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Conference wins show Dubai is ready to walk the walkJanuary 17, 2019Conference wins show Dubai is ready to walk the walkIt’s fair to say Dubai’s standing in the international meetings industry has, until now, owed as much to the power of marketing as the number of bums it attaches to conference hall seats. That’s okay. When you're trying to break into a long-established market you have to sell an idea, convince people...Meeting in the age of high-stakes brinkmanshipJanuary 7, 2019Meeting in the age of high-stakes brinkmanshipPolitics, on both sides of the Atlantic, has reached a deadlock.Criticise COP24 if you will but meeting mattersDecember 21, 2018Criticise COP24 if you will but meeting mattersCOP24 was hailed by organisers as a ‘success’, but for many the UN climate talks were an example of international meetings at their worst –  expensive talking shops that achieve very little.A womb with a view to end sleepless first nightsDecember 10, 2018A womb with a view to end sleepless first nightsNothing acts as a greater hindrance to sleep than its conscious pursuit.Buyer beware: calling time on fake meetingsNovember 30, 2018Buyer beware: calling time on fake meetingsSwallowing fake news can be an ego-bruising experience, especially if you’ve shared it on social media. Especially if you’ve expressed credulous outrage at its contents. And especially if you’ve introduced the fake news to your friends with the words: THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!!! In the fevered political...Reality check: meetings are still a safe betNovember 16, 2018Reality check: meetings are still a safe betOutgoing Vienna Convention Bureau chief Christian Mutschlechner might not have been entirely serious when he claimed people would be printing their own convention centres before long, but his words reflected a sense of unease among industry suppliers about their role in a world where the frontiers of...Are we bored of TED Talks yet (Pause)October 28, 2018Are we bored of TED Talks yet (Pause)A broadcaster of modest repute – a BBC man, but not a household name – was due to present a chamber of commerce annual awards bash for what was, presumably, a handsome fee.Association meetings: ignore the doom-mongersOctober 24, 2018Association meetings: ignore the doom-mongersSometimes the best theories are just that: theories.At One Young World the next generation gives peace a chanceOctober 22, 2018At One Young World the next generation gives peace a chanceAssociation meetings ‘a continuing force for global progress’October 16, 2018Association meetings ‘a continuing force for global progress’The international association meetings market continues to show ‘robust growth’, according to a new industry report on the 55-year history of international association meetings.Show More
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