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Coronavirus: Asia Pac Debuts Trade Show “New Normal”
The shape of the “new normal” has become clearer after the first large Asia Pacific trade shows to return: the 2020 Hunan Auto Show run at the Hunan International Convention and Exhibition Center in Changsha, and the MBC Architecture Show at the Korea International Exhibition and Convention Center in Goyang. From PCMA…
Coronavirus: Freeman CEO Bob Priest-Heck Talks Go LIVE Together
In April the event agency Freeman joined up with eighty other industry leaders to form Go LIVE Together as a response to COVID-19’s impact on live events. One month on Freeman CEO Bob Priest-Heck discusses the importance of advocacy, the status of government funding, and hopes for the future of the industry. From BizBash…
Coronavirus: Aberdeen Proffers Energy Alliance Advice on Collaboration
Aberdeen Convention and Events Bureau’s Graeme Mackay, Senior Business Development Executive, sees collaboration as the best way to navigate the current pandemic. The Scottish seaport is part of the Energy Cities Alliance (along with Abu Dhabi, Calgary, Lausanne and Stavanger), an example of just such collaboration in action. From Boardroom…
Coronavirus: Webinar Examines Government Role in Asia Recovery
Iceberg partner UFI, the exhibition industry’s global association, staged an UFI Connects webinar on the role of government in exhibition industry recovery in Asia. It produced some great market insights, among them news of trade shows opening up in Shanghai this June, plus an update on the regional subsidies available. From Exhibition World…
Coronavirus: Iceland’s Harpa Centre Begins Post-COVID-19 Era
Reykjavik’s Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre says it is ready for the post-COVID-19 era. 2020 had been on track to be a record events year for the venue. May 4th saw Iceland’s lockdown lifted. On May 7th Harpa became one of the first conference halls in Europe to reopen. From Meetings International…
Coronavirus: Asia’s Business Events to Rebound First
Asia’s business events industry has the potential to rebound faster than that of other continents, but being able to conduct business safely is important. So said the panellists at a Global MICE Situation in the Time of the Pandemic webinar, among them regional managers from the Iceberg partners ICCA and UFI. From Meetings International…
Coronavirus: Freeman Launches Meetings Hygiene Report
Once in-person meetings are taking place again, health and hygiene are going to be top priority. In “The New Normal: Considerations for Business Events in a Post-COVID-19 World” experts from agency Freeman offer ideas, processes and protocols that guarantee the safety of controlled business events. From Associations Now…
Coronavirus: Planning Post-Pandemic Events (Pre, Onsite and Post)
Prior to the UK outlining plans for lifting lockdown in the hospitality industry, Jennifer Houlihan, Events and Operations Specialist at Dotted Lines, took an in-depth look at how meetings could start to come back and spur post-COVID-19 recovery. She discusses pre-event, onsite and post-event planning issues. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…
Coronavirus: Advocacy Role Transformed for Associations
Associations have long advocated for their members’ interests before governments and other institutions around the world. Now COVID-19 has completely revolutionised this function. As policymakers react to the crisis in real time, the advocacy associations do on behalf of their members has never been more urgent. From Boardroom…
Coronavirus: Meetings Small, Short and Local, Says Epidemiologist
Governments have differing ideas about how meetings should return safely during the pandemic. Industry bodies advocate different plans. But what of the science? Dr. Brian Labus, epidemiologist and health sciences expert at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, prepares organisers for the months ahead. From Event MB…
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