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AIME Knowledge Programme will ensure audience gives a crap

February 9, 2022AIME Knowledge Programme will ensure audience gives a crapAttendees of the Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) will hear from a charitable toilet paper co-founder and a growth hacker as part of the event’s 2022 Knowledge Programme.

Meeting planners and association leaders hail reopening of Europe

February 3, 2022Meeting planners and association leaders hail reopening of EuropeThe steady return to 'normal' life across Europe has been welcomed by association and meeting industry leaders as Norway and Sweden became the latest countries to end Covid-19 restrictions.

‘Priority gaps between associations and host cities

January 28, 2022‘Priority gaps between associations and host citiesThere is a ‘significant gap’ between what associations think destination marketing organisations should be focusing on and what the destinations think themselves, a survey has found.

Medical content provider acquires virtual event platform

January 20, 2022Medical content provider acquires virtual event platformBroadcastMed, a provider of medical content with 1.7 million doctors on its database, has snapped up virtual and hybrid event tech company Digitell for an undisclosed fee.

Biennial conference on colon disease returns to Malaysia

January 13, 2022Biennial conference on colon disease returns to MalaysiaMalaysia will host a major conference on stoma care and diseases of the colon and rectum for the second time in six years.

Destinations International appoints Cunningham to drive European engagement

January 6, 2022Destinations International appoints Cunningham to drive European engagementA US-based trade association for convention bureaux and destination marketing organisations (DMOs) has made a key appointment in its bid to woo more European members.

New Year new restrictions but milder variant gives hope

January 4, 2022New Year new restrictions but milder variant gives hopeOrganisers of international association meetings will start 2022 grappling with more restrictions as governments try to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Rob Spalding AMI editor 1989-2014 dies 85

January 4, 2022Rob Spalding AMI editor 1989-2014 dies 85Rob Spalding, the former editor of AMI, has died following a stroke. He was 85.

Battle fatigue as Omicron plays havoc with meeting schedules

December 21, 2021Battle fatigue as Omicron plays havoc with meeting schedulesThe spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is causing havoc for meeting planners, with major international events being cancelled or postponed across Europe.

Malaysia in training for post-pandemic bidding war

November 25, 2021Malaysia in training for post-pandemic bidding warMembers of the Malaysian meetings industry have been developing their skills and knowledge in anticipation of a ‘much more challenging’ market when the pandemic recedes.Show More