This year, the 13th Asian MICE Forum (AMF) was held in Taichung, the second largest city in Taiwan, from September 11–12. The event took place in the Assembly Hall of the Taichung City Government building. A total of 420 MICE visitors from 23 countries attended the conference.
UIA 2018 and MyNext the perfect avenue to exchange ideas and knowledge
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Malaysia successfully hosted the 6th UIA Associations Round Table Asia-Pacific 2018 (UIA 2018) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre that was held from 26 – 27 September 2018.
The Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC) and Guangdong Tanzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center (GICEC), China sealed an exclusive collaborative partnership to further contribute in creating an economic impact through the business events industry.
Many people already know that Brussels is a popular city for holding destination presentations. That is not surprising when you know that there are about 2,000 headquarters of International and European associations based in the Capital of Europe, and ten percent of them are trade associations. Many of these associations have already found their way to Asia-Pacific, Australia and the America's. China is also on the scene now.
IMEX America 2018 — America's Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings & Events, is taking place from 16th to 18th October in Las Vegas, America. Aimed at drawing buyer attention, this year MEET TAIWAN - Taiwan’s MICE Promotion Program will attend IMEX America 2018 Trade Show (Booth No. B4627).
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) returned to the annual Orange Wine Show over the weekend, celebrating the region’s thriving wine industry and exploring opportunities to further boost its growing network of producers for the second consecutive year.
The Center for Association Leadership, will host its fourth international conference, the Association Leadership Forum, Asia Pacific, from October 29-31 at the Grand Hyatt Singapore.
From putting finishing touches on its $397 million redevelopment to welcoming record numbers of visitors through its doors and playing host to some of Adelaide’s largest ever business events, it’s been a milestone year for the Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC).
Tourism Australia today announced that its signature event for promoting Australia as a world-class incentive destination, Dreamtime, will be held in Perth, Western Australia for the first time.
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) is committed to delivering positive impacts for its community. Its partnership with the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) to present the second annual 2018 Global Exchange Oration demonstrates its commitment to supporting local industry knowledge exchange.
Critical discoveries and research that will help to transform health, science and industry are set to be the lasting legacy of the 19th International Microscopy Congress (IMC19), according to leaders of the scientific world.
The IEEE NSS-MIC (Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference) will be held in October of 2021 at the new PACIFICO YOKOHAMA NORTH facility, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2020.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) co-hosted the UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism at The Shilla Seoul from September 16 to 19.
Following almost 20 years of planning and construction, the Hong Kong Express Rail Link will fully open on 23rd September 2018, connecting the city with the rest of mainland China’s 25,000 km long national high speed rail network for the first time.
HQ discusses with Simon Burgess, General Manager, Adelaide Convention Centre & Gavin Robertson, Executive Chef, Adelaide Convention Centre about the venue's new campaign Honest Goodness.
Taiwan is a prime destination for hosting association and corporate meetings, now especially so for the tech industry. The MICE environment in Taiwan is bound to get even more of a boost with the launch of Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA), a tech innovation and entrepreneurship hub connecting the world’s tech start-up ecosystems.
Tourism Australia (TA) and China Southern Airlines (CZ) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to specifically develop the business event travel sector in China. This is the first of such an agreement signed between the two organisations.
Dunedin and the University of Otago have successfully bid for the 2022 World Leisure Congress, which will bring between 500 and 1000 international delegates to the city and an estimated $1.7 million contribution to the local economy.
Busan’s rapidly-growing meetings industry was recently put on public display during the two-day Busan MICE Festival, held from August 30-31 at BEXCO, the city’s main convention center, and other related business events venues.
The certification recognises best practice in environmental, community and business sustainability!
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Australia reaffirms its global sustainability leadership in the business events space with the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) and Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) becoming the first venues in the world to achieve the coveted EarthCheck Platinum Certification.
The Shenyang New World EXPO (“EXPO”) successfully hosted one of the largest Chinese international conferences ever to be held in northeast China. The 2018 Chinese Conference on Oncology was held on 18-19 August.
First venue in Malaysia to present an immersive Virtual Reality experience to clients
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The Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC) is taking event engagement to the next level with the unveiling of fully immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experiences and being the first trade and exhibition centre in Malaysia embracing the technology.
The Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) has achieved a 25 per cent increase in economic contribution from secured business events in 2017/2018 financial year from the previous year, and achieved its strongest economic impact ever delivered.
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has released new figures revealing that it has welcomed its two millionth visitor, with delegates and visitors attending events on site injecting more than A$1.2 billion into the local community since it opened in December 2016.
The Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) has been recognised for its impact on Victoria, awarded a prestigious Australian Business Award for Community Contribution in the 2018 Australian Business Awards.
Malaysia’s largest state, Sarawak, ventures down under to gather over 500 senior managers from associations, charities, societies, and institutes at the recently held Associations Forum National Conference 2018 (AFNC 2018) at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland.
2018 is an exciting time to be around the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre following a busy kick off with one of its biggest events ever - the 9th World Urban Forum (WUF9) and thereafter an additional 637 events in the first six months of the year.
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