BestCities and the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) have published a whitepaper to help associations articulate their new hybrid congress guidelines. 

The Union of International Associations (UIA) launches an extraordinary survey of international associations on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international associations and their meetings.

A growing number of convention and exhibition sites across the world have started operating as temporary COVID-19 vaccination centres. At the same time, an increasing number of markets around the globe have begun to reopen business events with varying COVID-19 protocols in place.

It has already been four weeks since the GCB German Convention Bureau, PCMA and IMEX have launched their open innovation platform Response Room. This article will present an overview of the platform's developments so far and what can be expected in the coming months.

The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) welcomed the first exhibition in 2021: the Hong Kong International Dental Expo and Symposium (HKIDEAS) during 22-24 January.

The European Commission has approved a €642 million German federal umbrella scheme to compensate companies in the trade fairs and congress sector for damages suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Cvent has announced the availability of its latest For Dummies guide, Virtual Event Strategy For Dummies. The new guide outlines how organisations can develop effective virtual event strategies and design engaging virtual experiences.

Insights from Reed Exhibitions’ COVID-19 Customer Needs and Mindset Barometer reveal how the pandemic is changing customer attitudes to physical and digital events

At PCMA Convening Leaders 2021, the GCB German Convention Bureau launched its open innovation platform "Response Room", initiated in cooperation with PCMA and the IMEX Group.

The new Star Alliance Biometrics platform offers passengers a touchless process both at security access and boarding gates, an important health and hygiene safety measure in times of COVID-19.