Planning and design

Hotel corridor

June 3, 2026How to negotiate a room block when you're unsure of numbersWant to get the best deals for your delegates? Hotel insiders share their top tipsRead More

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February 1, 2022How to:Foster engagement among digital and in-person attendees

Battle fatigue as Omicron plays havoc with meeting schedules

December 21, 2021Battle fatigue as Omicron plays havoc with meeting schedulesThe spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is causing havoc for meeting planners, with major international events being cancelled or postponed across Europe.

Study suggests festivals bigger risk than indoor seated events

November 29, 2021Study suggests festivals bigger risk than indoor seated eventsFestivals had the largest risk of Covid-19 transmission among attendees that took part in the UK government’s Events Research Programme (ERP).

Sponsors condemn COP26 as “mismanaged” and “last minute”

October 18, 2021Sponsors condemn COP26 as “mismanaged” and “last minute”Sponsors of the COP26 climate conference have condemned the organisation of the event as “mismanaged” and “very last minute”, according to reports.

AMI Summit #1 - The Future of Association Meetings

October 5, 2021AMI Summit #1 - The Future of Association MeetingsThe cancellation of in-person meetings has forced association meeting planners to tear up the script in the last 18 months. But what is going to happen next? In the first in a series of AMI Summits our expert panellists discuss the questions most asked about the future of association meetings. What...

IMEX America: visitors must show vaccine passport to gain entry

September 8, 2021IMEX America: visitors must show vaccine passport to gain entryVisitors to IMEX America – the Las Vegas-based meetings trade show – will have to provide proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 before gaining entry, it has been confirmed.

Deep Dive S2: Thomas Reiser executive director ISTH

September 2, 2021Deep Dive S2: Thomas Reiser executive director ISTHThomas Reiser has been executive director of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis for ten years. In this first episode of Season 2 of Deep Dive he talks to James Lancaster about the last 18 months, the lessons he has learned, and the challenges of the future.

The rise and necessity of digital conference organisers

August 18, 2021The rise and necessity of digital conference organisersAs virtual and hybrid events continue to grow in size and frequency, Arinex CEO Nicole Walker sheds some insight on the expert teams who deliver these events: digital conference organisers (DCOs) and answers some common questions...

hands joined in middle

June 28, 2021Community and events: how one serves the otherCommunity and events: how one serves the other

A first time for everything

June 24, 2021A first time for everythingWhen the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) realised they would have to take their annual conference online, it was all hands on deck to ensure the conference theme: The Human Factor remained centre stage.Show More