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In June The Iceberg covered the news that Grimaldi Forum Monaco is installing a rooftop photovoltaic power station, the largest in the principality. Now a familiarisation trip has showcased not just the venue’sĀ spaces and architecture, but also its environmental policy and aspirations to run solely on solar. From editor’s blog at Meetpie.com…
Along with bookings panels and not manels, gender inclusivity should also extend to working mothers attending business meetings and conferences.Ā At In Good Company, an event for women entrepreneurs at Fort Mason in San Francisco, the sessions were emphatically BYOB: not “bring your own bottle” but “bring your own baby”. From Forbes…
Like many new markets, the Middle East and North Africa has its own dynamics with events, meetings, and conferences. The culture is all about personal relationships, so face-to-face is always important for business.Ā Exhibition Director Middle East of IBTM Arabia, Danielle Curtis, shares insights on futureĀ trends and technology. From the Event…
The Duke of York may have had ten thousand men, but recently when the University of York announced an all-male panel of seven for a history (sic) conference, a well-known female alumnaĀ tweeted academic displeasure.Ā The conference sponsor immediately took the message on board and postponed the event, winning himself aĀ GenderAvengers award. From PCMA Convene…
Some things just work better when you’re hearing from two locations at the same time. The industry has been talkingĀ for a while about virtual and hybrid meetings, both on the rise.Ā But what about multi-hub events (partially virtual meetings where groups in different places share the same programme at the same time)? From PCMA…
If a company sponsors a bar tab or breakfast at an event, the return on that investment may quickly wear off. But at the inaugural MANOVA in Minneapolis, one of the healthcare eventās biggest sponsors chose to offer something rather more lasting. Walmart installed something most unusual for a conference: a flu-shot station. From PCMA…
The debate about whether business events are ātourismā or āeconomic developmentā has been rumbling on for a decade. At a JMIC meeting earlier this year, the room decided āeconomic developmentā was the correct term. But one Iceberg partner finds himself going both waysĀ (and with a spectacular mixing of metaphors). Ā FromĀ SoolNuaās PĆ”draic Gilligan at Padraicinoā¦
Can the knowledge imparted at a congress really be worth close to ā¬1 billion?Ā Thatās the claim made by the European Society of Radiology and Vienna Convention Bureau about the European Congress of Radiology held in Vienna earlier this year.Ā What does it say about the way we value knowledge? From editor’s blog at Association Meetings International…
The recentĀ Conservative Party conference offered little clarity on the UK’s route forward to leaving the European Union. But did delegates also miss some irony? The event’s venue,Ā Birmingham’s International Convention Centre, was partially funded by the EU with a donation of Ā£50 million in 1991. Photo:Ā Philip Pankhurst. From editor’s blog at Association Meetings International…
Event designers are always imagining new ways to harness audience attention and make experiences memorable. But the pressure to be bigger and better than last year always seems to grow.Ā David Peckinpaugh spoke at the Experient āChange Agentsā-themed conference earlier this year, and here offers views on video about experience design. From Maritz Global Events…
The meetings industry has a huge environmental impact, from the distance delegates fly, to the reams of paper printed and kilowatts of energy used.Ā As green culture takes hold, events with environment-friendly certification already have a market advantage. As expectations rise, this will become a minimum requirement. Views include Iceberg partner IAPCO. From Skift…
Only seven percent of global CEOs are women. That stark fact opened a discussion about meetings industry gender equality at Cvent CONNECT Europe in London. Sitting on the panel were the CEO of Iceberg partner IMEX,Ā Carina Bauer, andĀ Fast Forward 15’s Fay Sharpe. Views on gender quotas proved extremely interesting. From editor’s blog at Meetpie.com…
Most convention centres are publicly owned, so local laws are framed to allow community access. When it comes to the homeless this can present challenges. But being public institutions, venues can also play an active role in assisting the homeless. The International Association of Venue Managers offers nineteen amazing cases in point. From PCMA Convene…
The Watkins Report for US and Canadian convention bureaux is published biennially, and Curt Watkins of Watkins Research has been conducting the study for the past 25 years. Here he shares his perspective on how the features planners are seeking in their host destinations have changed over recent decades. From PCMA Convene…
While Hurricane Florence didn’t touch down in Charleston, the destination estimates it took a $63 million hit as a result of cancelled events. Some organisers postponed early to avoid potential issues, others tried to move forward right up until the governor issued the call for mandatory evacuation.Ā Some groups even turned events virtual. From PCMA Convene…
In 2017 Gallus Events’ William Thomson read in a Scottish newspaper that in his native town of Glasgow, one homeless person dies every week.Ā He created Homeless Hackathon Glasgow, which brought together forty hacker participants, and which hasĀ yielded not one, but three projects currently under development, including an app for distributing surplus food. From PCMA Convene…
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