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UK Tourism Deal to Grow Business Events

The UKā€™s first-ever tourism sector deal is set to deliver a focussed new government strategy to grow the countryā€™s conferences and meetings. It has created plans for identifying business events it might support, with separate criteria for attracting events to the UK, growing existing meetings and creating new ones. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā€¦

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ISTH Set to Mark 50 Years in Melbourne

The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis is gearing up to hold its landmark 50th anniversary congress in Melbourne, Australia. More than 5,000 delegates from 90 countries will attend, and 2,136 scientific abstracts from over 75 countries have been submitted by clinicians, scientists, academics and students. From Association Meetings Internationalā€¦

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Expoforum Targets Association Congresses

Expoforum, the new congress and exhibition centre in St Petersburg, is trying to raise its profile as a place to host major international association congresses. As well as entering into media partnerships, attending trade shows and focussing on its ICCA membership, the venue has also engaged business development consultants. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā€¦

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Gateshead Quays to Attract NE Events

Englandā€™s North East is to target major events with an ambitious conference precinct receiving funding from the UK Department for International Trade. The Ā£250 million, 3.84 hectare Gateshead Quays project will increase the regionā€™s ability to attract and host major conferences and exhibitions, as well as music and cultural events. From Association Meetings Internationalā€¦

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APAC ā€œMeeting Room of the Futureā€ Released

Experience creation is the top priority for Asia Pacific event planners, according to IACCā€™s first APAC edition of its ā€œMeeting Room of the Futureā€ report. 66 percent of the regionā€™s meeting planners claim delegates seek more engagement, personalisation and interactive technologies at business events than before. From CIM News Magazineā€¦

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Food Waste, and Managing FORO (the Fear of Running Out)

Food waste is a universal problem, a lesson in Moroccan manners clearly shows. In the latest Meeting Room of the Future report from IACC, 62 percent of planners consider how a venue manages its waste before booking. 54 percent want to know if it buys from sustainable sources. From editorā€™s blog at Association Meetings Internationalā€¦

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Hong Kong: SAR Still Safe and Still Stable for Meetings and Events

Any manifestation of political instability can have a devastating effect on a destinationā€™s perceived attractiveness for staging major events. Stuart Bailey, the CEO of a Hong Kong-based exhibition and conference organiser, believes that international impressions of the special administrative regionā€™s recent protests are overblown, and should not deter either business or leisure visitors. From UFIā€¦

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Tunnel Vision: Food and Community Housing Legacies at WTC 2019

The World Tunnel Congress 2019 was recently held in Naples, Italy. Over 2,700 attendees from more than 70 countries, an 80 percent rise in delegates, gathered at the Mostra Dā€™Oltremare Congress Center. Trips included ancient and Renaissance archaeological sites, and legacy projects donated excess food and helped build community housing. From Boardroomā€¦  

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Exhibitions: Thoughts on Transformation for Sector Stakeholders

You donā€™t have to be a doctor to change peopleā€™s lives! On June 5th, Global Exhibitions Day brought the industry together like never before. GED 2019 also saw the sector trying to quantify the huge transformative power of exhibitions as a medium, for entrepreneurs, businesses of all sizes, and destinations. From UFIā€¦

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The Medical Meeting that Changed the Course of a Life

Dr Lance Oā€™Sullivan certainly knows the power of conferences. Aged 17, the twice-expelled disruptive child from a deprived background was taken to a Māori medicine meeting by his aunt. A smart and charismatic doctor speaking there captured the teenagerā€™s attention and started his career path as healthcare innovator. From Association Meetings Internationalā€¦

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