Gothenburg, Sweden, was awarded The European Capital of Smart Tourism 2020 at a ceremony in Helsinki on 9 October. The title is given by The European Commission aiming at rewarding cities with the smartest, most innovative and inclusive approaches to tourism development. “This marks the start of a new era for Gothenburg. We are going […]
The 2019 IACC Europe Knowledge Festival, which took place at Dolce La Hulpe, Brussels on 4-6 October, was the very first event to attain the Event Industry Council’s brand-new Sustainable Event Standard for Event Organisers. The conference put sustainability centre-stage as its attendees embraced the urgency and opportunity to be leaders in sustainable approaches to […]
Innovative and creative destination- and venue marketing will take centre-stage at the 2019 ICCA Congress in Houston, U.S.A., with three leading ICCA Members set to compete live on Tuesday 29 October for the chance be named the 22nd winner of the prestigious ICCA Best Marketing Award. The shortlisted finalists for the ICCA Best Marketing Award […]
GCB German Convention Bureau presents the results of the first study on the impact of platforms on the organisation, marketing and running of events. The study analyses the impact, challenges and opportunities of the platform economy for the meetings and conference sector. Platforms as the digital economy’s core business model that enables direct, digital interaction […]
Expo 2020 Dubai will host a series of nine cutting-edge medical conferences and specialised events at the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC). The events – expected to attract hundreds of attendees from across the world – will be organised during the peak six months of Expo 2020 by MCO, a Dubai-based medical conference and consumer events […]
Athens has been chosen to host the Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) in September 2023. The announcement was made at the 2019 Congress held this month in Copenhagen. The selection of Athens over several other European cities is the result of the successful cooperation between the Hellenic Transplant Society and This […]
Event planners can now find online a set of guidelines that will help them optimally plan their event. This is a new service of the Cologne Convention Bureau (CCB). In six steps complete with checklists, planners of a meeting or an social event are guided through the process of organizing their event. The service is […]
A study on Europe as a destination for meetings and conferences identifies growth potential in complex market. The study looked at challenges and opportunities in a changing environment as a basis for developing hands-on recommendations for action. The research is supported by nine members of the Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe […]
The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers, ABPCO, is incentivising university students to complete research, projects and dissertations relevant to the association and not for profit conference management sector. Dissertations/projects submitted in accordance with guidelines identified by ABPCO will awarded £100. ABPCO Excellence Awards Once the dissertations/projects have been submitted and independently reviewed a further £200 […]
Fredrik Haren, considered one of Sweden’s top speakers of all time, will share his insights on becoming more creative and innovative to better embrace disruption and change, as part of the 2019 PCMA European Influencers Summit in Barcelona. Haren has delivered more than 2,000 speeches in 67 countries. He is the author of ten books […]
