Images that portray an ultra-modern and "charming" conference centre, illustrating new business opportunities, the quality of the spaces and services, and the beauty of the destination - Rimini.
The 2015 fiscal year was a successful one in many respects for the Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC). The company achieved a strong set of financial results and continued to deliver significant economic and social benefits to the city of Durban and the KwaZulu-Natal province.
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 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 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 Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow is the first venue in the world to be accredited under the World Obesity Federation’s Healthy Venue Awards programme.
On the occasion of the 2016 edition of Professional Convention Management Association - PCMA Convening Leaders held in Canada, our Managing Director, Cécile Koch discovered Vancouver.
Conferences to generate €6.5 million for the local economy
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The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) has announced that it will host three significant medical and scientific conferences over the coming years, the 28th International Nursing Research Congress in 2017, the 10th World Congress of Pain in 2018 and the Festival of Neuroscience in 2019.
The newly extended Belfast Waterfront welcomed 150 major conference organisers, event planners and meetings professionals for an exclusive preview of the soon to be completed 7,000m2 facility.
The Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre has raised the benchmark in Asia’s MICE industry by introducing Wi-Fimax, a new high-speed Wi-Fi system following an extensive upgrade to its infrastructure. With this enhanced system, all visitors to Singapore EXPO and its convention wing MAX Atria will enjoy a complimentary Wi-Fi service of up to 2 Mbps with immediate effect.
In her new role as Team Director Sales & Marketing for the Guest Events division of Messe Stuttgart, Claudia Döttinger puts customer service first.
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Claudia Döttinger has led the five-member Sales & Marketing team in the Guest Events division of Messe Stuttgart since 1 January 2016. A graduate in business administration, she is now responsible for all sales and marketing activities, including the most important key accounts, and supports Division Director Stefan Lohnert with the strategic development of the Guest Events division.
AMEX 2016 (Africa MICE Expo) is expected to bring together players in the meetings industry from across the continent to showcase, supply and buy their best MICE facilities and services on the 22nd to the 24th of March this year.
Outlook 2016: international big events and medical congresses
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Last year, Congress Frankfurt organised 148 events on the trade fair grounds and in the Kap Europa with a total of 125,000 participants. These included big international congresses such as the 68th CFA Institute Annual Meeting, the 14th European Security Conference & Exhibition ASIS and the 15th International Supercomputing Conference (ISC).
Ethiopia is known to hold the original ark of covenant, it is home of Lucy, the ancestor of mankind, and Ethiopian coffee is of world fame. The country’s culture is unique; traditions, food, religion, custom, language, dancing, music are all very diverse and beautiful. But the country is also pulling up its meeting sleeves, with the construction of the Addis-Africa International Convention and Exhibition Center (AAICEC).
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