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

WA flaunts Neuromuscular expertise to win major congress

June 2, 2021WA flaunts Neuromuscular expertise to win major congressAn international gathering of experts on neuromuscular diseases will meet in Perth for the first time in 50 years.

Confidence rising

May 27, 2021Confidence risingNorthstar's UK PULSE Survey shows growing confidence among planners in the UK and Europe, with a quarter now planning new events...

Digital divide: AIDS conference to help resource-limited delegates

May 26, 2021Digital divide: AIDS conference to help resource-limited delegatesOrganisers of an international conference on HIV and AIDS will help in-person and virtual delegates in resource-limited settings to attend the 2022 conference.

Celtic Manor pilot event proves Wales at ‘catastrophic disadvantage’

May 25, 2021Celtic Manor pilot event proves Wales at ‘catastrophic disadvantage’Event professionals are crying out for a roadmap that will lead Wales out of lockdown and get events started again.

Deadline approaches for $7 500 association legacy award

May 24, 2021Deadline approaches for $7 500 association legacy awardAssociations who can demonstrate how their meetings - past, future or present - are benefiting wider society have a week left to compete for a $7,500 cash prize.

Zoom targets conferences with new event hosting platform

May 21, 2021Zoom targets conferences with new event hosting platformZoom, the video calling app, plans to break into the conferences and events industry with a new all-in-one platform.

Singapore: WEF cancellation highlights hard task for organisers

May 19, 2021Singapore: WEF cancellation highlights hard task for organisersThe scale of the challenge facing event organisers was once again laid bare this week when the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced it was cancelling its Special Annual Meeting in Singapore.

Material damage: new guide for sustainable event branding

May 17, 2021Material damage: new guide for sustainable event brandingThe environmental impact of an event is often hiding in plain sight. While air travel and food waste are the headline villains, the materials used in branding and signage is another major culprit.

Copenhagen publishes new sustainability guide for planners

May 17, 2021Copenhagen publishes new sustainability guide for plannersA pioneering convention bureau has published a sustainability guide for planners to help negate some of the environmental harm caused by meetings and events.

Smiling group of women

May 13, 2021Community is great so long as events don’t get lost in the mixOne of the peculiarities of the internet is how it has connected individuals across previously unimaginable orbits, while simultaneously leading people to lead more atomised, separated lives. This tension has forced us to rethink what we mean by community and what we have gained and lost in relation...Show More