UK to allow large business events from December

24-11-2020 By Conference Matters

Boris Johnson at online press conference

The UK Prime minister Boris Johnson has said that large business events will be allowed with capacity limits to continue in Tier 1 and Tier 2 areas when the UK emerges from national lockdown on 2 December. On 23 November, Speaking to the House of Commons via livestream, Johnson said: “In Tiers one and two, […]

‘COVID-19 crisis is lasting longer and has more effect on the meetings industry’

02-10-2020 By Conference Matters

The Future of Global Association Meetings - four months down the line

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 […]