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From Skift Meetings: “Human Heroes vs. AI Wizards” brought two competing groups of event professionals together to create a marketing campaign during the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Convening Leaders 2024 conference in San Diego. It was for an actual event — the AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO Expo in Miami, September 28-October 1….
From PCMA: The Olympic Games, the largest sporting event in the world, is aiming to make next year’s edition in Paris its most sustainable ever. What can the events community learn from its plans and its progress? In ways both small and large, the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a series of firsts….
James Rees, President of JMIC: “These documents, vital to the development of an industry-wide standard pathway towards net zero carbon events.” The global industry leading Net Zero Carbon Events initiative has published seven best practice guidance and methodology documents that provide highly valuable actionable insights and strategies for the industry as organisations worldwide develop and…
From Conference & Meetings World: The virtual events bubble continues to deflate with India-based specialist Hubilo laying off yet more staff, according to social media sources. Most of the new round of redundancies are believed to be in sales and marketing roles outside of India. Company founder and CEO Vaibhav Jain (pictured) posted on LinkedIn:…
From The National: As the Israel-Gaza war continues, several events in the region and beyond have either been rescheduled or cancelled due to the escalating violence. From the MTV Europe Music Awards to a design event in Beirut, here is a round-up of some of the events that have been affected. The MTV Europe Music…
From Exhibition News: The Events Industry Alliance (EIA) launched a manifesto and three key ‘policy asks’ for the Government during a reception held at the Houses of Parliament yesterday. The manifesto details the EIA’s mission to ensure that the interests of business events in the UK are effectively represented, understood and communicated to MPs across…
From ICC Sydney: SXSW Sydney®, the Asia Pacific region’s largest innovation, culture, gaming, music and screen event has launched overnight at International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), managed by ASM Global. The precinct welcomed thousands of patrons to the SXSW Sydney Screen Festival’s Opening Night film premiere of The Royal Hotel, followed by a welcome…
From The Guardian: For 36 years, South by Southwest has been synonymous with one city: Austin, Texas. But this month the annual music, film and tech festival will launch a new event in Sydney – the first time it has been staged outside the US. Running 15 to 22 October, the festival is being billed…
The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has been awarded Best Exhibition or Trade Show at the 2023 Australian Event Awards & Symposium. At a gala event held at the Highline Venue in Bankstown, NSW, on 13 September, AIME received the prestigious award, cementing its position as the flagship trade show for the meetings…
UK-based global event organiser CloserStill Media, has agreed to acquire UK-based UKI Media & Events. Terms are not disclosed, although financial media have speculated the price could be in the region of £100-£120m. This strategic move forms the cornerstone of CloserStill’s new Future Transport and Infrastructure Group and marks a significant expansion… From Exhibition World…
Hopin recently announced the sale of its Events and Session products to RingCentral, which has now disclosed in an SEC filing an upfront purchase price of $15 million for the assets – a price that could climb to $50 million based on the achievement of specified undisclosed performance targets. From Skift Meetings…
The Abu Dhabi-based ADNEC Group has signed a strategic partnership with global events management company Kenes Group, to launch new events within the emirate. The agreement was signed by Ahmad Shaker, CEO of ADNEC Services, the event agency arm of ADNEC Group, and Dan Rivlin, executive chair and chief vision officer of Kenes Group. From…
A slew of new bills signed into law by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has draped the Sunshine State in controversy, spurring protests, lawsuits and travel advisories warning the state is ‘openly hostile’ toward people of color, immigrants, women and LGBTQ+ community members. From CNN…
At the Singapore MICE Forum, new guidelines were announced for the country’s business events industry to manage carbon emissions. It’s another step in the sector’s sustainability roadmap, complementing the previous initiative of waste management. There’s an emissions reporting template for reference, as well as sustainability-related courses for people looking to upskill and reskill. From CNA…
Global event organiser RX has announced the acquisition of Corp Events, owner and organiser of Big Data & AI Paris and Big Data & AI Toronto and organiser on behalf of the EuropIA Institute and SEMEC of the World AI Cannes Festival (WAICF). Launched in 2012, Big Data & AI Paris… From Exhibition World…
Thousands of researchers have gathered in Brisbane for the world’s largest and most influential HIV sciences conference, shining a spotlight on global advances in HIV research. Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is playing host to more than 3,000 members of the international research community… From Meetings International…
Glasgow Convention Bureau has partnered with AccessAble and the Royal College of Nursing to launch the city’s first online resource providing delegates who have access requirements with detailed information on over 60 venues and services, including the Scottish Events Campus and on-site hotels, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, visitor attractions… From Glasgow Convention Bureau…
A government crackdown on impersonation fraud targeting the business events industry may soon become a reality thanks to efforts spearheaded by the Exhibition and Conferences Alliance and its 10 professional, trade and labor associations, in addition to numerous other industry entities that make up the face-to-face business events industry. From TSNN…
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