The board of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) announces the departure of long-serving CEO Martin Sirk and is in search for a successor. For the time being Chief Value Officer Dennis Speet will lead the association as acting CEO. Martin Sirk “16 years is an exceptionally long period in any role, and I’m immensely […]
The Tourism Limburg organisation has succeeded in landing the ‘EuroVelo & Cycle Tourism Conference’ 2018, the number one international cycling conference for professionals in the tourism sector. The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) selected the Flemish province from ten different European candidates to be the host for the fourth event. Both parties ratified their collaboration with […]
Barcelona claims first place in the ICCA city rankings by number of meetings in 2017 for the first time since 2004. The country rankings only show minor shifts. The association meetings market continues its robust growth, according to the statistics ICCA published on 7 May. Rotating international association meetings In another successful year for the […]
Ovation Global DMC, in partnership with Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos and Zeus Consortium, has launched TechnOvation, a new tech-themed afterwork event on the first night of IMEX Frankfurt. On May 15th, The Mantis Roofgarden opens its doors to welcome IMEX hosted buyers and key MICE decision-makers for a night of networking and surprises in […]
All web care activities organised for trade shows by RAI Amsterdam have been assigned to Goud Uberconnected. This goes not only for trade shows in Amsterdam, but also for international trade shows that the RAI organises in Turkey, Mexico, Indonesia and China, among other locations. Monitoring Goud Uberconnected started taking care of the web care […]
Helmond joins the VisitBrabant Convention Bureau. The covenant was signed on 28 February 2018. This allows Helmond to publicise its range of events and conferences to a broader audience. VisitBrabant Convention Bureau is an independent service organisation for meeting planners, PCOs and other professionals who want support in finding locations for meetings, incentives, conferences and/or […]
Paul Riemens, CEO of the RAI Amsterdam convention centre, has launched the ‘Amsterdam City of Drones’ initiative in parallel with this week’s Commercial UAV Expo Europe. “RAI Amsterdam aims to be more than an event organiser in this context,” says Riemens. “Our goal is to provide a platform for knowledge, contacts and innovation as we […]
Major buildings throughout The Hague lit up in red to raise awareness and show commitment to ending Tuberculosis (TB), as part of a global initiative which is taking place annually on 24 March. World TB Day World TB Day is a joint campaign by the Stop TB Partnership and the World Health Organisation (WHO). It […]
MindMeeting and Asia Concentrate have agreed on a joint venture that will provide meeting design services for Far East markets. The new company will have the name Orange Gibbon and it will be offering advanced meeting design solutions for anyone holding meetings. Meeting design services Starting from March, 2018, Taipei-based Asia Concentrate will offer meeting […]
The Euclid Summit 2018 will take place at the Hilton in The Hague on 11 and 12 April. The event will bring together European local and national governmental organisations, universities, business and social enterprises to discuss and promote positive social economic impact. Social impact Under the topic “Growing ecosystems for social impact: everyone’s responsible”, Euclid […]
