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Expo 2020 Attracting Satellite Meetings

With Expo 2020 Dubai opening in October, the emirate is poised to welcome major corporate and incentive groups intending to let delegates explore the show during their visit. The new Dubai Exhibition Centre within the Expo 2020 site will also host several important events, including the Dubai Association Conference. From Meetings International…

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Associations Uncertain About Hybrid Events

Many association event workers accept the benefits of holding hybrid meetings but believe barriers are too high to run them well. A report from Eventsforce, which looks at hybrid association events plus challenges and opportunities they bring, reveals that 49 percent are unsure if hybrid has much of a future for them. From Association Meetings International…

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European Conferences May Need COVID Pass

Delegates hoping to attend an association conference in Europe may be asked to produce a “COVID pass” as more governments impose restrictions on unvaccinated people meeting indoors. The rapid spread of the Delta variant has spooked leaders kickstarting their battered economies while protecting the gains made by the vaccines. From Association Meetings International…

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MWC21 Welcomes Back 20,000 to Barcelona

An early casualty of the pandemic, Mobile World Congress 2021 has welcomed back 20,000 on site delegates to host city Barcelona, with 100,000 taking part virtually. The show made news in February last year when organisers GSMA made a late call to cancel as the pandemic started to spread. From Association Meetings International…

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White Paper Recovery Roadmap Released

The pandemic offers a chance for the global business events sector to reinvent itself. So says a white paper and recovery roadmap just jointly released by PCMA, the Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau, Singapore Tourism Board, as well as Iceberg partner UFI. But the paper also details havoc already wreaked upon the industry. From PCMA…

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Isla Sustainable Events Framework Launched

Event sustainability group isla has launched proseed, billed as the first universal framework for delivering sustainable meetings. Launched in September 2020 in response to the climate crisis, isla’s twelve founding members have since grown to over 75, with a mix of brands, agencies, venues and event suppliers. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…

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UK’s ERP Phase I Report Finally Published

The UK government’s full Events Research Programme report was finally published following mounting pressure from the industry and MPs. Phase I recorded only 28 COVID-19 cases across nine pilot events with 58,000 participants. The Liverpool business event pilot chosen, Change Business for Good (pictured), saw no transmission cases. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…

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Australian MI Agrees AU$50bn 2030 Plan

Meetings industry leaders have just convened at a roundtable to thrash out their strategy for the future of business events in Australia. The event was hosted by both Tourism Australia and the Business Events Council of Australia, whose Deputy Chair Geoff Donaghy (pictured) is also CEO of meeting venue ICC Sydney. From Conference & Meetings World…

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9 November 2021

ICCA activities at IMEX America 2021, Las Vegas, USA

ICCA Members, who are exhibiting at IMEX America are invited, free of charge, to attend the IMEX Association Evening. This event is organised by IMEX in collaboration with ICCA. ICCA will also have a stand and member reception at this tradeshow.

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14 September 2021

ICCA’s Scandinavia Digital Business Exchange

The session will take place during the ICCA Scandinavian Chapter Meeting 2021, Faroe Islands. To also accommodate those of you who are not able to travel to Tórshavn, we have designed this session to be in hybrid format, which is an experiment for us as well! You are invited to sign up for our FREE Digital…

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14 September 2021

ICCA’s Scandinavia Digital Business Exchange

The session will take place during the ICCA Scandinavian Chapter Meeting 2021, Faroe Islands. To also accommodate those of you who are not able to travel to Tórshavn, we have designed this session to be in hybrid format, which is an experiment for us as well! You are invited to sign up for our FREE Digital…

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13 September 2021

ICCA Scandinavian Association Expert Forum, Faroe Islands

The ICCA AEF 2021 will be an opportunity to share our challenges and learning from the past year and a half with peers from the meeting industry, and discuss how we can go forward post Corona. Past congress delegates believe that it is crucial that convention bureaus (CVBs), professional conference organisers (PCOs) and associations work together…

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