ICCA has awarded the first Community Impact Award to Vanessa Reis, head of the Zurich Convention Bureau, during the Meetings Leadership Network event – a celebration of achievement, innovation, and collaboration of the events industry – on 18 November. The event is part of IBTM World in Barcelona…
Read More
ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association, is pleased to announce the signing of a new agreement with the Macau Fair & Trade Association (MFTA) to host exclusive training sessions for ICCASkills, ICCA’s professional certification programme. ICCASkills is the only globally…
Read More
ICCA (The International Congress and Convention Association) signed an agreement with IAPCO (The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers) on 21 October at the ICCA Congress in Abu Dhabi. The agreement aims to provide mutual support to one another in promoting advocacy in the…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More