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From Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance: At last month’s SISO Leadership Conference, CNTV’s Bob Frier sat down with Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance’s Tommy Goodwin to talk about ECA’s 2024 accomplishments to-date, what to expect between now and the election, and what’s on the horizon for 2025.
From GainingEdge, by Gary Grimmer: If destination marketing organisations (DMO) are to receive funds derived from private sources, there would need to be a mechanism by which the City imposes a levy or tax and then provides the resulting funding to the DMO. That could be through a hotel tax, or a district levy or…
From Conference & Meetings World: Mega events such as the Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games, and the FIFA World Cup can transform host countries. Savvy MICE professionals should monitor them to predict future hotspots. Mega sports events can have a mega economic impact on a host country, region, or city. How you assess the financial…
From Boardroom, by Alexandra Henry, Senior Association Manager, European Society of Cardiology: Associations rely on volunteers for vision, strategy, and content creation. Previously, volunteers eagerly offered their time and efforts, sometimes even more than expected. However, this trend is shifting, and associations now face challenges in recruiting and retaining volunteers. Traditional approaches to volunteer management…
From The Post, by Lisa Hopkins: When Prime Minister Christopher Luxon took aim at Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre last week, he unknowingly targeted the heart of the business events industry. As he quipped to the audience, “it’s very nice that politicians like us have another expensive room to deliver speeches in”, he missed…
From IT&CM Asia: Geoff Donaghy, CEO of ICC Sydney and group director of convention centres at ASM Global (APAC), concludes his impactful 30-year tenure with ASM Global this month. The award-winning chief looks back on how he played a part in propelling the business events industry forward amid some of its most challenging times…
FIEXPO, the IMEX of the LATAM region, is more than a rotating trade show for the Business Events Sector – far more. FIEXPO founder, Arnaldo Nardone, and Development Director, Santiago Gonzales, share insight into how FIEXPO has evolved as a strategic development and capacity-building tool for all LATAM countries to better compete for, and facilitate,…
From Digital Tourism Think Tank: In episode 7 of our “Backstage Leadership Conversations” podcast series, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism, we learn from Guy Bigwood, CEO of the GDS-Movement, about the critical role that destinations play in driving sustainability and the innovative solutions being implemented to address climate change…
From APAC Outlook: Business events are critical to the socioeconomic success and prosperity of Australia. Defined as any public or private activity with a common interest or vocation, such as a conference, convention, or congress, hosted by an organisation either in a specific venue or online, these events facilitate the exchange of innovative ideas, trade…
By Anna Abdelnoor, CEO & Founder, isla: The shock and horror being expressed as a result of the riots in the UK is normal, but we can’t ignore they’ve been fuelled by decades of economic depravation, misdirecting racist political rhetoric and media-stoked ‘culture wars’. This rhetoric doesn’t exist because media and politicians actually believe the…
The Paris Olympic Games are approaching the finish line, and I had the opportunity to get a close and personal look at the games from many perspectives: as a (part-time) resident, a visitor, an event professional, and a spectator. Here are some observations. As a destination… Paris blends the Olympic venues into the city with…
From Nature: Attending conferences is a crucial way to establish and build networks, especially for scholars early on in their careers. But not everyone who would benefit is equally able to attend. Many researchers have caring responsibilities. The impact is particularly pronounced for women with children, who often find it hard to juggle professional and…
From Destinations International: At this year’s IMEX, the central focus was Impact through business events with a key emphasis on sustainability. This event brings the global business industry events community together to do business, inspire change, and lead the way with impact at the forefront of every decision. In the coming years, IMEX plans to…
From International Association of Exhibitions and Events, by Marie Browne: On behalf of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events® (IAEE), I celebrate and congratulate Trade Show Executive (TSE) for 25 years of excellence in faithfully serving the interests of professionals representing all facets of our industry. IAEE has maintained a close relationship with TSE…
From The Meeting Room: Residents are revolting! (And who can blame them?) But how can the business events industry stay out of the furore around overtourism engulfing cities and resorts across Europe and the world? Can it? Should it? In this latest episode of The Meeting Room, I chew the fat with my esteemed colleague…
From The Guardian, by Barney Ronay: Avant: le deluge. There was a moment, about an hour into Paris 2024’s Grand Opening Spectacular, as the rain soaked through shoes, trousers, socks and eventually skin, hair and bone; as yet more boats of waving people chugged down the Seine, like watching an endless series of weirdly nationalistic…
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