The MICE

JANUARY 11, 2021

From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020. Switzerland is a premium country for meetings and events. In Switzerland, smoking indoors is allowed in designated areas. Full destination spotlight video.

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2020 Conference Food and Beverage Hotels 80

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. Switzerland. Association Meetings Hit New Highs. Republic of Korea.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 17, 2017

The International Olympic Committee made a historical announcement on July 11 in Lausanne, Switzerland, with the unanimous decision to award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympic Games simultaneously to Los Angeles and Paris , which each made strong pitches during the bidding process. The city to go first will be determined at a later date.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Lastly, I’d like to generate more interest in association meetings management and make this industry more attractive to students, who potentially will be the future leaders of our field. Montreux, Switzerland. Associate Meeting Planner, Harborside. Erica Critzer. CRITZER, CMP. Karin Hagemann. KARIN HAGEMANN.

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2018 Conference Trade Shows Management 76