For the fourth year, meeting professionals from around the world gathered to pick up insights provided by expert speakers at the Association Meetings Conference at Church House Westminster in London on June 13. More than 100 delegates attended the one-day conference featuring sessions on how to deliver value and use innovation in association meetings.
The Asia-Pacific Federation of Association Organizations (APFAO) had its first general meeting on April 10, 2016 hosted by the ASAE during the 2nd ASAE Great Ideas Conference Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong.
From 3 to 6 July, la Cité Nantes Events Center welcomed its peers as it hosted the AIPC Annual Conference (International Association of Convention Centres). It was the second time in AIPC’s history that France was chosen as the conference destination and the occasion for Nantes to showcase what they can offer to meeting planners.
The UIA confirms Brussels as the number two city in the world, and the number one in Europe in terms of the number of international conferences it hosts
More than two-thirds of the associations surveyed in 2015 by the UIA were not aware or did not use services provided by convention and visitor bureaux (CVBs).
The Union of International Associations (UIA) has undertaken statistical studies on the preceding year’s international meetings. Here you are the results!
Key players discuss about the success of the event
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Sicily, host destination of the 9th EFPA Italia Meeting at the Hotel Hilton Giardini Naxos, in Taormina. 800 professionals took part in the event together with the other participants and exhibitors. The total attendance reached 1,000, exceeding expectations of EFPA Italia’s organising committee.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a Regulation by which the European Commission intends to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union (EU). It will become enforceable in more than 1 year from now, 2017.
The City of Vilnius is excited to announce the launch of GO Vilnius. Unveiled in May 2016, GO Vilnius is the city’s new development agency combining international investment, business development, and city marketing and tourism initiatives, including the work of the Vilnius Convention Bureau, under one umbrella organisation.
In this issue of Headquarters: how associations can work better with destinations, a feature on France, an interview with Jan Tonkin as the new IAPCO president, a new section "Association Insights" by Mark Levin, the second piece of our EXPO series, an association profile of Efma... and much more.
The forum attracted more than 180 regional and global meeting experts plus association meeting planners. The new ICCA Middle East Forum marks the start of an annual education programme leading to the 2018 ICCA Congress in Dubai.
The goal of visit.brussels' new Association Bureau is to further improve the support available to international associations and to consolidate the global role of the Region in the work of these associations.
The European Association Summit (EAS), during which international associations exchange information, share knowledge, and network, held its 4th edition from 31 May through 2 June 2016 in Brussels, at SQUARE-BRUSSELS MEETING CENTRE.
The Joint Meetings Industry Council has released a statement regarding the reaction of Meetings Industry leaders to recent terrorism incidents and the position the industry is encouraging in terms of responding to their potential effects on ongoing event activities.
Thriving in a constantly evolving digitalized world
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Efma promotes innovation in retail finance by fostering debate and discussion among peers supported by a robust array of information services and numerous opportunities for direct encounters. Karine Coutinho, Deputy Managing Director, explains how the organisation operates.
Following the launch of the Global Association Hub Partnership (GAHP) in October 2015, the Partners are announcing three key developments to support their plans to help associations grow and expand internationally.
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.