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Sector: Association Management
South Korea: A New Event to Advance Endoscopy
The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has organised the worldās fifth conference in the field to further its aim of taking a leading global role.Ā KSGE established the International Digestive Endoscopy Network and its event to overcome the limitations of national academic meetings. Photo: Galenus Medical. From AMI Intellectual Capitals…
PCMA Survey: “Further Growth to Come”
The latest Meetings Market Survey from the Professional Convention Management Association has revealed a growth in meeting attendance with a further rise expected next year.Ā Considered to be a barometer for the industry, the survey found attendance for 2018 up five percent. It had risenĀ by 3.6 percent in 2017. From Association Meetings International…
City of London “Set for Brexit Boost”
The City of London – the capital’s historic financial district – could be set for a Brexit boost, with more than three quarters of City venues expecting an increase in revenue over the next 12 months, according to a new survey. 70 percent of respondents were optimistic about the coming year.Ā From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Events Industry Board Surveys EU Funding
The UK Events Industry Board has launched a survey to help assess the value of EU grants, infrastructure funding and service-related projects that have benefited the business events industry.Ā The EIB is urging destinations to complete a survey identifying EU funding for projects like ICC Birmingham in 1989. Photo: Roy Hughes.Ā From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Barcelona’s CCIB Breaks Turnover Record
The International Convention Centre of Barcelona broke its previous high turnover record whilst welcoming more than 500,000 visitors in 2018. The CCIB, managed by GL Events, announced turnover of ā¬37.2 million last year, an increase of 11.5 percent over 2017 and of 3.1 percent on the 2007 record.Ā From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Michael Hirst to Chair Events Industry Board
Michael Hirst has been appointed chair of the Events Industry Board by UK tourism minister Michael Ellis MP following the resignation of Nick de Bois last year.Ā Hirst has served as deputy chair since the body’s 2016 creation. He is also chair of BVEP (the Business Visits and Events Partnership).Ā From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
IMEX Focussing on Diversity and Inclusivity
Carina Bauer, IMEX Group CEO, has spoken about the show’s focus on diversity, it being key to the future of the events industry. “Thatās why it forms a core part of our offering at IMEX in Frankfurt this yearā, she said. IMEX includes an opening session called “She Means Business”.Ā From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
BVEP Industry Study Seeks Contributions
The publishers of a planned report into the size and value of Britainās events sector have made a call for contributions from the industry.Ā The study from the Business Visits and Events Partnership, due out this Autumn,Ā will be used to profile the sector to politicians, the media and wider business community. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…
BestCities Launches Financial Products
Iceberg partner BestCities Global Alliance, the network of international convention bureaux, has launched a range of financial products to woo international association meeting clients.Ā The alliance will now offer discounted secure payment, foreign currency protection, and also VAT reclaim services. From Association Meetings International…
European Association Summit Held in Brussels
Now entering its seventh year, the European Association Summit has taken place at SQUARE ā Brussels Convention Centre. The annual gathering for those representing international associations brought together around 200 attendees, including several Iceberg partners, under the theme “Share and Co-create”. From Boardroom…
Belgian Approves New Law for Associations
The Belgian Federal Parliament in Brussels has approved a new Code of Companies and Associations. The aim of the new law is to modernise and simplify existing frameworks. It also offers international associations opportunity for direct transfer to Belgium from abroad.Ā Photo:Ā Edison McCullen.Ā From Global Association Hubs Partnershipā¦
1,300 Attend “Best Ever” M&IT Awards
The UK meetings industry turned out in force for a glittering night at the 2019 M&IT Awards, and The Iceberg partner’s record-breaking event has been hailed as the best ever.Ā Glasgow Convention Bureau picked up the Best UK Convention Bureau gong for the 13th year in a row (pictured).Ā From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Access to Scientific Meetings: UK and US Visa Refusal Woes
Are openly hostile immigration policies in the UK and US making it harder for delegates from lower income countries to attend scientific meetings? Here’s a round up from both sides of the pond of events that have faced very high levels of visa rejections with delegates attending from developing nations. From Association Meetings International…
London Meetings Set for Brexit Boom, Says Industry MD
Londonās meeting industry will see a Brexit boom whatever happens. Thatās according to etc.venues MD Alastair Stewart, who is refreshingly optimistic amid the current political turmoil and uncertainty. He sees substantial change as inevitable, and with change comes the need for meetings to address it.Ā From editorās blog atĀ Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
International Womenās Day 2019: An Australian Events Perspective
Australian event and conference management company Arinex has worked with several associations ahead of International Womenās Day to empower women. Among the company’s events is the annual awards dinner (pictured above) of Australiaās National Association for Women in Construction. From editor’s blog atĀ Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Jill Manley: Women in Events, ICC Wales, ROI, Wellbeing and Brexit
2019’s International Women’s Day is aiming to leave behind the legacy of a more gender-balanced world.Ā Jill Manley, Business Development Director at ICC Wales, looks at the role of women in the meetings industry. All of the senior sales directors and managers at ICC Wales are female.Ā From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Panels Not Manels IV: Inviting Only Women Speakers
How hard has the art of putting together panels become in an age more finely attuned to gender inequality? In the run up to International Womenās Day, a conference came under fire for being too sure it was booking panels, not manels. It invited only women scientists to speak. From PCMA…
Using the Destination, Adding Value for the Community
During a busy European Cities Marketing Spring Meeting 2019 in Edinburgh, meetings professionals debated the successes and failures of city event organisations from all over the continent. Contributors included Iceberg partner ECM’s President,Ā Dieter Hardt-Stremayr. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Six Key Trends and Eight Ways in Which DMCs Still Add Value
Prague in the Czech Republic is not only a major meetings destination, but also home of the AIM Group International office of Bob Novak. Novak has written a white paper, “How to Create a Truly Unique Destination Experience and the Latest DMC Trends”, which discusses the current evolution ofĀ destination management companies. From PCMA…
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