Global Meetings Industry News

ExpoNet has delivered a stylish exhibition in Melbourne at the Centre of Sales Excellence conference. Given the freedom to exercise innovation, the team created a visually aesthetic and effective exhibition design which provided the organisers a variation on the typical shell scheme booth concept.
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The first successful step towards effective economic relations between Czech Republic and Saudi Arabia has now become a reality. The inaugural Czech-Saudi Business Forum took place on November 5th, 2014, in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Leading independent pan-European travel management company Chambers Travel Group has taken a major step in developing its global presence by beeing acquired by Corporate Travel Management (CTM) effective January 1st 2015.
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The winners of the Training Journal Awards 2014 were announced Monday night at The Brewery (London) in front of an audience of around 550 sponsors, guests and finalists. The awards were launched in 2006 and aim to celebrate the very best in learning and development practice.
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GenieConnect's mobile event app achieved stellar results for client Cisco Systems at their recent Cisco Live US event in San Francisco as it engaged with 11,000 delegates. Following the event, the app was rated an impressive 4.5 out of 5 stars in the Cisco Live US post-event survey.
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The Conference Company took the honours in two categories of the 2014 Exhibition and Event Association of Southern Africa (EXSA) Industry Awards. It was named the Best Supplier Company – Project Management and Natalie Kensley, Research, Marketing and Sales Manager, the Best Supplier Employee.
In its latest bid to present itself as the upcoming international venue of choice, the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC) demonstrated its capability to host large-scale global events at the European Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (EIBTM) held recently in Barcelona, Spain.
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Staff from IMEX, led by Managing Director Paul Flackett, received the 2014 Richard Ross Past Presidents’ Award during the Site Global Conference in Rotterdam recently. The presentation marked the first time the award has been presented to an organisation rather than an individual.
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Patti Shock, a founding member and academic consultant for The International School of Hospitality (TISOH) and professor emeritus at the University of Nevada has won three lifetime achievement awards this year.
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The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has awarded the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place one of the first convention centres in Canada LEED® Gold Certification for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance.
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Meetings + Conventions Calgary joins forces with the Virtual Edge Institute (VEI) in a multi-pronged strategic partnership. As part of their VEI partnership Meetings + Conventions Calgary will be awarding event professionals with scholarships for their Digital Event Strategist Certification.
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As summer is set to hit Sydney, The Star has launched three summer celebration event packages at Sydney’s newest rooftop bar, Sky Terrace. Corporate event planners can choose from section hire up to 50 guests, half deck hire up to 200 guests or exclusive use of Sky Terrace for up to 1000 guests.
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Sands China Ltd. recently topped out The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central, bringing the construction of Sands® Cotai Central’s fourth and final hotel to its highest structural point.
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A spectacular Eventia Awards on Friday 28th November, saw performances by the Valentinas, The Plague Dance Group and Britain’s Got Talent Finalists Jack Pack during an evening which celebrated the best of the best in the UK event industry.
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The third edition of Qualitaly, the workshop-educational promoted by the association Qualitaly for events for the stakeholders of the Italian meeting industry speaks English. Over 70% of the expected buyers come from the United States and England.
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