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US Customs borders

June 9, 2026Plans revealed to scale back Trump's unpopular tourism screening proposalThe Trump administration plans to scale back its proposal for foreign travelers from visa waiver countries to submit five years of social media history, targeting specific travelers based on their ESTA responses instead, following concerns from the international events community and civil liberties groups.Read More

Five Minutes With...Nadia Rubtsova

August 24, 2021Five Minutes With...Nadia RubtsovaNadia Rubtsova is the founder of the Business & Events Academy, an online platform for professional and personal education for event professionals around the world. A former Events & Partnerships Manager of the European Health Management Association, Nadia is passionate about the association’s sector...

All clear No spike in cases after UK business events pilots

August 23, 2021All clear No spike in cases after UK business events pilotsThere were no reported transmissions of Covid-19 at either of the business events that took place as part of the UK government’s Events Research Programme.

ICCA UK and Ireland extends early bird period for conference

August 19, 2021ICCA UK and Ireland extends early bird period for conferenceICCA UK and Ireland has extended the early bird period for registration to its annual conference in Hull.

Québec City clinches international agriculture-geodata conference

August 18, 2021Québec City clinches international agriculture-geodata conferenceThe world’s largest gathering of experts on agro-geoinformatics will gather in Canada in 2022 for the first time in the conference’s history.

The rise and necessity of digital conference organisers

August 18, 2021The rise and necessity of digital conference organisersAs virtual and hybrid events continue to grow in size and frequency, Arinex CEO Nicole Walker sheds some insight on the expert teams who deliver these events: digital conference organisers (DCOs) and answers some common questions...

Melbourne Evolve Conference

August 18, 2021Australia’s Evolve Conference postponed until 2022Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) has postponed Evolve, its flagship conference for event professionals, until 2022.

Robotics conference to go hybrid in Yokohama in 2024

August 12, 2021Robotics conference to go hybrid in Yokohama in 2024Yokohama has been chosen to host the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE ICRA 2024).

Dates announced for Geneva International Association Forum

August 10, 2021Dates announced for Geneva International Association ForumThe second edition of the Geneva International Association Forum (GIAF) is set to take place on September 16-17, it has been announced.

Glasgow conventions head Crawford expands role to tourism

August 10, 2021Glasgow conventions head Crawford expands role to tourismAileen Crawford, who has led Glasgow Convention Bureau for more than 10 years, has been handed an expanded role as head of both tourism and conventions in the city.

Singapore Tourist Board unveils business events white paper

August 9, 2021Singapore Tourist Board unveils business events white paperSingapore Tourism Board (STB), Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) have partnered to launch a white paper titled “Reimagining Business Events – Through COVID-19 and Beyond”.Show More