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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
After coronavirus: a new dawn for international associationsJuly 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…Insight: architects on Melbournes most flexible event spaceJuly 15, 2020Insight: architects on Melbournes most flexible event spaceDesigners at NH Architecture, the firm behind Melbourne’s latest event space - CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park – have given an insight into the design process for the project.Case study: Within several minutes we had 13 000 people engagedJune 24, 2020Case study: Within several minutes we had 13 000 people engagedThe American College of Cardiology was in the final stages of preparing for its annual congress in Chicago when the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to their plans. With just 15 days until the show was due to open, they decided to shift the entire event online. Janice Sibley, ACC Executive Vice...If sponsored face masks are the new normal then count me outMay 4, 2020If sponsored face masks are the new normal then count me out‘The new normal’ has become one of the more irksome phrases to enter common parlance since countries began implementing lockdown measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.Rescheduling tips: “Keep moving and don’t be afraid to lock in dates”March 24, 2020Rescheduling tips: “Keep moving and don’t be afraid to lock in dates”The coronavirus pandemic has put everything – including events – into lockdown. But now is not the time to panic. Lara Burnes, general manager of Premier Events & Experiences at Melbourne & Olympic Parks, scheduled to open late-2021, shares her insights on how to move events…COVID-19: insolvency association cancels Cape Town conferenceMarch 3, 2020COVID-19: insolvency association cancels Cape Town conferenceAn international conference of accountants and lawyers, which was due to take place in Cape Town in less than a fortnight’s time, has been cancelled amid mounting coronavirus fears.Physicists query timing after last-minute conference cancellationMarch 2, 2020Physicists query timing after last-minute conference cancellationA decision to cancel a 10,000-delegate conference in Denver, USA, over coronavirus fears has left some would-be attendees perplexed and angry at the eleventh-hour timing.How slow meetings could help quell the sound and furyDecember 20, 2019How slow meetings could help quell the sound and furyIf Shakespeare was right when he described life as ‘a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing’, then what, one wonders, would he have made of social media?The sustainable option: how One Young World went meat-freeDecember 3, 2019The sustainable option: how One Young World went meat-freeCASE STUDY: How beer games helped reproduction in NepalNovember 29, 2019CASE STUDY: How beer games helped reproduction in NepalGames and competitions were used to enthuse an international gathering of reproductive health producers in Nepal. Rob Spalding started at base camp...Show More
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