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Australia's Meetings Industry Slipping

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:32:31 +0000

Australia's lucrative business events industry has reached a fork in the road in its bid for broad-based recognition and needs a new direction to regain the global standing it enjoyed earlier this decade, the Business Events Council of Australia...

Congrex Platinum Sponsor Convention 2020

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:10 +0000

Congrex announced they are one of the official platinum sponsors of Convention 2020.

Convention 2020 is a 'strategic foresight' study and is designed to help all members of the meetings industry prepare for the decade ahead and ensure they stay...

BTC 2010 To Be Held At Fiera di Rimini Expo Centre

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:49 +0000

BTC 2010 will be held on 1 and 2 July at Fiera di Rimini, rather than at the new Palacongressi conference and exhibition centre aspreviously announced.

“Rimini’s Palacongressi will be a state-of-the-art facility, which will therefore require absolute levels of...

MPI 2010-2011 Leadership Board Announced

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:32:55 +0000

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has announced the slate of candidates for its 2010-2011 International Board of Directors.

All MPI members will receive official notice of the slate later today via the website.

“As our industry recovers, essential skills and competencies are...

ASAE & The Center Announces Future Annual Meeting Host Cities

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:23:55 +0000

ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership announced that the cities of Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit, Salt Lake and Toronto have been selected to host the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Annual Meetings & Expositions, respectively.

Known as the “Super Bowl of Conventions,” ASAE &...

Weissmann Reports Launches Destination Information Service For Meeting Planners

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:19:14 +0000

Weissmann Reports, the leading provider of professional destination information for the travel industry, announced the launch of a service for meeting and event planners.

Weissmann Reports, part of Northstar Travel Media and a sister service to Successful Meetings and MeetingNews,...

AIME Awards 2010 Winners Announced

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:36 +0000

The inaugural AIME awards recognising the outstanding contributions of two meetings and incentives industry figures were presented at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, along with four awards for exhibitor stands.

Two awards were presented to individuals in recognition of...

Northstar Travel Media Buys Nielsen Travel Publishing Brands

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:49:57 +0000

Northstar Travel Media, "the world’s largest business-to-business media company serving the travel and meetings industries", has acquired five media brands from The Nielsen Company’s Business Media Travel Group.

The Nielsen Business Media Travel Group includes leading media brands Successful Meetings,...

NBTA Creates New Staffing Positions And Welcomes New Talent

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:16:30 +0000

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA ) this week welcomed three executive-level staff members in newly created positions to bring fresh energy and expertise to the association and the NBTA Foundation .

Edward Silver will serve as the Chief Technology Officer...

European Cities Focus On Sustainability

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:10:20 +0000

From 24th to 27th February 2010, European Cities Marketing (ECM ), the leading European association of City Tourism Offices and Convention Bureaux, was hosted by the city of Turku (Finland) on the occasion of the ECM Spring Meeting.

Delegates had...

Platinum And Gold Shines For Exhibition and Events Association of Australasia

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:46:31 +0000

The Exhibition and Events Association of Australasia (EEAA ) has seen Diversified Exhibitions and Reed Exhibitions upgrade their association membership to platinum, whilst Exhibitions & Trade Fairs has been welcomed as a new gold partner.

“The extended support from organisations such as...

Tourism Ireland Joins Meetings Industry Association

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:35:24 +0000

Tourism Ireland will continue its drive to engage UK buyers by signing up with the Meetings Industry Association (MIA ), the largest association for the meetings industry in the UK and Ireland.

The membership forms part of Tourism Ireland's strategy to...

Ten Additional Association Management Companies Complete Accreditation Program

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:24 +0000

AMC Institute announced that at the start of 2010, one third of AMC Institute member-AMCs hold AMC Institute Accreditation.

In 2009, 10 Association Management Companies (AMCs) joined an exclusive group of Accredited AMCs, bringing the total to 53 AMC Institute Accredited...

Record Audience Discusses 'Innovation For Business Growth' At UFI Open Seminar In Taipei

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:07:47 +0000

A record 220 delegates from 24 countries and regions have gathered in Taipei this week for the fifth edition of UFI ’s annual Open Seminar in Asia.

In light of strong economic recovery around most of Asia, delegates at the...

Speakers And Educational Programme Announced For ESNEP 2010

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:55:53 +0000

Site , the Porto Convention Bureau and Portugal Tourism announced the educational programme and speaker line-up for the European Site Networking and Education Program (ESNEP ) 2010, which will take place in the city of Porto, Portugal from 9 –...

