INDIA - IAPCO President, Philippe Fournier, says social communication means the new meetings formats are becoming hybrid, but is sure that it is face-to-face meetings that power the economy.
SOUTH AFRICA - The Chief Executive Officer, Rashid Toefy, of the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) is the newly elected chairperson of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) African Chapter.
CHINA - Meetings industry association Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has entered into a partnership with the Beijing Tourism Administration (BTA) to support Asian MPI members by providing education and creating business opportunities.
AUSTRALIA - The Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau (MCVB) has won the contract to host two biotechnology and aquaculture events worth more than AUS$13m to the Victorian economy.
IRELAND - The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) has won the contract to host The European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) meeting in 2014, bringing over 2,500 international delegates to the city across four days.
CHINA - Organiser Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) claims this year’s China Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM 2010) in Beijing, is the “largest ever” in terms of floor space, hosted buyer numbers and exhibitors.
CHINA - The fourth China Incentives, Business Travel and Meetings (CIBTM) Industry Report 2010 predicts significant growth potential for the events industry across China and Asia.
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