Business Events World ā Issue 92
Host Destination: Global
Status of Sustainability in the Exhibition Industry (July 2021)
Iceberg partner UFI, global association of the exhibition industry, has released a new report on the status of sustainability in the exhibition industry, including results from surveys conducted by UFI research partner Explori. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has severely hit the economy, the fundamentals remain, and sustainability is a strong priority for exhibitions and…
Global Exhibition Barometer 27th Edition (June 2021)
This study is based on a global survey, concluded in July 2021. It represents up-to-date information on the development and outlook of the global exhibition industry as well as on 28 markets and regions. Global Exhibition Barometer 27th Edition (June 2021) (UFI website) Global Exhibition Industry Sentiment Expected Developments 2021 – 2022 Infographic (UFI website)…
Reimagining Business Events Through COVID-19 and Beyond
The pandemic offers an opportunity for the business events industry to reinvent itself, according to a recently published white paper jointly presented by PCMA, Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau, Singapore Tourism Board, and Iceberg partner UFI, global association of the exhibition industry. But the paper, Reimagining Business Events Through COVID-19 and BeyondĀ doesnāt make light of…
COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard (June 14th ā 17th)
World of Concrete 2021 from June 7th to 10th attracted over 58,000 registered professionals and hosted more than 1,564 leading industry suppliers across more than 746,000 net square feet of exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center, according to lasvegashowto.com. Other estimates put that number closer to 30,000, but one thing is true. With…
ICCA Annual Statistics Study 2020
The past year has transformed the way the international association meetings industry does business. As a result, theĀ International Congress and Convention Association has also reinvented its 2020 ICCA Statistics Report on the association meetings market. The Iceberg partner has prepared this latest iteration of the study with a more holistic and accurate representation of the…
COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard (May 17th ā 20th)
In a surprise move, just days before PCMA invited the business events community to participate in its May COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that fully vaccinated individuals no longer had to wear masks outdoors and indoors, except in hospitals, on public transit and other specified places. CDCās latest…
Associations Uncertain About Hybrid Events
Many association event workers accept the benefits of holding hybrid meetings but believe barriers are too high to run them well.Ā A report from Eventsforce, which looks at hybrid association events plus challenges and opportunities they bring, reveals that 49 percent are unsure if hybrid has much of a future for them. From Association Meetings International…
White Paper Recovery Roadmap Released
The pandemic offers a chance for the global business events sector to reinvent itself. So says a white paper and recovery roadmap just jointly released by PCMA, the Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau, Singapore Tourism Board, as well as Iceberg partner UFI. But the paper also details havoc already wreaked upon the industry. From PCMA…
Isla Sustainable Events Framework Launched
Event sustainability group isla has launched proseed, billed as the first universal framework for delivering sustainable meetings. Launched in September 2020 in response to the climate crisis, isla’s twelve founding members have since grown to over 75, with a mix of brands, agencies, venues and event suppliers. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
How HIMSS21 Handled Attendee Vaccine Verification
When a healthcare meeting chose to require verification of COVID-19 vaccination for attendees, it had to figure out how to do so in practice. The HIMSS21 conference just held used CLEAR Health Pass Validation and Safe Expo Vaccine Concierge Validation to verify status of staff, vendors and attendees. From Associations Now…
New SITE GB President Makes Vaccine Call for Event Professionals
The new Society for Incentive Travel Excellence in Great Britain President, Chris Parnham, has urged UK event professionals to get fully COVID-19 vaccinated and to see the act as an extension of their passport. In a call to echo globally, Parnham suggests they choose to help or hinder sector recovery. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Managing a Reported Positive COVID Test After Your Meeting
As more meetings return fully in person or as hybrid with in person components, there is the chance that someone will test positive for COVID-19 following attendance. Having a plan to deal with this is crucial, and that plan begins by helping delegates understand to whom to report the information. From Associations Now…
Climate Change Can’t Be Solved Without Face-to-Face
On paper, travelling to meetings isĀ less friendly to the environment than meeting virtually. But events face-to-face have value add hard to quantify. Human interaction is vital for challenging entrenched ways of doing business. To tackle climate change, we must surely collaborate in person as well as online. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Early Event Action on Climate Change: The Challenge of COP26
The event sector is being urged to take more and earlier action over climate change, in advance of this November’sĀ COP26 conference at Glasgow’s SEC.Ā The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UK government and SME Climate Hub were part of the special event at which the call was made. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Associations, Meetings, Destinations: Changed Rules Post Pandemic?
The relationship between major associations and the cities hosting their meetings, although generally happy and fruitful, is beset by the similar issues to any relationship essentially transactional in nature. So, how will things change in the industry landscape redrawn by COVID-19? From editor’s blog at Association Meetings International…
BestCities Reaches 21: Collaboration Key for Destination Alliance
BestCities Global Alliance has just celebrated twenty-one years since its founding. Managing Director Lesley Williams reflects upon the Iceberg partner’s past and future, andĀ uponĀ the role collaboration has played in the journey. She also pays tribute to the BestCities’ member destinations and to more recently formed alliances. From BestCities Global Alliance…
PCMA’s Sherrif Karamat: How Business Events Create Better World
Sherrif Karamat is the President and CEO of the Professional Convention Management Association. He claims here that the pandemic isĀ raising the need to focus now on why we meet and why events like congresses are held. He also has some interesting ideas about The Iceberg’s favourite subject of legacy. From Meetings International…
Know-How Face-to-Face: An Alternative Iceberg
The Iceberg always enjoys meetings described with an iicebergĀ metaphor. But this time it is not the broader legacy benefits that are harder to see below the surface, but the tacit versus explicit knowledge imparted. German Convention Bureau MD Matthias Schultze discusses face-to-face and his hybrid BOCOM event. From Matthias Schultze via LinkedInā¦
The Impact of Coronavirus on Europeās Convention Sector 2021
The Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe has published an update of its 2020 study on The Impact of Coronavirus on Europes Convention Sector. The new report, prepared by Tourism Economics, provides three recovery scenarios to reflect the possible range of developments given the level of uncertainty about how the pandemic situation…
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