Planning and design

Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico Colorful kiosk by theneonjaguar

July 21, 2026Guadalajara joins GDS-Index Lite programmeGuadalajara has become the first Latin American destination to join GDS-Index Lite, strengthening its sustainability ambitions and commitment to responsible meetings tourism while laying the foundations for future GDS-Index participation.Read More

Covid-19: Malaysia hosts ‘seamless’ event for 4 500 delegates

September 14, 2020Covid-19: Malaysia hosts ‘seamless’ event for 4 500 delegatesMalaysia passed another major milestone in the reopening of business events with a large-scale gathering of officials.

Opinion: Venues cant afford to be sluggish with new tech

September 9, 2020Opinion: Venues cant afford to be sluggish with new techBusinesses around the world are trying to figure out how they can return from the immense damage inflicted by Covid-19.

Closer to home: how Covid-19 is reshaping the future of meetings

August 26, 2020Closer to home: how Covid-19 is reshaping the future of meetingsInternational association meetings – particularly those that attracted thousands of delegates – were once the prized target of convention bureaux. They were the proverbially goose that laid the golden egg.

Nostalgic drag: why were thinking too conservatively about meetings

August 20, 2020Nostalgic drag: why were thinking too conservatively about meetingsThe deprivations of Covid‐19 have generated a cloud of collective nostalgia, writes Martin Sirk, despite our awareness that the world has been changed utterly by the pandemic and its consequences.

Slow and steady: a closer look at the events recovery in Seoul

August 18, 2020Slow and steady: a closer look at the events recovery in SeoulMeeting organisers in Seoul are getting back to work – slowly but surely.

‘It felt good!’: The reality of getting face to face again

August 7, 2020‘It felt good!’: The reality of getting face to face againDavid Taylor, non-executive director at BCD M&E and the Exclusive Collection, gives an account of his first face to face meeting post-lockdown...

How to define your event format and maximise its effectiveness

August 3, 2020How to define your event format and maximise its effectiveness"Online is not a simple replacement for the real thing," says JTB Communication Design's (JCD) Kazuto Yoshii. " Think about the added value of a new event fusing both."

AIM Group International reveal six steps to planning successful virtual and hybrid events

July 29, 2020AIM Group International reveal six steps to planning successful virtual and hybrid eventsCongress, events and communication specialists, AIM Group International, have released a new whitepaper entitled: Virtual and Hybrid Events: a guide to success.

IACC launches strategies and advice guide on reopening venues

July 22, 2020IACC launches strategies and advice guide on reopening venuesIACC, the international association of conference centres, has published its ‘Critical Pathway to Re-opening’ guide.

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…Show More