PCMA Communiqué Asia Pacific Newsletter
Sector: Associations
Australian Medical Legacies: AIDS 2014
Australian cities are leveraging medical knowledge and research specialities to secure major events and realise the investment, employment, healthcare and other legacies that result from them. The 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), which took place in Melbourne after over two years’ extensive planning and preparation, might well be the epitome of this. From Boardroom…
Meetings and Events Associations: An Insider’s Guide
The events and meetings industry is hardly short of its own professional associations. A good many of them are even Iceberg partners! You join for the networking, education and advocacy, then get much more. But which are right for each of the different tribes within our overall sector? From SoolNua’s Pádraic Gilligan at Padraicino…
Largest Ever European Association Summit Held in Brussels
For the sixth year in a row, visit.brussels has just staged the European Association Summit 2018 at the newly-rebranded SQUARE Brussels Convention Centre. This year’s EAS was the biggest to date, with over 200 participants, twenty themed workshops and three plenary sessions. For the first time industry associations ICCA and PCMA also participated. From Boardroom…
Building a Built Environment Legacy in Glasgow
When the Chicago-based Society of Architectural Historians ran its 70th Annual International Conference, it left the US for the first time in forty years and visited Glasgow. The Glasgow Convention Bureau, VisitScotland, and the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow all helped showcase the local built environment and start a wider conversation about the future of cities. From Skift…
Singapore: Where Associations Find Synergy
When the Singapore Tourism Bureau invited several international and European associations to come over and visit local societies and conference venues, they did not expect much symbiosis between these different organisations. But the group started to see synergies across its various fields of expertise and even dreamed up a joint congress together. From Boardroom…
Associations World Congress and Awards Held in Antwerp
The best of the association sector has been celebrated at the International and European Association Awards, held in the Grand Café Hauta Art Noveau Hall, Antwerp. The ceremony was one of the highlights of the Associations World Congress, which drew more than 200 delegates to the Flanders Meeting and Convention Centre. From Association Meetings International…
Incredible Impacts Opens Second Year Applications
After its successful first year, the “Incredible Impacts” award programme developed by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and BestCities Global Alliance is again looking for examples of associations’ long-term legacies. With three grants of $7,500 available, entrants can both be recognised for current legacy projects whilst also securing funds for future work. From CIM News Magazine…
30 April 2018
asae Speaker Management Online Seminar Series
This online seminar series—created specifically for association employees whose work involves professional development—identifies key issues in speaker management and explores solutions for vetting and cultivating faculty for your learning programs. During this four-part virtual program, you’ll have an opportunity to network with colleagues and gather tips and practical tools that you can implement immediately at the…
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19 April 2018
Xperience Design Project (XDP), Maryland, USA
Xperience Design Project (XDP) is a revolutionary event that brings together association professionals and business partners to create new experiences for the people who attend association meetings. The goal is to build lasting relationships that help increase the success of association events. Based on proven theories of co-creation and mindfulness, XDP is an environment that fosters…
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11 April 2018
Leveraging Generational Strengths at Healthcare Associations Webinar
Recent discussion about millennials, baby boomers, Gen Xers, and members of other generations—including their behaviors in the workforce—have become more divisive. But each age group brings its own strengths to your association’s staff team. Sarah Sladek, best-selling author and CEO of XYZ University, shares her expertise and experiences helping organizations engage with the varied generations…
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