical to maintain quality yet also generate a profit for the organizers.
Government of South Africa
- South African Government Land Tenure Conference (November, 2001 Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa)
- An event that presented many challenges including political protests, cultural diversity sensitivities and extremes and very tight deadlines.
Sandra is affiliated with the following organizations:
- MPI : Meeting Professionals International – member
- APTA : Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa – board member Pacific Northwest
- PCMA: Professional Conference Management Association - member
- Africa Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest - member
- African Wildlife Foundation – member
- Seattle Wine Society – board member
In 2003, Sandra and her husband realized a dream in moving to the United States. Now based in Seattle, Washington, Sandra enjoys travel, food and wine, and is an active participant in various non-profit organizations that focus on wildlife and conservation.
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