The Russian Convention Bureau was established in November 2017. The founders of the organisation were: the Roscongress Foundation, the Russian Export Center (REC), International Foundation of Technology and Investment (IFTI), R&C Market Research Company.
The organisers of IBTM World 2018, which takes place at Fira Barcelona from 27-29 November, have announced strong Hosted Buyer recruitment for this year’s edition, with an increase in first-time Hosted Buyers (up 5% this year to 48%) as well as Hosted Buyers from North America (up 5% year-on-year) and Asia (up 2% year-on-year).
International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS) will bring over 400 dance health experts to Helsinki. Altogether, Helsinki is hosting around 300 international association meetings this year.
IMEX proved to be the perfect platform at which to sign the destination partnership agreement between the Rwanda Convention Bureau and IAPCO (the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers).
This year, the 13th Asian MICE Forum (AMF) was held in Taichung, the second largest city in Taiwan, from September 11–12. The event took place in the Assembly Hall of the Taichung City Government building. A total of 420 MICE visitors from 23 countries attended the conference.
Open to the world – inclusive, green and dynamic, is the vision for Gothenburg. For two years in a row the city has been named world leader by Global Destinations Sustainability Index (GDSI). With its new tourism strategy, Gothenburg aims to step up the work even further.
Sarawak Convention Bureau will help spur the state’s agriculture sector growth by leveraging on Business Events through its dedicated associate platform for government ministries and agencies – the BESarawak Alliance (BESA).
New experiences, business prospects, skills to learn and people to meet; the show floor will be bursting with exciting opportunities ready for event professionals from across the world when the largest ever IMEX America opens in Las Vegas tomorrow (Tuesday October 16).
UIA 2018 and MyNext the perfect avenue to exchange ideas and knowledge
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Malaysia successfully hosted the 6th UIA Associations Round Table Asia-Pacific 2018 (UIA 2018) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre that was held from 26 – 27 September 2018.
Organising a meeting or a conference in Spain is embracing centuries of history with modern infrastructure and event facilities. A destination with a great involvement of all public entities and private companies. Small or large, your event will not go unnoticed.
The Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC) and Guangdong Tanzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center (GICEC), China sealed an exclusive collaborative partnership to further contribute in creating an economic impact through the business events industry.
Travel Trade Athens 2018 has once more succeeded in attracting top travel trade and MICE professionals. Over the 2-day event, the 100 cherry-picked, fully-hosted buyers participated in more than 3,000 meetings with over 100 top-notch local suppliers and were introduced to the year-round destination that is Athens.
Many people already know that Brussels is a popular city for holding destination presentations. That is not surprising when you know that there are about 2,000 headquarters of International and European associations based in the Capital of Europe, and ten percent of them are trade associations. Many of these associations have already found their way to Asia-Pacific, Australia and the America's. China is also on the scene now.
Representatives of leading event industry publications from the UK, Belgium, Germany and Russian specialized mass media visited several cities of Russia as part of the press tour around the venues of World Cup'2018. The event was organized by the Russian Convention Bureau with informational support of Roscongress Foundation.
IMEX America 2018 — America's Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings & Events, is taking place from 16th to 18th October in Las Vegas, America. Aimed at drawing buyer attention, this year MEET TAIWAN - Taiwan’s MICE Promotion Program will attend IMEX America 2018 Trade Show (Booth No. B4627).
IBTM today announced that Tourism New Zealand is returning to IBTM World after an eight-year hiatus. The organisation is bringing four partners to Barcelona; including New Zealand International Convention Centre opening in Auckland in 2019; Te Pae convention centre, opening in 2020 in Christchurch; Te Puia, the centre for Maori culture and geothermal wonders in Rotorua and the New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts Institute.
The CCD will host the European Congress of Immunology (ECI) in Dublin in 2024. Dublin, as an exciting and accessible destination, with an active Irish association – Irish Society for Immunology (ISI) - and a tradition of immunology research, proved to be a prime location for ECI 2024, having beaten off competition from Madrid, Florence, Prague and Geneva.
Exploring innovative ways to grow revenue beyond traditional sponsorship models will be the focus of PCMA's Knowledge Exchange in London. The programme, sponsored by visit.brussels, is designed for senior association professionals and will take place at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London on 25th October 2018.
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has announced that it is fully ready to launch the inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS next week.
The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) announced today that it is to host Thrive Festival, Ireland’s newest premier health and lifestyle event on 30 and 31 March 2019.
Recognition of outstanding legacy left by associations
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The Incredible Impacts Programme, now in its second year, run collaboratively by ICCA and BestCities Global Alliance, has selected three winning associations as leading examples of excellence within the global meetings industry.
Cvent, a market leader in meetings, events, and hospitality technology, highlighted their continued dedication to information security at the company’s annual European user conference Cvent CONNECT Europe in London.
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) returned to the annual Orange Wine Show over the weekend, celebrating the region’s thriving wine industry and exploring opportunities to further boost its growing network of producers for the second consecutive year.
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