Civic and corporate leaders from four continents will gather January 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a unique two-day discourse on how business events can create diversified and sustainable opportunities for economic and social prosperity.
Hamburg Convention Bureau and IAPCO have renewed their partnership through to 2021. The partnership which began in 2015 focuses on building networks with PCOs from around the world, showcasing Germany’s second largest city as a location for international congress business.
From dedicated contents to the most innovative formats, from awards to social media and communication, the engagement of young doctors can contribute to the success of a congress.
Innovative, accessible, multi-functional, modular: the new exhibitions park and convention centre of Toulouse (France) is worthy of a name that matches the quality of its facilities.
Becoming global is an opportunity for associations to grow, and it is also a main challenge they are facing. Understanding associations and their need for expansion and delivering a legacy is the first step in the membership marketing plan to successfully attract membership from different geographical regions and cultures.
Demand for meetings and events is forecast to rise between five and 10 per cent in 2019, with the average size of meetings also expected to increase, and Africa is ready to capitalise.
From 27 to 29 November 2018 in Barcelona (Spain) the Fira Gran Via complex held a key event in the field of meetings industry – world exhibition IBTM World-2018, in which Russia took part for the second time in the collective stand RUSSIA OPEN TO THE WORLD.
Glasgow is getting ready to welcome over 1,300 of the world’s top researchers and clinicians working in the field of motor neurone disease to this year’s International Symposium on ALS/MND. Taking place from Friday 7th – Sunday 9th December 2018, the 29th International Symposium is set to achieve record-breaking delegate attendance figures.
More than 60% of waste was saved at the first completely sustainable event which took place at the Prague Congress Centre (PCC) to the occasion of awarding the “TOP Responsible Company”.
Associations, destinations and media from around the world are set to descend on Bogotá, Colombia, next week for the third annual BestCities Global Forum – a week of inspiring speakers, thought-provoking workshops and networking around the theme of Power of the People.
South Africa is a leading globally-competitive business events destination boasting new infrastructure development and hosting world-class events. This was the sentiment expressed in Barcelona this week, where the global Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) trade show, IBTM World, is taking place.
The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) yesterday announced the winner of the 2018 JMIC Profile and Power Award as Matthias Schultze, Managing Director of the German Convention Bureau (GCB).
Dubai’s growing business events sector, a key contributor to the emirate’s economy, is being showcased this week to an audience of international meetings industry professionals at IBTM World. Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, kicked off its participation along with partners and stakeholders at the annual trade show, being held from 27-29 November in Barcelona.
Basel is Switzerland’s prime location for exhibitions and conferences with state-of-the-art infrastructure by architects Herzog & de Meuron. In 2019, Basel will be further strengthening its role as an international congress destination.
VisitBritain today welcomes a new Eurostar and Virgin Trains partnership to offer a united travel service for the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) market, to drive growth in international business events to the UK.
The Welsh Government’s Business Events team will be focusing on ensuring everyone discovers Wales as world-class business events destination as part of Wales ‘Year of Discovery’ in 2019.
IBTM’s much anticipated IBTM World Trends Watch report has been unveiled today to a global audience of meetings and events professionals at IBTM World in Barcelona. The report paints a picture of a changing world but one with myriad exciting opportunities for the meetings and events world to seize.
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.