legacy

Meetings: Vancouver and university begin legacy research

March 30, 2022Meetings: Vancouver and university begin legacy researchDestination Vancouver, the tourism and convention bureau, has teamed up with Capilano University to research the legacy of international conferences held in the city.

Academic journal to focus on legacy of business events

March 16, 2022Academic journal to focus on legacy of business eventsA new international journal documenting the wider societal benefits of international association meetings – and other business events - has been launched in Malaysia.

How BESarawak built a library to inspire loitering teenagers

February 17, 2022How BESarawak built a library to inspire loitering teenagersMeeting industry leaders in Sarawak turned a longhouse into a library to inspire a next generation of bookworms...

Copenhagen shares legacy expertise with associations

February 8, 2022Copenhagen shares legacy expertise with associationsMeeting leaders in Copenhagen will help associations deepen the social impact of their meetings under a new 'mutually rewarding' alliance announced this week.

Daniels tasked with driving engagement at BestCities

February 2, 2022Daniels tasked with driving engagement at BestCitiesBestCities Global Alliance, the legacy-focused partnership of convention bureaux, has appointed Tia Daniels to fill the recently vacated role of director, business development & community engagement.

"Our city was hosting the most important conversation to take place this century”

January 14, 2022"Our city was hosting the most important conversation to take place this century”Kathleen Warden, director of conference sales at the Scottish Event Campus, in Glasgow, looks back on COP26 and the impact it had on the city.

Legacy: an awakening

December 13, 2021Legacy: an awakeningNotes from BestCities Global Forum, Madrid, December 2-5th, 2021

Sarawak invites convention planners to ‘initiate legacy visions’

November 9, 2021Sarawak invites convention planners to ‘initiate legacy visions’Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak), the region's convention bureau, has launched an initiative to help congress organisers leave a positive legacy through their events.

Associations challenged to think legacy as BestCities event returns

November 5, 2021Associations challenged to think legacy as BestCities event returnsA meeting of associations executives, destination managers, and meeting industry thought-leaders will meet in-person at the BestCities Global Forum next month after an 18-month hiatus.

Its a date: how to make awareness days work for your association

November 1, 2021Its a date: how to make awareness days work for your associationProfessor Loreto Carmona, advocacy chair for the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) discusses the use of international awareness days as a tool in the Brussels arena to help position key topics to political audiences...Show More