On the occasion of its General Assembly of 14 June, the Federation of European and International Associations (FAIB) announced changes with immediate entry into force.
I have just returned from the European Cities Marketing (ECM) International Conference & General Assembly 2017, held in the inspiring city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. As the city was absolutely teeming with tourists the organisers had obviously made the perfect choice. I continue to have questions about how convention bureaus should position themselves in this context.
Prague Congress Centre is undergoing significant changes. The EPC (Energy Performance Contracting) project done by ENESA is followed by the interior renovation and modernisation of the building with new AV technologies, advanced navigation system and full-area fast internet connection.
Governing a not-for-profit organisation is never an easy feat and promoting corporate governance among volunteer leaders can be a tricky undertaking if not managed carefully and in context. As diverse as is the world of associations, so are the number of governance models applied in practice.
The European Convention Center Luxembourg (ECCL), managed by Luxembourg Congrès, is without a doubt one of the most elegant congress centres in Europe.
Founded in 1994, the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) is a participatory organisation based in Toronto, Canada with members from more than 65 countries, dedicated to setting internationally accepted industry standards, providing accreditation, supporting a community of practice, advocating the power of facilitation and embracing the diversity of facilitators.
Sandeep will be speaking on the new regulations and helping businesses put together data strategies at the next Event Huddle meetup on 27th June at 1 Wimpole Street, London
The winners of the 2017 Hospitality Assured Awards were announced this week as part of the Institute of Hospitality Annual Dinner and Awards at The Montcalm, Marble Arch
ICCA has published country and city rankings by estimated total number of participants to international association meetings in 2016, as part of its public abstract of the ICCA statistics report.
In a recent survey of nearly 1,000 association leaders, the most frequently given answer to the question “What is the biggest challenge to growing your organisation this coming year?” was lack of resources. When they say “lack of resources” they’re probably thinking about not having enough staff, or not having enough money. But, if used effectively, the single biggest resource most associations have is their members. That’s the resource that needs to be maximized.
The Life in Business ‘Global Awareness’ Congress will be held at World Forum The Hague on 1 November 2017. It is an inspiring sustainability congress by GNO. The contract between World Forum The Hague and GNO has been entered into for a period of four years. This and the announcement of four innovative events that Life in Business will organise in The Hague confirms the mutual trust between both organisations.
For the past six decades, the Union of International Associations (UIA) has undertaken statistical studies on the preceding years’ international meetings.The statistics are based on information systematically collected by the UIA Congress Department and selected according to strict criteria maintained over the years, thus enabling meaningful comparison from year to year.
Finavia supports the international climate agreement through its climate programme
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Finavia, the operator of Helsinki Airport, has decided to speed up its ambitious climate programme. The aim of the programme is to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions caused by the operations of all of the company's 21 airports to zero by 2020. Through its airport network, Finavia is a key party to the commitment of European airport companies to have 100 carbon-neutral airports in Europe by 2030.
The industry’s leading association for small to mid-sized global meeting focused venues,IACC, has today announced the appointment of integrated PR and communications specialists davies tanner and UP THERE, EVERYWHERE to support its new business strategy.
With a 30% increase in interest compared with the previous edition, the European Association Summit has become a reference point when it comes to gatherings of representatives from international associations.
Following a €450,000 cash injection in 2016, the Valencia City Council has focused the project’s second phase of investment on making the Centre a technologically competitive building, so as to put it on the same footing as the industry’s most sophisticated conference centres.
Convention Bureau della Riviera di Rimini, the Event & Conference Division of Italian Exhibition Group, is releasing a new video to give operators in the international meeting industry deeper insight into the Palacongressi, its services, the quality of the facility and its professional team. The new video takes up where it left off in last year's “Be Seduced”, the clip that zoomed in on the venue's spaces, the structural features of the Palacongressi, and its location within Rimini's vast urban park.
The report will look at the daily change and disruption occurring in European tourism; it sets out a vision on how Destination Marketing Organisations (DMOs) can empower to take on a leading role in city marketing and management.
The Vienna Convention Bureau (VCB), the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) and Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center have attracted two international conferences: the International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) World Congress and the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) World Congress.
After an initial partnership involving the exclusive caterer Kaspia Receptions, Viparis and Moma Group are expanding their collaboration to make the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild an even greater success.
Business Events Canada (BEC) is braced for a surge in demand from international MICE bookers and event organisers looking to hold meetings and events in Canada following on from this year’s packed calendar of Canada 150 celebrations.
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.