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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

Insight: architects on Melbournes most flexible event space

July 15, 2020Insight: architects on Melbournes most flexible event spaceDesigners at NH Architecture, the firm behind Melbourne’s latest event space - CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park – have given an insight into the design process for the project.

Great and small: the best compact meeting destinations

July 13, 2020Great and small: the best compact meeting destinationsAs savvy association planners start exploring smaller cities, first-tier meetings destinations are beginning to face competition, writes Holly Patrick. While there’s no official list of first, second, or even third-tier destinations, there are certain unwritten criteria that are attributed to each -...

Worth sustaining Platform launched to help cities rethink the future

July 9, 2020Worth sustaining Platform launched to help cities rethink the futureThe Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) has launched a new platform to help cities develop radically new economic and social structures that will make them fairer, more inclusive, and, ultimately, more resilient places in which to live and work.

Is the meetings industry doomed to repeat itself

July 3, 2020Is the meetings industry doomed to repeat itselfI suspect there was a bit of head scratching when event professionals received an invitation from the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) to attend what it called an ‘historic’ webinar promising an ‘unprecedented collaboration’ between itself and trade shows IMEX, IBTM, AIME and Meetings Africa,...

Case study: Within several minutes we had 13 000 people engaged

June 24, 2020Case study: Within several minutes we had 13 000 people engagedThe American College of Cardiology was in the final stages of preparing for its annual congress in Chicago when the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to their plans. With just 15 days until the show was due to open, they decided to shift the entire event online. Janice Sibley, ACC Executive Vice...

How going virtual can multiply sponsorship opportunities

June 23, 2020How going virtual can multiply sponsorship opportunitiesby Gaia Santoro, Head of the Sponsorship Unit, AIM Group International

Danish bureaux publish new tools for creating meeting legacies

June 17, 2020Danish bureaux publish new tools for creating meeting legaciesA step-by-step guide to creating meetings that have long-term societal benefits has been published by MeetDenmark, an association of convention bureaux in Denmark.

‘Groundbreaking’ thesis outlines benefits of academic meetings

June 12, 2020‘Groundbreaking’ thesis outlines benefits of academic meetingsA 'groundbreaking' Phd study into the academic benefits of attending and hosting meetings has been published by convention bureau Wonderful Copenhagen.

Deep Dive S1: We need to have deeper conversations Jane Cunningham

June 8, 2020Deep Dive S1: We need to have deeper conversations Jane CunninghamIn this edition of Deep Dive, AMI editor James Lancaster catches up with industry thought leader Jane Cunningham to discuss how associations and destinations can work together to create more meaningful and effective meetings that benefit everyone – the association, the host city, and society in...

Brave new world: five things to consider before going virtual

June 3, 2020Brave new world: five things to consider before going virtualIn this exclusive article for Association Meetings International, Jeanna Matthews, Crista Videira Lopes, and Benjamin Pierce, from the Association for Computing Machinery, take a high-level look at making the switch from in-person to virtual meetings….Show More