coronavirus

Computing association shares know-how on virtual conferencing

May 7, 2020Computing association shares know-how on virtual conferencingScience and technology conferences are engines of innovation—essential to the incubation of new ideas, the dissemination of research, and the spawning of new technologies.

CTICC to become hospital as planners predict bed shortage

May 4, 2020CTICC to become hospital as planners predict bed shortageThe Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) will be turned into a temporary COVID-19 hospital with up to 800 beds to help make up a predicted shortfall of acute beds in the region.

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.

The Meetings Show 2020 postponed to October

April 30, 2020The Meetings Show 2020 postponed to OctoberThe Meetings Show – due to take place on 24-25 June – has been postponed to the autumn as a result of the continuing situation with COVID-19.

ICCA and CIMERT release first findings from COVID-19 impacts report

April 29, 2020ICCA and CIMERT release first findings from COVID-19 impacts reportLess than a month after ICCA and CIMERT (Center of International Meetings Research and Training) began researching the effects of COVID-19 on the meetings industry, the first report has been released.

South Korea: rapid response to COVID-19 pandemic reaps dividends

April 27, 2020South Korea: rapid response to COVID-19 pandemic reaps dividendsThe response of South Korea to the COVID 19 virus has been admired on the international stage, with many noting, perhaps belatedly, of the measures taken by the country to protect its citizens.

Planners expect full industry recovery by Q2 2021 MPI survey finds

April 23, 2020Planners expect full industry recovery by Q2 2021 MPI survey findsThe Meeting Professionals International (MPI) association has published the first results of its ongoing survey.

PULSE Survey: The future of meetings and events in the era of COVID-19

April 16, 2020PULSE Survey: The future of meetings and events in the era of COVID-19Since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, Northstar Meetings Group, the parent company of AMI, has engaged in weekly pulse surveys to ascertain how meeting and event planners have been managing the crisis.

New dates proposed for Expo 2020 Dubai in the UAE

April 7, 2020New dates proposed for Expo 2020 Dubai in the UAEThe UAE Government has filed an official postponement of Expo 2020 Dubai due to coronavirus.

Boost to grant scheme provides some relief to Australias event industry

April 1, 2020Boost to grant scheme provides some relief to Australias event industryThe Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) has welcomed government plans to extend support to the country's business events industry through a boost to the Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) scheme.Show More