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CREATIVE CAPITAL: SXSW Extends Sydney’s Credentials
From ICC Sydney: SXSW Sydney®, the Asia Pacific region’s largest innovation, culture, gaming, music and screen event has launched overnight at International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), managed by ASM Global. The precinct welcomed thousands of patrons to the SXSW Sydney Screen Festival’s Opening Night film premiere of The Royal Hotel, followed by a welcome…
Congress Leaves Legacy for Eco-Friendlier Future of Building
From PCMA: The 28th UIA World Congress of Architects, held July 2-6 in Denmark, demonstrated the power of conferences to create a legacy of change in the world when it launched the “Copenhagen Lessons” — 10 principles for change in the building industry to reach the United Nations’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The congress brought…
Global Business Events Industry Peak Body Issues Statement
JMIC (Joint Meetings Industry Council) has today issued a statement regarding the latest troubles in the Middle East on behalf of its international members as follows: Acts of terror should have no place in our world. The killings of innocent civilians by Hamas are unacceptable, and this goes against the core of our industry’s purpose….
ICCA Adds Governmental Meetings to its Database
From AMI: Until now meeting suppliers joining the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) have done so primarily in order to access data on international associations and their meetings. Networking and education have been other draws, of course, but generating sales leads through ICCA’s extensive Business Intelligence (BI) database was basically why people parted with…
GainingEdge Welcomes Mark Oliver Schloesser
From GainingEdge: GainingEdge is proud to announce that Mark Oliver Schloesser has joined its venue consulting team on 1 Oct 2023, focusing on convention & exhibition centre projects. Mark has 25 years of experience in the industry, most recently with Deutsche Messe in Germany and Indonesia, and with Hannover in both Hong Kong and Shanghai,…
Sydney Builds Sustainability Legacy Through Business Events
From Skift Meetings: Sydney, Australia, has won the inaugural Global Destination Sustainability Movement (GDS-Movement) and #MEET4IMPACT Impact Award. The award recognizes the BESydney Impact Program, a social impact methodology and framework for business events across the region. As one of the top 10 most liveable cities on the planet, Sydney’s focus on sustainability is not…
Destinations International Issues Latest Tourism Lexicon
Destinations International has released its annual Tourism Lexicon, advising organisations how they can shift their narrative to best align with global policy makers. Available in five versions – USA, UK, Australia, Canada, and Canada (French) – each edition of the Tourism Lexicon has been developed based on analysis of local political and media databases.
Denmark Shares Insights From Six Years of Legacy Development
From Meetings International: In a new report, MeetDenmark, the Danish Business Events Association, publishes learnings and insights after researching and testing legacy in Denmark for six years. MeetDenmark believes that the insights can help legacy efforts gain traction and that they are transferable to associations and destinations across the world. MeetDenmark has been researching, testing,…
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