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A few months ago, I attended an Event Huddle, which was something my lecturers have always encouraged attending since I was in first year. Now, I’m sat in the room of the event, in my final year of my events degree, feeling both a wave of nostalgia as fresher week begins… From EVCOM…
CEO of ExCeL London Jeremy Rees has confirmed that the UK’s National Health Service is using the exhibition and conference venue free of rental fee. The Sunday Times had reported that the venue’s owners, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company, were charging the NHS £2-3 million per month. From Conference News…
Identifying and reducing risks for association event planners and local suppliers is the intent behind a new project launched by the Copenhagen Convention Bureau. Working with international and local stakeholders, a new Copenhagen Convention Bureau project aims to unlock ‘much-needed knowledge’ about risk in the global meetings industry. From Association Meetings International…
Most meeting organisers recognise the value of informal, chance interactions. However, they tend to leave these interactions to… well, chance, thinking that it is not possible to create serendipitous encounters in a more structured way. We disagree. By Eric de Groot and Mike van der Vijver, from Association Meetings International…
The UK’s Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, Nigel Huddleston MP, has held an online discussion with over twenty industry CEOs about the government’s £70 billion fund for business events. Leaders from across destinations, event venues and creative agencies were asking whether the economic assistance was enough. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…
By Simon Anholt, Independent Government Advisor & Good Country Index Founder: How good is your country? There are so many country rankings today, with dozens of new ones published every year. Rankings of happiness, corruption, justice, mortality, productivity, freedom, emissions, conservation, economic growth and education, to name but a few. Whatever you want to know…
The German capital is the first German region to have an internationally recognised set of sustainability criteria for the Visitor Economy: The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has recognised Berlin’s sustainability criteria as being equivalent to the GSTC Industry Criteria for hotels and tour operators. From visitBerlin…
Canada provides a unique opportunity for business events in the cleantech space. Known as a welcoming, safe and easily accessible destination – with world-class conference infrastructure – Canadian cities like Vancouver, Montréal and Halifax are home to a wealth of sector expertise which visiting associations can leverage to enhance their event. From Boardroom Global…
Senthil Gopinath, Iceberg Ambassador and CEO of ICCA, a Founding Partner of The Iceberg, tells Paul Colston, Managing Editor, Conference News & Conference & Meetings World, that innovation is key to making 2023 a dynamic and successful year. From Conference & Meetings World…
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…
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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