Gymnastics Ireland presents at the 3rd UEG Communication Seminar
31st May 2016, 00:00a.m.
Between the running of the Men’s and Women’s European Championships events, the UEG hosted a Communication Seminar on May 30th in Bern. The people responsible for Media, Communication and Marketing as well as the Presidents of the UEG Member Federations were invited to this important event.
The topics covered at the seminar included Crisis management, Facing the Camera, Marketing, Live Streaming and Branding/Re Branding.
It was under this last topic that Gymnastics Ireland CEO, Ciaran Gallagher was invited to present and discuss ‘Gymnastics Ireland Brand Development’.
An invitation of this kind highlights both the progress made in the development of the sport of Gymnastics in Ireland and the growth of the Gymnastics Ireland brand across the international landscape.
The UEG Vice-president, Mrs Malin Eggertz Forsmark (SWE) conducted the seminar, which was organised by Tina Gerrets, the UEG Head of Media. Mr. Georges Guelzec, the UEG President, officially opened this important event and Mr. Gallagher was amongst a number of esteemed presenters at the seminar which included:
Mr Denis Oswald - International Olympic Committee Member
Mr. Nicolas Maingot - FIFA Head of Communications
Mr. Jean-Francoise Rosse - Journalist & Gymnastics Commentator and member of team that created Ircos system with Swiss Timing.
Mrs. Claire Jackson - Head of Marketing & Communications, British Gymnastics
David Ciaralli, Journalist & Head of Press, Italian Gymnastics