Creative Travel Awarded 'Best Operator In India For MICE'

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:47:05 +0000

Creative Travel received TWO of the Indian travel industry’s highest honour – the National Tourism Awards.

The first was an award for as “India’s Best Tour Inbound Operator” in its category and the second as India Best MICE Operator (Meetings,...

GCB Supports Creation Of ISO Standard 20121 For Sustainable Event Management

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:59:52 +0000

As part of its campaign for a greener meetings and conventions industry the GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. now also supports a new project of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The introduction of the new ISO standard 20121 for sustainable event management...

Staging Connections Australia Voted Best AV/Production/Staging/Exhibition Company

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:46:14 +0000

Conducted during October, November and December last year mice.net readers were asked to vote for their favourite venue, convention centre, unique destination, incentive destination, meetings/convention destination, PCO/event company, destination marketing/management company, caterer, convention bureau, AV/production company, and product/service provider...

Convention 2020 - Initial Findings Released

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:39:16 +0000

New Business Models, Radical Price Incentives, Deep Personalisation and Onsite Transactions will shape the meetings industry landscape in 2020.

Convention 2020 initial survey findings show hypercompetition, technology and changing delegate behaviours are driving industry transformation

Fast Future Research launched the...

New Addition Moves JMIC Membership To Twelve Associations

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:33:48 +0000

Leigh Harry, President of the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC ) announced that EFAPCO (the European Federation of Associated Professional Congress Organizers) has now joined the Council, driving the total membership of major international industry organizations to twelve...

Ray Bloom Receives 'International Personality Award Of Excellence'

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:29:24 +0000

Site GREECE contributed again to the success of the 6th International Meetings & Incentives Conference (IMIC) which took place at Megaron in Athens on 10th & 11th of February 2010, with theme “Creating and Managing Successful Products and Powerful...

MCI Dublin Bucks The Trend Winning Conferences Worth €11 Million For Ireland

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:11:17 +0000

MCI Dublin can look back at 2009 as a year where the company emerged from the global financial crisis leaner, stronger and more fit-for-purpose.

With so many negative news stories in the global economy, it is easy to forget that the...

George P Johnson To Create Launch Event For London’s First ICC

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:05:12 +0000

Leading experience marketing agency George P Johnson (GPJ ) is to produce the launch event to mark the opening of London’s first International Convention Centre at ExCeL London .

The event on Thursday 24th June 2010 will be designed to showcase...

SECC Awards Its Second Champion

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:53:30 +0000

The International Craft and Hobby Fair (ICHF) is celebrated its 25th anniversary alongside the Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre (SECC ), with the show’s Managing Director, David Bennett crowned the second of the venue’s ‘Champions’.

Since the SECC first opened...

CMP Exam To Be Held At ICCA Congress In India

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:58:16 +0000

The Convention Industry Council (CIC ), in their continued focus on the globalization of the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation, is pleased to announce that a CMP exam will be held in conjunction with International Congress and Convention Association...

Philippe Fournier Elected IAPCO President

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:52:30 +0000

At the recent General Assembly held in Athens, Greece, Philippe Fournier, of MCI , was unanimously elected as IAPCO ’s President. Philippe took over the office immediately and was delighted to receive the vote of confidence.

“It is a tremendous...

Sundial Group Wins Two Customer-Decided Awards At Once

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:35:56 +0000

Sundial Venues completed a customer service double by winning the “Best Venue Group Meeting Product” category of the M&IT Magazine Industry Awards.

This award, decided by meeting planner votes, was announced on the same night that Sundial collected the top...

Business Travel Association Now Accepting Applications For CSR Awards

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:58:29 +0000

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA ) is now accepting applications for the 2nd Annual NBTA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards.

The NBTA CSR Awards recognize innovative and significant corporate social responsibility initiatives implemented in 2009 by companies that follow...

DMC Network Selects Eved Online As Online Software Platform

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:52:52 +0000

The DMC Network today announces that it has selected Eved Online as the platform for all 25 DMCs (destination management companies) in their network as they focus on innovating themselves to provide even greater value to their customers.

The Eved...

Suntec Singapore & Resorts World Sentosa Seal Singapore’s Biggest MICE Partnership

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:32:24 +0000

Suntec Singapore and Resorts World Sentosa today announced an exclusive partnership that will have the two properties cross-sell each other to create real business opportunities for both venues while growing the international MICE business for Singapore as a whole.

The exclusive...