2018 marked a record year for the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre and Gothia Towers in several ways. With a turnover of EUR 136 million, profits of EUR 23 million before depreciation and more than two million visitors, the Group achieved an all-time high while also celebrating its 100th anniversary.
AMC Institute is partnering with IMEX once again to provide exclusive association management focused education on IMEX Association Day (Monday, May 20th 2019, 10 am – 12:30 pm).
BestCities Global Alliance, the network of 12 premier international convention bureaus, is launching a range of client financial benefits, thanks to an innovative new partnership with payment solution company, Meeting Escrow.
In a local industry triumph, International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) took home three awards overnight at the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) NSW Awards.
Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) 2019, held last week in Melbourne (February 18 – 20), has successfully delivered a refreshed industry event, with the new format driving strong inroads for AIMEs in the years to come.
The U.S. Travel Association on Thursday announced the election of Elliott L. Ferguson II, president and CEO of Destination DC, as its new national chair. Ferguson, who served on the board for seven years, succeeds Wyndham Hotels and Resorts’ president and CEO Geoff Ballotti.
Members of the Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe will hold their meeting in Russia this year, and this will be the first meeting of the Alliance in this country.
Together with record-breaking 200 delegates from over 80 European cities they discussed both the successes and failures of some urban events' organisation and learned interesting tips from their peers
The new Belgian code on Companies & Associations was finally adopted on Thursday 28 February 2019 by the Belgian federal parliament after several years of work.
To continue promoting Malaysia as the preferred business events destination internationally, Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), an agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) together with 13 industry partners ranging from hotels, state bureaus and convention centres is participating in the leading exhibition for the meetings, incentives and events industry, Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) from 18 - 20 February 2019 at Melbourne, Australia.
Delegates at the upcoming ICCA Association Meetings Programme 2019, taking place in Durban, South Africa from 18-20 June, are set to collaborate to drive value and impact through international association meetings, as ICCA reveals the theme of the event as “Inspiration to go further”.
Leaders of professional and trade associations from across India are being invited to shape the future this August as registration opens for the 2019 India Association Congress.
Meetings Africa 2019 is promising to be the biggest one yet. Since the first Meetings Africa took place in 2004, the event has grown year on year with more registered buyers and exhibitors attending this year’s event than ever before.
The events industry is constantly challenged to deliver solutions that meet expectations and answers the ever-evolving needs of the market. Industries with a high accumulation of information require more ways to meet, exchange knowledge, collaborate and build networks.
Dr Elisha Attai, founder of African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO, a nonprofit organisation in Lagos, Nigeria), talks about his motivations and initiatives to drive change in gender equality in Africa.
Melbourne has been chosen as the host city for the 2023 Rotary International Convention, a massive gathering expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors.
Australia's premier convention, exhibition and entertainment venue surpasses financial goals, delivers success for its customers and extraordinary opportunities for its people and community
Leading Australian Chef and one of the architects of Brisbane's fine dining scene, David Pugh, has been appointed to the role of Executive Chef at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) to continue the Centre's strong award-winning reputation in venue catering and special events.
The 33rd annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and the Biodiversity Information Standards community (Taxonomic Database Working Group - TDWG) met together for the first time.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) continues to build on its sustainability credentials with a range of initiatives delivering great outcomes for the venue.
Proving its climate is right for business, Brisbane has had a successful summer of business event bid wins, set to inject millions of dollars into the economy over the next five years.
The value of business events secured with the help of Tourism Australia’s Business Events Bid Fund (BFP) has almost doubled in the past three months to reach a new milestone of A$187 million (€118 million).
Hosted buyers and Hosted Media, including Headquarters Magazine, attending the Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Event (AIME) experienced Melbourne's newest event space The Timber Yard in Port Melbourne.
Regional Business Director EMEA at PCMA, Luca Favetta, talks about how PCMA is partnering with other industry leading organisations to provide tailored senior-level education for each region.
EAHAD chose Prague as its 12th congress destination and more than 2,600 medical experts, pharmacists and community representatives from 80 countries from around the world came to Prague.
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.