Meetings

India COmmonwealth Games

August 4, 2026Indian Olympic Association prepares for 2030 Commonwealth GamesThe Indian Olympic Association is preparing to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Gujarat, marking the centenary edition and the first time in 20 years the event will be held in India.Read More

Rotterdam experiments with the future of meeting design

November 30, 2020Rotterdam experiments with the future of meeting designA series of hybrid ‘experiments’ will explore the possibilities of future events.

Five Minutes With... virtual event organiser Iga Prokopowicz

November 17, 2020Five Minutes With... virtual event organiser Iga ProkopowiczIn this episode of ‘Five Minutes With…’, Holly Patrick chatted with Iga Prokopowicz, freelance virtual event manager.

AIM Group strengthens partnership with medical app company

November 16, 2020AIM Group strengthens partnership with medical app companyAIM Group International, the professional congress organiser (PCO) has sought to strengthen its position in the pandemic-hit meetings market by linking up with a mobile app company.

‘Smaller travel budgets top concern for international meetings planners

November 13, 2020‘Smaller travel budgets top concern for international meetings plannersShrinking travel budgets and 'increasingly difficult' visa issues were amongst the biggest concerns for organisers of international association meetings, according to a survey.

Kaohsiung Protocol reimagines the future of business events

November 12, 2020Kaohsiung Protocol reimagines the future of business eventsAn association’s hub-and-spoke event promised a new dawn for international meetings with the launch of a new framework to help planners and destinations reimagine events.

Covid-19: Safe Dubai poaches several business events

November 5, 2020Covid-19: Safe Dubai poaches several business eventsDubai’s business events sector continues to lay the groundwork for a sustainable post-Covid recovery, with the city posting several major bid wins.

Empathetic speaker line-up unveiled for Cvent CONNECT Europe

November 4, 2020Empathetic speaker line-up unveiled for Cvent CONNECT EuropeMeeting software giant Cvent has announced an 'empathetic' line up of speakers for its Cvent CONNECT Europe virtual event next week.

Meetings: climate change and COVID-19 push case for legacy report finds

November 3, 2020Meetings: climate change and COVID-19 push case for legacy report findsClimate change and the threat of more pandemics are two of the biggest factors driving the legacy agenda in international association meetings, a new report has claimed.

Rapid antigen testing key to Viennas hybrid success

November 2, 2020Rapid antigen testing key to Viennas hybrid successViennese tourism chiefs have made the shift from virtual to hybrid with a meeting format they are calling 'the new normal'.

Necessary pivot: international association forum goes virtual

October 28, 2020Necessary pivot: international association forum goes virtualThe inaugural Geneva International Association Forum (GIAF) will be a virtual event this year due to the ongoing pandemic.Show More