The new Florence Convention Bureau website has been launched. The main innovations are the new layout that improves usability and the new approach to the presentation of Members’ competencies. The new website has been realized by a member of the Florence Convention Bureau, Uplink Web Agency specialized in providing web services.
Between 18-22 October this year, Dublin will be buzzing as the global Internet community descends on it in full force. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in partnership with the local Ireland host, the Internet Neutral Exchange Association Limited (INEX), will hold its 54th public meeting, ICANN 54, at The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD).
Lausanne welcomed international associations from around the world for the International and European Associations Congress 2015, held at the Swiss Tech Convention Center on May 5-7.
The City of Amsterdam and Amsterdam RAI have announced the winner of the tender for the RAI Hotel. The winner is the innovative concept nhow presented by NH Hotel Group. The hotel is being developed by COD and designed by OMA, founded by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.
In its third year, the Association Meetings Conference is held on the eve of The Meetings Show, and is free to attend for those attending The Meetings Show as hosted buyers.
In this issue: the latest news about SkyTeam and The Meetings Show, a profile of the European Association for International Education, a feature on associations and cross-sector partnerships, and destination updates about Florence, Riga, Glasgow, Thailand, Macao, Oman, Kaohsiung in Taiwan... and much more.
ASAE expanded its Great Ideas Conference this year and hosted its first international event in Hong Kong from March 22-24. ASAE’s Great Ideas in Association Management Conference, Asia-Pacific had 176 participants from 16 countries, with 83 percent buyers (association staff) and 17 percent sellers (industry partners).
Just 39 per cent of event planners are creative thinkers despite the majority believing they have a creative approach to their work, according to new research released today by London & Partners.
In order to encourage organisers of international multi-day conferences to choose Holland as their destination, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, NBTC Holland Marketing, and some twenty partners from the convention industry set up the Pre-financing & Guarantee Fund (VGF) in the late 1980s. The VGF fund helps conference organisers to cover pre-conference expenses, and other financial risks.
Brisbane is exceeding expectations as a conference destination as two of the city’s major upcoming international business events report surging delegate numbers.
The Palais des congrès de Montréal has earned the highest level of quality certification attributable to convention centres. The AIPC Gold Quality Standards international certification confirms the Palais’ leadership in business tourism.
The latest edition of MIM Europe Magazine includes the latest insights from EUMA, the European Management Assistants Associtation, ECM, European Cities Marketing, SITE... and much more.
Finland Convention Bureau (FCB), a part of Finpro, supports the organisation of international congresses in Finland. The past year was the best congress year in Finnish history, with growth in the field persisting for years.
In this issue of HQ Asia-Pacific: a focus on the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR), the UIA Association Round Tables, an interview of Jeannie Lim, of the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau, and some useful destination updates.
The world’s largest conference covering financial service innovations, Money 20/20, has chosen Copenhagen as the host city for the first European event taking place in 2016.
Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has appointed Amanda Wrathall as sales and marketing head. Wrathall is the first senior team appointment for new chief executive, Marshall Dallas.
Maritz Travel Company, which consists of Maritz Travel Meetings & Incentives and Experient, announced it has selected Congrex Switzerland as a partner in the Maritz Global Meetings Network.
FITUR 2015 closed up with over 125,000 professional visitors, and a rise of 12% international professionals and 5% domestic visitors over the previous year.
A strategic alliance specialized in venue management
Summary:
To offer highly specialised venue management services in Europe and beyond: this is the confessed aim of Artexis-SMG, a joint venture company recently established by Artexis easyFairs and SMG.
The board of the German Convention Bureau (GCB) has announced it will open a representative office in China. Together with the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) the GCB will further its work in Asia, one of its key target market.
Earlier this year Headquarters came up with the idea of organising an event for our association readers. The first edition took place on December 5 and was a resounding success!
On the occasion of a London Roadshow, to which the creme de la creme of planners and journalists were invited last week, Thaland Convention and Exhibition Bureau, unveiled its brand-new promotion campaign.
he GSMA recently announced the first details of the 2015 Mobile World Congress Shanghai, which will be held 15-17 July 2015 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)
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