The finalists have been announced for the M&IT Awards 2019, which take place on Friday March 1st at Battersea Evolution in London. More than 1,200 events industry professionals will celebrate the industryās finest at this prestigious celebration of the UK and wider sectors.Ā M&IT Personality of the Year will also be awarded.Ā From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau has won its bid to host the International Congress and Conferences on Computational Design and Engineering 2019 at the ParkRoyal Penang Resort.Ā Covering both traditional computational design and fourth industry issues like big data and deep learning, the Congress will gather international expertsĀ outside Korea for the first time. From Boardroom…
As 2018 leaves its footprints on the sands of time, here’s to the past extraordinary year. The last twelve months brought great change to the meetings industry, from the #MeToo movement, to the war on plastic, and to fears about climate change. Thatās before even the dreaded āBā word. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
The winners of the Global Destination Sustainability Index Awards were announced during the closing ceremony of the 57th ICCA Congress in Dubai. For the third year in a row, GothenburgĀ Convention Bureau won the Leadership Award, and it remains a pioneer, setting the pace as well as sharing best practice across the industry. From Meetings International…
Experience creation is the top priority for Asia Pacific event planners, according to IACCās first APAC edition of its “Meeting Room of the Future” report. 66 percent of the regionās meeting planners claim delegates seek more engagement, personalisation and interactive technologies at business events than before. From CIM News Magazine…
Quebec City and Laval University will host a major international meeting on using insects as food for both humans and animals. The Third International Insects to Feed the World Conference, which will be held at the Quebec City Convention Centre in June 2020, will bring together 500 experts from around the globe. From Boardroom…
Universal Accessibility in Meetings is a research study conducted by GainingEdge, in collaboration with project partners BestCities Global Alliance and Rehabilitation International. The goal of this research project is to promote awareness among meeting organisers and the supplier community on the need to remove barriers in meetings and conventions for delegates with disabilities. The study…
A new index which ranks cities in terms of their competitive strength for attracting international conventions was launched at the 57th ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) Congress 2018. The index scores cities based on their strengths in relation to eleven key drivers that GainingEdge says influence association decision-making during destination selection processes. The first…
Politician, diplomat and educator Baroness Amos has given the keynote at aĀ Sydney Speaker Series luncheon in London. The event wasĀ delivered in partnership between Business Events Sydney and ICC Sydney,Ā and was hosted by the High Commission of Australia. The Iceberg itself was invited to attend, and was even able there to interview BESydney CEO Lyn Lewis-Smith….
Eat My Lunch runs a “buy one, give one” scheme distributing packed school meals in New Zealand.Ā Now Conventions and Incentives New Zealand is helping plannersĀ weave corporate social responsibility into their events by partnering with the award-winning social enterprise.Ā At a conference in Auckland, CINZ donated 200 lunches to Kiwi schoolchildren. From CIM News Magazine…
Bali has hosted the International Monetary Fund World Bank Group Annual Meetings 2018, attracting 36,669, including delegates from 189 member countries.Ā Heads of state, ministers and other delegates met at BICC, the Bali International Convention Centre, whileĀ 467 guest rooms at the Westin Resort Nusa Dua were converted to offices for their use. From CIM News Magazine…
Designed for an industry that never sleeps, IMEX America 2018 was brimming with opportunity and learning right down to its last moments. From hearing hosted buyer experiences and exhibitor perspectives, to education content like C2’s session on connecting with audiences andĀ The Events Industry Council’s on cybersecurity, it was a packed final day. From the Event…
Following its AU$100 million purchase of the Novotel Twin Waters Resort in Queensland last month, The Shakespeare Property Group has announced it will also build a new convention centre for the Sunshine Coast. The AU$8 million venue is slated to open in April 2019, and will offer four event spaces. From CIM News Magazine…
A no-deal Brexit could be disastrous for Europeans in the events and hospitality industry, according to the UK’s Immigration Advice Service.Ā It says the sector faces a shortfall of up to 60,000 workers if Great Britain crashes out of Europe without a deal. But any weakness in sterling could counteract some of the uncertainties. From Meetypie.com…
In 2016 the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, together with the US Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, hosted the largest-ever meeting solely focused on stopping 40 percent of US food going to waste. A two-year legacy of action followed, leading up to a second event. From PCMA Convene…
Eunomia is running a conference coffee cup scheme at the Recycling & Waste Management Conference in Birmingham’s NEC. All F&B outlets are offering a discount for using a reusable cup, which also can be loaned for a deposit. But does this tackle the symptom rather than the problem? From editor’s blog at Association Meetings International…
The Iceberg has fond memories of a stay at the historic Lygon Arms in the Cotswolds forty years ago. Now the owners of Eventprofslive have just organised a familiarisation trip to the refurbished venue, asking attendees to donate money to industry charity Meeting Needs. The idea met with great success. From editor’s blog at Meetpie.com…
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