Invitation

We are delighted to invite you to take part in the 16th World Productivity Congress and European Productivity Conference which will convene under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Türkiye His Excellency Abdullah GÜL on 2-5 November 2010. The World Productivity Congress which is held every two years will take place with the collaboration of World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS), European Association of National Productivity Centres (EANPC) and the National Productivity Centre of Turkiye (MPM) in Antalya.

The Congress main theme is “Productivity at the Crossroads: Creating a Socially, Economically and Environmentally Responsible World”. To overcome the problems including the 2008 economic crisis and the global climate change and to build up social, economic and environmental responsibility in all areas, the need for not only creating breakthrough levels of productivity improvement but also assessing productivity from different perspectives has been understood clearly. In the Congress, how to enable sustainable productivity improvement with new productivity approaches and the important role of productivity especially in overcoming crises will be discussed. The nations, private and public sector enterprises, productivity centres and productivity experts will share their experiences, their new strategies, policy suggestions in this outstanding Congress. This, in the short run will create new cooperation opportunities, meaningful interactions between different groups and will establish the base for consideration of partnerships between nations, organizations and individuals.

16. World Productivity Congress and the European Productivity Conference will bring together distinguished academicians, business people, employers, managers and productivity experts from all over the world. Also, it will be an interactive platform where the industry, trade and public sectors come together to transform their insights into solutions to realize social, economic and environmental productivity improvements. The Congress will cover all the main productivity topics on the world’s agenda and will give the participants opportunity to be updated in productivity science and adopt new perspectives. Two important international organizations, WCPS and EANPC being the Congress partners, the outcomes of the Congress are expected to be extended to a much wider target group.

This outstanding Congress is timed to take advantage of the beautiful Mediterranean weather of the region, as well as the astonishing natural beauties, awesome historical remains around the attractive city of Antalya and the unique Turkish cuisine.

We would like to encourage you to be an active part of our Congress and we are looking forward to see you in Antalya hoping to share experiences and establish new partnerships and networks, also to provide you with an enlightening and enjoyable experience.

Congress Background

In October 2008, the National Productivity Centre of Turkiye (MPM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS) and European Association of National Productivity Centres (EANPC) to host the 16^th World Productivity Congress and European Productivity Conference 2010 together in Turkiye. This is the first time these two prestigious events have been held together and it is appropriate that this should take place in Turkiye, which forms a bridge – geographically and culturally -between Asia and Europe. MPM is building on the experience of hosting a very successful 9^th World Productivity Congress in Istanbul in 1995.

The World Productivity Congress is a global focus for productivity improvement and development. The Congress is organized with the joint efforts of WCPS and the host member organization. It brings together academicians, business people, employers, managers and productivity experts from industry, trade and public services. A productivity declaration is presented at the end of each Congress.  This particular Congress is augmented and enhanced by the addition of the European Productivity Conference, a platform for European Productivity Centres to share their experiences and expertise. continued...