Octavio ‘Bobby’ Peralta, secretary general of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP), talks about the ‘STARS’ that ‘guide and lead’ them to successful events.
It’s hard to keep track of all Malaysia’s wins. If we had to remember a recent one, it would be the 84thIFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) that will take place in Kuala Lumpur in 2018. It indeed seems that Malaysia has plenty of assets to satisfy the most demanding meeting planners and delegates.
It’s an intrepid international organisation that steps into Asia to teach international congress management style to a region that is the fastest growing market for international association meetings. However, when planning negotiations start it quickly becomes clear that things certainly happen and decisions are made in a very different way.
The Palais des congrès de Montréal, its Ambassadors Club and the Fonds de recherche du Québec have formed a major partnership aimed at acknowledging the role Québec’s researchers and scientists play in bringing international conventions to Montréal and helping to organize them.
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SITE Foundation has launched Auction 2.0 a fund-raising initiative in support of its mission to enhance the awareness and effectiveness of motivational experiences and incentive travel.
The Calabar International Convention Centre, in collaboration with the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists, NAAE, has won the bid to host the 6th International Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists, AAAE in September 2019.
The interactive and informative events in Belgium and England provided attendees with invaluable networking opportunities and practical advice on holding events in Canada whilst helping them get up to speed with all the latest news and developments, from new hotels to venues and incentive travel options.
Under the theme of "Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy" the G20 Summit was held from September 4-5 in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
The CSIR International Convention Centre (ICC) delivered impressive financial results for the 2014/2015 fiscal year despite a trying economic and highly competitive environment.
This week Northern Ireland’s capital city is swarming with zoo professionals attending the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) conference at Belfast Waterfront.
The flagship global industry event has designed a programme specifically for association buyers wanting to make most of their time when in Barcelona, 29 November-1 December this year.
RFID and smartphone tracking is a thing of the past. Today modern performance analysis is called Waytation, is “made in Austria” and will be used on many occasions at the Messe Wien Exhibitions & Congress Center.
Divorces are never easy, especially when it comes to negotiating. When the United Kingdom decided to part ways with the European Union following the June referendum, people looked at Brexit as an immediate break up. What came next, just like with a divorce, is the limbo period full of meetings and negotiations.
The CONVENE team is pleased to announce that registration for the Hosted Buyer Programme is now open. Meetings and events professionals can take advantage of a variety of exclusive benefits pertaining to CONVENE 2017, taking place on 8-9 February at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre LITEXPO in Vilnius.
Dubai Business Events, Dubai’s official convention bureau is delivering one of its strongest year’s to-date, with 86 new international business events secured in 2016.
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau or TCEB new strategic plan for 2017 unveiled to propel Thailand leadership position as top conventions destination.
BCD Travel announced a partnership with Airbnb for Business to provide a new, data-rich solution that enables tracking of business travellers’ locations and travel patterns when they book Airbnb listings.
The aim of the AccorHotels “Success in Congress” programme is to develop innovative measures to meet the hospitality requirements of associations organising congresses.
The complexity of today’s world has compelled us to reevaluate the way we live, rethink our priorities and reflect on the complicated balance between freedom and security in our personal and professional lives.
Milano Congressi (Mico) is a venue in a city where you can comfortably cater for larger capacity events while indulging in the authentic uniqueness of European culture.
In an increasingly competitive environment, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre continues to perform strongly, securing 140 new conventions for Brisbane during the 2015/16 Financial Year.
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Najib Balala announced the formation of a special task force two days ago, aimed to establish the Kenya Convention Bureau.
What does the 90's movie The Game, starring Michael Douglas, have in common with your company’s next conference? Quite a lot, if you ask Niklas Tyllström, founder and CEO of Green hat People.
Kigali is the most attractive city in Eastern Africa for the global hospitality industry, according to hospitality industry executives who attended the Fourth Annual Africa Hotel Expansion Summit and Hospitality Round Table, which took place on September 8-9 at the Julius Nyerere Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Suzanne Singleton will be taking over as Head of Associations at London & Partners following Becky Graveney’s departure after nearly 10 successful years attracting some of the world’s biggest congresses to the city.
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.