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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

Association of Event Organisers gear up for Windsor conference

April 17, 2019Association of Event Organisers gear up for Windsor conferenceThis year's Association of Event Organisers (AEO) Conference is heading to Windsor. Taking place on 5-6 September at the De Vere Beaumont Estate, the theme of this year’s event is “Live – Survive or Thrive?”

Conference ambassadors: the art of persuasion

April 12, 2019Conference ambassadors: the art of persuasionNo convention bureau worthy of the name would be seen dead without its own ambassador programme. But why are they so important? James Lancaster reports….

Ambassadors to help associations ‘think Ottawa’

April 12, 2019Ambassadors to help associations ‘think Ottawa’Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, is to launch its own conference ambassador programme.

Cream of the association world honoured at awards

April 11, 2019Cream of the association world honoured at awardsJosé Zuniga, head of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, was named Executive Director of the Year at the International and European Association Awards in Gothenburg.

Half of US delegates source own accommodation study finds

April 10, 2019Half of US delegates source own accommodation study findsAlmost half (49 per cent) of US conference-goers bypass the ‘room block’ model and source their own accommodation, according to new research funded by PCMA Foundation, NYC & Company and Hilton.

Vancouver Convention Centre racks up 5 561 events

April 8, 2019Vancouver Convention Centre racks up 5 561 eventsOver nine million guests worldwide have visited the Vancouver Convention Centre in its ten year history, generating more than $2.4 billion in direct spend for British Columbia.

Associations World Congress told collaboration is key

April 8, 2019Associations World Congress told collaboration is keySeveral hundred association executives and exhibitors from the meetings industry gathered in Gothenburg, Sweden, for two-and-a-half days of education, networking…and entertainment.

Industry celebrates Global Meetings Industry Day

April 4, 2019Industry celebrates Global Meetings Industry DayOrganisers, venues, and convention bureaux have been celebrating Global Meetings Industry Day (#GMID2019) – an occasion designed to promote the economic and societal benefit of meetings.

Senthil Gopinath is new CEO of meetings association ICCA

April 4, 2019Senthil Gopinath is new CEO of meetings association ICCASenthil Gopinath is the new CEO of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), the global group of meetings professionals based in the Netherlands.

Climate change: why the meetings industry was slow to respond

April 3, 2019Climate change: why the meetings industry was slow to respondThe looming threat of climate change poses huge questions for the international meetings industry. But does it have the answers? By James Lancaster Show More