Meetings

An aerial view of Darwin

June 5, 2026Now Darwin scoops international women's conferenceDarwin has been selected to host the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) 33rd Triennial World Conference in 2032, bringing more than 500 delegates to the Australian city.Read More

Most restrictions lifted on events as Austria welcomes radiologists

July 1, 2021Most restrictions lifted on events as Austria welcomes radiologistsAustria has lifted almost all restrictions on events as infection rates plummet across the country.

Penny Lion leaves Tourism Australia

June 29, 2021Lion departs as Tourism Australia focuses on local recoveryTourism Australia has announced the departure of its executive general manager Penny Lion in a wider reshuffle that will see the agency focus it recovery efforts on the domestic market.

hands joined in middle

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

Host cities: will the pandemic change the rules of engagement

June 25, 2021Host cities: will the pandemic change the rules of engagementThe relationship between international associations and the cities who host their meetings has never been entirely straightforward. Although generally a happy and fruitful one, it has been beset by the same thorny issues that crop up in any relationship that is essentially transactional in nature.

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.

Keep calm and carry on

June 23, 2021Keep calm and carry onWhat it takes to be a calm and composed conference coordinator, as told by Sharon Ashton, event manager at EURORDIS

Pharmaceutical sponsors eager to invest in in-person meetings

June 18, 2021Pharmaceutical sponsors eager to invest in in-person meetingsPharmaceutical and biopharma sponsors are eager to invest in face-to-face meetings as lust for online drops, according to a recent survey.

Hybrid City Alliance: white paper explores multi-hub hybrid events

June 15, 2021Hybrid City Alliance: white paper explores multi-hub hybrid eventsThe Hybrid City Alliance has released a white paper exploring the design, sustainability and risks of hybrid and multi-hub hybrid events.

Watch: Northstar global update – Europe begins opening up

June 10, 2021Watch: Northstar global update – Europe begins opening upIn this new video series, Northstar invites you into our global content team's biweekly meetings to hear the latest updates in major international meetings markets. This week, Loren Edelstein, vice president and content director, leads the conversation with Lauren Arena, editor of M&C Asia; James...

Major Mass Spectrometry conference heading to Maastricht in 2022

June 2, 2021Major Mass Spectrometry conference heading to Maastricht in 2022Academics and industrial researchers in the field of Mass Spectrometry will descend on the Dutch city in 2022 for the biennial conference.Show More