Sector: Business Events
Hybrid Conferences Should be the Norm
From Nature: Attending conferences is a crucial way to establish and build networks, especially for scholars early on in their careers. But not everyone who would benefit is equally able to attend. Many researchers have caring responsibilities. The impact is particularly pronounced for women with children, who often find it hard to juggle professional and…
Intentional Action: Impact from IMEX
From Destinations International: At this year’s IMEX, the central focus was Impact through business events with a key emphasis on sustainability. This event brings the global business industry events community together to do business, inspire change, and lead the way with impact at the forefront of every decision. In the coming years, IMEX plans to…
25 September 2024
The Sustainable Events Course, Online
The Sustainable Events Course (formerly The Complete Sustainable Events Course), curated by isla, is a 6-week online course, designed to provide you with an introduction to the core principles of event sustainability. With a practical focus, the course will empower you to take action and drive change within the meetings and events sector, by putting…
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Are Business Travellers Contributing to Over Tourism?
From The Meeting Room: Residents are revolting! (And who can blame them?) But how can the business events industry stay out of the furore around overtourism engulfing cities and resorts across Europe and the world? Can it? Should it? In this latest episode of The Meeting Room, I chew the fat with my esteemed colleague…
PCMA EMEA Prepares for Barcelona Double-Bill
PCMA’s flagship event for the EMEA region, Convening EMEA, rolls into Barcelona 30th September – 2nd October with Trust, Strategy, and Future the three key thematic pillars to the event. Jaimé Bennett, PCMA’s charismatic managing director for the 117 countries represented, explains how a Programme Architecture will allow for intentional and personalised experiences in order…
22 August 2024
Event Crisis Management, Security & Risk Mitigation Insights
Extreme weather events, protests, shooting, cyber attacks, and other natural or human-made disasters are now a fact of life for event professionals. Knowing how to mitigate, prepare for and respond to crises is an evolving challenge, but also an opportunity to shine as a trusted advisor. Hear from our expert panelists as they share the…
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12 August 2024
Digital Event Strategist Certification, Online
Once seen as a temporary “pivot”, digital events are now more critical to business success than ever before. As technology evolves, and the lines between virtual, hybrid, and in-person events blur, organizations without a strong digital event strategy in place will fall behind as competitors capture audiences with exciting, blended experiences. Enter the newest iteration…
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2 October 2024
CONVENE 4 CLIMATE, Barcelona, Spain
It’s challenging to know what the future will bring; however, we know we can be part of a solution for a better society. We must create a platform to bring focus to Business Events and together with adjacent industries find solutions needed to protect our tomorrow. PCMA together with the Strategic Alliance of National Convention…
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Business Travel Spending Expected to Hit Record $1.48T This Year
From Meetings International: The business travel industry has proven itself resilient as it moves into a new era of post-pandemic stabilisation. The 2024 forecast predicts global business travel spending will reach $1.48 trillion USD by the end of the year. Boosted by economic stability, pent-up demand and recovery momentum, spending is projected to surpass $2…
Impact of AIDS 2014 Conference Still Resonates Today
From Melbourne Convention Bureau: In 2014 the 20th International AIDS Conference was held in Melbourne, which to this day is still the largest health conference ever held here. Ten-years down the track we are still talking about it. Thinking back to then and the global spotlight on Melbourne with more than 13,000 delegates, visitors and…
19 March 2025
IBTM Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
IBTM Asia Pacific is the leading event for the meetings and events industry in the region bringing together a high calibre group of international, APAC regional and local meeting planners and exhibitors for two days of pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings, education and networking. The event is under-pinned by IBTM’s sophisticated, industry-leading Hosted Buyer programme which…
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Building Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Cities
From BestCities: In 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity across the planet. At its heart are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) urging all countries to implement strategies to improve health and education, reduce inequality, spur economic growth, and tackle climate…
Geneviève Leclerc: Embracing Degrowth
LJ TALKS at IMEX Frankfurt 2024 | In a world where constant growth seems to be the dominant economic paradigm, degrowth presents the way forward. Geneviève Leclerc, the founder of MEET4IMPACT, joined Jan and Gorazd to share how event organisers must rethink the impacts of their event. They also discussed how to define impact and…
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