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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.

Pharmaceutical sponsors eager to invest in in-person meetings

June 18, 2021Pharmaceutical sponsors eager to invest in in-person meetingsPharmaceutical and biopharma sponsors are eager to invest in face-to-face meetings as lust for online drops, according to a recent survey.

Q&A: Hybrid Cities Alliance - whats it all about

May 5, 2021Q&A: Hybrid Cities Alliance - whats it all aboutThe launch of the Hybrid Cities Alliance has sets tongues wagging across the meetings industry and piqued the interest of association meeting planners. AMI Editor James Lancaster threw some questions at the heads of the group's founding members - Glenn Duncan, Ottawa Tourism, Bas Schot, The Hague...

Deep Dive S1: We need a viable model for hybrid Ori Lahav

April 1, 2021Deep Dive S1: We need a viable model for hybrid Ori LahavWhile the vaccine rollout slowly gathers momentum, many countries are now entering the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. What factors will determine how quickly international association meetings reopen (0:46)? How might the function of in-person meetings change? (3:18) What do planners want...

March 24, 2021Organisers widen delegate profile as AWC goes online onlyThis year’s Associations World Congress (AWC) will now be held entirely online.

Collaboration key as more cities join expanding hybrid movement

March 24, 2021Collaboration key as more cities join expanding hybrid movementA network of cities working together to promote hybrid meetings has welcomed eight new members in the last three months.

London skyline

March 23, 2021London seen as ‘safer bet’ thanks to pace of vaccine rolloutThe pace of the UK’s vaccine rollout is making London a ‘safer bet’ for international meetings and events planners, according to the city’s convention bureau.

Inclusion: could hybrid worsen the ‘digital divide’

February 2, 2021Inclusion: could hybrid worsen the ‘digital divide’At what point does an idea someone floated on LinkedIn calcify into received wisdom?

Case study: European Society for Paediatric Infectious Disease

January 24, 2021Case study: European Society for Paediatric Infectious DiseaseWe explore how Kenes Group and Rotterdam Partners were able to quickly pivot to a virtual format to successfully host the Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Despite the meeting being online, Rotterdam Partners, which was the intended meeting destination, was...

Meetings: We have vaccines. Are we back to normal yet

January 18, 2021Meetings: We have vaccines. Are we back to normal yet Show More