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

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….

Virtual reality: how to give sponsors what they want

May 28, 2020Virtual reality: how to give sponsors what they wantAngela Guillemet, executive director of INCON, the international network of congress organisers and association management companies, asks how to make online events work for sponsors…May 12, 2020Paris still associations favourite as it claims top spot in ICCA RankingsParis shrugged off the disruptive gilets jaunes protests to host more international association meetings than any other city last year, according to the 2019 ICCA Country and City rankings.

If sponsored face masks are the new normal then count me out

May 4, 2020If sponsored face masks are the new normal then count me out‘The new normal’ has become one of the more irksome phrases to enter common parlance since countries began implementing lockdown measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.Show More