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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. Those in academia often meet the idea of change with reluctance. By Jennifer Fontanella. Ideas become change. Change drives more ideas.

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

Event Industry News

Formerly the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards, the EIC Sustainable Event Standards maintain the same level of rigour while improving their ease of use and adoptability. Brussels, Belgium (GOLD Level) Informa Markets’ ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX), 6-7 Nov., Atlanta, Ga., Baltimore, Md., Boston, Mass.,

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15 of 2016’s Hottest Meeting Destinations

SmartMeetings

Las Vegas, New York City, Paris and other perennial favorites were among the world’s top meetings destinations in 2016, but several other locations significantly enhanced their appeal largely due to major expansion and renovation projects. Here are 15 of the leading meetings cities in 2016. of event space. It features 2.6 million sq.

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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. The recently released EIC Sustainable Events Standards — to which more than 100 event practitioners contributed — replace the council’s former APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards.