PCMA Communiqué Asia Pacific Newsletter
Sector: Conventions
2017 ICCA Statistics Report: Country & City Rankings
The ICCA Statistics Reports are based on the ICCA Association Database, which means the figures cover meetings organised by international associations according to this criteria: a meeting must take place on a regular basis, host at least 50 participants, and rotate between a minimum of three countries to be included in the Database. ICCA’s Association…
11 September 2018
PCMA-ICESAP Leaders’ Forum, Hong Kong
The Leaders’ Forum is a platform for industry thought leaders from the PCMA ICESAP Corporate, Agency and Partner membership base to gather and discuss key pressing issues within their segment through a moderated framework. This concludes with a joint session to present findings and agreement on an implementation plan or further investigation steps.
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17 August 2018
Deborah Sexton Scholarship Reception, Chicago, USA
This reception will raise funds for the PCMA Education Foundation’s new Deborah Sexton Education Scholarship Fund. In recognition of Deborah’s extraordinary contributions to PCMA and the business events industry, the fund will provide an annual scholarship to an individual to advance their education and career.
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9 August 2018
PCMA-ICESAP Knowledge Exchange – Taipei, Taiwan
Knowledge Exchanges are localised platforms for education and exchange, focusing on regional education to grow the local audience and build brand awareness. 20 – 30 persons per session, with the segment engaged dependent on the topic proposed for the Knowledge Exchange. The duration of a Knowledge Exchange is between 90 mins – 120 mins, may…
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27 June 2018
2018 PCMA Education Conference, Rebroadcast Online
Relive the excitement of Education Conference! The PCMA Digital Experience Institute will be hosting a live rebroadcast online event for the sessions you missed at the 2018 PCMA Education Conference! View the most popular sessions, engage with fellow online participants and earn achievement badges for your participation.
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ICCA Releases 2017 Destination Rankings by Delegate Numbers
Last month the International Congress and Convention Association published its annual rankings of countries and cities for international association meetings. Now ICCA has an alternative view of the data: destinations ranked by estimated number of meeting delegates. Again, Barcelona is top city, and the United States top country. Other placings shift slightly. From Meetings & Conventions…
Ottawa Targeting Wins International Association Meetings
Ottawa has won a clutch of major international association meetings as part of its ongoing campaign to target industry sectors with strong links to the city. This focus has netted more than a dozen big events held over the next two years, including the International Conference of Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments. From Association Meetings International…
Melbourne Wins Five Life Sciences Meetings
Melbourne has secured five international life science conferences in 2019 and 2020, boosting Victoria’s status as a medical technology and pharmaceutical investment destination. The AusMedtech Conference in 2019, AusBiotech National Conferences in 2019 and 2020, and the Biotech Invest Conferences in 2019 and 2020 will attract thousands of delegates. From CIM News Magazine…
“Te Pae”: Christchurch Convention Centre Name Revealed
The official name for the Christchurch Convention Centre, opening in 2020, has been announced as “Te Pae” at CINZ Meetings 2018 in Auckland. The name references a gathering place, and the venue’s exterior has been derived from the Ngāi Tahu creation story of the Southern Alps in South Island New Zealand. From CIM News Magazine…
Copenhagen: Evaluating Academic Conferences
During IMEX, Copenhagen described the image problem academia is facing: endless conference invitations alongside carbon footprint concerns and straining public budgets. Industrial PhD student Thomas Trøst Hansen has been researching how delegate academics work and receive recognition through the value chain used as a basis for evaluating academic events. From Boardroom…
Lost in the Storm: The Academic Collaborations that Went Missing in...
When an academic participates in a large conference, her or his likelihood of subsequently writing a paper with at least one participant at the conference increases by one-sixth (close to 18%). Moreover, it seems that conferences improve the quality of matching among co-authors, leading to papers that are published in higher-ranked journals. These findings are…
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