Institute for International Research, Inc. (IIR) was a subsidiary of
Informa Plc. It grew from its founding in 1973 to become one of the world's largest
conference providers. It became part of the Informa Group in 2005.
In 2015, Informa rebranded its conference and training businesses, including IIR, KNect365.
Overview
The company was started by
Irvine Laidlaw, Baron Laidlaw
Irvine Alan Stewart Laidlaw, Baron Laidlaw (born 22 December 1942 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) is a Scottish businessman, and a former member of the House of Lords. In the '' Sunday Times Rich List 2012'' ranking of the wealthiest people in ...
in 1973 and sold to
Informa for a reported GBP 768 million in 2005.
[Reece, Damian (2 June 2005)]
Lord Laidlaw sells IIR events firm for $1.4bn
''The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publish ...
'' Irvine Laidlaw began IIR by producing newsletters out of a base in Hong Kong.
Operations
In 1989, IIR Inc. in the United States acquired institutions in order to enter the seminar and training business. Acquisitions included training organisers such as
ESI International,
Achieve Global Huthwaite followed by Omega Performance and Communispond. Debra Chipman is the current president and chief executive officer of the Institute for International Research, Inc, which operates as a subsidiary of IIR Ltd.
Many IIR conferences, workshops and training courses are conducted in Europe each year. These cover many topics including general management, finance, banking and energy. IIR has been active in Austria since 1992. Annual congresses held in Austria include ''Epcon"''(energy), ''tel.con'' (telecommunications industry), ''Pulse'' (health), ''Course'' (banking sector) and the ''ÖVT'' (insurance industry). IIR has been operating in Germany since 1989 with 200 employees, 14 divisions and about 2000 events. Starting from 1999, Austria developed the
CEE region for IIR, with offices in Poland (Warsaw), Czech Republic (Prague) and Hungary (Budapest).
IIR online regional sites include IIR Austria, IIR Australia IIR North America, IIR Middle East, IIR Telecoms and Informa plc.
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References
External links
* [http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/minist/health-sante/speeches-discours/1996_04_01_e.html Government of Canada, Health Canada – Institute for International Research Conference – Speaking Notes for David C. Dingwall, Minister of Health, The Toronto Hilton Hotel, Toronto, 1 April 1996]
Kenyon & Kenyon – Events – Institute for International Research's 7th Annual Generic Drugs Summit
"Steven J. Lee, PhD, partner in our New York Office, will be participating in a panel entitled "The Effect of Proposed Patent Reform Legislation on Hatch-Waxman Litigation" at the Institute for International Research's 7th Annual Generic Drugs Summit in Washington, D.C."
Spoke – Institute for International Research
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Conferences
Business services companies established in 1973
1973 establishments in England