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India COmmonwealth Games

August 4, 2026Indian Olympic Association prepares for 2030 Commonwealth GamesThe Indian Olympic Association is preparing to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Gujarat, marking the centenary edition and the first time in 20 years the event will be held in India.Read More

Delegates pour into Adelaide for in-person water conference

September 7, 2021Delegates pour into Adelaide for in-person water conferenceFollowing a challenging couple of years for the water sector with droughts, fires, floods and Covid‐19, Ozwater’21 finally happened in person in Adelaide. Here's what happened...

ASM Global to help steer Saudis international conference ambitions

August 31, 2021ASM Global to help steer Saudis international conference ambitionsASM Global, the venue and event management company, has been given a major role in Saudi Arabia’s plans to become a destination for international conferences.

Use EU Covid-19 certificate as global standard IATA urges

August 31, 2021Use EU Covid-19 certificate as global standard IATA urgesThe EU Digital Covid Certificate should be used as a template by other countries to help speed up the resumption of international travel, according to an international association.

Association leaders look to 2022 2023

August 26, 2021Association leaders target 2022-23 for return to overseas meetingsAssociation meeting planners are eager to return to in-person events once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted - according to a new report painting a rosy future for international conferences.

Québec City clinches international agriculture-geodata conference

August 18, 2021Québec City clinches international agriculture-geodata conferenceThe world’s largest gathering of experts on agro-geoinformatics will gather in Canada in 2022 for the first time in the conference’s history.

Queensland hopes cash injection will spur more in-person meetings

August 5, 2021Queensland hopes cash injection will spur more in-person meetingsExtra funding has been pumped into Queensland’s business events industry to encourage more in-person meetings. However parts of the state, including Brisbane and the Gold Coast, are currently in extended lockdown (until 8 August) following a hotel quarantine leak.

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August 5, 2021Thriving in a crisis will be focus of African association summitEnhancing partnerships, growth and opportunities for associations in a post-pandemic Africa, is the theme of this year’s African Association Summit (AAS3).

The IOC has revolutionised its bidding process: will associations do the same

July 22, 2021The IOC has revolutionised its bidding process: will associations do the sameIn the end it was a formality, but that didn’t stop the celebratory firework display or the spontaneous celebrations that erupted in the streets of Brisbane after the city was named host of the 2032 Olympics - joining the queue behind Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028).

Persistence pays off as Geospatial conference chooses Italy

July 7, 2021Persistence pays off as Geospatial conference chooses ItalyFor the first time in its 16-year history, a major geographic congress has chosen Italy to host its annual conference.

Most restrictions lifted on events as Austria welcomes radiologists

July 1, 2021Most restrictions lifted on events as Austria welcomes radiologistsAustria has lifted almost all restrictions on events as infection rates plummet across the country.Show More