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Thoughts & Observations on Business Events
Thoughts & Observations is a weekly newsletter by Kai Hattendorf. It shares updates, reflections, and analyses on the business events and exhibitions industry, covering topics ranging from market trends to industry practices and emerging developments. Each edition provides a concise summary of recent news, data, and professional insights relevant to event organizers and stakeholders.
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UFI Info Newsletter
A monthly update of reports, news, events and insights into the exhibition and trade show sector from UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry – this is where the global community stays connected and informed.
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The Power – and Peril – of Recognition
David Adler critiques the self-promoting, excessive-growth industry that Business Events industry awards have morphed into, praises those who have stood up to say “count me out”, and highlights the attributes and achievements we should be recognising if we wish to promote our sector in a way that resonates with the outside world. From GatheringPoint.news…
Share Your Insight at the CityDNA International Conference in Helsinki
City Destinations Alliance has launched a Call for Speakers for the International Conference & General Assembly in Helsinki, on April 22-24, 2026. Under the theme “The Human Pulse of Place and Purpose: Beyond the numbers, exploring the strategic forces shaping cities,” you are invited to help shape a programme that turns insight into action for…
A German-British Messe Alliance
This unique business partnership case study from the world of exhibitions has a wide range of potential lessons for all sectors of the business events industry, not just for other trade show organisers. “What got us here will not get us there” has become an MBA cliche, but in this case Messe München and the…
Supreme Court Case Could Bring Relief to US Trade Show Industry
From TSNN: ECA’s Tommy Goodwin explains what’s at stake as SCOTUS hears arguments in two tariff cases on November 5 and why it matters to the trade show industry: Since January 20, the White House has been ground zero for tariff policy changes negatively impacting the trade show industry. In the coming days, the focus…
Towards a Better Strategic Understanding and Utilisation of Convention & Exhibition Centre Data
Mark O. Schloesser, Senior Venue Consultant, Gaining Edge, calls for a more holistic approach to data management within major event venues. Reliable data across all key disciplines is essential for success, but depends on having a culture of accuracy, transparency and accountability – how many venues can honestly claim to have this throughout their organisations?
Event Cancellations Mount as Government Shutdown Continues
Business events across the U.S. are facing mounting cancellations and disruptions due to the ongoing federal shutdown that began on October 1. Government-linked conferences are hit hardest, with major gatherings being scaled back or scrapped entirely, forcing planners to re-evaluate travel, location and engagement strategies amid uncertainty. From Skift Meetings…
New Report Published into 2026 Global Meeting and Events Trends
BCD Meetings & Events has released its What’s Trending 2026 guide. The report sets out what will shape meetings and events next year, with global findings and regional detail to help planners adjust programmes, budgets and formats in practical ways. The guide finds that meetings are now treated as strategic spend. From CMW…
New Climate Action Plan Puts Canada in the Front Ranks of Regenerative Tourism
Destination Canada has completed its first Climate Action Plan — a major step in its sustainability journey and a signal of Canada’s leadership in regenerative tourism. Together with its long-term conference impact research, it highlights the importance of minimising negative environmental impacts while maximising the positive societal impacts generated by business and professional events.
ASTA Unites Industry Leaders During Inaugural Corporate Travel Executive Forum
Nearly 90 senior executives and thought leaders gathered in Washington, DC for the new gathering, designed to bring together the most influential voices in corporate travel management. The event offered a platform where Travel Management Companies, suppliers and buyers could exchange ideas, challenge assumptions and explore the evolving business case for managed travel. From TravelPulse…
Shutdown Strains U.S. Air Travel
Flight disruptions are intensifying in the U.S. as some 13,000 air-traffic controllers continue working without pay amid the federal shutdown. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said staffing has reached the lowest point in decades, and many controllers are working six days a week without pay during the government shutdown. From Northstar…
Are You Ready to Contribute to the Industry Advocacy & Storytelling?
The Iceberg, presented by the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC), exists to enable its Partners & Ambassadors to advocate the transformative socio-economic and societal impacts generated by business and professional events . The Tip of The Iceberg: A Visitor Economy Great work by the Events Industry Council (EIC), in partnership with Oxford Economics, has quantified…
Cyber Resilience: Lessons From the Front Line
AIPC is strongly recommending that its congress centre members and other business events organisations should study and apply the recommendations in the World Economic Forum’s 2005 report, “The Cyber Resilience Compass”. Drawing on over 100 experts across industries, the paper distills real-world lessons on how to anticipate risks, strengthen collaboration, and transform cyber awareness into…
How Do Events Change Our World?
Dr Mike Duigan from the Centre for Events & Festivals clarifies how two very different but equally powerful conceptual frameworks – Theory of Change and Field Configuring Events – can be used in tandem to generate practical, lasting transformation, both in host destinations and more generally in service of the event-owning organisation’s mission.
Talley and Global Healthcare Academy, Launch the Society of Association Executives (SAE) India
Talley Management Group announces the launch of the Society of Association Executives (SAE) India, based in Bangaluru, India. This is the first project for the strategic partnership between Talley and Global Healthcare Academy (GHA), in Bangalore, India, committed to advancing Indian national associations and expanding global reach of associations and non-profits.
AC Forum
AC Forum is the only association established exclusively for and by self-managed associations. Our mission is to be the pre-eminent platform for international associations, supporting a dynamic community and inspiring innovation and excellence in leadership and impact. We envision associations as driving forces of societal progress, envisioning and crafting a progressive future. Our objectives are:…
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The Role and Value of Impact Assessments in Music and Cultural Ecosystems
There are plenty of thought-provoking insights and useful lessons for Business Events professionals from the parallel universe of music, culture and the creative economy, in this White Paper style report produced by specialist agency Sound Diplomacy.
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