Business Events World – Issue 36
Sector: Meetings
Business Events: The Power of Associations
In the second of three insights on the value of business and professional events, GainingEdge CEO Gary Grimmer and Gregg Talley, President and CEO of the Talley Management Group, analyse the crucial role professional associations and the broader “civil society” play across the whole of scientific and industrial development. Association meetings deliver the platforms and…
11 September 2018
PCMA-ICESAP Leaders’ Forum, Hong Kong
The Leaders’ Forum is a platform for industry thought leaders from the PCMA ICESAP Corporate, Agency and Partner membership base to gather and discuss key pressing issues within their segment through a moderated framework. This concludes with a joint session to present findings and agreement on an implementation plan or further investigation steps.
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17 August 2018
Deborah Sexton Scholarship Reception, Chicago, USA
This reception will raise funds for the PCMA Education Foundation’s new Deborah Sexton Education Scholarship Fund. In recognition of Deborah’s extraordinary contributions to PCMA and the business events industry, the fund will provide an annual scholarship to an individual to advance their education and career.
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9 August 2018
PCMA-ICESAP Knowledge Exchange – Taipei, Taiwan
Knowledge Exchanges are localised platforms for education and exchange, focusing on regional education to grow the local audience and build brand awareness. 20 – 30 persons per session, with the segment engaged dependent on the topic proposed for the Knowledge Exchange. The duration of a Knowledge Exchange is between 90 mins – 120 mins, may…
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Japan Meetings Campaign to Fill Coming Capacity
Japan has launched a campaign to consolidate its position as Asia’s leading international meetings destination. “New Ideas Start Here” will showcase the country and its cities to potential international clients. Japan is now undergoing a massive convention centre building programme, with nine new venues expected to open by 2021. From Association Meetings International…
London Tech Week 2018 Opens in UK Capital
Some of the biggest names from the global technology and business community have joined more than 50,000 delegates at London Tech Week 2018. The event is Europe’s largest festival of technology and innovation, where major tech brands like Google, Twitter, and Facebook are joined on stage by some of London’s leading sector stakeholders. From PCMA…
17 July 2018
PCMA Webinar: 30 Revenue-Generating Ideas in 40 minutes
Join us for a fast-paced dive into 30 great revenue-generating ideas for your meetings. Whether it’s a completely new concept, or an update to an old favorite, you’ll find something here you can quickly implement and cash in on.
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10 July 2018
PCMA Living 360: Dare to Be Different! 3 Keys for Goal-setting Success
WEBINAR @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CDT: In this interactive, high-energy session, Jan Spence will provide participants with a fresh, innovative perspective on how to develop a game plan to transition from being “just” another meeting supplier or planner to becoming an indispensable strategic partner to their event industry counterparts.
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IMEX 2018: Three GainingEdge Legacy Case Studies
The Rehabilitation International World Congress (pictured), held in Edinburgh in 2016, fundamentally advanced approaches to accessibility and inclusion. The event’s legacy – and indeed the distinction between legacy and impact – was one of three case studies discussed at an IMEX 2018 session hosted by Iceberg partner GainingEdge. From Boardroom…
ICCA CEO Martin Sirk: The Real Legacy of Global Events
When most people think about international meetings they think about bed-nights and tourism expenditure. But hidden below the iceberg surface are the impacts that really count: knowledge creation and transfer, new solutions to societal issues, and opportunities for inward investment, partnerships and business deals. From ICCA CEO Martin Sirk via TTG Mice…
Spreadsheet Glitch Rejects NYCC Pro Badge Delegates
How not to punch your own event in the face #472. The comics community has hit back at New York Comic Con and its organiser ReedPOP after noted professionals found out that their pro badge applications had been rejected. The mess was caused by a simple Excel spreadsheet sorting glitch. From The Beat…
Size Doesn’t Matter: Why Small is Beautiful
According to ICCA, almost two-thirds of international association meetings attract 250 or fewer delegates. Only seven percent welcomed more than 1,000 people, and just a tiny fraction (1.3 percent) attracted 3,000 or more. Small events can indeed be beautiful, but we hear little about them. From editor’s blog at Association Meetings International…
25 February 2019
Meetings Africa 2019 Business Opportunity Networking Day, Johannesburg
Get the inside edge on BONDay to help your business soar! Business Opportunity Networking Day (BONDay) is dedicated to helping exhibitors bond and learn through networking, education and shared thinking.
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26 February 2019
Meetings Africa 2019, Johannesburg
In recent years, the global meetings industry has begun to recognise Africa as a sought after destination. Meetings Africa showcases Africa’s diverse offering of services and products where African associations and African meetings industry professionals can partner to help transform our continent.
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