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New Tools to Win Association Meetings

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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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The State of Association Meetings

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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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Secrets for Engaging Platform-agnostic Association Meetings

Smart Meetings

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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To Go or Not to Go – Social Considerations for Association Meetings

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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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Association Meetings Up, Attendees Down

SmartMeetings

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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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.

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Can Events Dependent on Volunteers for Help Survive Without Them?

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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?