Planning and design

Pencil outline of someone speaking into a handheld micAugust 19, 2026Conferences: an antidote to our digital derangementThe offline nature of meeting in-person is increasingly the point, argues James LancasterRead More
ICCA Community Forum to focus on ‘meaningful meetings’April 19, 2022ICCA Community Forum to focus on ‘meaningful meetings’Meeting design, regeneration and legacy impact will be the key topics explored at the newly launched ICCA Global Association Community Forum.Martin Sirk PodcastApril 1, 2022Deep Dive S4Ep5: Smart associations are happy with smaller audiences Martin SirkFor the final episode of Season 5, Deep Dive, AMI editor James Lancaster caught up with regular contributor Martin Sirk, International Advisor to the Global Association Hubs Partnership.One meeting, two experiences...February 24, 2022One meeting, two experiences...Five steps to mastering hybridGrab the controlsFebruary 17, 2022Grab the controlsHow to banish the boredom of virtual events with gamificationHow to:February 1, 2022How to:Foster engagement among digital and in-person attendeesBattle fatigue as Omicron plays havoc with meeting schedulesDecember 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 eventsNovember 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 MeetingsOctober 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 entrySeptember 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.Show More
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