The World Cancer Congress 2018 in Kuala Lumpur is expected to receive 3, 200 delegates from 115 countries; and contribute RM 30 million in economic impact to the national economy.
The European Association Summit (EAS), the key event during which international associations exchange information, share knowledge, and network, is now accepting registrations. The annual conference for association sector professionals will run from 31 May through 2 June 2016 in Brussels.
The European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) has decided to choose the combined Barcelona and Vienna offer for their Annual Congress in the years 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021.
The trade fair CONVENE is part of a unified effort to put the Baltics on the meeting map. For its fourth edition in Vilnius, which took place 10-11 February, the intention was to present a wide range of service providers – and this was successfully achieved.
Amidst the noise in the market, East & Partners Asia’s (E&P Asia) ‘Asia Corporate T&E Index’ shows that travel and entertainment expenditure of the Top 1000 corporates from 10 Asian markets has gone up from US$1.52 billion to US$1.69 billion, a 11 percent growth versus 2015.
Berlin is in high demand as a conference city: Last year, 11.4 million participants came to conferences, congresses and incentives in the German capital. This represents a growth of four per cent. The number of events grew by three per cent to about 135,000 in the same time period. These are the results of the latest convention statistics 2015* from the Berlin Convention Office of visitBerlin.
Yokohama has been chosen as the site for the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Last held in Tokyo in 1993, the conference returns to Japan after a 26-year hiatus.
We have the great pleasure to invite you to the « Brussels Mice Day » on March 10th, 2016 from 9h to 18h, the only trade show/workshop in Brussels dedicated exclusively to business tourism.
The next edition of The MPI European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC) will be held in Spain, Granada will be the host city of next year’s conference.
In this issue of Headquarters: an in-depth report on Riga as an convention destination, the thoughts of ESAE and UIA on how to manage association boards, a profile of SolarPower Europe, what to expect from the Associations World Congress in Berlin... and more.
The Olot-Girona-Lloret MICE tourism project was unveiled on 4 February at an event held at the headquarters of the Garrotxa Regional Archive, where the Mayor of Girona, Albert Ballesta, the Mayor of Lloret de Mar, Jaume Dulsat, and the Mayor of Olot, Josep M. Corominas, presented a pioneering alliance in Catalonia which responds to the desire of the three municipalities to work together to become a point of attraction for business tourism.
Kenes Group, a leading Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) and Association Management company, has noted a rise in confirmed medical congresses in Latin America. Many of Kenes’ international clients are hosting their events in LATAM as more regional associations are becoming significant international players in their fields.
Kenes Group, a leading Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) and Association Management company, announced today the signing of a milestone agreement with BestCities Global Alliance.
Association executives from 40 countries will be discovering and developing solutions to the vital industry question - ‘How to keep your association relevant’ - to potential and existing members at this year’s IMEX Association Day. This unique annual event is taking place on Monday 18 April 2016 at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel.
Since its founding in 1992, Meeting Media Group, publisher of Headquarters Magazine (HQ), has been a trusted guide and voice for associations and the global MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry.