Resources for Meeting Planners

Ian Woodall sample introduction

FOR THE INTRODUCER AT THE MEETING

Between 1995 and 2003 Ian conceived, planned and led four expeditions to Everest. Before embarking on his Everest expeditions, Ian worked as a schoolteacher, a catering manager, an internal auditor, as well as serving as an officer in the British Army.

Ian lives in the mountain principality of Andorra, deep in the Pyrenees, on the border between France and Spain.

Please help me welcome
Ian Woodall!  

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Ian Woodall equipment requirements

Ian's presentations are lavishly illustrated with spectacular photographs from his expeditions, shown on PowerPoint. Ian comes equipped with his own projector and screen. However, he does require:

• access to a power point
• a lapel microphone, and audio system (if the venue if of a size to warrant it)

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Corporate gifts

Just for the love of it, by Cathy O'Dowd
Foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the world's greatest living explorer.

An account of Ian's first three Everest expeditions has been written by his team-mate, Cathy O’Dowd.
It is a handsome book, lavishly illustrated, that makes an impressive conference gift.
Copies of Just for the love of it are available to clients at a bulk corporate discount of 33% (off RRP of £29.00).

Hardcover with dust jacket (255mm x 175mm / 10" x 6.9" ) 320 pages  40 full page or double page colour photographs 72 black & white photographs

This book is also available in German, as Aus Liebe Zum Berg.

Your book beautifully illustrates the fact that it is an inner journey as much as it is an outer one against nature's harsh elements.    Ziah Hayat, South Africa

The story of what she chose to do will haunt everyone who reads it.   Daily Mail, UK

You took me [to the roof of the world] for 319 pages and a long, long sleepless night.
I was climbing with you, suffering with you, smiling with you, freezing with you... You gave me and a million others a memorable example.   Rebeca Grötzchel, Austria

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An Everest theme for your conference

Fighting your way to the summit of a giant mountain, camp by camp, step by step, is the classic metaphor for tackling a big challenge. Build the conference around the mountain, culminating in Ian Woodall's keynote address. 

• Photographs: use them in event invitations, PowerPoint background, conference posters, agendas, menus, etc. Available as 35mm slides.
• Video: mix genuine Everest footage with company presentations. Available on Betacam or DV.
• Equipment: build a mountain base camp in the foyer, dress a mannequin in Ian’s Everest summit suit!

All photographs, video and equipment are provided at NO EXTRA COST.

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Publicity Photographs

To use any of these of these images in your web / email publicity, right click on the picture and select
'save picture as'.

To download a 300 dpi version of the image suitable for print publicity, click on the picture, wait while the bigger picture loads, right click on the big picture and select 'save picture as'.

	Above: Ian (right) and team with Nelson Mandela. Left: Ian at 7000 metres, on the south side of Everest.
	Above: Ian climbing up to the north col, on the north side of Everest. Left: Ian crossing a crevasses in the Khumbu Icefall.
Above: Ian (left) on the summit, 25 May 1996. Right: Ian (right) on the summit, 29 May 1999.
	Above: The north side of Everest. Left: The south side of Everest.

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