Event Industry News

MAY 15, 2019

Scotland is bucking the trend with the number of major association events held in 2018 up 5% from 2017, despite the UK dropping two places in the latest ICCA Country and City Statistics report for total number of international association meetings.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

There were more international association meetings than ever last year, but on average the meetings had fewer participants, reports the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). Over the same time period, the number of meetings per year has doubled, from just under 6,000 to more than 12,000 in 2016.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 8, 2017

With 934 meetings in 2016, the United States once again ranked first. It has far and away the world’s highest number of international association meetings; second-place Germany had 689 meetings in 2016. Association Meetings Hit New Highs. Switzerland.

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EventMB

DECEMBER 16, 2022

She seeks to inspire and drive forward a vibrant community of association meeting professionals. Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings. Skift Take: Newly elected ICCA president Marta Gomes shares her ambitious plans for connecting ICCA's global membership.

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EventMB

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

As many associations report declining volunteer and membership levels, leaders say it’s time for organizations to rethink the way they manage volunteer programs and take steps to encourage more participation at meetings. With association […]. The post Can Events Dependent on Volunteers for Help Survive Without Them?

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Bill Keese, CAE, Association of Progressive Rental Organizations. The post How to Improve Air Travel: Ideas from 11 Association Meeting Planners appeared first on Connect Association.

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MPI

MARCH 5, 2024

In our increasingly digital world, where loneliness and a sense of disconnectedness are prevalent for many people, live events such as business conferences and trade association meetings are becoming more important than ever for human connection and belonging.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Emirates Old Trafford have announced the appointment of SFA Connect that will see the agency target larger, experience led, business events, including association meetings, for the Manchester-based venue.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Professional association meetings Some associations hold professional networking events for members. This type of networking event provides a forum for members to meet, reconnect, learn from industry experts, and share updates and trends.

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Event Industry News

JULY 19, 2022

Covering international association meetings held around the world in 2019 and 2021, the Report provides comprehensive data for the-year-that-was and also a twenty year perspective on trends from 2001 through 2021. Number of international association meetings.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Lime Venue Portfolio is looking to grow its partnerships within the association meetings community by joining ABPCO.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Released last week (23 rd May 2023), the latest edition of the annual report tallies the number and location of international in-person association meetings held across the globe in 2022. Glasgow ranks 27 th in the world for number of international association meetings held (54) and Edinburgh ranks 30 th with 52.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

Home of the University of Arkansas’ men’s and women’s basketball teams, Bud Walton Arena hosted the Sam’s Club Associates Meeting, Walmart U.S. Associates Meeting, and the legendary Associates Celebration to wrap up the week. Sam’s Club Associates Meeting. Associates Meeting.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 27, 2023

Ksenija Polla, CMP is Regional Director North America at ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2024

At a recent meetings-industry conference, hotel executives explained how their properties struggle to balance rising operational costs with competitive rates for meeting groups.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The event, which will take place 23 rd May, will include a roundtable discussion with input from Sammy Connell, Principle Official (Conferences and Events), and Chris Weavers, National Official (Campaigns and Communications), from NASUWT, The Teachers Union and James Lancaster, Editor Associations Meeting International.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

He’s also among the leaders who, again and again, have volunteered their time for industry associations. If you drew a Venn diagram of board members over the past decade who have served Meeting Professionals International, U.S.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Eastside Rooms is continuing to target domestic and international association meetings through a partnership with industry expert Julie Watterston from Watterston Associates. They have a great team and a really good product that association meeting organisers will find easy to work within.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 22, 2021

Covering international association meetings held around the world in 2019 and 2020, the Report provides comprehensive data for the-year-that-was and also a twenty year perspective on trends from 2001 through 2020. Number of international association meetings.

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EventMB

MAY 27, 2022

The report also looks at the correlation between a destination’s intellectual capital and the number of international association meetings hosted. The top 20 cities in terms of intellectual capital are all among the top 30 most competitive destinations.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 22, 2024

Therefore, we ask our clients to post signage on-site, talk about the use of our service in their marketing communications, and include it on their online terms and conditions.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2023

We may do a photo booth with fun props but wanted to see what else the association community has done.” At [a former association] we posted them on the columns in the exhibit hall. Dig up those old photos and post them where they can be seen!

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2021

IHG, whose meetings-focused brands include InterContinental, Kimpton, Regent, and Crowne Plaza, has announced a partnership with Wellness 4 Humanity to provide and administer rapid on-site covid testing for corporate and association meetings at more than 70 properties in the United States.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 22, 2023

The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) the global community and knowledge hub for the international association meetings industry, has appointed business events communications, content and advocacy specialists, Davies Tanner, as their global communications partner.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

New to the partnership is ICCA’s The Future of Association Meetings and Societal Transformation , an event which will address the role of associations in societal transformation. The group will meet April 9 at ASAE’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The schedule also features opportunities for members to meet and take part in some informal networking, and subject to confirmation, a guest speaker or two.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

There are literally thousands of meetings and event companies out there. The meetings and events industry tends to be segmented with many event companies specializing in one or more market segments – corporate events, association meetings, conventions and events, social events, fundraising for not-for-profits – to name a few.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

MPI Minneapolis will be meeting in person at Delta Hotels Minneapolis from 1-5p.m. to cover the state of the meetings industry and post-Covid experiences, featuring experts from Meet Minneapolis, Experience Rochester, and local and regional meetings industry associations.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

The world of meetings is fascinating because now we see a kind of specialization. Eric is more focused on corporate meetings, and Adrian is more on association meetings. But what crossed my mind, Martin, is that in the world of corporate meetings, every one of us is also likely a professional from an association.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 21, 2019

planners who want to know how to understand, negotiate, and prepare contracts with counterparts across borders in three key areas for corporate and association meetings: Europe, Asia, and the Mideast. Attend this webinar to: Recognize the three fundamental principles to follow when negotiating international meeting contracts.

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All Seated

JUNE 9, 2021

(Scottsdale, AZ) — The Wedding International Professionals Association (WIPA) and Allseated are pleased to announce a partnership to develop planning resources in preparation for reopening the events industry in a post-pandemic landscape. .

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 7, 2022

Travel Association meets on March 8 with the U.S. With no more worker visas available until October, the U.S. Commerce Department to discuss lifting the cap plus other potential changes to boost the travel and hospitality sector.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 12, 2024

ICCA members are professionals that specialize in accommodating, moving, and planning meetings and events. And the ICCA is dedicated to the international association meetings segment providing first rate business improvement prospects, the ultimate in information exchange and communication second to none.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Welcome Reception of CHS Birmingham represents its first industry facing host event, and will include a number of entertainment and food and beverage activations that will add further interest to the evening and showcase the venue’s product for corporate and association meetings.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2020

Two bodies of research highlight planners’ challenges and potential attendees’ preferences when it comes to meetings. In a late June webinar that drew more than 700 corporate and association meeting planners, 64 percent of attendees responded that they expect their organizations to return to holding in-person events by January 2021.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 23, 2023

Based on several hundred planner responses, MPI’s latest industry outlook finds that rising prices have strained meeting budgets, and will likely continue to do so into 2024.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The set-up is already being well received by both corporate ‘brand-heavy’ events, as well as association meetings and conventions. The stadium bowl offers a different style of event layout, ideal for an opening or closing session before dispersing the delegation into breakout spaces across the stadium, from 8 – 800 theatre style.

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