Global Meetings Industry News

United Kingdom: ExCeL London has restructured its Marketing and Communications team with a commitment to intentionally design and deliver an outstanding guest experience.
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United States: Rave reviews from the audience at Stadium Series West in November of 2017 led Questex Travel Group to invite published author and motivational speaker Jennifer Martin to keynote their flagship event Incentive Travel Exchange.
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Italy: MedTech Europe, the European trade association representing the medical technology industry, certified AIM Group International as an Ethical MedTech Trusted Partner.
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United Kingdom: VisitScotland has unveiled its latest ‘year of’ campaign for 2018, the Year of Young People (YOYP). The campaign will showcase a programme of events, activities and ideas that will give young people in Scotland a higher profile.
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United States: Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) has teamed up with SoolNua Marketing and Dana Communications, two of the world’s leading communications agencies in the MICE sector, to lead its marketing on a global level.
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United Kingdom: Central Hall Westminster confirmed the launch of a new carbon calculator with Green Tourism, designed to help organisers easily estimate the environmental impact of their event.
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France: UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, announced the launch of its revamped industry-focused blog, “UFI Blog”, that went live this week.
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Germany: On 1 March 2018 Heike Mahmoud will assume the leadership position at the CCH – Congress Center Hamburg.
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Ireland: The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) will welcome the European/International Congress on Obesity (ECO/ICO) in May 2020, securing the conference just six months after it was awarded a Silver Healthy Venue accreditation by the World Obesity Federation.
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Estonia: The Estonian Convention Bureau celebrated the success of its first decade of operation on Wednesday with a festive gathering of members and partners.
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South Korea: Two major companies from Malaysia and Indonesia are scheduled to bring a total of 2,700 employees to Seoul on incentive tours, making it this year’s first two incentive tour groups to visit Seoul.
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United Kingdom: In response to its membership engagement survey, The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) has continuously focused on the delivery of educational events across the whole of the UK.
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Italy: The year begins full of promise for Italy and for the Convention Bureau Italia, the authoritative portal for access to the Destination for the international Meetings industry.
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United Kingdom: The IMEX Group has entered into a partnership with Event Manager Blog (EventMB) to deliver a major piece of industry research plus case studies as well as offering digital content services to exhibitors.
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Sweden: The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
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