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For Academic Associations, Conferences are Perfect Idea Incubators

PCMA Convene

Editor’s Note : This is the fourth edition of Boardroom Spotlight, a series produced in partnership with Boardroom , a Brussels-based magazine covering the work of globally based associations. As a result, academic associations tend to plod along in the same routine for as long as conference attendance remains steady. Did it work?

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Events Industry Council announces first organisations to achieve new EIC Sustainable Event Standards

Event Industry News

As the world celebrates Earth Day 2020, the Events Industry Council (EIC) is pleased to announce the first organisations to have achieved the EIC Sustainable Event Standards. The new standards, launched in September 2019, are a central initiative of EIC’s Centre for Sustainable Events. Atlanta, Ga., Baltimore, Md., Boston, Mass.,

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How One Organization Made Their Event Sustainable — From F&B to Sessions

PCMA Convene

About six months before its 2019 Europe Knowledge Festival took place in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 4-6, IACC ( International Association of Conference Centers ) set an ambitious goal for itself: to be an early adopter of the Events Industry Council (EIC) Sustainable Events Standards. Plan of Action.

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15 of 2016’s Hottest Meeting Destinations

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It provides more than 10,000 hotel rooms and nearly 300 restaurants and major conference venues, including Georgia World Congress Center and Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart. of event space. Atlanta : One of the hottest destinations in the Southeast, Atlanta attracts 43 million visitors per year. It features 2.6 million sq.

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