Sector: Exhibition Industry
13 February 2025
UFI Asia-Pacific Conference, Melbourne, Australia
UFI is excited to bring our Asia-Pacific Conference to Australia for the first time in the history of this event. Co-located with the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) and the Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) Leaders Forum, this conference offers an exceptional programme packed with opportunities to engage in dynamic discussions on today’s most…
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Legislative Action Day Converges Industry Leaders on Capitol Hill
From Skift Meetings: Industry advocacy group Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) gathered the industry on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Participants discussed issues derailing the meetings and events industry with policymakers on a day filled with meetings. Approximately 140 meeting and event professionals from 27 states met with lawmakers in hundreds of meetings during Legislative Action…
19 August 2024
AIPC Africa Academy, Cape Town, South Africa
The future of Africa looks bright. Ratified by a majority of African countries, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will merge 55 economies into a single, competitive mega market of more than a billion people, making it one of the biggest free trade areas in the world. This also means that there will…
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27 May 2024
UFI-VMA Venue Management School, Shenyang, China
Following the sell-out success of the previous editions, this year’s UFI-VMA Venue Management School (VMS) will be held in Shenyang. The VMS, which is aimed at mid-to senior-level venue managers, will take place at the Shenyang New World EXPO from 27th to 29th May 2024. UFI joined forces with the Venue Management Association (VMA) in…
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Reed Exhibitions: Our Journey to Net Zero by 2040
In February 2024, RX published its Roadmap to Net Zero Events in 2040. We talk to Global Sustainability Director Helen Sheppard about RX’s sustainability commitments, the challenges of measuring event emissions, and the company’s progress to date. RX is a founding signatory of the Net Zero Carbon Events pledge, a global collaboration which was launched…
CloserStill Media Acquires Majority Stake in Elite Exhibitions
From CloserStill Media: London, United Kingdom – CloserStill Media, the producer of market-leading business events, exhibitions and conferences, has acquired a majority stake in Elite Exhibitions. Terms are not disclosed. World’s leading US and European cruise ship design trade shows join CSM’s rapidly expanding Future Transport and Infrastructure group. Elite Exhibitions produce the annual Cruise…
Legislative Action Day 2024: Let’s Tell Congress to Finish the Job
From TSNN: Last June, nearly 100 business events industry leaders and advocates went to Capitol Hill to ask their members of Congress to do three important things: Encourage the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to finish its proposed anti-scammer rule; Advance legislation to help our industry train the next generation workforce; Introduce legislation to help bring…
ECA Applauds Additional Funding to Reduce Visa Wait Times
The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA), the unified advocacy voice of the business events industry, applauds the inclusion of supplemental funding for the U.S. Department of State to reduce visa wait times as part of a six-bill package of fiscal year 2024 government funding bills. The legislation provides the U.S. Department of State $50 million…
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