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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. United Kingdom. Association Meetings Hit New Highs.

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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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Scottish Cities flying high in ICCA rankings

Prestige Events Magazine

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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Convene’s 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

United Kingdom 37%. Each year, meeting planners who are members of PCMA and an additional group of Convene meeting-planner subscribers receive an extensive survey, which requests proprietary information and budget projections for their organizations. Potential International Destinations. based respondents). Mexico 30%.

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The Way Forward 

PCMA Convene

This was the first CASE Europe conference held outside of the United Kingdom, where most of CASE’s European members are based. At more and more conferences, especially those produced by associations and other nonprofit organizations, community-service projects are as expected as exhibit halls and award ceremonies.

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