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What the Events Industry is Doing to Achieve Net Zero by 2050

Alexander Alles, Executive Director, Joint Meetings Industry Council, and Iceberg Ambassador, talks to Trade Show News Network, in the lead up to Earth Day 2023, about Net Zero Carbon Events (NZCE), an initiative to connect the events industry globally to the rapidly growing movement toward net zero by 2050. From Trade Show News Network…

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20 April 2023

Webinar | Practical Solutions for Preventing Food Waste in Events

Food waste in events can be difficult to prevent but focusing on key problematic menu items and causes of waste is a practical way to achieve reduction goals. As business events professionals, we have the power to make a difference. Join us for the webinar on “Waste Not, Want Not: Practical Solutions for Preventing Food…

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Business Events Industry Advocacy with Tommy Goodwin

Tommy Goodwin, Vice President, Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance, and Iceberg Ambassador, talks about the challenge of getting Visas to enter the U.S. and the impact that has had on the industry, the Kentucky legislature (failed) attempt to tax space rental for exhibitors and sponsors, and more. From Trade Show News Network…

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Meetings Grow Revenue Confirm U.S. Travel Association on GMID

Face-to-face meetings and business travel creates measurable benefits for companies and organizations — from increased revenue to lasting and effective professional relationships. This is the message the U.S. travel industry, and meetings professionals around the world, will share March 30 on Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), the annual international day of advocacy showcasing the value…

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Association Meeting Needs | ICCA 2023 Association Survey

ICCA shares the findings of the 2023 survey, conducted in collaboration with the European Society of Association Executives, African Society of Association Executives and Asia-Pacific Federation of Association Organizations. A total of 177 responses were received globally from across the regions, providing a well-rounded picture of the current and future thinking of associations. From ICCA…

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A Congress is a Kind of Affirmation

Zhanna Kovalchuk, Executive Director of the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, talks to AMI about the importance of knowing how, dealing with ‘confident’ men, and what the future holds for associations. Interview by James Lancaster, from Association Meetings International…

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6 June 2023

The Future of Healthcare Meetings 2023, Instanbul, Turkey

ICCA is proud to announce the second in-person ICCA and AC Forum Event – The Future of Healthcare Meetings. This event is part of an exciting and collaborative initiative between ICCA and AC Forum, Europe’s only networking platform established exclusively for and by associations. The collaboration includes a series of signature events taking place over…

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Thailand chosen to host AFECA AGM 2023

Bangkok, Thailand has been selected to host the Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations (AFECA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023 in October. The meeting will gather 155 member associations from 19 countries to discuss the elevation of the business events industry, emphasising Thailand as an international MICE leader. From BEAM…

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A New Kind of Meeting Offset

SocialOffset.org, a nonprofit platform with a model similar to carbon-offset programs, helps organizations and their meeting attendees counter the effect of laws in a host destination that they oppose without resorting to boycotts. Attendees have an opportunity to offset the travel-specific and general sales taxes paid in a host destination during a meeting… From MEETINGSNET…

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Redefining Event Attendance

Why do people attend face-to-face events in the future? In the new ecosystem of business events, which is characterized by digital and hybrid formats as much as by the longing for authentic locations, emotional experiences and sustainable concepts, people’s motivations are also shifting when they decide for or against physical participation in events. From GCB…

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61st ICCA Congress: Lessons in Legacy

The 61st International Congress and Convention Association Congress was held last month in Kraków, Poland. The four days of content programming concentrated on three key industry topics: diversity, equity and inclusion, sustainability and legacy. Some of the legacy speakers also contributed to this Iceberg video Feature, here presented together with video of five of the legacy sessions….

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