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Ask the experts: Ben Hainsworth, Executive Director of K.I.T. Group, on ‘Knowledge Creation’
How do associations utilise recent core trends to maximise the creation of knowledge? Ben Hainsworth of K.I.T. Group explains
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Meet Our Partner: Meeting Escrow
BestCities Global Alliance, the network of 12 premier international convention bureaus, is launching a range of client financial benefits, thanks to an innovative new partnership with payment solution company, Meeting Escrow.We talk to Cynthia Connelly, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Meeting Escrow about the partnership and how it will benefit international associations.
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BestCities Global Forum 2019 – Exploring the Congress of the Future – Fortifying Impact
The BestCities Global Forum 2019 will be taking place in Copenhagen in December. During the event the Copenhagen Convention Bureau and BestCities Global Alliance are launching an initiative to explore the future of congresses in partnership with the Danish Design Centre and futurists from Public Futures. The vision and ambition with the initiative is to continuously be future-proofing the industry in order to advance the cause of international meetings.
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Ask the experts: Jack Sim, Founder of World Toilet Organisation on ‘Knowledge Creation’
Sharing platforms help to create new ideas and new knowledge, but how do they work? Jack Sim, founder of World Toilet Organisation, explains.
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Ask the Experts: Tracy Bury, Deputy Chief Executive of World Confederation for Physical Therapy, on ‘Community Building’
Can you create a cohesive community in a global economy? And how can businesses go about starting? Tracy Bury, Deputy Chief Executive of WCPT, explains.
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Ask the Expert: James Latham, Producer of The Iceberg on the ‘Positive Impact’ of Events
How can an event have a ‘positive impact’ on the destination it is hosted in? James Latham from The Iceberg discusses core trends in ‘positive impact’ and how businesses can get involved.
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Why twelve are better than one – the importance of partnerships in impact work
with Paul Vallee, MD of BestCities Global Alliance
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Incredible Impacts Programme 2018: World Down Syndrome Congress
The Incredible Impacts Programme celebrates the “beyond tourism” value of international association meetings to create a powerful platform to advocate their positive societal impact. A panel of independent judges from the association world each years determines which meetings have proven impact to award three grants of USD 7,500 on behalf of BestCities Global Alliance and ICCA. In 2018, Down Syndrome
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Welcome to Bogotá
Find out why Bogota is the perfect location to host your next meeting with Jorge Mario Díaz, President of the Board of the Greater Bogota Convention Bureau.
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How to Get on the Incredible Impacts Programme
Jane Cunningham, Director of International Associations at BestCities breaks down this year’s Incredible Impacts winners.
Read ArticleUniversal 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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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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