The 2011 European Outsourcing Association (EOA) Summit & Awards will take place in Madrid, Spain on 20th & 21st June, it has been announced.

Hosted by the EOA’s Spanish chapter, the 2011 EOA Summit will look to build on the success of the 2010 event by bringing together Europe’s leading outsourcing suppliers, end-users and support service providers for a two day conference focusing on the latest innovations, trends and developments in the European outsourcing market.

The event will also include the prestigious European Outsourcing Association Awards, a gala awards ceremony aimed at celebrating and rewarding excellence in pan-European outsourcing.

“We’re extremely pleased to announce that this year’s Summit and Awards will be held in Madrid in June,” said Martyn Hart, Chairman of the EOA.  “Last year’s event proved to be extremely popular with our members, and was hugely successful.  We look forward to offering delegates the opportunity to learn about and celebrate best practice in outsourcing, while ensuring a variety of networking opportunities as well as, of course, an opportunity to relax and enjoy the world famous Spanish hospitality.”

As the umbrella organisation for a collection of not-for-profit trade associations operating across Europe, the EOA is the centre of excellence in pan-European outsourcing, focused on communicating the significant benefits and strategic lessons of outsourcing across Europe. 

Run by its members, for its members, it offers a unique combination of seasoned experts and practitioners working on the buy-side and supply-side of outsourcing, active across the Central European markets. With more than 1,000 corporate members from the seven national trade associations the current EOA chapters span across Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, UK and Spain.

Companies already confirmed as attending this year include: Visionlab, T-Systems, Telefonica Espana, DHL Supply Chain, Adecco, Hitachi, Steria, Fujitsu, and Capgemini.