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Hong Kong to increase meeting space by 40 per cent

December 14, 2020Hong Kong to increase meeting space by 40 per centThe Hong Kong government has confirmed plans to dramatically boost the city’s convention and exhibition space – as a third peak of Covid-19 forces more events to be cancelled.

Deep Dive S1: Everyone is talking carbon targets we must too! Fiona Pelham

December 11, 2020Deep Dive S1: Everyone is talking carbon targets we must too! Fiona PelhamFiona Pelham has been leading the charge for more sustainable business events for more than 15 years. In this episode of Deep Dive, the CEO of Positive Impact Events talks to AMI Editor James Lancaster about the changes she has seen over that time, how Covid-19 has shifted the narrative on...

New Zealand: Covid has increased appetite for face-to-face report finds

December 3, 2020New Zealand: Covid has increased appetite for face-to-face report findsCOVID-19 has increased the value New Zealanders put on face to face meetings, according to new research conducted in the business events sector for promotional body Tourism New Zealand (TNZ).

Rotterdam experiments with the future of meeting design

November 30, 2020Rotterdam experiments with the future of meeting designA series of hybrid ‘experiments’ will explore the possibilities of future events.

Messe Düsseldorf - a pioneer in digitalisation and sustainability

September 7, 2020Messe Düsseldorf - a pioneer in digitalisation and sustainabilityMesse Düsseldorf offers much more than an excellent venue with 18 state-of-the-art ground-level halls from 4,000 sqm to 25,000 sqm (altogether about 262,000 sqm gross covered space plus about 43,000 sqm outdoor space). With approximately 39,000 companies in the immediate neighborhood, some 100,000...

Czech meeting leaders in plea for support as 114 000 jobs threatened

September 4, 2020Czech meeting leaders in plea for support as 114 000 jobs threatenedMeetings and events leaders in the Czech Republic have pleaded for government support and say without it up to 114,000 jobs are at risk.

Nostalgic drag: why were thinking too conservatively about meetings

August 20, 2020Nostalgic drag: why were thinking too conservatively about meetingsThe deprivations of Covid‐19 have generated a cloud of collective nostalgia, writes Martin Sirk, despite our awareness that the world has been changed utterly by the pandemic and its consequences.

Hong Kong meeting professionals demand ‘immediate financial help’

August 17, 2020Hong Kong meeting professionals demand ‘immediate financial help’Meeting and event professionals in Hong Kong are urging the government to provide more financial support to help them stay afloat as Covid-19 continues to batter the industry.

Pandemic: why its not over until its over for international meetings

August 11, 2020Pandemic: why its not over until its over for international meetingsFor international association meetings to begin to look anything like they did before Covid-19, one of two things must first happen: either enough host countries push their daily case rate down to near zero to make overseas delegations a possibility, or science comes to the rescue with a vaccine or...

Case study: Within several minutes we had 13 000 people engaged

June 24, 2020Case study: Within several minutes we had 13 000 people engagedThe American College of Cardiology was in the final stages of preparing for its annual congress in Chicago when the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to their plans. With just 15 days until the show was due to open, they decided to shift the entire event online. Janice Sibley, ACC Executive Vice...Show More