All 10 ASEAN tourism ministers unanimously voted for Thailand, through TCEB, to lead the development of the ASEAN MICE Venue Standard (AMVS), as a result of the nationwide success of the Thailand MICE Venue Standard.
An exciting and informative Education Programme is on offer for CONVENE 2017. This year’s list of guest speakers features a number of international meetings industry figures from around Europe who are eager to share and inspire industry professionals from across the Baltic Sea Region.
Representatives of the Prague Convention Bureau received the 2016 Top Meeting Destination award at the annual Conventa trade fair in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 18th January, 2017.
Founded in 1994, the Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA) is the largest regional seed association in the world with more than 600 members from more than 50 countries worldwide.
Sydney has delivered for Amway, inspiring and rewarding its team and producing strong business outcomes. In fact, the 2017 event is the third the company has hosted in the harbour city.
On 27 November 2013, Dubai, the city that over the last 40 years or so has probably best incarnated the progressive spirit of Expos, overtook Yekaterinburg (Russia), İzmir (Turkey) and São Paulo (Brazil) to win the right to host the 2020 World Expo – the first-ever to be organized and staged in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENA & SA) region.
28th December 2016, Kuching: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes attached to Business Events pave a global roadmap to drive sustainable change and development for the local community, and bring Sarawak and the world closer together.
The business events industry has been a leading driver of Malaysia’s economic transformation across all key sectors. Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau has mapped out the way forward for Malaysia in business events with the launch of ‘Malaysia’s Business Events Roadmap: Charting Malaysia’s Journey to 2020 and Beyond’ recently.
Understanding cultural differences and ensuring effective communication between local and international organisers is just the starting point, Jenny Salsbury reports
Radisson Golf & Convention Center Batam has opened its doors and is one of the first international hotel brands to launch a convention center and golf course in Batam Center.
Leuven, just a stone’s throw from Brussels, the capital of Belgium and headquarter of many associations, is both old and new. Vibrating because every year it’s conquered by thousands of students, traditional because its history goes way back. And now Leuven MindGate positions the Leuven region as a premier destination for Health, High-Tech and Creativity.
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has designed a project that is actually five individual satellite resorts in five separate locations, but all under the umbrella of one all-encompassing name: Six Senses Bhutan.
The Prague Congress Centre announces the international two rounds architectural urban design competition for the proposal of an extension to the Congress Centre, consisting of needed exhibition surfaces and of the creation of quality public spaces in the site of the Pankrác square and its surrounding areas.
The Czech capital will welcome meetings professionals including top planners from all over the world for the 56th Congress of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), which will take place between 12 and 15 November 2017.
Along with a list of key speakers is a packed programme of streams and sessions designed to offer great education, networking and information for the 300+ association delegates forecast to attend.
New Zealand has celebrated a record year for international conference business, exceeding its 2015/16 target of 60 conference bids with 71 international bids and a 72 per cent success rate.
The South Africa National Convention Bureau (SANCB) unveiled the preliminary results of its three-year study into the South African business events industry at the ibtm world in Barcelona.
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) just launched its opening campaign – IT’S SHOWTIME – at international business events trade show, IBTM World, in Barcelona.
In order to strengthen its position as the #1 international organisations city in the world, visit.brussels has set up the Association Bureau, a unique resource providing specific services to the ones wishing to develop their activities in Brussels.
Chinese personal healthcare company Infinitus has chosen the Gold Coast for its week-long incentive programme taking place in May 2018, giving the region its biggest business event to date.
The Meetings Show is one of the premier events for the UK inbound and outbound meetings industry, organised by Centaur Live (a division of Centaur Media Plc), taking place 13-15 June, 2017 at Olympia, London.
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.