Invitation

We cordially invite you to attend the 16th World Productivity Congress and European Productivity Conference 2010 which will convene on 2-5 November 2010 in Antalya, Türkiye. MPM is glad to be able to rely on its experience from the 9th WPC in İstanbul in 1995 and very proud to be hosting this outstanding international Congress integrated with the EPC 2010 for the first time in its history.

The Congress main theme is : “Productivity at the Crossroads: Creating a Socially, Economically and Environmentally Responsible World”. Including the 2008 global economic crisis the world is struggling with problems in many fields which brought it to a crossroads where in order to address the challenges facing the world and to build up social, economic and environmental responsibility in all areas, creating breakthrough levels of productivity improvement must be our starting point. Türkiye is a unique link between East and West, thus representing the ideal location for discussing these issues.

In the Congress, how to make productivity sustainable with new productivity perspectives and the role of productivity in overcoming crises will be handled. The experiences of the nations, private and public sector enterprises, productivity centres and experts from the field will be shared. This will create the base for cooperation, building networks, focusing on meaningful interactions between different groups and consideration of partnerships between nations, organizations and individuals.

This Congress 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 industry, trade and public sectors come together to present insights into progress challenges in the achievement of improved social, environmental and economic productivities.

The Congress will be organized according to the specified themes with plenary and parallel sessions, focused workshops and lectures that will cover all the main productivity topics on the world’s agenda and will give you the opportunity to be updated in productivity science.

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.

16th World Productivity Congress Steering Committee