In October, Ibiza will hold the 2nd International Nightlife Congress, bringing together business people from all over the world to give night time leisure activities a more professional status by sharing performance protocols and experiences which will help to improve the sector's image.
La Asociación Internacional de Ocio Nocturno celebrará en Ibiza el II Congreso Internacional de Ocio Nocturno.re el planeta que tiene como objetivo profesionalizar el ocio nocturno y compartir protocolos de actuación y experiencias que ayuden a mejorar la imagen del sector.
AIM Group International had the challenge of placing the 1st World Conference on Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery on the map, making it a successful event and one that would become a permanent fixture in the calendar for all professionals in the field.
Copenhagen is known for its wide range of forward-thinking educational institutions, which is underlined by a new rankings guide that ranks Copenhagen Business School as the 6th best in Europe.
In this issue of Headquarters Europe: a report on the European Association Summit, the 2014 ICCA rankings, a profile of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, ESAE & UIA's views on the new membership models, a lengthy special feature about France...
From 26 to 29 May 2015, KU Leuven and Vlerick business school hosted the 44th EMAC conference ‘Collaboration in research’ at Leuven. This is the annual conference of the European Marketing Academy.
Associations have to respond to the fact that mobile devices and interactive web 2.0 services have become a key part of everyone’s professional lives. It’s no longer just the young techno-geeks that expect websites & mail outs with responsive design, as well as digital interaction and mobile event apps onsite.
Mohamed Mezghani, Deputy Secretary General, UITP (International Association of Public Transport), explains how good and efficient public transport is a strong asset for attracting international meetings.
Glasgow’s new multi-million pound conference facility, the Technology and Innovation Centre, has been open for business for only three months but is already a huge contributor to the local economy.
The International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) is holding its signature annual conference event in Boston, USA this July, and the focus will be on the multiple interactions centres have with their respective cities.
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.
Already last year, European medical association United European Gastroenterology (UEG) decided to rotate its annual congresses 2014 - 2019 between Vienna and Barcelona.
The 15th World Conference Cities and Ports is set to be held in Rotterdam in 2016. The conference, organised by the AIVP (Association Internationale Villes et Ports), is concerned with the transformation of old ports and the social issues that face many of today’s port cities.
In September, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco will strengthen its events offering and provide a brand new space of 800 m2 with panoramic sea view terrace for rent.
IFEMA acaba de iniciar la comercialización de la 14º edición del Salón Internacional de Equipos, Productos y Servicios Dentales, EXPODENTAL 2016, organizado en colaboración con la Federación Española de Empresas de Tecnología Sanitaria, FENIN, y que tendrá lugar del 10 al 12 de marzo de 2016, en la FERIA DE MADRID.
Buen tiempo, centros de conferencias bien ubicados, museos famosos y tiendas elegantes... Pocas ciudades pueden presumir como Madrid de reunir las condiciones idóneas para acoger encuentros profesionales, conferencias, congresos y viajes de incentivo. Un viaje de negocios a Madrid se hace más ameno que en otros destinos.
ICCA’s eagerly awaited annual statistics on the number of rotating international association meetings hosted by countries and cities show few major shocks.
The new Florence Convention Bureau website has been launched. The main innovations are the new layout that improves usability and the new approach to the presentation of Members’ competencies. The new website has been realized by a member of the Florence Convention Bureau, Uplink Web Agency specialized in providing web services.
With the OSCE Ministerial Council, the Congress Center Basel (CCB) was able to bring last year to a close with a highly prestigious event. For two days, the city of Basel was in the international spotlight, receiving much praise for the smooth staging of this major occasion.
Between 18-22 October this year, Dublin will be buzzing as the global Internet community descends on it in full force. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in partnership with the local Ireland host, the Internet Neutral Exchange Association Limited (INEX), will hold its 54th public meeting, ICANN 54, at The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD).
Lausanne welcomed international associations from around the world for the International and European Associations Congress 2015, held at the Swiss Tech Convention Center on May 5-7.
The City of Amsterdam and Amsterdam RAI have announced the winner of the tender for the RAI Hotel. The winner is the innovative concept nhow presented by NH Hotel Group. The hotel is being developed by COD and designed by OMA, founded by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.
In its third year, the Association Meetings Conference is held on the eve of The Meetings Show, and is free to attend for those attending The Meetings Show as hosted buyers.
This year will see the ECM Summer School take place in Vienna. The 29th ECM Summer School runs from 22-26 August 2015 and will provide at least 50 new delegates with the basis and know-how to progress a rewarding career in the Meetings Industry.
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