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

Shift to virtual recognised as organisers scoop industry awards

May 12, 2021Shift to virtual recognised as organisers scoop industry awardsProfessional congress organisers were recognised for their contribution to association meetings throughout 2020 at an international awards ceremony.

Sustainable Copenhagen ideal location for mobility summit

May 12, 2021Sustainable Copenhagen ideal location for mobility summitCopenhagen – famous for its cycling inhabitants - will host a major meeting on transport.

Roadmap to recovery: indoor events to return in England

May 11, 2021Roadmap to recovery: indoor events to return in EnglandUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead for socially distanced conferences and trade shows in England after the country recorded no deaths from Covid-19.

Forget cocktail tables its time to get serious about networking

May 10, 2021Forget cocktail tables its time to get serious about networkingThe future of international association meetings could boil down to this single question: how will organisations measure return on investment when paying for their staff to attend conferences?

Face to face again: 300 meeting professionals meet in Spain

May 7, 2021Face to face again: 300 meeting professionals meet in SpainDelegates to Madrid’s first face-to-face business event since the pandemic started were handed FFP2 masks on arrival and requested to take a negative Covid-19 test 24 hours before the event.

Q&A: Hybrid Cities Alliance - whats it all about

May 5, 2021Q&A: Hybrid Cities Alliance - whats it all aboutThe launch of the Hybrid Cities Alliance has sets tongues wagging across the meetings industry and piqued the interest of association meeting planners. AMI Editor James Lancaster threw some questions at the heads of the group's founding members - Glenn Duncan, Ottawa Tourism, Bas Schot, The Hague...

Associations offered up to €60 000 to meet in Vienna

May 5, 2021Associations offered up to €60 000 to meet in ViennaOne of the world's leading conference destinations has unveiled a major new subvention package as it seeks to undo the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

A third of convention bureaux suffer public sector funding cuts

April 28, 2021A third of convention bureaux suffer public sector funding cutsOne in three convention bureaux suffered public-sector funding cuts over the last 12 months, according to a new report into the effect of the pandemic on the meetings industry.

All change?

April 27, 2021All change?How the rush to digital left its mark on in-person meetings

Covid slumber over as sleep experts choose Rome

April 8, 2021Covid slumber over as sleep experts choose RomeA major international congress on sleep medicine and research will convene in Rome for its first in-person meeting since the pandemic struck.Show More