Successful events deliver unique, memorable experiences for event attendees, often with key, practical lessons which can be applied either at work or at home. INCON worked with Speaker’s Corner to deliver a new Executive Education session for the INCON leadership this year. Our speaker Adam Kingl who addressed strategic innovation, educated us, challenged us and inspired us to look at our management styles with a fresh perspective…
Read MoreDUBAI, UAE - MCI Group, the global leader in meetings, events, congresses, association management and strategic consulting acquires controlling interest in One Communications and Marketing Group (ONE CMG) – the holding company of Turret Media, Saluki Media, tmh, ONE PR and ONE Digital – in the Middle East…
Read MoreIn a lecture session at the PCCO Academy AIM Group’s vice president deepened the professional evolution of event organisers and the relationship with association clients…
Read MoreThe MICE industry needs to examine how to respond to challenges facing the industry in the current era of security instability, terrorism and crises. We also need to learn how to manage and recover from crises and what are the best practices in destination resilience…
Read MoreEntries from leading meeting venues are expected for this year’s Global Digital Infrastructure Award which opened at IMEX America today. The global award is encouraging the development of best in class Digital Infrastructure in meetings venues around the world…
Read MoreThe MICE industry needs to examine how to respond to challenges facing the industry in the current era of security instability, terrorism and crises. We also need to learn how to manage and recover from crises and what are the best practices in destination resilience. This latest INCON expert article looks at a 5-point plan for destination marketers and the broader tourism industry to manage security, perception and communications…
Read MoreCHICAGO/WASHINGTON D.C. – SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, is pleased to announce that Henry Givray, Chairman of the SmithBucklin Board of Directors and former President & CEO, has been selected by the Events Industry Council for its prestigious Hall of Leaders…
Read MoreINCON hosted a leadership education session which provided a unique learning opportunity for INCON Partners and Preferred suppliers to step away from the daily grind and learn from Adam Kingl a business and leadership guru, academic and commentator. It also provided a forum for exchange between the partners on common leadership challenges and how these can be addressed…
Read MoreMILAN - AIM Group International, a leading company in the organisation of congresses, meetings and events, presents a new Impact Story about the World Scleroderma Congress, the first international congress exclusively dedicated to this rare disease, built from scratch with the World Scleroderma Foundation several years ago. It ended up with a won challenge: five editions have been organised, the last one recently in Bordeaux, with great results…
Read Moreby Matt Sanderson, President & CEO of SmithBucklin
There were many moments of heroism in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey last fall in Houston, but one in particular stood out to me. You may remember the video…
Read MoreAt the Eventex Awards, Floretina 2017 and AIPPI World Congress obtained three recognitions, and at the FCE Awards the SIAARTI Academy was awarded by the Jury and the Public…
Read MoreCHICAGO – The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) has selected SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, to provide full-service association management. ASBMT will continue to be headquartered in the Chicago area, but will move to the SmithBucklin office effective April 2…
Read MoreData management and compliance is one of the biggest challenges facing the events industry, leading events and conference management company Arinex has warned.
Arinex has urged clients to engage professional conference organisers (PCOs) that are fully compliant with new legislative changes, including Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB). Significant financial penalties apply under the European GDPR which apply to Australian companies who hold European citizen’s personal data and Australian privacy laws have been updated and now require self reporting…
Read MoreMonica Freire, Congress Department Director of AIM Group International - Portugal, has been elected to the new Council of IAPCO (The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers). IAPCO, with 118 company members across 41 countries, represents the best qualified professional organisers in the world with the mission to raise the standards of service by means of continuing education and interaction with other professionals…
Read MoreWe live in the time where virtually everything, from daily grocery shopping to grand trade shows is all about experiences; the pressure is on for companies and brands to go the extra mile for differentiating their marketing strategy from competition. How can they do that? The key lies in experiential marketing; addressing customer demands through more strategic, creative and immersive experience programmes...
Read MoreA delegation of the world’s leading conference and association management companies held their leadership meeting in Kyoto 4-7 February 2018, thanks to the encouragement and organisation of Tatsuo Arai, Corporate Officer in JCS, INCON’s Partner in Japan. The INCON Partners were delighted with the hospitality they received and the opportunity to network with high level decision makers from the City and the broader MICE industry…
Read MoreThis meeting is focusing on the Trends and Practices to win International Meetings. INCON’s new preferred supplier, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and its department: the Japan Convention Bureau (JCB) have brought together these leading international meeting planners to brief the local meetings industry and government planners and facilitate best practice sharing and skills development…
Read MoreMedTech Europe, the European trade association representing the medical technology industry, certified AIM Group International as an Ethical MedTech Trusted Partner. Upon completion of a demanding three-step process, the Ethical Charter provided AIM Group a Trusted Partner logo valid for renewable periods of two years…
Read MoreMILAN - MilanoCard, the first Milan tourist card, and AIM Group International, one of the most important European groups for events and congresses organisation, have signed an agreement with the goal of encouraging participants to extend their stays in Milan and enjoy the leisure and entertainment services and amenities of the city…
Read MoreCHICAGO/WASHINGTON D.C. – Jan. 16, 2018 – SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, announced today the release of its annual publication, Circuit. It includes SmithBucklin’s "20 for 2018," which offers articles on 20 key trends, issues and developments that will impact associations in the coming year…
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