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

WONCA wins 2025 ICCA BestCities Incredible Impact Award

November 16, 2025Rural doctors conference scoops $20,000 impact prizeAn association whose conference led to a string of initiatives to improve healthcare in remote areas has won the BestCities/ICCA Incredible Impacts Award.

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September 25, 2025Subvention: 'Cities aren't offering what associations want'Destinations have long offered financial incentives to attract conferences, but a mismatch has developed between the kind of subventions cities are offering and what associations really want.

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September 8, 2025Ministers hope congress will help transform Malaysia's food systemGovernment ministers in Malaysia hope an international conference being held in the country for the first time next month will help it transition to a more sustainable production system.

Autism-Europe aims to set new benchmark in accessibility

September 2, 2025Autism association wins $5,000 seed grant as Incredible Impact finalists revealed Autism-Europe, an international association championing the rights of autistic people and their families, has been handed $5,000 to help make their next congress more accessible.

With its biggest delegation of 13 co-exhibitors, Sarawak proudly demonstrated a united belief in the legacy vision.

August 12, 2025Sarawak to host Malaysia’s first business event legacy forum, LEGACY360Sarawak will host Malaysia's first business event legacy forum, LEGACY360, focusing on embedding long-term impact in the sector with objectives like advocacy and social growth, and running alongside the community-focused Kind Borneo expo.

IUCN World Parks Congress 2014

July 4, 2025How a conference held in 2014 is still having a positive impactAn event held in 2014 is offering more evidence that the benefits of conferences can ripple outwards for years, even decades, after the closing ceremony.

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June 18, 2025World Indigenous suicide prevention conference heads to New ZealandAn international conference will aim to tackle some of the underlying causes of suicide in the indigenous community when it takes place in New Zealand next year.

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June 12, 2025The golden triangleHow destinations can enrich local communities while improving visitor experiences ...

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June 11, 2025Achoo! Conference invites residents to explore latest research on allergiesGlasgow residents will get the chance to learn how allergies are changing in a warming world, as the city hosts a free event focused on allergy care as part of an international conference.

ICCA and ESAE sign MOU

June 10, 2025Associations unite to inspire students to join not-for-profit sector ICCA and the European Society of Association Executives have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at nurturing the next generation of professionals in the international association meetings sector.Show More