Maastricht has emerged as a new bio-hub, with the Netherlands city hosting three major conferences for the sector. MECC Maastricht recently welcomed the annual European Conference on Biomaterials. The European Congress on Biotechnology follows in 2020, then the Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics in 2021. Photo:Ā Jorge Franganillo. From AMI Intellectual Capitals…
EMEC19 is tailor-made BY MPIās European meeting and event community FOR meeting and event professionals to learn, network and forge and sustain business partnerships.
The International Congress and Convention Association President Nina Freysen-Pretorius has issued a statement to members alleviating concerns about the departure of CEO Martin Sirk.Ā In it she says the board has every confidence in acting CEO Dennis Speet and is aiming to appoint a permanent replacement by March 2019. From Association Meetings International…
The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has announced the shock departure of long-standing CEO Martin Sirk.Ā Sirk, who leaves the organisation at the end of July after 16 years as CEO, will be replaced by ICCAās Chief Value Officer Dennis Speet as acting chief until a permanent replacement is found. From Association Meetings International…
The study explores the benefits and barriers for individual researchers and universities when hosting research conferences. The study has been commissioned by the Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy – an advisory body to the Danish Minister of Higher Education and Science. Thereby the study situates the hosting of research conferences as a potential…
Change is on the way, and by most accounts it will intensify and accelerate in the years ahead. You and your volunteers will be able to leadārather than reactāif you see it coming. What will your organization be doing a decade from now? How can you predict the changes that will affect how you work…
The Symposium for Chief Executive and Chief Elected Officers provides a unique opportunity for you and your volunteer leader to maximize the leadership partnership. Explore how you can best work together to effectively carry out your association’s mission and enhance future success. The expert faculty from Tecker International, LLC, will help you and your leadership…
The France Benelux Chapter has members across the 5 countries: France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourgh and Monaco including convention bureaux, PCOs, convention centers, media groups and other suppliers in the meeting industry. Most of the professionals you will find in the France-Benelux chapter have been ICCA members for many years, and have extensive experience in hosting…
World Forum The Hague (formerly World Forum) and the City of The Hague have reopened the Dutch city’s largest venue for conferences and events after years of renovations and an investment of more than ā¬28 million.Ā The work allows the venue to host even larger events in a new 12,000 square metre exhibition hall. From Boardroom…
Program participants will learn critical skills that will enable them to design events based on stakeholder needs and then prototype event designs using the #EventCanvas, a strategic management template for developing new or documenting existing events and conference models.Ā The #EventCanvas training has been accredited by the Convention Industry Council (CIC). You will learn via threeĀ levels…
During the workshop, the participating clients get the opportunity to meet people from a minimum of nine or a maximum of fourteen other venues. They make initial contact with the sales team as well as learn the suitability (or otherwise) of the venues in a way that would otherwise have been time consuming and would…
Each Focus Meeting is dedicated to a specific topic in relation toĀ an exhibition industry issue. Open to all industry professionals, these meetings are composed of speakersā presentations, as well as round-table discussions and debates between the participants and the lecturers.
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