ICCA takes pride in maintaining a proactive stance to ensure members are moving ahead with the recovery of Business Events, by enhancing member value and demonstrating leadership by helping you to continue to act in a marketing-oriented manner.Ā Ā One of the pillars of is the unique business culture whereby members are willing to share detailed, commercially…
The Association Expert Seminar offers a platform for association executives and ICCA members to come together to exchange knowledge, network, and collaborate on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of association meetings.Ā This event offers a unique opportunity for suppliers to understand client objectives and business cultures, and for association executives to understand how to negotiate with…
Iceberg partner European Cities Marketing has just staged its International Conference and General Assembly in Hamburg, rebranding during the event as the City Destinations Alliance. The meeting formulated policy on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, also making a video of solidarity, and held a remarkable session hearing from two industry colleagues based in Lviv, Ukraine. Russiaās…
IMEX in Frankfurt will finally open its 20th anniversary edition to the meetings industry on May 31st. In a multi-video preview of the Iceberg partner show, Natasha Richards of IMEX looks at the high-level IMEX Policy Forum 2022, plus Martin Sirk of Sirk Serendipity discusses multiple issues facing associations after the COVID-19 pandemic. IMEX Policy…
During its recent Brain Awareness Week, Glasgow Convention Bureau took time to acknowledge its Conference Ambassadors, academics working to attract academic meetings to the city.Ā Over 70 percent of Glasgow events are led or supported by the cityās academic institutions, and in 2022 many are in the field of neurology. From Glasgow Convention Bureau…
Iceberg partner Copenhagen Legacy Lab has just improved its methodology for planners, deepening the strategic approach. One past event that approached CLL with a clear legacy visionĀ was Electric City 2021, WindEuropeās flagship meeting held in collaboration with WindDenmark. This was stagedĀ during November 2021 at the Bella Center in Copenhagen. From Boardroom…
Global convention industry consulting firm GainingEdge has released its fourth annual Competitive Index of international convention destinations.Ā The 2021 edition ranks the worldās top cities in terms of key draw factors for meeting planners. Competitive Index 2021Ā (GainingEdge website) 2021 Destination Competitive Index Offers Advanced Tools for Business RecoveryĀ (GainingEdge press release)
A journal documenting the wider societal benefits of international association meetings and of other business events has been launched in Malaysia.Ā Curtin University and Business Events Sarawak are the main “International Journal of Business Events and Legacies” partners. The publication will share case studies fromĀ 44 organisations. From Association Meetings Internationalā¦
A large number of meetings industry groups have now made statements condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are raising awareness or funds, or have barred Russian state participation in meetings. More and more convention venues in Europe have now converted their facilities to house the millions of Ukrainians escaping the ravages of war. From PCMA…
As refugees flee the war in Ukraine, Russian members of Iceberg partner ICCA (the International Congress and Convention Association) will not be attending association events until further notice. The ICCA board also cancelled all planned activities and meetings in Russia. Iceberg partner UFI has as well suspended Russian members. From Association Meetings Internationalā¦
The organiser of Mobile World Congress, the GSMA, has seen a “vibrant and dynamic” return after 61,000 delegates from 200 nations flocked to the meeting in Barcelona. Last year the event attracted around 20,000 visitors. The Russian pavilion was banned from the event, in light of the escalating conflict in Ukraine. From Association Meetings Internationalā¦
Ukrainian scientists have called for an international boycott of scientific conferences inside Russia and asked for Russian institutes and scientific leaders to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.Ā Meanwhile international associations and other academic bodies are scrambling to cancel conferences in Russia and find alternative venues or pivot their meetings to virtual events. From Association Meetings Internationalā¦
IMEX in Frankfurt has barred all Russian state enterprises from exhibiting at the show in May in response to Russiaās invasion of Ukraine.Ā The Iceberg partner’s Group CEO Carina Bauer and its Chairman Ray Bloom posted the decision in a statement on social media which also offered Ukraine sipport. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Iceberg partner UFI, the global association of the exhibition sector, has released the latest edition of its flagship Global Barometer. Figures highlight the quickening pace of the industryās recovery in 2022 after the continuing impact of the pandemic throughout 2021. The results vary between locations, primarily driven by reopening Ā dates for exhibitions.. From Exhibition World…
Three industry associations have published a white paper calling on governments to harness the power of business events to stimulate their economies. “Business Events are the Fast Track to Recovery” documents support for the return of the sector and is the work of AIPC, ICCA and UFI, all Iceberg partners. From Association Meetings Internationalā¦
After two extremely hard years for associations, the first edition of the Brussels International Association Forum, from ASSOCIATIONWORLD, has been held, making a community out of its attendees. The changing sector models, good governance, diversity and inclusion, as well as skills of pandemic leadership, all made for lively panel discussions. From Boardroom…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen international associations with either Russian or Belarusian members, or exhibitors, or events planned, forced to take hard decisions fast, and hold difficult discussions about ending or suspending long-standing, lucrative collaborations. Ioannis Pallas, the European Society of Association Executives’ Association Manager, offers a guide. From Associations Meetings Internationalā¦
International Womenās Day, which has now been marked for over a century, offers the opportunity to remember the key conferences and other events that have helped move the needle on womenās rights. The 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women (pictured) in Beijing, China, featured participation by future Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. From PCMA…
Over thirty charities have benefited from the materials used at last yearās COP26 as part of the positive legacy of the UKās largest business event ever, which was held in Glasgow. Identity Group, which delivered the meeting for the UK’s Government and venue SEC, tasked Event Cycle with redistributing materials. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Carola van der Hoeff is the new President of AC Forum (Associations and Conference Forum). In a broad interview on the Deep Dive podcast she discusses restarting association events, changing business models, building back better and organising her first webinar. As well as that, she looks forward to face-to-face IMEX meetings. From Associations Meetings Internationalā¦
This year’s theme is “New Business, New Tech, New World” and has been expertly designed to provide all IBTM World attendees with the insights and knowledge you need to recovery and grow in 2022 and beyond. The sessions will be delivered by expert speakers from the United Nations Climate Change, LinkedIn, CrowdComms, VisitScotland, BBC Creative…
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