Legacy

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September 9, 2026Are we leaning too heavily on legacy?Association meetings – of a certain type - have become the poster child of the business events sector.Read More

Webinar: why associations should embrace sustainability

March 26, 2021Webinar: why associations should embrace sustainability

Associations and the city

January 4, 2021Associations and the cityDefining a new relationship between associations and host destinations

Meetings: climate change and COVID-19 push case for legacy report finds

November 3, 2020Meetings: climate change and COVID-19 push case for legacy report findsClimate change and the threat of more pandemics are two of the biggest factors driving the legacy agenda in international association meetings, a new report has claimed.

Legacy more important than delegate numbers SarawakBE chief

October 7, 2020Legacy more important than delegate numbers SarawakBE chiefThe head of a convention bureau has argued that the knowledge and inward investment stimulated by business events has a ‘far greater value’ than tourism receipts.

Cash rewards for associations who ‘thought outside the conference walls’

September 24, 2020Cash rewards for associations who ‘thought outside the conference walls’Three international associations who were best able to show how their meetings benefitted wider society have each received a US$7,500 grant towards future projects.

Perth secures world’s largest marine mammal conference

August 3, 2020Perth secures world’s largest marine mammal conferenceBusiness Events Perth has announced a major win as it gets ready to welcome the world’s largest marine mammal conference in 2023.

After coronavirus: a new dawn for international associations

July 17, 2020After coronavirus: a new dawn for international associationsThe upheaval caused by COVID-19 presents international associations with a golden opportunity to influence policy and help shape a better future – but will they grasp it? By James Lancaster…

Deep Dive S1: We can define the buzz you get at meetings Thomas Hansen

July 16, 2020Deep Dive S1: We can define the buzz you get at meetings Thomas HansenWhat exactly is that buzz delegates get at meetings? How can attending or chairing meetings enhance your professional credibility? Who should be chairing your next meeting anyway? And does the word ‘legacy’ actually mean anything?

Danish bureaux publish new tools for creating meeting legacies

June 17, 2020Danish bureaux publish new tools for creating meeting legaciesA step-by-step guide to creating meetings that have long-term societal benefits has been published by MeetDenmark, an association of convention bureaux in Denmark.

‘Groundbreaking’ thesis outlines benefits of academic meetings

June 12, 2020‘Groundbreaking’ thesis outlines benefits of academic meetingsA 'groundbreaking' Phd study into the academic benefits of attending and hosting meetings has been published by convention bureau Wonderful Copenhagen.Show More