Case study · Thalassaemia International Federation

They could choose anyone.
They have chosen us since 2009.

Every conference. Every regional meeting. Every workshop. Every webinar.
A global medical federation, delegates from more than 68 countries, one delivery team. The whole program now runs on one platform you can walk into right now.
Published with TIF's written consent. Quotes supplied by TIF, unedited.
Conference plenary in a full hall, warm light
▶Video 01 · 60 secConference floor reel
Seventeen years is not a testimonial. It is a verdict.
2009every TIF event since
68+countries represented
30,000+TIF delegates served
The client

First, who is TIF?

The Thalassaemia International Federation is a global medical federation: national patient associations, clinicians, researchers and policy makers, working in more than 68 countries to improve the lives of people with thalassaemia. In the medical world, TIF is not a name you explain. It is a name you answer to.

In official relations with the World Health OrganizationA WHO non-state actor in official relations since 1996, renewed by the WHO Executive Board through 2027.
Holder of a WHO prize for global public healthAwarded the WHO Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize in 2015 for its contribution to public health.
A global educational programInternational conferences, regional meetings, workshops and webinars, for delegates from more than 68 countries.
An organization at this level can demand any partner it wants. What follows is who it chose.
SLOT 3 · IN THEIR WORDS
In their words

TIF, in its own words.

Three statements from the people who run the federation. Supplied by TIF, published with written consent, unedited.
Dr Panos Englezos, President, Thalassaemia International Federation
Dr Panos Englezos
President
Thalassaemia International Federation
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For more than 17 years, the eventblu team has been a trusted partner in supporting TIF's international, regional and local educational meetings. From our TIF International Conferences of more than 1,000 attendees to major regional events across the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, they have consistently delivered exceptional service, professionalism and reliability. Their commitment to excellence has helped us bring together the global thalassaemia community with confidence, making them a partner we are pleased to recommend.
Dr Androulla Eleftheriou, Executive Director, Thalassaemia International Federation
Dr Androulla Eleftheriou
Executive Director
Thalassaemia International Federation
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Organising TIF conferences that encompass diverse groups of attendees with specific social and medical needs requires a partner that is responsive, experienced and able to deliver under pressure. eventblu has supported TIF through numerous large, mid and small-scale events, cumulatively gathering over 50,000 attendees in the last decade. Their attention to detail, flexibility and unwavering professionalism have made them an integral part of the successful delivery of our global educational programme.
Lily Cannon, Deputy Director, Thalassaemia International Federation
Lily Cannon
Deputy Director
Thalassaemia International Federation
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eventblu has become a valued and seamless extension of our own team, embodying our mission across the world. From managing travel and accommodation for hundreds of delegates to handling last-minute changes with efficiency and professionalism, they have consistently made complex and demanding events easier to deliver. Their dependable support throughout educational events, in-person and virtual, allows our team to focus on what matters most, delivering a high-quality experience for our global community.
✓ Approved by TIFAll three statements are published under TIF's written consent. No word has been changed or added.
SLOT 4 · THE PARTNERSHIP
The partnership

One team.
Nothing re‑explained.

We did not build a product and look for a client. We ran the events first.
The work began in Damascus in 2009, at TIF's first Pan-Middle East Conference on Haemoglobinopathies. By 2012 we were delivering whole editions end to end, and region by region the program opened: the Middle East, Asia, China, the Balkans, the Americas. TIF never rebuilds, never re-briefs, never re-explains.
Twice, TIF's Board of Directors has awarded this team: in 2017 for dedication to TIF's mission, in 2023 for the organization of TIF's conferences. In 2026 the relationship moved onto eventblu, the platform we built because no off the shelf tool matched how we already worked.
2009
1st Pan-Middle East Conference on Haemoglobinopathies
Damascus, Syria. Where the work with TIF began.
2012
Two regions in one year
1st Pan-Asian Conference, Bangkok, and 1st Pan-South China Conference, Nanning. The first editions delivered by us end to end.
2016
1st Pan-Balkan Conference
Thessaloniki, Greece. Another region reached with our contribution.
2017
TIF Special Award
International Conference, Thessaloniki
TIF's Board of Directors presents its Special Award to this team, for dedication to TIF's mission.
2023
Awarded Again
International Conference, Kuala Lumpur
The Board's second award, for the organization of TIF's conferences, at the largest TIF conference to date.
2025
1st Pan-American Conference
Washington DC, USA. A new continent, the same team.
2026
tifeducation.org goes live on eventblu
Every event, past and upcoming, at one address.
Screen 01tifeducation.org, live capture
Photo
Christos Paphitis
Christos Paphitis
Founder
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Much of what this team knows about conferences was learned in TIF's service, and we are grateful for the trust, the standards and the journey. The greater achievement is TIF's own: a federation that has spent decades bringing knowledge, care and a voice to patients and their families across the world. It is an honor to build for it.

