The Oostende Convention Bureau has just launched a newly designed website, a professional showcase of the meeting facilities and opportunities in Oostende, revamped for easier access to all necessary information for planners.
In this second article of our World Expo series, Matteo Pederzoli puts Astana on the map and wonders how associations, like the ones you, our dear readers, represent, are planning to get involved in the 2017 Expo. There seems to be a lot of ways to do so.
The Rotary’s centennial celebration for its 1.2 million Rotary members worldwide will take place in Seoul, Korea from this Saturday 28th May – 1st June 2016.
The Italian capital has won the bid to host the International Congress of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2022; ICSES is to be held at La Nuvola Congress Centre in Rome in May.
Located in the west of France, Nantes is an unmissable destination for association events, an eco-congress city that excels in hosting world events. The city revels in originality and boosts inspiration – that is certainly an added value for event organisers and delegates alike!
HQ exclusive reports by Mark Levin: "If association clients feel that you truly understand what their priorities are, and you can help them create the best experience for their attendees, you have a competitive advantage over everyone else."
The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) hailed Belfast as the friendliest host city at its annual International Surgical Congress held last week in the fantastic new Belfast Waterfront conference centre.
European Management Assistants (EUMA) has contracted In-Act Marketing & Organization B.V. in the Netherlands and HelmsBriscoe as preferred partners for the planning and execution of its biannual international training and self-development events.
In 2017 Nu Skin Korea, a direct selling company focused on the personal care and nutritional supplements market, will bring approximately 1,400 of its most successful distributors to Sydney for a five-day reward trip.
ICCA 2015 rankings released: Berlin new number 1 city
Summary:
ICCA captured a record number of 12,076 rotating international association meetings taking place in 2015; the largest number of association meetings collected in the year after the meetings took place ever, and 571 additional meetings compared to 2014.
The organisers of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) Annual Conference scheduled to hold at the Calabar International Convention Centre, Calabar, Nigeria, have revealed that APRA Calabar 2016 will parade an array of renowned speakers.
Marriott Hotels, the signature brand of Marriott International, has opened its first hotel in Macedonia, the Skopje Marriott Hotel. Situated on Macedonia Square, in the heart of the city’s business and cultural district, the new hotel has been expertly designed to offer the very best in comfort and style.
Thursday 12 May at the Paris Town Hall, the managers of 17 hotel groups, the UMIH and Synhorcat met under the auspices of the City of Paris, the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the UNIMEV to sign the Charter on the hosting of large congresses in Paris.
South Korea’s capital welcomed some 8,000 participants who came to Seoul as part of a major incentive trip from Joy Main Science & Technology, the healthcare unit of the China-based Zhongmai Group.
What are the practical implications of China’s new law regulating foreign nongovernmental organizations operating in the country? The final version of the legislation clarified some issues but left many murky. A legal alert from a firm with expertise in association law has offered some guidance.
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