Universal Accessibility in Meetings
“Universal Accessibility in Meetings,” is a research study by three project partners – BestCities Global Alliance (BestCities), GainingEdge and Rehabilitation International (RI Global). The goal of this research project is to promote awareness among meeting organizers and the supplier community on the need to remove barriers in meetings and conventions for delegates with disabilities. The study also includes some recommendations on how destinations can make the business events they host more inclusive.
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BestCities partners Dubai and Houston collaborate to maintain ICCA Congress momentum
At IMEX America, BestCities Global Alliance partner-cities Dubai and Houston promised continuity between the record-breaking 2018 ICCA Congress, which will take place in 11-14 November 2018 in Dubai, and the 2019 ICCA Congress, which will take place 27-30 October 2019 in Houston.
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Winners of Incredible Impacts 2018 grants announced
The Incredible Impacts Programme, now in its second year, run collaboratively by ICCA and BestCities Global Alliance, has selected three winning associations as leading examples of excellence within the global meetings industry.
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An Interview with Aaron Etra
Aaron Etra is the co-founder of the Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration, which organizes two series of international life sciences conferences (ICMAN and ICNODAT) and fosters ongoing cooperation among organizations worldwide under the auspices of the GHCA.
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2018 Incredible Impacts Shortlist Announced
The final shortlist of 12 entries for the 2018 Incredible Impacts Programme have been announced by BestCities Global Alliance and the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).
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Houston first U.S. city to host the World Autism Organisation Congress
Houston will be the first U.S. city to host the World Autism Organisation Congress.
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Bogotá and #ThePowerOfPeople
During the past few years, Latin America has identified that harnessing the dynamics and impacts generated by the business events industry is a powerful strategy that contributes to the social, cultural and economic development for destinations.
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Association leaders urged to showcase incredible impacts of their event
BestCities and ICCA Call Out For Final Entries to the Incredible Impacts Grants Programme 2018
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16 -18 October, Las Vegas: America’s worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events.
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Melbourne Case Study:56th Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Conference on Decision and Control 2017
The CDC was held in Melbourne during December 2017 at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) connecting an international community of over 1,330 researchers, practitioners and students in the field of automatic control.
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