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    No surprises - or are there? IAPCO Annual Survey results

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    The 9th IAPCO Annual Survey 2015 produced no surprises. With the economic turnaround, and the recession hopefully confined to history, IAPCO members were busy in 2015, organising an average of 113 events per member.
    10th May, 2016
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    Joburg Tourism launches events calendar at INDABA 2016

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    Events are one of the biggest contributors to the sector, particularly in Joburg, attracting people from all over the country and the continent to the City.
    10th May, 2016
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    Meetings in Shanghai made easy

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    Shanghai is one of the first cities in China to have implemented a 144-hour visa-free policy, which allows foreign visitors to arrive to and depart from the metropolis via its airports, cruise terminals and train stations without a visa, providing their overall stay is within the six-day limit.
    10th May, 2016
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    G20 looks east - Hangzhou gears up to host 2016 G20 Summit

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    It has been more than a decade since the government of Hangzhou set the goal of turning the Zhejiang Province capital into an international meetings hub. With the news of G20 combined with the announcement that Hangzhou will host the 2022 Asian Games, the city is poised to take its place on the world stage.
    10th May, 2016
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    Convention bids success hightlights Edinburgh's leading global role in fighting key child disease

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    Edinburgh’s international reputation in medical and paediatric science has received a significant boost, with the announcement that the city has won the bid to host an influential world congress in 2021.
    9th May, 2016
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    High Five to Formosa!

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    Five reasons to fall in love with MICE activities in Taiwan
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    According to MEET TAIWAN, MICE activities in Taiwan were attended by a total of 202,000 foreign participants in 2015, which was a 7% increase from 2014 and 13.5% from 2013.
    9th May, 2016
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    Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre establishes self-sustainable and environmentally-friendly rooftop garden

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    As part of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activities, the venue has established her own 112sqm rooftop garden to cultivate herbs and spices.
    4th May, 2016
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    ITB Asia 2016 announces dedicated MICE Day

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    New partnerships with SITE and SACEOS strengthens conference programme
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    ITB Asia 2016, the ‘Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market’, will showcase its strongest meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) line up to-date with a full day conference programme dedicated to the growing sector.
    4th May, 2016
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    AIM Group International & The Convention Bureau Napoli win the World Tunnelling Congress 2019

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    The City of Naples has won the bid to host the World Tunnelling Congress to be held May, 2019. With an expected participation of 2,000, this is a prominent international appointment bringing the most talented engineers in the field to Napoli.
    3rd May, 2016
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    Malta is launching a new brand focusing on MICE

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    Malta is launching a new brand focusing on MICE. Conventions Malta aims to promote the islands as a destination for conference and incentive travel, as well as association business.
    3rd May, 2016
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    Cooperation Maastricht and Brussels Airlines

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    As of May 1st 2016, Brussels Airlines, member of the Lufthansa Group, is official partner of Maastricht congress city.
    25th Apr, 2016
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    Hangzhou will become the "lounge in China"

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    Hangzhou has a robust economy driven by passions of entrepreneurship. Its total economic output ranks fourth among China’s provincial capital cities.
    25th Apr, 2016
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    Austria Center Vienna celebrated with Global Award

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    At the annual IMEX Tradeshow in Frankfurt, the Austria Center Vienna was announced as the overall winner of the 2016 Digital Infrastructure Award. The award now in its third year celebrates best in class Digital Infrastructure in meetings venues around the world.
    22nd Apr, 2016
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    AEG Ogden Convention Centre Leader Recognised for Excellence

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    Geoff Donaghy Receives IMEX Academy Award
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    AEG Ogden Group Director of Convention Centres, Geoff Donaghy, has been recognised for his outstanding service to the meetings industry with an IMEX Academy Award for the Asia Pacific region overnight at the 14th annual IMEX Gala Dinner in Frankfurt.
    22nd Apr, 2016
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    Geneva - Save the date for four global congresses

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    This year again Geneva will welcome global events, taking place at Palexpo, Geneva’s main exhibition and congress centre.
    22nd Apr, 2016
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    Associations World Congress: Success in Berlin

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    With more than 400 participants, the congress for international association representatives celebrated a successful premiere in the German capital.
    15th Apr, 2016
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    Belfast Waterfront - A taste of things to come

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    2016 is Northern Ireland’s Year of Food and Drink and it promises to serve up something truly spectacular that will more than whet business travellers’ appetite and encourage them to return time and time again.
    8th Apr, 2016
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    Learn how to keep your meetings alive at the Association Meetings Conference 2016

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    A conference specifically created to address the needs of association meeting professionals is once again taking place in London in June 2016. The Association Meetings Conference takes place on the eve of The Meetings Show on Monday 13th June at Church House, Westminster and is free to attend for those attending The Meetings Show as a hosted buyer.
    8th Apr, 2016
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    Slew of prominent medical congresses in Singapore and Southeast Asia for the first time

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    Singapore will host several prominent medical congresses coming to Southeast Asia for the first time – two of these events are also making their Asian debuts. These events are tipped to bring in approximately 16,000 visitors and some $34 million in tourism receipts.
    8th Apr, 2016
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    Meeting Media Company on the move

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    With the complete revamping of the design of Headquarters, the creation of a solid network of international representatives and the hiring of new staff members, Meeting Media Company has entered a new era.
    7th Apr, 2016
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