Organiser Reed Exhibitions has said that its 2021 edition of IBTM World in Barcelona, the first face-to-face event in the Iceberg partner IBTM portfolio in two years, drew 7,000 attendees together onto site with 30,000 pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings taking place. The IBTM World Association Programme was also created. From Conference News…
The 17th TourMIS Usersā Workshop & International Seminar on the Future of the Business Travel Following the COVID-19 Pandemic āUnlocking the Secrets for a Sustainable Transitionā will be hosted in Vienna, September 8-9, 2022. It is organised byĀ City Destinations Alliance, theĀ European Travel Commission,Ā MODUL University ViennaĀ &Ā UNWTOĀ and is aimed at city, regional, national, and international tourism organizations,…
Fay Sharpe, Founder of the mentorship programme Fast Forward 15, was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queenās New Yearās honours for services to mentoring women, gender equality and charity fundraising. Sharpe has also retraced her career on M&IT’s Talks podcast. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
The UK events industry as a whole is a vastly fragmented animal, before the pandemic worth Ā£84 billion to the country every year. ThisĀ leading article from Martin Fullard is a direct message for the UK’s Government, which calls for the industry now to be shown the respect it deserves. From Conference News…
PCMA’s Convening EMEA, which brought attendees from 29 nations together in Lausanne last October, started and ended on a sustainable note. Measures included giving the delegates aĀ first-class pass on public transport, no paper handouts, and a hosting venue clad with columns of photovoltaic cells,Ā the SwissTech Convention Center. Photo: Mattias Nutt. From PCMA…
The bad experience of an Israeli minister, unable to enter a COP26 venue because she is a wheelchair user, reveals the distance planners still have to travel on accessibility and inclusivity. Lizzy Eaton, the Founder of Oddity Events and Marketing, remembers her own mistake on accessibility. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
The Net Zero Carbon Events pledge from the Joint Meetings Industry Council, which presents The Iceberg, has just been delivered at COP26. At the 60th Congress of our partner ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association), TheĀ Iceberg spokeĀ to Aileen Crawford of the Glasgow Convention Bureau and to Guy Bigwood of the Global Destination Sustainability Movement. Speaking…
The Net Zero Carbon Events pledge from the Joint Meetings Industry Council, which presents The Iceberg, has just been delivered at COP26. Iceberg founder James Latham talks to former JMIC President Kai Hattendorf and Miguel Naranjo and Laura Lopez of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change about what it means for the sector….
Meeting professionals say they are feeling more confident and well-equipped to plan high-quality meetings and events and adapt to any ongoing uncertainties. This is according to the 2022 Global Meetings and Events Forecast, the 11th annual report produced by American Express Meetings & Events, a division of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). The reportās…
The GDS-Index is a performance improvement programme to make the business and leisure tourism industry more sustainable. In a collaborative effort it supports destination management organisations and convention bureaux to adopt, promote and recognise responsible and regenerative practices. Iceberg partner the Global Destination Sustainability Movement evaluates four key areas that it believes are vital to…
After skipping a year because of the pandemic, IMEX America, the largest global meetings industry trade show, was staged once again in Las Vegas. The tenth edition of the show drew 3,300 buyers and more than 2,200 exhibiting companies. The numbers were down from 2019, but a joyful reunion even so. From Northstar Meetings Group…
Following months of planning, research and consultation, JMIC’s Net Zero Carbon Events, an initiative to radically reduce sector emissions, was presented at Glasgow’s COP26. At the time the pledge already had 109 actual signatories, including COP’s venue the SEC Centre, and 211 additional supporters. The Joint Meetings Industry CouncilĀ presents The Iceberg. From Association Meetings Internationalā¦
The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company has announced a plan to expand its centres in Abu Dhabi and London. These include building the largest exhibition hall in the MENA region at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi, plus ExCeL London gets added space for exhibitions as well as new halls for conferences. From Exhibition News…
It is hard to think of a conference with higher stakes than the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties. As well as the future of the entire planet, it also could define that of business events. Net Zero Carbon Events from JMIC, and Iceberg partner Positive Impact, played their part. From PCMA…
The Farm at Javits Center, managed by urban farming company Brooklyn Grange, will produce 40,000 pounds of produce annually at the New York venue. The crops will be irrigated by rainwater gathered in an enormous underground cistern, and the space will also become theĀ largest rooftop solar farm in all of Manhattan. From PCMA…
With recent sustainability initiatives in the event sector, including the signing of JMIC’s Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge at COP26 and others joining UNFCCC’s The Race to Zero, are this industry’s narratives around the climate crisis changing, and will net zero be enough to improve the global situation and safeguard our industry?Ā From Event MBā¦
In terms of legacies left for the planet, COP26 is surely the most important business event ever to come to the UK.Ā But what does it mean for Glasgow to deliver this ultimate global climate meeting? Voices include Iceberg ambassador Aileen Crawford, Glasgow Life Head of Tourism and Conventions. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
The Joint Meetings Industry Council pledge over Net Zero Carbon Events is not the end of the events industry, as some alarmists have decried, but rather a new beginning.Ā But the key will be measurement. Here is how assorted Iceberg partners worked together to make progress on the issue, including Positive Impact. From Exhibition News…
The global meetings industry took a giant step towards recovery with the USA reopening to air travel.Ā But the Joint Meetings Industry Council’s Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge at COP26Ā in Glasgow should also now focus attention on the challenge of industry environmental credentials. From Association Meetings Internationalā¦
In this M&IT webinar, a panel of experts joined editor Paul Harvey to dive into what sustainability will look like in “The Next Normal”. The group discussed the polluting reality of the meetings industry and conjured up solutions to combat waste and stay “on the right side of history”. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
One way to take action on climate is to purchase carbon offsets, paying to help the planet when you do something that harms it, like air travel. But not all carbon offset programs are equal. Critics argue that some projects donāt deliver any benefit at all, while others do more damage than good. From PCMA…
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