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Aerial view of Scheldt River winding through Antwerp.

October 28, 2026Antwerp welcomes global marine industry leaders for IMCA Global Summit 2026Antwerp will host the IMCA Global Summit 2026, gathering marine industry leaders to discuss safety, skills, innovation, and sustainability. The summit, set against Antwerp's maritime backdrop, will address technological advances and workforce development, unveiling IMCA's 2030 strategy. It fosters collaboration and exploration of industry challenges and opportunities.Read More

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.

Penny Lion leaves Tourism Australia

June 29, 2021Lion departs as Tourism Australia focuses on local recoveryTourism Australia has announced the departure of its executive general manager Penny Lion in a wider reshuffle that will see the agency focus it recovery efforts on the domestic market.

Host cities: will the pandemic change the rules of engagement

June 25, 2021Host cities: will the pandemic change the rules of engagementThe relationship between international associations and the cities who host their meetings has never been entirely straightforward. Although generally a happy and fruitful one, it has been beset by the same thorny issues that crop up in any relationship that is essentially transactional in nature.

Major Mass Spectrometry conference heading to Maastricht in 2022

June 2, 2021Major Mass Spectrometry conference heading to Maastricht in 2022Academics and industrial researchers in the field of Mass Spectrometry will descend on the Dutch city in 2022 for the biennial conference.

WA flaunts Neuromuscular expertise to win major congress

June 2, 2021WA flaunts Neuromuscular expertise to win major congressAn international gathering of experts on neuromuscular diseases will meet in Perth for the first time in 50 years.

Digital divide: AIDS conference to help resource-limited delegates

May 26, 2021Digital divide: AIDS conference to help resource-limited delegatesOrganisers of an international conference on HIV and AIDS will help in-person and virtual delegates in resource-limited settings to attend the 2022 conference.Show More