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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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ICCA Names Top 20 Association Meeting Cities

SmartMeetings

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. Number of Meetings in 2016. Association Meetings Hit New Highs. United Kingdom.

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Conference Destinations Compete With Academic Firepower

EventMB

tops the 2021 country rankings, with the UK, France, Germany and Italy rounding out the top five list. The report also looks at the correlation between a destination’s intellectual capital and the number of international association meetings hosted.

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MEET THE CHANGE: How Germany’s First Hybrid Event Achieved Success

Eventmobi

With their first hybrid event MEET THE CHANGE, the German meetings industry association MEET GERMANY needed to deliver an innovative event format. MEET THE CHANGE in Numbers. Andreas Grunszky from the agency BEEFTEA and actor Senay Gueler during a live podcast recording as part of MEET THE CHANGE.

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ICCA Top Ten Cities and Countries

Master the Event

ICCA members are professionals that specialize in accommodating, moving, and planning meetings and events. And the ICCA is dedicated to the international association meetings segment providing first rate business improvement prospects, the ultimate in information exchange and communication second to none.

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ICCA APPOINTS DAVIES TANNER AS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS PARTNER

Prestige Events Magazine

The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) the global community and knowledge hub for the international association meetings industry, has appointed business events communications, content and advocacy specialists, Davies Tanner, as their global communications partner.

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German meetings & events sector continues to grow

Event Industry News

The annual study is a joint project of the German National Tourist Board (GNTB), European Association of Event Centres (EVVC) and the German Convention Bureau (GCB) who presented the data today. . Attending meetings and conferences also plays an important role for the 2.2 million business trips undertaken to Germany from overseas.