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Therapy Dogs 2

September 29, 2026Ottawa venue commits to less waste, more dogsRogers Centre Ottawa introduced a lanyard reuse program, sustainable menus, and therapy dog services to promote thoughtful and sustainable events, highlighted at the Canadian Paediatric Society Annual Conference.Read More

n Parris, executive head chef at De Vere Horsley Estate

September 9, 2025De Vere chefs to compete in IACC Copper Skillet European finalsUK chefs Ben Parris and Jon Luca Keane, both from De Vere Hotel Group, will compete in the IACC Copper Skillet European finals in Sweden in October, after winning the UK heat in July.

BESydney welcomes NSW visitor economy strategy

August 27, 2025BESydney welcomes NSW visitor economy strategyBusiness Events Sydney (BESydney) welcomes the launch of a new visitor economy strategy, which aims to generate AUD$91 billion in annual visitor expenditure and create an extra 150,000 jobs in New South Wales by 2035, in part through growth of business events.

Registration for The Meetings Show 2024 opens

March 26, 2024Registration for The Meetings Show 2024 opensReturning to ExCeL London on 19 and 20 June, The Meetings Show will give event planners the opportunity to meet with hundreds of global suppliers under one roof.

Cairns Convention Centre

March 25, 2024Cairns to host 'vital' quark confinement conferenceThe Cairns Convention Centre will welcome more than 500 scientists and experts in the field of strong interactions when it hosts the XVIth Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum Conference from 19th to 24th August 2024.

New Zealand is bidding for 90 meetings

June 26, 2023New Zealand aims for record conference business next yearTourism New Zealand (TNZ), the country's promotional organisation, is targeting a record $135m worth of international conferences in a bid to support economic recovery.

Sydney Australia

February 3, 2023Australia's business events associations to unify ‘splintered’ advocacy effortsAustralian meetings industry associations will merge to create unified voice for industry

TCEB Unicity confernece

July 25, 2022Thailand’s ‘dream destination’ reputation helps secure Unicity conferenceThe nutritional supplement company, Unicity has selected Bangkok, Thailand as the destination for its 2022 conference.

Guadalajara

May 11, 2022Guadalajara joins legacy-focused alliance of convention bureauxBestCities Global Alliance has welcomed Guadalajara, Mexico, as the 12th partner in its international network of convention bureaux.

Washington DC

May 9, 2022ASSOCIATIONWORLD expands into North AmericaThe expansion of the International Association Summit events marks the first time the association community platform will host an event outside of Europe.

Better together: European Association Summit marks 10th anniversary

May 5, 2022Better together: European Association Summit marks 10th anniversaryThe European Association Summit (ESA) convened in Brussels for its first face-to-face meeting since 2020, bringing together Brussels-based associations under the theme ‘Better Together’ for its 10th edition.Show More