Europe
Ottawa Tourism and The Hague & Partners Convention Bureau co-hosted a buyers breakfast at IMEX America to showcase their partnership on the International Statistical Institute (ISI) World Statistics Congress. The two bureaux formalised their cooperation in 2019 and renewed their memorandum of understanding last year. They continue to collaborate on joint sales, research, and client introductio...
Excel London has reported that US organisers now account for 60% of its conventions and congresses. The figures were released on the opening day of IMEX America in Las Vegas. Excel said the trend is expected to continue as more US companies choose London for major conferences. Global brands such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Salesforce, and Gartner have all hosted events at the venue, alongside US...
Chicago, US-headquartered BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E) has expanded its Congress Practice Area into mainland Europe to meet rising demand for congress services in the life sciences sector. The expansion follows a recent global contract win with a leading pharmaceutical company spanning 30 countries, further reinforcing BCD M&E’s ability to manage complex congress operations while ad...
Dutch-based company, Speaksee has launched Soundshape 1 Pro, a plug-and-play system that provides real-time captioning and multilingual translation for events. The AI-powered system integrates with existing AV setups to deliver live subtitles with over 95% accuracy and latency of less than one second. It connects using three cables audio, power and internet and attendees access captions by scannin...
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) unveiled the 2025 Incentive Travel Index (ITI) at IMEX America in Las Vegas, 6 October. Produced with research partner Oxford Economics, the eighth edition of the Index offers a panoramic global view of incentive travel today and tomorrow, based on insights from 2,700 professionals across 85 countries. T...
Lisbon-based events and shows company, Europalco has appointed Francisco Capote da Silva as sales director. Capote da Silva previously worked as senior sales manager at W Algarve, a luxury resort in southern Portugal, and as head of sales MICE international at Discovery Hotel Management. Pedro Magalhães, chief executive officer of Europalco, said: “His proven experience in the MICE and hospi...
Messukeskus (Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre) has signed a new energy efficiency agreement running from 2026 to 2035, committing to cut energy consumption by 10% from 2024 levels. The move supports the venue’s target of becoming fully carbon-neutral by 2030. The centre has participated in energy efficiency agreements since 2008. Solar panels on the venue’s roof currently generate 5...
UK-based strategic communications group Aeorema Communications plc, which has offices in New York and Amsterdam, has announced that its brand experience agency, Cheerful Twentyfirst, has posted a “busy and successful delivery period” of business over the quarter to September in North America. The agency said 40% of its business events during the period could be attributed to net new client relati...
Legends Global has appointed Nuno Moura as managing director for Iberia, based at the company’s Madrid headquarters. Moura will oversee business operations across Spain and Portugal, where Legends Global works with Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and FC Porto. The company is planning further expansion in the region. Moura spent nine years as chief marketing and revenue officer at the Portugal Foot...
The German Convention Bureau (GCB) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) have announced the launch of their new Research Centre for Future Meeting Studies (rcfms). The Research Centre builds on and continues the work of the ‘Future Meeting Space’ innovation network, which was initiated by the two organisations back in 2015. With an expanded international focus, a new struct...
The latest generation of real-time AI translation technology from Wordly will be used at IMEX America 2025, taking place 7-9 October in Las Vegas, USA. Since last year’s show, the platform says it has introduced a number of important upgrades that go beyond translation, giving participants, speakers, and organisers more ways to connect, share knowledge, and extend the value of event content. New f...
The European Hematology Association is releasing an Invitation to Tender for the appointment of a Professional Conference Organiser (PCO) for its EHA Congress in 2027. The association said it expected interested parties to collaborate with EHA for at least three consecutive years (2027, 2028 and 2029). An initial Request for Information will be released to seek interest from qualified PCOs on 26 S...