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Resolution Be a better delegate

January 3, 2018Resolution Be a better delegateThree days into 2018 and Messrs Trump and Jong-un are toying with the whole mass extinction thing again by comparing the sizes of their nuclear buttons. Obviously for Supreme Alpha Male new year’s resolutions are always the same. Number one: more of the same. Number two: ditto.

Birmingham to host 2022 Commonwealth Games

December 29, 2017Birmingham to host 2022 Commonwealth GamesBirmingham has been chosen as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Food and wine-loving golfer to head Geneva bureau

December 8, 2017Food and wine-loving golfer to head Geneva bureauGeneva will have a new convention bureau director in the shape of 49-year-old, multi-faceted Didier Allaz.

Assistance programme sparks interest in New Zealand

December 7, 2017Assistance programme sparks interest in New ZealandOrganisers of events for over 200 delegates were attracted by Tourism New Zealand’s Conference Assistance Programme at the recent Professional Conference Organisers Association (PCOA) conference, billed as the 100% Pure New Zealand hub.

MPI and San Diego university announce first degree course

December 7, 2017MPI and San Diego university announce first degree courseMeeting Professionals International (MPI) and the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at San Diego State University (SDSU) are collaborating to create the first U.S. graduate-level degree programme on meeting and event management for mid and senior-level professionals.

Blood and marrow scientists expect 5000 delegates

December 6, 2017Blood and marrow scientists expect 5000 delegatesThe 46th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation congress will take place at IFEMA, Madrid in 2020 from March 22nd to 25th.

Sheffield celebrates ambassador programme’s 10th anniversary

November 28, 2017Sheffield celebrates ambassador programme’s 10th anniversarySheffield’s conference ambassador programme has celebrated its 10th anniversary. Professionals from the fields of academia, medicine, arts and science gathered at the University of Sheffield’s Firth Hall for the Sheffield conference ambassador dinner, an annual event that celebrates the conference...

Costa Rica targets regional associations ahead of centre opening

November 28, 2017Costa Rica targets regional associations ahead of centre openingCosta Rica, traditionally regarded as a place of ‘sun and

Appointment numbers on the rise ahead of this years ibtm world

November 21, 2017Appointment numbers on the rise ahead of this years ibtm worldMeetings industry trade show Ibtm world has scheduled the highest number of matched appointments in the last four years, with numbers up by almost a quarter on 2016.

Smooth talkers

November 21, 2017Smooth talkersSome words are sneakier than others. They appear to mean one thing while implying something else. Charming is one such word. A compliment, on the face of it, but often used to describe someone who flatters to deceive. If a person is described as a ‘bit of a charmer’ they are more likely to be...Show More