Sector: Business Events
What’s Behind PCMA CL24’s Record Attendance?
From Prevue Meetings: PCMA’s Convening Leaders (PCMA CL24) annual conference drew more than 4,000 in-person attendees to San Diego, with another 700 joining virtually. What’s the draw? Hint: having Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton on the agenda didn’t hurt. The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Convening Leaders annual conference set a new attendance record, according…
Carter: “Informa Delivered a Standout Performance in 2023”
From Exhibition World: The international B2B events, digital services and academic markets group Informa plc has issued a trading update confirming a strong performance in 2023 and confidence of further growth in 2024. Subject to audit, the group said the 2023 growth in underlying revenues could be around 30%. Reported revenue was £3,165m+ and adjusted…
GCB Unveils Insights into the Future of Business Events
By Matthias Schultze: The German Convention Bureau Bureau unveils insights into the Future of Business Events with a new Whitepaper co-created alongside the ebx.lab Community and with scientific support from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO. How can AI shape the next phase of the Business Event landscape? Dive into our latest Whitepaper, born…
Skift Presents This Year’s Megatrends
From Skift Meetings: For me, 2024 feels like a year on a precipice. So much of the world is in flux. From geopolitical unrest to the almost biblical levels of fires and floods and humanity’s rush into artificial intelligence – there’s a palpable sense of urgency. But in the travel industry, we’re lucky to work…
Industry Organisations Unite to Form Exhibitions Industry Collective
Today the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) announces the creation of the Exhibitions Industry Collective to drive awareness on key issues within the exhibitions ecosystem. The Exhibitions Industry Collective is comprised of six key industry organizations including ECA, Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA), Experiential Designers & Producers Association (EDPA), International Association of Exhibitions &…
A Lesson in Collaboration and Trust
From AMI: Like a lot of international conferences run by American professional bodies, the biannual International C. elegans Conference was firmly planted in American soil. The international in its title referred to the audience profile, not where it was held. But that all changed last year when organisers, who had been mulling the possibility of…
Clintons Stress Value of F2F Meetings to Combat Divisiveness
From PCMA: In a conversation with Convening Leaders 2024 emcee Holly Ransom on Tuesday morning, President Bill Clinton and 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discussed the value of in-person meetings for democracy and idea exchange. While the fireside chat was wide-ranging, both Clintons stressed the significance of face-to-face contact as an antidote to…
Healthcare Conference Sparks Economic Boost in Biotech Industry
From Courier Standard Enterprise: The JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, the world’s largest gathering for the health care and biotech sectors, has descended upon San Francisco’s Union Square, attracting thousands of attendees. The event has not only provided a platform for industry leaders to discuss the latest advancements in healthcare, but it has also stimulated the city’s…
Time to Take Action on Women in Business Events Leadership
From BESydney: Business Events Sydney (BESydney) and the world’s largest association for business events strategists, PCMA, released the findings of a new global study into Advancing Women in Business Events in San Diego overnight. During 2023, the PCMA Foundation and Business Events Sydney (BESydney) set out to explore the pronounced gender gap in the global…
Advancing Women Leaders in the Business Events Industry
From PCMA: Although women make up approximately 70 percent of the global business event workforce, they are underrepresented in top-tier management positions, according to a research report, Advancing Women in Business Events, released jointly by the PCMA Foundation and Business Events Sydney (BESydney) on Monday at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego. Women leaders are…
Delegation to Elevate Sarawak’s Business Events at Convening Leaders
From Business Events Sarawak: Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the Honourable Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts in Sarawak, launches Sarawak into 2024 by leading a delegation of 29 industry partners to position Sarawak prominently in the global business events market at the PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) Convening Leaders 2024 in…
The International Council on Monuments and Sites General Assembly 2023
From Business Events Sydney: The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a non-government global professional association that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places around the world. The ICOMOS General Assembly and the Scientific Symposium provides an opportunity for heritage professionals and enthusiasts to come together to deliberate on heritage…
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