Sao Paulo Expo will be the largest and most modern exhibition center, Congress and Conventions in Latin America with an area of 100 thousand square meters built in record time.
Exhibition Centre Liverpool is preparing to open its doors for the world’s leading business event when the International Festival for Business (IFB) arrives in the city.
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is entering an exciting new era celebrating a remarkable milestone – 20 years of successful events, 20 years of experience and strong client service.
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 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.
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.
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).
For the quarter ending December 31, 2015, the Société du Palais des congrès de Montréal confirmed six international conventions, three national conventions and several major tradeshows to be held in the future, representing a combined increase of 23% over the same period last year for conventions and tradeshows.
In this issue of HQ Asia Pacific: an extensive interview of Kazuko Toda, Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, UIA's views on change for associations, a profile of theAsia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA)... and more.
Plans are underway for the construction of new convention facilities covering 20,000 sqm to be located adjacent to the PACIFICO Yokohama convention centre.
Kazuko Toda, Director, Business Events Team, Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, explains the strategy of Tokyo as an association destination and how the 2020 Olympics will leave a lasting legacy for meetings in the Japanese capital.
IELA, the International Exhibition Logistics Association, is the only worldwide trade association dedicated to enhancing the professionalism of the transportation logistics and freight handling segments of the exhibition and event logistics industry. Christoph Rauch, IELA Chairman, tells HQ how they operate.
The International Conference Center (the “CIC”) is currently being constructed in Algiers by the Government of Algeria. This impressive site is scheduled to be completed and scheduled to open in the 2nd quarter of 2016.
The ACC Liverpool Group has installed 925 photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of its new exhibition centre, allowing the venue to generate its own renewable energy for the next 20 years.
Palacongressi di Rimini is putting a stop to waste and helping those in need. All the surplus food from meetings, conventions and events held in the centre is donated to local voluntary associations.
Connecting life: Networking in a ‘Room with a ZOO’
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Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp (FMCCA), opening November 2016, will be a unique, international conference centre, located in an award winning and best preserved 19th century ZOO.
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