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The International Expansion of Industry Associations

Smart Meetings

Despite this, many European associations are still moving forward with their events, like IACC Europe Knowledge Festival 2022 —which has always been based in Europe—taking place in Amsterdam on Sept.

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Association Meetings Up, Attendees Down

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Cities with the most international association meetings last year were Vienna, Seoul and Barcelona, Spain, followed by Copenhagen, London and Amsterdam. Looking back over the past decade, ICCA says the average number of attendees to an international association meeting decreased from 672 in 2006 to 404 in 2016.

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ICCA Names Top 20 Association Meeting Cities

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The biggest rising star this year is Amsterdam, which climbed an impressive five spots to tie Madrid for seventh place. Number of Meetings in 2016. The top five was reshuffled quite a bit, with Vienna rising two places to second, Berlin dropping to fourth, and Barcelona and London staying at third and fifth, respectively. Copenhagen.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

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It was this moment where I realized that experiences in meetings can have an impact on attendees, and reshaped how I viewed my career. At some point, I would like to branch out in my career and experience what meeting planning is like in the private sector. Meeting planning is very exciting because of the variety it offers.

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