Azerbaijan is actively strengthening its position in the world of meetings, thanks to the establishment of Azerbaijan Convention Bureau, the first national convention bureau in the region.
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.
Following its successful bid for the International Federation of Forwarders Associations (FIATA) World
Congress 2017, Malaysia is set to welcome freight forwarders, port authorities and operators, and
government authorities
Interviewed at IMEX this week, Chief Executive Officer of the Melbourne Convention Bureau Karen Bolinger unveiled Melbourne’s new brand positioning for business events and how Melbourne can transform events and people.
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.
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.
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.
In this issue: the latest news about SkyTeam and The Meetings Show, a profile of the European Association for International Education, a feature on associations and cross-sector partnerships, and destination updates about Florence, Riga, Glasgow, Thailand, Macao, Oman, Kaohsiung in Taiwan... and much more.
The Atlantic-side city of Nantes, elected European Green Capital 2013, was once the capital of Brittany and France’s foremost port. Now it’s more like a lively, open-air museum, a cultural hotspot full of history.
Sunny weather, conveniently located conference venues, famous museums and elegant stores… Few cities can boast such suitable conditions as Madrid for hosting professional meetings, conferences, conventions and incentive trips. A business trip to Madrid seems less like hard work than most.
Just 39 per cent of event planners are creative thinkers despite the majority believing they have a creative approach to their work, according to new research released today by London & Partners.
There are a lot of reasons for each of the three Scandinavian capitals to boast that they are the capital of the Nordic countries as a whole. Let's see what Stockholm has up its sleeves.
Listed as a UNESCO heritage site, Florence is the cradle of Renaissance. Not only it capitalizes on its past history but also thinks about and invests on its future.
The Palais des congrès de Montréal has earned the highest level of quality certification attributable to convention centres. The AIPC Gold Quality Standards international certification confirms the Palais’ leadership in business tourism.
Finland Convention Bureau (FCB), a part of Finpro, supports the organisation of international congresses in Finland. The past year was the best congress year in Finnish history, with growth in the field persisting for years.
Accor announced it has been named as the operator for the Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre (JECC), the largest exhibition and convention facility in South Asia.
In this issue of HQ Asia-Pacific: a focus on the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR), the UIA Association Round Tables, an interview of Jeannie Lim, of the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau, and some useful destination updates.
ECM Vice-President for the Meetings Industry, Heike Mahmoud, explains the virtuous circle that European Cities Marketing members and the meetings industry create together.
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.