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Institute for International Research

Company type	an Informa business
Industry	Events, Exhibitions, Conferences, Training, Executive Development
Founded	London (1973)
Key people	Debra Chipman, President & CEO, IIRUSA
Subsidiaries	IIR Australia IIR Austria IIR Executive Development IIR Finance IIR Middle East IIR Netherlands IIR Spain IIR USA

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 in 1973 and sold to Informa for a reported GBP 768 million in 2005. 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.

References

1. "Our story | KNect365 Corporate pages". Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
2. "Tory peer Lord Laidlaw seeks treatment for sex addiction". The Sunday Times. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
3. Reece, Damian (2 June 2005). Lord Laidlaw sells IIR events firm for $1.4bn, The Independent
4. IIR: IIR Österreich – Berufliche Weiterbildung mit IIR Österreich: Seminare, Konferenzen, Kongresse, Trainings
5. Welcome to IIR Conferences
6. IIR USA – Events Deliver Business
7. "Conferences, Training, Managed Events, Exhibitions in Dubai – Home". Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
8. IIR Telecoms & Technology
9. Informa.com – Home

External links

• The Usability Professionals' Association – The UPA Voice – Institute for International Research (IIR) and the UPA Connection: The Market Research Event 2006
• 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 Archived 17 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine "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

• Conferences
• Business services companies established in 1973
• 1973 establishments in England