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Sarawak event leaders target Q4 reopening after vaccine push

July 20, 2021Sarawak event leaders target Q4 reopening after vaccine pushBusiness events leaders in Sarawak have slated a possible reopening of the industry in October after 2,000 industry professionals were fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Associations and suppliers to discuss inclusivity at Global Forum

July 14, 2021Associations and suppliers to discuss inclusivity at Global ForumInclusivity will be the overarching theme when association executives meet industry thought leaders in Spain later this year.

Road to recovery: 20 000 delegates attend MWC (in-person!)

July 12, 2021Road to recovery: 20 000 delegates attend MWC (in-person!)It was one of the first high-profile casualties of the coronavirus pandemic, but Mobile World Congress took its first step to recovery after welcoming 20,000 delegates to Barcelona.

Do more earlier! Meeting planners told ahead of COP26

July 12, 2021Do more earlier! Meeting planners told ahead of COP26Meetings and event professionals are being encouraged to take more, and earlier, action on climate change, ahead of November’s COP26 conference in Glasgow.

Penny Lion leaves Tourism Australia

June 29, 2021Lion departs as Tourism Australia focuses on local recoveryTourism Australia has announced the departure of its executive general manager Penny Lion in a wider reshuffle that will see the agency focus it recovery efforts on the domestic market.

ESAE elects visionary Morrissey as new president

June 29, 2021ESAE elects visionary Morrissey as new presidentMike Morrissey, CEO of the European Cancer Organisation, was elected president of the European Society of Association Executives (ESAE) at the group’s general assembly.

Host cities: will the pandemic change the rules of engagement

June 25, 2021Host cities: will the pandemic change the rules of engagementThe relationship between international associations and the cities who host their meetings has never been entirely straightforward. Although generally a happy and fruitful one, it has been beset by the same thorny issues that crop up in any relationship that is essentially transactional in nature.

Jeff de ~Cagna deep dive

June 18, 2021Deep Dive S1: Jeff De Cagna on the problems of membershipMembership is not going away, but it should not define how international associations build relationships with stakeholders who could, potentially, add great value to their organisations. So says Jeff De Cagna, aka The Association Contrarian, who thinks the way associations either define people as...

Roadmap: what does delay mean for the UK events industry

June 14, 2021Roadmap: what does delay mean for the UK events industryThe UK government has confirmed a four-week delay to the final stage of the ‘roadmap out of lockdown’.

More delegates less money – ICCA statistics reveal typical lockdown meeting

May 27, 2021More delegates less money – ICCA statistics reveal typical lockdown meetingThe average association meeting was 50 per cent BIGGER last year – but only because they happened online, according to the 2020 ICCA statistics published today.Show More