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ICCA & Destination Canada Explore Sustainability Best Practices
From Conference & Meetings World: At a joint webinar on 18 January, ICCA and Destination Canada presented a survey on the integration of sustainability into business events. The survey explored how associations and their event partners are engaging with sustainability, highlighting the integral role sustainability plays in the issuing and actioning of Request For Proposals…
‘It’s time to make an Impact!’ IMEX launches new Talking Point
From IMEX: Ahead of IMEX Frankfurt in May, the IMEX Group has announced its new ‘Talking Point’ for 2024 and 2025 – Impact. The company’s annual Talking Point forms a focal point for the year ahead, anchoring IMEX show content, research and storytelling as well as providing a topic for exhibitors and attendees alike to…
Why Organizations Are Choosing to Meet in Controversial Destinations
From PCMA: In 2023, proposed and enacted laws targeting the rights of minority populations swept the U.S. in record-breaking numbers. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, more anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in state houses last year than in each of the previous…
ICCA & Destination Canada International Sustainability Report
From ICCA: This study draws on data collected in the period between the beginning of July and early September of 2023. A total of 248 responses were received globally across all geographic regions, providing a nuanced picture of the status of our industry regarding international meetings and focusing on the efforts in event and destination…
Reflecting on my time on the PCMA Board
By Chantal Sturk-Nadeau: I just returned from PCMA’s record breaking attendance Convening Leaders conference and board meetings in San Diego. It was a bittersweet time for me as I just completed my two-year term as a Director on PCMA’s Board of Directors and it was simply the best board I have ever been part of….
Next Steps Towards Net Zero
From CMW: On 11 December 2023 at ExCeL London, the Net Zero Carbon Events (NZCE) initiative published seven best practice guidance documents for the events industry. Launched in 2021 following COP26, one of the initiative’s goals is to provide resources that aid the international events industry in developing and implementing their net zero plans. The…
How Meetings Can Contribute to Long-Term Impact
From Göteborg & Co: Meetings create opportunities for an organisation to achieve its visions and goals, and for the destination to address societal challenges. To create long-term societal impact, broad collaboration is required between the organisation and the destination’s various stakeholders. It is also essential to work strategically and systematically. Clear goals increase engagement and…
Choose Chicago President & CEO Steps Down
From CMW: Choose Chicago, the official sales and marketing organization responsible for promoting Chicago as a global visitor and meetings destination, has announced that president & CEO Lynn Osmond (pictured) has decided to leave the organisation effective 31 January, 2024, to focus her time and energies on a family health matter. “It has been gratifying…
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The Complete Sustainable Events Course, Online
The Complete Sustainable Events Course is a 6-week online course designed to support you on your journey to become an expert in delivering sustainable events. Whether you’re an event planner or a supplier to the industry, have already started your sustainability journey or it’s completely new to you, the course gives you advanced learning –…
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GCB Explores the Meetings Industry’s Hot Topics
From GCB: “Knowledge is power” – and one of the essential building blocks for the success of the meetings destination Germany. As a knowledge source and innovation driver, the GCB German Convention Bureau regularly conducts studies and research projects on the future of business events. Whether in the Future Meeting Space innovation network, in the…
Convention Cities Index | Dec 2023 Interim Report
From Northstar Meetings Group: Nearly four years after the world shut down due to Covid and prognosticators declared a “new normal,” 2023 appears to have been a year where the meetings industry returned to something resembling the “old normal.” Hotel room-rate fluctuations have moderated since Northstar Meetings Group’s June 2023 Convention Cities Index. Airlines are…
What’s Behind PCMA CL24’s Record Attendance?
From Prevue Meetings: PCMA’s Convening Leaders (PCMA CL24) annual conference drew more than 4,000 in-person attendees to San Diego, with another 700 joining virtually. What’s the draw? Hint: having Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton on the agenda didn’t hurt. The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Convening Leaders annual conference set a new attendance record, according…
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