SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. Here are six highlights from IMEX America 2016: Innovation & Technology.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 17, 2017

According to the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) 2016 rankings, the number- one city for international association meetings is Paris. The Southern California city is ready to take on its third Olympiad by utilizing pre-existing venues. Open since 2016, it has 25,000 sq.

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Event Industry News

MAY 9, 2018

The ongoing internationalisation of the German events market in 2017 is another core result captured by the “Meeting- & EventBarometer 2017/2018”. Compared with 2016, the share of international delegates has again gone up – by 10.9% Strong supply of venues. compared with 2016. compared with 2016.

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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. It was the first full day of Convening Leaders in Vancouver in 2016, and I attended our customer event that evening. Erica Critzer. LUCCARELLI.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey. 2017 attendance vs. 2016 attendance — +3.6 percent in the 2016 survey. percent compared to +4.9

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Its rankings by International Congress and Convention Association (ICAA) have risen steadily over the decades: In 2016, Mexico City hosted more association meetings than Toronto, New York City or Washington, D.C. of meeting and convention space. of meeting and convention space, and 403,915 sq. of expo space.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2018

Late last year, the association launched its own small and more targeted conference for its medical and scientific community by working closely with its members — and with its host destination to leverage its knowledge assets. The idea for the specialized event came after the 2016 ESTRO congress, which was held April 29–May 3 in Turin, Italy.

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