Amsterdam - Hundreds of would-be womanizers from more than 25 countries attended the opening of Amsterdam's Real Man Conference on Saturday, billed as the "biggest event on seducing women ever."

More than 320 participants gathered to hear pick-up tips from a range of speakers - advertised as "a dozen of the finest womanizers" on the conference website - at the two-day event being held at the RAI Conference Centre in Amsterdam.

Amongst the speakers were individuals such as AFC Adam, Sean Messenger, Zan Perrion and Johnny Soporno. The advertised ticket price was 297 euros.

Conference spokesman David Kipping said that men from as far afield as Australia and the Philippines had travelled to Amsterdam to get advice on the well-known problems of flirting.

US professional seduction-coach Zan Perrion told participants that to be successful "you need to stop thinking that you aren't big, attractive or rich enough for the woman of your choice." (dpa)