Event Industry News

JUNE 2, 2025

VisitScotland Business Eventshas released the results of its annualScottish Association Survey, revealing the association meeting sectorsunprecedented economic contribution to the visitor economy of nearly 350 million, double the 2022/23 figure.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Four years into an experiment to replace an annual spring event in Washington, D.C. with a collaborative concentration of events organizations all gathering in the same place, Business Events Industry Week (BEIW) has built some popular must-attend features and announced that other pieces will shake off, either going away altogether or moving.

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APRIL 23, 2025

The latest Insight Update report from American Society for Association Excellence (ASAE), based on survey data from over 200 association CEOs, highlights how the ripple effects of federal actions are reshaping association meeting attendance, particularly international participation. ASAE detailed the key findings.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 26, 2025

Whether youre planning a corporate conference, social gathering, religious celebration, or association meeting, Purdue offers the perfect space to suit your needs. Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, is more than just an esteemed educational institutionits your go-to venue for hosting exceptional events.

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JUNE 2, 2025

based human-rights meeting in the midst of DEI backlash required having the right mindset. READ MORE Recent Budget Cuts and Travel Policies Are Putting Pressure on Association Meetings MCIs Erin Fuller on what were learning about how global events are being impacted by governmental changes and policies and where to find the bright spots.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 31, 2025

After four decades of founding associations, serving on non-profit boards, and designing and facilitating countless association meetings, Ive witnessed my fair share of mistakes associations make. and I won’t cover them here.

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JUNE 23, 2025

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The Report provides a global view of international association meetings. brbr The data in this report are drawn from the UIA.

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JULY 2, 2025

Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Business travel predictions for Q3 & 4 vary widely, with the travelers sometimes appearing more optimistic than their companies.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Webinar session, Joanna Pineda, CEO and chief troublemaker of Matrix Group International , and Jennifer O’Grady, senior director of Design Studio of Maritz Global Events , tackled the Secrets for Engaging Platform-agnostic Association Meetings. Watch the entire webinar here. F2F with a Side of Digital. Jennifer O’Grady.

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MAY 30, 2024

Skift Take: With fewer association meetings overall, the latest ICCA report reveals which destinations are gaining or losing market share in this competitive landscape. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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APRIL 25, 2023

Skift Take: The ICCA Association Database is getting a major upgrade via a partnership with Simpleview. It promises to make life easier for destinations keen to bid on international association meetings. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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MPI

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Deciding where to hold a major conference or meeting has always been driven by a complicated calculus for professional and trade association meeting organizers.

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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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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

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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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Skift Take: Association meetings can be life-changing. This year’s Incredible Impacts Award highlights another association leading the way. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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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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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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APRIL 19, 2024

Skift Take: Societal transformation and the future of association meetings were the themes an ICCA conference, part of Business Events Industry Week, held in the most apropos setting, ASAE's headquarters. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

“There has been tremendous leadership from our ambassadors and the scientific community within Glasgow to attract and grow these exceptional meetings,” commented Kathleen Warden, Director of Conference Sales, SEC. “We We are delighted that events prosper in our city”.

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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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JULY 15, 2024

Skift Take: Australia's incredible scenery, boom in state-of-the-art meeting venues and accommodation, and commitment to sustainability have placed it top of mind for incentive trip and association meeting planners. Business Events Australia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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StraussCA

MARCH 28, 2024

This quick guide will help familiarize yourself with association meeting minutes and write minutes that are efficient, easy to read, and an excellent record for your organization. What are association meeting minutes? Meeting minutes are far from a record of everything everyone said in a meeting.

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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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StraussCA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These meetings are held in-person, via video call, or via conference call. In this article I will go over what should be and should not be included when it comes to taking association meeting minutes – the do’s and don’ts. Trying to write down every word and detail of a speaker is not possible when you are in a meeting.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The holiday spirit took over Sacramento’s renovated SAFE Credit Union Convention Center last week as 400 association meeting professionals came together during the return of CalSAE ’s Seasonal Spectacular event Dec. Associations pivoted faster than they ever have before,” said Jim Anderson, CalSAE president and CEO.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Travel Association, Meetings Mean Business Coalition, PCMA Education Foundation and Chautauqua Institution in New York. Peckinpaugh has also held board and leadership committee positions at U.S. Kimberly McCarden Foster, CTE. Visit Greater Palm Springs welcomed Foster as director of Palm Springs tourism.

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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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Unique Venues

AUGUST 15, 2024

Conferences and association meetings are pivotal for professional development, networking, and knowledge sharing. Conclusion Measuring the success and effectiveness of conferences and association meetings is essential for demonstrating their value and ensuring continuous improvement.

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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

Progress continues to be a theme with the next session of the day—“association meetings: drivers of change and innovation.” At the ICAA North America Summit in Ottawa, Canada, the topic of “advocacy as vehicle to recognition and support” has been confirmed as a main focus of the GMID event.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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