27.02.2009

Irish PM congratulates IPAF

The Irish prime minister - taoiseach, Brian Cowen met with John Ball, the current president of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), this week, to learn more about the Federations work and objectives, as well as to congratulate him on helping to bring the upcoming IPAF summit to Dublin, the first time that the annual conference has been held outside of the UK.
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Ireland's taoiseach, Brian Cowen (L) congratulates IPAF president John Ball

The taoiseach went on to say, “While IPAF may not be a household name in Ireland, they have gained a well deserved international reputation for promoting and developing their industry. I hope that the 300 delegates attending this year’s conference will not only enjoy an interesting and informative event but that they will also get a chance to sample some of our capital’s delights during their stay.”
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Taoiseach Brian Cowen (R) has a brief lesson on aerial lifts from John Ball

He also expressed the hope that more Irish business leaders in a similar position of influence could follow Ball’s lead by actively promoting Ireland as a suitable conference location. “This is more important now than ever as we have a plentiful supply of top quality hotels and will be completing our National Conference centre in 2010”.

Minister to open Summit,

Ball also met with Peter Power, Ireland’s minister of state for overseas development, at his offices in the Department of Foreign Affairs. The two agreed that Power will provide the opening address at the Summit.
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John Ball (L) with Peter Power, Ireland’s minister for overseas development

Power joins other political heavyweight Pat Cox, former president of the European Parliament who will speak at the conference later in the day.

The summit will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin on Thursday 2nd April 2009. Full details are available on the IPAF website: www.ipaf.org/en/resources/events/iapa