The MICE promotion executive and representative of the JNTO in France, Mr. Aurélien Bandini, will be the main point of contact for event organisers located in France, Monaco, Belgium and Luxembourg.
The sixth annual global meetings forecast demonstrates the increasing strategic role and value that meetings and events play in organizations of all sizes around the globe.
The Incentive, Conference & Event Society Asia Pacific - or ICESAP for short - is a dynamic professional membership based peak body for those working with or in the Incentive, Conference & Event industry across Asia Pacific. Members include those from the corporate sector who are customers, those working in agencies, and those working in supply of goods and services in the industry.
Planners discover why creativity is crucial from insightful keynote and immersive new features at IMEX America
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“Nothing beats the live experience and there’s an increasing appetite for creative events that are interactive and experiential. The key here is to involve attendees. They shouldn’t just be passive observers, but need to actively engage. Hands on projects require decision making and engage more of a person’s brain, leading to embedded learning.”
World Health Organization (WHO) members from the Western Pacific Region have converged on the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) this week to discuss future priorities for the health and well-being of the region’s nearly 1.9 billion people.
The aim of the Aspire Program is to assist the individual’s personal and professional development through attendance at a relevant international conference. The funding covers travel, accommodation and registration expenses to the maximum value of the award.
New purposeful meetings whitepaper, keynote & edu sessions aimed at adding more meaning to meetings
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What separates a “wow” meeting, conference or event from just an ok or average one? And what is that special “something” that gives a meeting gravitas - that extra edge that creates experiences, memories and ah-ha’s (or magical) moments that stick around long after the fact?
Direct flights from Singapore and New Zealand are just one reason why Canberra was selected as the first Australian destination for the significant i-CREATE conference in August 2019.
The Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC) is pleased to celebrate their first year of business on 10 October 2017. To date, OCEC has hosted 101 events and welcomed over 750,000 visitors who have attended a variety of events and helped to boost the local economy.
Continuing with its ethos of contributing to capacity development, the CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC) has appointed six in-service trainees in various departments for 6 months each, to gain knowledge in their respective fields in order to obtain their qualifications.
Meet in Ireland is taking advantage of the growing number of corporate brands and businesses using the destination as a base for their global headquarters. The destination is already seeing an increase in the amount of corporate events that come to Ireland to engage with these businesses, and is offering further support through its Corporate Supports Programme.
Since 2013 the UIA Associations Round Tables take place annually in Asia-Pacific as well, this year on September 21 and 22 in the beautiful city of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Copenhagen in 2021 when the city hosts the ultimate celebration of tolerance, diversity and inclusion.
According to the latest Asia Pacific City Ranking Report which issued by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Macao was positioned at 59th in 2012 and 17th in 2016, up 42 places between 4 years’ time.
Chances are strong that the device you’re using to read these words was transported by a boat. That’s because 80% of all consumer goods throughout the world are moved by water-based cargo. Shipping is massive global business, and it plays a vital role in the economy of Montréal.
The second edition of ICCA Middle East International Meetings Forum, which takes place on December 10, will bring together senior executives from various sectors across the Middle East. HQ asks the organisers (Dubai Business Events and ICCA Middle East Chapter) and event partner (PCMA) what drives the business growth in Dubai and the Middle East.
Last chance to grab spot at educational four-day programme
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BestCities Global Alliance is making its final call to all senior international association executives interested in enhancing their personal expertise and maximising positive impact of their events, by applying for one of the remaining places at the annual BestCities Global Forum, to be held in Tokyo this December.
Theatres, museums, galleries, restaurants and even good old-fashioned pubs: a city’s cultural offering is key when choosing a destination for meetings and events, according to new research from London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s official promotional agency and convention bureau for the city.
Valencia Conference Centre will become the world center of scientific and technological effort in the study and development of gravitation, general relativity and gravitational wave astronomy for a week.
Drones and driverless cars were among the hot topics of discussion at this week’s Australian Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Summit held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC).
During a familiarisation trip in August to the poetically green Hangzhou in China, I met the Director of MICE for TUI China Travel Co. Ltd, Mr. Xiang Weng, an inspiring and very cheerful person. He told me about the power of the German Travel Company TUI around the world, which also has a department actively involved in the organisation of conferences in China.
HQ was invited to join the IMFT 2017 (International Media Familiarization Trip) organized by Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) from the 15th to the 19th of August. By this time, the Kingdom of Bleisure has unveiled its mysteries.
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.