Dr. Patrick Patridge was the recipient of the Jane E. Schuldt SITE Master Motivator Award 2017 during the IMEX Academy & Industry Awards Gala Dinner, 17 April in Frankfurt, Germany.
BestCities welcomes the leading convention bureau on board
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Madrid Convention Bureau (MCB) was today (16 MAY) officially confirmed as the twelfth partner of BestCities Global Alliance. The new signing will bring a truly dynamic international congress city and convention bureau to the alliance that now holds 12 members.
Glasgow has unveiled at IMEX a new ‘green conventions team’ which will champion the city’s credentials as a world-leader in sustainable business tourism.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been investing significantly in reinforcing its infrastructure and transforming and developing the meetings industry within the country to welcome meetings and business events. It now has more than 600 first class hotels, convention and event facilities and nearly all leading international hotel groups have properties in the major cities.
Convention Bureau Italia presents new communication campaign at IMEX 2017
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Convention Bureau Italia, the benchmark in Italy for the promotion of the destination in MICE, presented its new communication campaign at a press conference at IMEX Frankfurt. “Italy, at hand” - this is the campaign's title – represents an important turning point in the promotion of destination Italy.
UIA – Union of International Associations hosts prestigious round table in Thailand for second time, endorses country as a global convention destination.
American & European Destination Organisations & CVBs join forces
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Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) and European Cities Marketing (ECM) recently announced a Memorandum of Understanding that will promote and deliver key research and educational resources to respective members while working together to build the value of each organisation.
Sicily will host the third edition of the workshop MCE South Europe, from the 8th to the 10th of October 2017 in Catania, at Four Points by Sheraton Catania Hotel.
BestCities Global Alliance is set to champion inclusivity and multi-culturalism within the business tourism industry in 2017 and beyond, following the announcement Building Global Connections Across Cultures will be the core theme underlying this year’s BestCities Global Forum, taking place in Tokyo 4-7 December 2017.
“How do we create experiences that deliver deeper meaning and value for both attendees and ourselves, as planners?” Janet Sperstad from Madison Area Technical College shared the preliminary results of a major study into Purposeful Meetings. As part of this year’s IMEX Talking Point, she delivered the keynote, Purposeful meetings research: creating deeper meaning.
Founded in 1968 to promote communication among cancer researchers in Europe, the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)is a professional membership organisation for those studying and working in cancer research with a thriving membership community of over 10,000 members across 101 countries worldwide. Jane Smith, chief operating officer of the EACR, talks to HQ.
Based in New York City, Mary Ann Pierce is a digital event specialist who has been fusing the Internet and digital technology to events for over twenty years. The founder and CEO of MAP Digital tells HQ how “Digital Darwinism” is changing the meeting industry as the tipping point approaches.
With an exceptional location in the heart of the economic capital of Brazil - São Paulo - Palácio Tangará will open its doors in the second quarter 2017.
This position is supported by Viparis which will be opening the largest city-centre convention centre in November, thus further enhancing the attractiveness of Paris.
London is the best connected city in the world with six airports connecting to more international destinations than any other city - helping bring in record numbers of business tourists.
The Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau (TCVB) is pleased to announce that the brand-new Pick UP Movie specially created for promotion of any type of business event is available now
Some of Australia’s political heavyweights will take to the stage at the Royal International Convention Centre (Royal ICC) tomorrow, for the annual PwC Federal Budget Breakfast.
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