Acrotrend, a globally-operating customer insight and analytics consultancy with clients including UBM, Reed Exhibitions, BNP Paribas, Nuffield Health and Cancer Research UK, says new data legislation coming into force in 2018 will “modernise” the events industry.
The 30th anniversary edition of IBTM World 2017 - which took place at Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, from 28-30 November 2017 – closed today (30 November) with over 74,000 appointments (up 23% compared with 2016) having taken place during the three-day event, setting a new record for the show.
The Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) has announced the introduction of a free series of educational sessions designed to support exhibitors to maximise their investment in the lead up to and during the show in February.
With registration for the CONVENE Hosted Buyer programme well under way, the response so far suggests that the upcoming edition of the event will be the most valuable and diverse one yet!
Critical Communications World (CCW) will be held in AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) on 16-18 May 2017. CCW is on track to attract over 3,000 critical communications professionals with 90% of the current registrations coming from outside Hong Kong, cementing CCW as a truly global event.
At the heart of the technology section will be the TECHknowledge Area, powered by The Meeting Pool, offering the chance to touch, test and try the latest gadgets such as wearables and Virtual Reality.
The Montréal aerospace industry contributes to the city’s reputation as a premier business destination through major events held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.
The crossover between industries and memberships sparked the idea for the unique event, taking place 12-14 January 2018 at the Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria, Rome, Italy, a five-star luxury hotel in the heart of the Eternal City.
From March 5 to 7, the Riga Tourism Development Bureau and the Latvian Investment and Development Agency’s Tourism Department will organize the largest ever international Meetings industry forum ever to be held in the Latvian capital - MCE Central & Eastern Europe Forum. Participating in the forum will be 125 business tourism representatives from 17 European countries.
According to the Czech Statistical Office data, Prague welcomed 4,426 conferences in the collective accommodation establishments in 2016 which is one-third of all events held in the Czech Republic.
Exhibitors and delegates have gathered for the second day of the jam-packed Asia-Pacific Incentive and Meetings Expo (AIME) program, after a night of events in and around Melbourne which saw people networking and doing business well into the night.
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) today launched a new campaign titled, “MICE Magnificent Themes” to promote Thailand as a unique destination for incentive travel for the fast-growing Oceania market.
The Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME), 21 – 22 February, is thrilled to announce exciting show floor highlights that will celebrate its 25 year history, and immerse visitors into the culture that is AIME.
This year Krakow will host the UNESCO World Heritage Committee session, the European Lotteries Congress and the European Congress of Transplantology Nurses. Adding prestige to Krakow are industry awards, with no other venue receiving the Meetings Star Award two years running.
Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) has today released a taste of what is to come at the much-anticipated Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) Welcome Event.
An exciting and informative Education Programme is on offer for CONVENE 2017. This year’s list of guest speakers features a number of international meetings industry figures from around Europe who are eager to share and inspire industry professionals from across the Baltic Sea Region.
On 27 November 2013, Dubai, the city that over the last 40 years or so has probably best incarnated the progressive spirit of Expos, overtook Yekaterinburg (Russia), İzmir (Turkey) and São Paulo (Brazil) to win the right to host the 2020 World Expo – the first-ever to be organized and staged in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENA & SA) region.
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) just launched its opening campaign – IT’S SHOWTIME – at international business events trade show, IBTM World, in Barcelona.
One of today’s myths that is shared by many policymakers across the globe is that Expo’s are a waste of public money. Their mission was to educate citizens to new discoveries when Internet was not invented so they have become obsolete. There is nothing falser that this, as was proven by last World Expo in Milan in 2015.
One can ensure a successful exhibition by effectively doing targeted marketing of the event to get feet at the event and to ensure exhibitors’ expectations are met. Tailoring the marketing of the exhibition to ensure that the right visitors are attracted is essential. See the CSIR ICC insights on the matter.
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