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Scottish cities account for 24% of all major association meetings in the UK

Event Industry News

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. Where ideas become legend”.

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DCMS launches new £250,000 competition for conference venues

Event Industry News

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today announced the launch of a £250,000 competition to improve broadband connectivity for event venues that have conference facilities. Conferences. It is open for six weeks and will end at 23:59 on Friday 27 th September 2019. The sector is currently worth £32.6

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.

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German meetings & events sector continues to grow

Event Industry News

The results of the “Meeting- & EventBarometer 2017/2018” reveal the importance of digitisation and internationalisation for the German meetings, conference and events sector. Attending meetings and conferences also plays an important role for the 2.2 Hybrid meetings flourish.

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BMA House – modern events with heritage

Event Industry News

Whether it’s a conference , social event or wedding, they have a true history of hospitality. Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, their venue now boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology.

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8 Low-Cost Tips for Making Conferences More Family-Friendly

SmartMeetings

Academic conferences are very important to the careers of professors and researchers. Conferences also provide networking opportunities with other professors, publishers, universities and vendors. Attending one, two or three conferences a year can make a huge difference in an academic career. Not just money, but personal costs.

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10 Things to Do While in Sacramento for CalSAE

SmartMeetings

Are you one of the more than 1,000 association meeting professionals attending the California Society of Association Executives (CalSAE) Holiday Spectacular at Sacramento Convention Center this week? The conference is a once-a-year chance to see all of your friends and find new solutions. At the Conference.