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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

Six out of 10 planners concerned about food waste IACC report reveals

June 17, 2019Six out of 10 planners concerned about food waste IACC report revealsFood waste generated by meetings and events is a major concern for more than six in 10 meeting planners, according to IACC’s annual Meeting Room of the Future report 2019.

Sheffield ambassadors secure inaugural knee conference

June 14, 2019Sheffield ambassadors secure inaugural knee conferenceSheffield has welcomed more than 200 international delegates to the first ever International Child and Adolescent Knee Congress.

Team effort as Belfast digs deep to win major archeology conference

June 13, 2019Team effort as Belfast digs deep to win major archeology conferenceA leading academic helped bring Europe’s largest annual gathering of archeologists to Belfast.

ADNEC unveils ‘industry boosting’ VAT refund for international events

June 13, 2019ADNEC unveils ‘industry boosting’ VAT refund for international eventsAbu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has secured a VAT refund for international organisations holding events at its venues across the UAE.

Paris to host massive cancer meeting as new centre pays dividends

June 13, 2019Paris to host massive cancer meeting as new centre pays dividendsAlmost 30,000 cancer specialists will meet in Paris.

From troubled teen to doctor. How a meeting changed my life

June 12, 2019From troubled teen to doctor. How a meeting changed my lifeDr Lance O’Sullivan knows the power of conferences. Aged 17, the self-confessed disruptive child from a deprived background was taken to a conference on Māori medicine by his aunt.

Cvent expands with acquisition of mobile event app firm DoubleDutch

June 11, 2019Cvent expands with acquisition of mobile event app firm DoubleDutchEvent tech provider Cvent has acquired mobile event app firm DoubleDutch.

Scottish Event Campus reveals £457 million boost for Glasgow

June 11, 2019Scottish Event Campus reveals £457 million boost for GlasgowThe Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has had its most financially successful year since 2014 – when the Commonwealth Games visited Glasgow.

Arinex leans on suppliers as it promises greener future

June 7, 2019Arinex leans on suppliers as it promises greener futureAustralian professional congress organiser (PCO) Arinex has pledged to ban all single-use plastics and drastically reduce the carbon footprint of its events.

New era of sustainability to shape future of industry report finds

June 7, 2019New era of sustainability to shape future of industry report findsA new era of sustainability is rising – and is set to shape the future of the events industry, according to a new white paper from the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index).Show More