Christos Paphitis · Founder
SLOT 5 · THREE CONTINENTS, THREE SCALES

Three continents. Three scales. Same team.

Pick any one of these and it would be a case study.
Kuala Lumpur conference hall
TIF International Conference · 2023

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1,600+delegates
68+countries

Full sponsorship programs for faculty, patients and association representatives: flights, hotels, transfers, visa support, hospitality.

Hanoi regional session
Pan-Asian Conference · 2015

Hanoi, Vietnam

700+delegates
25+countries

A full regional edition with scientific program and destination management. The model repeats outside the flagship conference.

Washington DC delegates
1st Pan-American Conference · 2025

Washington DC, USA

350+delegates
20+countries

TIF's first major event in the Americas. New region, new suppliers, new regulations, same standard.

TIF events have also run in Thailand, Greece, Italy, Jordan, the UAE, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Romania and China. That is part of the list, not all of it.
SLOT 6 · THE STAKES
The stakes

Who is in the room.

Patients, families, clinicians, researchers and policy makers, brought together by TIF. Some travel across the world with a medical condition, a visa to arrange and a treatment schedule to keep.

A registration form that breaks is not an inconvenience. It is somebody who does not make it to the room.

Get this wrong and a patient misses the only meeting of the year that was built for them.
Photo 02Delegates arriving, registration desk
Registration desk, TIF international conference. Photo placed by Chris.
SLOT 7 · WHY TIF STAYS
Why TIF stays

Not the software. These four.

Seventeen years is a decision TIF makes again every year. This is what they are deciding on.
1 · The budget

Their budget stays theirs.

Candidate countries researched and budgeted with TIF's coordination, flight connectivity checked, every budget finalized for TIF's approval. Then held: registration fees and packages set so the event ends inside its budget.

The record
Seventeen years. Zero cancellation fees paid.
Not luck. Scenarios built before contracts are signed, flexible terms negotiated, room blocks split, registrations monitored throughout. The rare fee that ever appeared was negotiated away, both sides better off.
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2 · The team

We are part of their team.

When it matters, the founder inspects the hotel before the delegates arrive. At the important conferences he is in the venue, not on the phone. His time has never been on an invoice.

The honor
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At its International Conferences, the TIF Board presents awards in recognition and appreciation of contribution to its community. The only partner it has ever awarded is this team, twice: Thessaloniki 2017, for dedication to the achievement of TIF's mission, and Kuala Lumpur 2023, for the organization of TIF's conferences.
3 · The practical

Problems arrive. Solutions ship.

Dates moved, venues changed, whole countries switched. The conference still opens on schedule, and it opens full.

Two scenes When floods hit the host city, we moved the dates and the conference went ahead. When a host city fell through close to opening, we moved the venue, the city and the country, and opened on schedule to a full room.
4 · The dedication

Down to the last delegate.

Paid or sponsored, we talk to every single attendee. Connections lost at midnight, on a weekend, the day before opening: there is always a solution, and the attendee joins the conference.

One scene The day before a conference opened, a sponsored delegate lost their route. We rebuilt it overnight. They made the opening session. That is the standard, for every attendee, at every edition.
SLOT 8 · SEE IT LIVE
Not a screenshot you have to trust

Open it yourself. Right now.

tifeducation.org is public. Browse it the way a delegate would, before you speak to anyone here. Every page on it is built and operated by our team.
https://tifeducation.org
Screen 02Home: upcoming events, one secure portal, sponsor page
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Upcoming and past eventsEvery edition, live and archived, at one address.
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Registration and accountOne login, registration, accommodation booking, secure OTP access.
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After the eventCertificates and program materials from the delegate account.
  • ◆One account registration across every event type
  • ◆Abstract and poster submission and review
  • ◆Accommodation booked where the ticket is booked
  • ◆Certificates and recordings after closing
  • ◆Sponsor packages and sponsored attendance, applied for on the site
  • ◆The Zoom connection for hybrid and virtual. The Zoom account is TIF's.
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    TIF gave us seventeen years.
    Give us fifteen minutes.

    Fifteen minutes with the team that delivers it. You will know by the end whether we fit, and so will we.

    If your event is not one for us, you will hear it on the first call.
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