Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Khan Academy, Salman Khan, will be joining this years’ ICCA Global Hybrid Congress Experience as keynote speaker. Revolutionize education Salman Khan seeks to remove the barriers to education that leave over 600 million children lacking basic math and reading skills. His free, world-class curriculum—available to anyone, anywhere—has made a […]
AIM Group International publishes its Corporate Annual Report 2019 and announces positive economic and business results. These results, on the one hand, highlight how the recent health emergency has put a brake on a cycle of growth for the group whilst, on the other hand, provide reassurance on the ability to face up to the […]
Leiden has showcased it’s capability of organizing hybrid conferences with EuroHaptics 2020 , combining on-site and live streaming, adhering to Covid-19 guidelines. Eurohaptics is a major international conference on haptics and touch enabled computer applications, and the primary European meeting for researchers in this field. The Eurohaptics 2020 conference, held in Leiden from 6 till […]
In 2021, 15 percent of the associations plan to cancel or postpone their largest in-person meeting, and 42 percent plan to go hybrid or virtual. That is one of the key findings from the ICCA Global Association Follow Up Survey: ‘The future of global association meetings – four months down the line’. Research conducted by […]
IBTM Events has announced the first details of IBTM World Virtual which will take place online from 8 – 10 December 2020. The online event will incorporate three full days of one-to-one business meetings, a comprehensive programme of content and many of the key features of the live event, tailored to take place online. As […]
IBTM World 2020 will transition to being a virtual event this year. This decision has been made in close consultation with partners and is a result of the incredibly unpredictable travel restrictions that continue to be in place across the globe because of COVID-19. Situation remains very changeable “Whilst we have been planning positively for […]
The hybrid multi-site congress “BOCOM – Experience Borderless Communication” on 3 September showcased how innovative technologies and empathic speakers can be combined to create a unique event with a global community of participants. Numerous protagonists of Germany’s meetings industry successfully demonstrated their readiness for future event formats – especially considering the current global pandemic – as well […]
On 6 September 2020 in Italy the prestigious title of European City of Science was officially handed over to the city of Leiden. Henri Lenferink, mayor of Leiden, received the title from Roberto Dipiazza, mayor of Trieste, in the presence of Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte. During the past week, the Italian port and city […]
IC-International Consultants (IC) announces the creation of a dedicated Non-profit Network for Independent Events and Conference Consultants. At the beginning of 2020, Matt Régnier (Pleni, The International) and Eric Antonisse (MiceMedia) decided that it was time to address the need for a platform for Independent Event Consultants, where they can share experiences, support each other […]
IBTM has announced that Pancho Campo, former tennis professional turned high profile events producer, will be the first keynote speaker for IBTM World 2020, which will take place in Barcelona from 1-3 December. In a talk titled ‘The future of events: Lessons learned from working with Barack Obama’, Pancho Campo will draw on his more […]
