Eyeglass lens manufacturers ZEISS recently launched their latest innovation, UVProtect, at a two-day event in Adelaide, Australia. Clients from around Australia experienced a first hand look at product conceptualisation and development from ZEISS headquarters, before managing director Mike Fitzsimons demonstrated UVProtect for the first time. Encore Event Technologies put the two-day event together, including a…
The Club Melbourne Ambassador Programme celebrated its 13thanniversary and another outstanding year at its annual dinner on Monday 13 August. The evening saw the induction of five new ambassadors and the award of its annual fellowship. Since the Programme’s inception in 2005, Club Melbourne has secured 131 international conferences that have delivered an economic impact…
CMW joined a select group of European meetings and events buyers for an educational MICE immersion in the Slovak capital Bratislava, covering some amazing ground…and water at breakneck speed. The thrill of the ride included a rafting experience on a Danube canal where the Slovak national kayakers train, followed by a speedboat race that would…
Business Events Canada, a division of Destination Canada, rolled out the (maple leaf) red carpet to buyers and suppliers from 26-30 July to stage Incentive Canada 2018. The annual business event, which was attended by 40 guests from the US, UK and Europe and 29 partners from Canada, showcased the exciting variety of Canada’s incentive/meetings offering…
CILOYALTY, HMI Performance Incentives, and Motivforce Marketing and Incentives were some of the companies recognised at the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) 2018 Circle of Excellence Awards, for development of outstanding employee, customer loyalty, sales incentive and recognition programmes. The IMA presented its 2018 Circle of Excellence Awards, part of the wider IMA Awards (many pictured…
This week has seen the AIDS2018 World Congress come to Amsterdam 23-27 July. 15,000 delegates were in attendance and the city of Amsterdam pulled out all the stops, branding the event from arrival at Schiphol airport. The city-wide campaign spread the important messages of the convention via exhibitions such as ‘I will speak, I will speak’ at the…
Sarah Mayo, (pictured top) co-founder of newly launched POINT3 Wellbeing (a UK company that supports people and businesses with health and wellbeing programmes) speaks to CMW and sheds some light on health and wellbeing within the international business events sector. Stress management and positive mental health are increasingly on the agenda of companies that recognise the urgent need to combat the…
During the recent Gala Dinner of the Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2018, 11-14 July, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre’s (KLCC) 52-strong culinary team served up a Malaysian gastronomic experience to over 750 top international chefs hailing from over 100 countries. Chairman of the Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2018, Andy Cuthbert, stated: “This is being called ‘the best…
CMW attended the Visit USA Independence Ball held at London Hilton Bankside, 5 July. The event kicked off with a Welcome Reception, followed by a formal dinner at the Las Vegas table – and, as they do every year, Visit USA organised a Charity Raffle in aid of “Just a Drop”. For more information about Las Vegas, read the feature published in CMW’s issue…
Launched in July 2018 at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, UK, Confex Future Focus (CFF) – the International Confex spinoff – attracted event professionals from across the business events sector. Taking place over two days (4-5 July), the new exhibition celebrated the future of the events industry. Mash Media event director Simon Farnfield commented: “We launched this event off…
