At the 63rd ICCA Congress in Abu Dhabi, Steen Jakobsen was honored with the Moises Shuster Award during the closing ceremony. In announcing the award, ICCA President Marta Gomes highlighted Steen’s remarkable contributions to both the business events industry and the ICCA community. Steen Jakobsen's…
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The ICCA BI Coopetition Award 2024 was awarded to SFA-Connect during the last day of the 63rd ICCA Congress in Abu Dhabi. SFA Connect competed with the entry: “Leveraging sector-first strategies and ICCA BI for successful conference bids: The SFA-C Approach”, an incredible entry that provided new…
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The 63rd ICCA Congress has come to a close, and after four incredible days of dynamic sessions bringing together 1563 delegates from all around the globe, we've made history once again, proving that our industry is stronger than ever and that business events have the power to change the world. This…
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The ICCA Best Marketing Award 2024 (sponsored by The Meetings Show) was awarded to VisitOSLO on October 23, the last day of the 63rd ICCA Congress in Abu Dhabi. VisitOSLO competed with finalists Business Events Australia and Tourism Winnipeg with a campaign promoting Oslo in an ironic, humorous way…
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The annual award distributes $20,000 USD to an international association demonstrating advocacy for global change. ICCA and BestCities Global Alliance are thrilled to award the 2024 Incredible Impacts Programme(IIP) Grant to the European Academy of Childhood-onset Disability. EACD developed the…
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ICCA’s new partnership with Arabian Travel Market (ATM) reinforces ICCA’s commitment to driving tourism growth through the business events sector in the Middle East. This collaboration will also see the debut of IBTM @ ATM in 2025, a dedicated feature to spotlight and elevate the region's business…
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The Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism recognised the significant role association conferences play in advancing and improving communities, and the many ways these meetings contribute to the positive development of destinations. The two government…
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ICCA will collaborate with the German Convention Bureau on working to advance the meetings and events industry on the Future Meeting Space project. This initiative will utilise data gleaned from research to identify opportunities and provide recommendations for improving global meetings, including…
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The ICCA Congress is the meetings and events industry's premier event. Year after year, our Congress draws delegates from all corners of the globe and attracts attendees from throughout our community. It's the place for everyone in the business events space to gather, connect, and form the…
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ICCA is honoured to announce that the Secretary General of UN Tourism, H.E. Zurab Pololikashvili, will join ICCA CEO Senthil Gopinath and ICCA President Marta Gomes at the Opening Ceremony of the 63rd ICCA Congress in Abu Dhabi. We are thrilled to have Mr. Pololikashvili join us to discuss UN…
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