The European Cyber Security Month will be kicked off in The Hague on the first of October with the 3-day International One Conference. It is an international renowned conference in the field of cyber security and it is organised by the Dutch government. Amongst the other events are the Europol-INTERPOL cybercrime conference, the Unleashing Cyber […]
IBTM World, which takes place in Barcelona from 19-21 November 2019, has launched ‘Event Business Accelerator’, an investment and mentoring programme for young entrepreneurs. The programme will give people with an idea, product or service relevant to the events industry the opportunity to participate in an intensive mentoring programme, culminating in a live pitch for […]
As a testament to his pioneering advancement of association meetings industry education and advocacy, ICCA CEO Senthil Gopinath was recognised at the 2019 PCMA Visionary Awards on 7th May in Washington D.C. when he was named Business Events Strategist of the Year. The award honours a PCMA professional member who exemplifies professional excellence in their […]
In the ICCA 2018 convention city rankings Paris storms ahead in first place. The French capital climbs to the top of the city rankings by number of international association meetings with a landslide margin of 40 meetings above second place holder Vienna. In 2017, Paris and Vienna held joint second place, with 190 meetings each. […]
The combination of an ambitious two-stringed engagement project, a strong national host group and an attractive host city were the deciding factors for The European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology, ESTRO, when choosing Copenhagen for their 2022 Annual Meeting. The Congress will run over five days at the Bella Center Copenhagen and attract an estimated […]
Messe Berlin announced that it will be organising the inaugural MICE Show Asia 2019 in Singapore. The 3-day business-to-business travel trade show will take place from 16 to 18 October 2019 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands. MICE Show Asia is under ITB Asia’s umbrella of events. APAC countries MICE […]
Biking more than 500 kilometers from World Forum The Hague to IMEX 2019 in Frankfurt: five World Forum team members will go on this journey from May 13 to May 21 for War Child, the charity that they have been supporting for years. Team work, vitality and building a safer world in the city of […]
MCI Group, specialised in meetings, events, congresses, association management and strategic consulting, has announced the launch of two new offices, MCI Portugal and MCI Hangzhou. With the addition of these two new offices, MCI Group’s global presence grows to 60 offices in 31 countries. MCI Portugal strengthens MCI Group’s presence in Europe with a synergy […]
Football club PSV will join forces with some leading Dutch companies next summer to start an innovative co-operation. ASML, Philips, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, VDL Group and Jumbo Supermarkets will commit themselves as premium partners of PSV under the name of Metropolitan Region Brainport Eindhoven. They will collaborate in the field of innovation, vitality, entertainment, […]
Approximately half of all delegates attending large-scale, urban conventions are circumventing the established room-reservation process and booking accommodations on their own. This is revealed by the “Room Block of the Future” study that is collaboratively conceived of and funded by the Hilton, NYC & Company and PCMA Foundation. The three organizations wanted to better understand […]
