A well-known Indonesian insurance company incentive group of 1,150 participants visited Tokyo May 13-17, 2015 to enjoy the traditional and modern spots of the Japanese capital, as well as local cuisine and shopping at world-famous districts.
In this issue: a portrait of the the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a focus on the latest ICCA statistics, an in-depth interview with Nikki Walker, from MCI, the UIA's thoughts on New Membership Models... and more.
Since July 8 major events organisers and promoters planning events in Auckland from 2016/17 onwards have an opportunity to apply for sponsorship with an annual application window.
Meet Puerto Rico has been awarded for the third time with the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP) seal by Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI), in recognition of the destination marketing organization's (DMO) commitment to industry excellence and meeting the industry standard for performance and accountability of DMOs around the world.
In October, Ibiza will hold the 2nd International Nightlife Congress, bringing together business people from all over the world to give night time leisure activities a more professional status by sharing performance protocols and experiences which will help to improve the sector's image.
La Asociación Internacional de Ocio Nocturno celebrará en Ibiza el II Congreso Internacional de Ocio Nocturno.re el planeta que tiene como objetivo profesionalizar el ocio nocturno y compartir protocolos de actuación y experiencias que ayuden a mejorar la imagen del sector.
The United Nations General Assembly welcomed on December 2015 the offer by the Government of Ecuador to host the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), and decided that the conference will be held in Quito starting October 17th 2016.
AIM Group International had the challenge of placing the 1st World Conference on Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery on the map, making it a successful event and one that would become a permanent fixture in the calendar for all professionals in the field.
In this issue of Headquarters Europe: a report on the European Association Summit, the 2014 ICCA rankings, a profile of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, ESAE & UIA's views on the new membership models, a lengthy special feature about France...
From 26 to 29 May 2015, KU Leuven and Vlerick business school hosted the 44th EMAC conference ‘Collaboration in research’ at Leuven. This is the annual conference of the European Marketing Academy.
The Cartagena de Indias Convention Center has become the latest AIPC member centre to achieve AIPC Quality Standards certification with the successful completion of their audit this month by the designated external auditor.
El Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias se convierte en el miembro más reciente de AIPC en obtener la certificación de calidad - AIPC Quality Standards, tras completar exitosamente una auditoria con el auditor externo asignado.
Glasgow’s new multi-million pound conference facility, the Technology and Innovation Centre, has been open for business for only three months but is already a huge contributor to the local economy.
The International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) is holding its signature annual conference event in Boston, USA this July, and the focus will be on the multiple interactions centres have with their respective cities.
For the past six decades, the Union of International Associations (UIA) has undertaken statistical studies on the preceding years’ international meetings. The statistics are based on information systematically collected by the UIA Congress Department.
The Calabar International Convention Centre [Calabar ICC] continued to register milestones in the international meetings industry when the ICCA board, sitting at the Headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, formally approved the application of Calabar ICC to join ICCA.
Already last year, European medical association United European Gastroenterology (UEG) decided to rotate its annual congresses 2014 - 2019 between Vienna and Barcelona.
FIEXPO 2015, 8th edition of the Latin American and Caribbean Meetings and Incentive Exhibition, took place from June 1st to 3rd in Lima, Peru. The show gathered Convention Bureaus, Conference Centres and Tourism Boards of most countries in Latin America.
The 15th World Conference Cities and Ports is set to be held in Rotterdam in 2016. The conference, organised by the AIVP (Association Internationale Villes et Ports), is concerned with the transformation of old ports and the social issues that face many of today’s port cities.
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