Global Meetings Industry News - April 21, 2008


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conworld.net newsletter - April 21, 2008
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Top Story

ICCA Publishes Top 20 Country And City Rankings 2007 - U.S.A. and Vienna top country and city respectively for the third year in a row.
Virtualis Convention & Learning Center Launched - Two Days Worth of Live Virtual Educational Sessions, Networking Events, and Entertainment Planned for the Launch of the Second Life Venue.

Africa/Middle East

GIBTM 2008 Top Line Research Results Unveiled - Results show that the interest for the Gulf and wider Middle East region is still growing from both buyers and suppliers.
MPI Successfully Connects Its Global Community To The Gulf Region
- MPI’s first Gulf Meetings and Events Conference exceeded expectations with over 175 delegates from 19 different countries.
TEC Video Embraces High Definition Technology - Whether 2008 is the breakthrough year in South Africa, or whether we’ll have to wait a bit longer, it seems as if HDTV is here to stay.
Events To Drive Stronger UAE-China Trade Ties - China continues to play a significant role in trade events that are focused on priority sectors for Dubai.

Asia/Pacific

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Wows World’s Top Professional Conference Organisers - The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has hosted some of the world’s leading Professional Conference Organisers (PCOs) at a special site tour and dinner.
Sarawak Wins 24 Convention Bids - Malaysia’s first independent Convention Bureau has had a busy and successful first year of operation confirming 24 new meetings with an average size of 320 delegates.
Sunshine Coast To Attract 'Who's Who' Of Biotech Industry - Australia's Sunshine Coast is playing host to one of the biggest and most prestigious biopharmaceutical conferences this week.
NSW And ACT MEA Awards For Staging Connections
- Staging Connections Canberra has won a MEA Technical & Creative Production award.
HICC Bags The Prestigious Indian National Tourism Award - Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), has won the prestigious National Tourism Award for the year 2006-07 in the category, ‘Best Convention Centre’.

Europe

Barcelona Becomes The World Capital Of The Medical And Pharmaceutical Sector - Throughout April the Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB) hosts three important medical events attended by almost 10,000 specialists from around the world.
Germany Is On The Way To The Top Of The World - Congress and meetings destination Germany is number one in Europe and number two worldwide for the fourth year in succession.
Universal CIT Ltd Acquired By United Drug PLC - Leading pharma specialist agency Universal CIT Ltd has announced its acquisition by United Drug plc, a leading provider of services to the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, US, Ireland and Continental Europe.
Félix Martínez Touriño, New Managing Director Of The CCIB - The new head of the Centre Barcelona International Convention Centre has an extensive experience in the hotel industry.
Greece Wins Bid For 2010 - Athens, Greece will be the venue for the 2010 IAPCO Annual Meeting & General Assembly.
Destination Milton Keynes (UK) Launches City's First Destination Guide - The city offers some of the best venues in the UK including 30 hotels, four dedicated conference centres, 10 sporting arenas and 15 unusual venues all with meeting and conference facilities.
SECC Promotes Robin Miller To Head Of Conference Sales - The Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre (SECC) has promoted Robin Miller to head of conference sales.
Eventia Launches Dedicated CSR Web Pages - Eventia, the UK events industry body, announced it has developed a section on its website dedicated to supporting members in the arena of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility).
New “Stitch Live!” Attraction Offers Hilarious Private-Event Options - That mischievous alien, Stitch, is now making very special appearances for business groups meeting at Disneyland Resort Paris.

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North America

New NYC & Company Chairwoman - Mayor Bloomberg Announces Election Of Emily K. Rafferty As NYC & Company Chairwoman.
PCMA To Launch Updated Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Online Prep Course - PCMA to Align All CMP Educational Tools and Courses With New Material in CIC Manual, 8th Edition.

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