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Conference Destinations Compete With Academic Firepower

EventMB

This annual report ranks convention destinations on the number of intellectual leaders that are part of governing bodies of international associations. London tops the 2021 city ranking, followed by Paris, Tokyo, Beijing and New York. The same five cities topped the 2020 ranking with New York and Beijing swapping places.

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ICCA Names Top 20 Association Meeting Cities

SmartMeetings

Top Meeting Countries. On the other hand, ICCA’s top 10 meeting countries did not change much. 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.

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China Exerts More Control Over Foreign-Based Associations

PCMA Convene

Is it IMA’s understanding that the new law requires every foreign-based association meeting held in China to find an official Chinese sponsor and register with police agencies? My current understanding is that foreign associations that have no presence in China will need to find a local partner.