Barcelona hosted more international association meetings than any other city last year, according to statistics from the International Congress and Convention Association.Ā There is a familiar look to the top five of ICCAās city rankings, but the Catalonian capital has claimed the headline spot for the first time since 2004. From Association Meetings International…
UFI, theĀ exhibition industryās global association, hasĀ elected its first female and USA-based President. Mary Larkin (above right), Executive Vice President of Portland-based Diversified Communications, will serveĀ for the 2019-20 term, after bothĀ incoming President Craig Newman (left) and theĀ current PresidentĀ Corrado Peraboni (centre). From CIM News Magazine…
According to International Congress and Convention Association statistics, the Middle East has been the fastest growing region for hosting international association meetings, even starting from a low base.Ā ICCA has pointed to an eighty percent growth in the engagement of its own Middle East membership as proof. From Association Meetings International…
As politicians and policymakers gather at the IMEX Policy Forum in Frankfurt, key partners of The Iceberg are providing a timely reminder of the transformational contribution of business and professional events and their ‘beyond tourism’ benefits. GainingEdge CEO Gary Grimmer and Gregg Talley, President and CEO of the Talley Management Group, discuss what meetings actually…
With a network of eight major association destinations, the Hauts-de-France region definitely plays alongside the big champions of the meetings industry. It is also now committed to an ambitious and innovative policy: the Third Industrial Revolution, aĀ concept right at the meeting point of energy transition, digital transformation and new economic models. From Boardroom…
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…
For almost 30 years, GLOBALSTRAT has been collecting independent data on how international associations are approaching global membership, programs and engagement. This valuable information and insights are used to help associations to make better informed decisions when developing their international strategies and business plans. According to the United Nations, the world population is expected to…
Despite a recent report that men give more than twice as many talks than women at scientific conferences,Ā there are signs that female-to-male ratios are improving at some events. One of theĀ best strategies for tackling the gender agenda is to include women as part of the team that selects speakers. From PCMA Convene…
As meeting marketers try to turn prospective participants into registered attendees, it might seem that publishing a complete schedule early would be more than helpful. But in a fast moving knowledge sector, like that of theĀ American Association of Cancer Research’s Annual Meeting, this can become a game of juggling crystal balls. From PCMA…
At the recent International Association of Professional Congress Organisers Annual Meeting in Tokyo, an Iceberg partner asked four distinguished industry voices – including IAPCO’s new president – what value a PCO brings to the table for associations, what sector trends they were seeing, and how they saw the importance of IAPCO certification. From Boardroom…
Two years ago the authorities in China began the long process of decoupling an astonishing 700,000 associations or scientific societies from government sponsorship and control. International conferences also must have local partners.Ā Olivia Jia, Senior ManagerĀ of consultants IME and publisher of the China Social Organisation, reflects on working with associations in China. From Boardroom…
Glasgow is to host the 2020 World Congress on Computational Intelligence, a flagship event of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This brings to twelve the IEEE meetings the city has won since 2015, which have attracted 8,000 delegates in total and contributed Ā£14.8 million to the local economy. From Association Meetings International…
Liverpool has secured two high-profile medical meetingsĀ likely to generate Ā£15m for the city, says conference venue ACC Liverpool. The venue will host the International Orthoptic Associationās congress in 2020, and the Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology the same year. 1,000 and 3,500 delegates are respectively expected. From Association Meetings International…
In the US April 10th is Equal Pay Day. The date chosen reinforces a point. It takes women nearly four months longer to catch up to a manās annual salary.Ā Last year Conveneās Annual Salary Survey reported that female respondents earned 22 percent less than male respondents. This year’s survey has now closed. From PCMA Convene…
As UK firms must now submit gender pay gap data, it is clear thatĀ women working at large event agencies are on average paid less than men. But gender pay gaps and staffing makeup are separate issues.Ā If there are still more men at the top, is this for men to address? From editor’s blog at Meetpie.com…
Medical conferences that invite patients onto their stages and into their planning committees are finding out that patients are a virtue.Ā Over the last decade there has been a slow-moving revolution in leveraging the legacies that can accrue to both healthcare professionals and to patients when the latter play a meaningful role. From PCMA Convene…
Jeffers Miruka is President of the African Society of Association Executives, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has over ten years of experience across association management and the meetings industry, and shares his views on how Africa is fast developing, both as an association and a meetings destination. From Boardroom…
The Association of Association Executives has launched a new event for Africa among its international meetings.Ā The Africa Associations Congress will take place in October at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria. The event is aimed at pan-African, regional and national African associations and also for international associations with African members. From Boardroom…
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