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Moody Melbourne

September 9, 2026Should events and tourism really be under one roof?Three different organisations, three different purposesRead More

Why virtual meetings change everything – and nothing

October 2, 2020Why virtual meetings change everything – and nothingThe success of any emergent technology depends upon various things: usefulness, reliability, cost, and, crucially, whether you need a degree in computer science to make it work.

Somehow we must learn to accept uncertainty. It wont be easy.

September 11, 2020Somehow we must learn to accept uncertainty. It wont be easy.They say acceptance is the final stage of grief - after denial, anger, depression, and bargaining. Once you’ve reached this point you can begin to move forward and rebuild your life with some sense of purpose.

Closer to home: how Covid-19 is reshaping the future of meetings

August 26, 2020Closer to home: how Covid-19 is reshaping the future of meetingsInternational association meetings – particularly those that attracted thousands of delegates – were once the prized target of convention bureaux. They were the proverbially goose that laid the golden egg.

Pandemic: why its not over until its over for international meetings

August 11, 2020Pandemic: why its not over until its over for international meetingsFor international association meetings to begin to look anything like they did before Covid-19, one of two things must first happen: either enough host countries push their daily case rate down to near zero to make overseas delegations a possibility, or science comes to the rescue with a vaccine or...

‘It felt good!’: The reality of getting face to face again

August 7, 2020‘It felt good!’: The reality of getting face to face againDavid Taylor, non-executive director at BCD M&E and the Exclusive Collection, gives an account of his first face to face meeting post-lockdown...

Deep Dive S1: We can define the buzz you get at meetings Thomas Hansen

July 16, 2020Deep Dive S1: We can define the buzz you get at meetings Thomas HansenWhat exactly is that buzz delegates get at meetings? How can attending or chairing meetings enhance your professional credibility? Who should be chairing your next meeting anyway? And does the word ‘legacy’ actually mean anything?

Is the meetings industry doomed to repeat itself

July 3, 2020Is the meetings industry doomed to repeat itselfI suspect there was a bit of head scratching when event professionals received an invitation from the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) to attend what it called an ‘historic’ webinar promising an ‘unprecedented collaboration’ between itself and trade shows IMEX, IBTM, AIME and Meetings Africa,...

Deep Dive S1: We need to have deeper conversations Jane Cunningham

June 8, 2020Deep Dive S1: We need to have deeper conversations Jane CunninghamIn this edition of Deep Dive, AMI editor James Lancaster catches up with industry thought leader Jane Cunningham to discuss how associations and destinations can work together to create more meaningful and effective meetings that benefit everyone – the association, the host city, and society in...

Deep Dive S1: COVID-19 crisis is a chance for cities to tap into their intellectual networks.

May 11, 2020Deep Dive S1: COVID-19 crisis is a chance for cities to tap into their intellectual networks.In the first episode of our new Deep Dive podcast series, AMI editor James Lancaster caught up with industry thought leader Martin Sirk to discuss what role business events will play in reshaping the world after Covid-19 and how associations will have to adapt to a new and challenging landscape.

If sponsored face masks are the new normal then count me out

May 4, 2020If sponsored face masks are the new normal then count me out‘The new normal’ has become one of the more irksome phrases to enter common parlance since countries began implementing lockdown measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.Show More