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Coronavirus: How the Crisis Has Advanced Virtual Meetings
The coronavirus crisis has led to unprecedented interest in virtual events. For many organisers, this meant seriously looking into their possibilities, in some cases for the first time. But directly transposing the aims of a live event can mean missing the potential benefits of producing relevant and bespoke video content. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…
Coronavirus: Inside the Javits Center’s Hospital Preparations
New York’s Javits Center has been put to use in crises before. It was a command and control base for the Federal Emergency Management Agency after 9/11, and in 2012 also had minor government operations running after Hurricane Sandy. But the venue has never been used as a hospital until now. From PCMA…
Coronavirus: Lasting Globalisation Legacy, Association Meetings
Globalisation, the world’s closer integration, is under attack. After nativism, terrorism and of course climate change, now a microscopic pathogen is even stopping us from gathering to meet. If globalisation does have a positive legacy though, international association meetings may be the best of what closer integration gives society. From Association Meetings International…
Māori Culture Moves Centre Stage at Major New Zealand Meetings
Māori culture gives New Zealand its distinct identity, but is also moving centre stage at meetings hosted in the country. This was very evident during the 2019 International Union for Health Promotion and Education Conference, which drew to Rotorua 1,185 attendees from 73 countries. From Association Meetings International…
14 April 2020
Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) Goes Virtual
Until we meet again, let’s unite! Event professionals from across the globe are invited to join a fast-paced and engaging 30 minute session designed to provide attendees with a forum to have their voices heard while contributing to valuable industry research, all while connecting with each other. This year, the impacts of the Covid-19 virus…
Coronavirus: JMIC’s Rod Cameron Discusses Preparing for Recovery
International travel is now all but shut down and meetings are either cancelled, postponed or online. It’s hard to think about rebuilding while still in the eye of the storm, but it’s nevertheless vital. Rod Cameron, Executive Director of the Joint Meetings Industry Council, which presents The Iceberg, talks sector recovery. From JMIC…
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