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Chep Uytiepo, Executive Director, introducing the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering -IABSE- When was your association founded? In 1929 Where is your association based, how many members do you have & in how many countries? IABSE is based in Switzerland, with…
Read MoreThe final results of the first-ever worldwide study on the economic significance of face-to-face business events were issued on 12 November 2018 by the Events Industry Council (EIC), who commissioned the research. The Global Economic Significance of Business Events was conducted by Oxford Economics…
Read MoreLevi Wickwire , Program Manager, introducing the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) When was your association founded? In 1988 Where is your association based, how many members do you have & in how many countries? SER is based in the United States, with approximately 3,000 members from 76…
Read MoreThe monetary value of information presented at this year’s European Congress of Radiology, in Vienna, amounted to €813m, according to a groundbreaking new report. Calculated by adding up the professional time spent compiling, and the research funding associated with, the content of 3,331 papers…
Read MoreSustainability takes on many forms, and not all are environmental! The Global Destination Sustainability Index, an initiative supported by major meetings industry organisations such as ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, IMEX Group and MCI Group, aims to promote the sustainable growth of international meeting destinations…
Read MoreLegacy has been the talk of the industry for some time now. Some will think it has everything to do with the efforts some people make to justify what they do, others will point out it is the industry itself trying to come up with a special raison d’être, while there will be the occasional callout…
Read MoreSometimes the best theories are just that: theories. No matter how much you pummel and shape them, they refuse to comply with reality. Sometimes this creates a kind of cognitive dissonance in those who proposed the theory in the first place. They continue to believe their hypothesis even though all…
Read MoreWe are living in a time of unprecedented technology change. How will these changes affect association meetings and tradeshows? Will they remain a central form of education, networking and marketing? Will virtual meetings and other communication technologies replace the need for face-to-face events…
Read MoreIn July, Lviv Convention Bureau organised a workshop for the representatives of the meetings industry on how to win an international conference. The key topics covered by speakers from Istanbul/Amsterdam, New York and Ternopil included: What is ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½; how associations work; and how to write a winning…
Read More1. Access to, and exclusive networking opportunities with, potential advertisers and respected spokespersons in the international meetings industry. Senior executives play an active role in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ membership, so you get to meet decision makers and budget holders, who are your potential advertisers…
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