Venues

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October 28, 2026Rogers Centre Ottawa delivers for global residency education communityRogers Centre Ottawa successfully hosted the International Conference on Residency Education, attracting over 1,500 global participants. The event focused on adapting medical education to a changing healthcare landscape. The venue's flexibility and service excellence were highlighted as key to the conference's success, reinforcing Ottawa's appeal for major events.Read More

Greg O’Dell, Gabor Ganczer, Michiel Middendorf, Sven Bossu

July 5, 2022Venue association welcomes first ‘group’ memberAIPC, the Brussels-based international association of convention centres, has welcomed venue operator GL Events as its first group member

The Barbican Centre

July 5, 2022Accessibility, sustainability at forefront of Barbican redesignA multi-million-pound renewal of London’s Barbican Centre will focus on creating accessible spaces and reusing existing spaces to minimise the project’s carbon footprint.

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July 1, 2022GSMA reveals more details of first Las Vegas MWCGSMA, the international trade association behind Mobile World Congress, has announced more details of its inaugural North American edition, due to take place later year

QEII Conference Centre, London

June 22, 2022Conferences sticking again as QEII secures major adhesive conferenceLondon meeting venue The QEII Centre has secured the World Adhesive and Sealant Conference in September 2026, as confidence returns to business meetings and events.

Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore

June 6, 2022Resort takes gold in coveted Healthy Venues scheme A convention centre in Singapore became the first in Asia to be given Healthy Venue Gold status after offering delegates a range of wellness and healthy eating options.

Messe Frankfurt at sunrise

May 24, 2022Messe Frankfurt hails return to 'business as normal'More than 175 congresses, trade shows, and other events are taking place at Messe Frankfurt between now and the end of the year as venue chiefs hail a return to pre-Covid business volumes.

Peter King, MCEC chief executive

May 3, 2022“We brought people together” – CEO Peter King to leave Melbourne venuePeter King has announced he is stepping down as CEO of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre after 11 years. He will remain in office until a replacement has been found.

IACC Report

April 28, 2022Revenues back to pre-Covid levels next year, says IACC reportTwo-thirds of venues say they will recover to 2019 meeting revenue levels in 2022 or 2023, according to the international venue association IACC's annual Meeting Room of the Future Barometer 2022.

Congress Center Hamburg 'back on the market’

April 27, 2022Congress Center Hamburg 'back on the market’Following comprehensive remodelling and modernization, which began in 2017, the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH) is reopen for business.

German exhibition centre shelters Ukrainian refugees

March 25, 2022German exhibition centre shelters Ukrainian refugeesNürnbergMesse has responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by converting one of its exhibition halls into a shelter for Ukrainian refugees fleeing violence.Show More