PCMA and The Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe today announced Convene 4 Climate, the global business events industry’s inaugural sustainability conference (2-3 October in Barcelona), will be open to curated participation in a workshop-based environment.
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB), the GCB German Convention Bureau and the EVVC European Association of Event Centres present the results of the "Meeting & EventBarometer 2023/2024". The key figures for the German events market in 2023 confirm the upward trend of recent years: Both the number of events and attendees continue to rise and are gradually approaching pre-Covid levels.
Progress needs cooperation: In 2024, five major brands are deepening their partnership with the GCB German Convention Bureau. Besides its diverse marketing and communication services, the GCB’s role in providing thought leadership for the industry is a compelling reason for the partners.
Using an engaging “late-night show” setting, the Future Meeting Space innovation network presented the key findings from its latest research phase, which was concluded in 2023. Headlined "Creating Meaningful Events in Challenging Times", the research project focused on developing innovative event elements that deliver a lasting impact and genuine meaning for attendees.
In order for business events to fully unleash their potential for success even in challenging times, they need to serve a purpose, leave a legacy, and have genuine meaning. But how can meetings, conferences, and congresses meet these requirements? What are the event features that organisers need to focus on in the future as key success factors? In its latest research phase, the Future Meeting Spac
PCMA and the Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe (SANCBE) announced a new sustainability conference to be hosted in conjunction with Convening EMEA 2024 (30 September – 2 October) in Barcelona, Spain. The news was shared during the closing session of Convening EMEA 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe (SANCBE) presents a new whitepaper titled “How can National Convention Bureaux Leverage Their Influence for Sustainability?”
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB), the GCB German Convention Bureau and the EVVC European Association of Event Centres present the results of the new "Meeting & EventBarometer 2022/2023".
With its 2023 research topic "Navigating Business Events in Challenging Times", the Future Meeting Space (FMS) innovation network addresses the role of business events in the current era of transformation.
With more than 200 attendees, the "Sustainable Events Conference - Shaping the Future" (SECON) sent a strong signal for a sustainable future. The event, initiated by the GCB German Convention Bureau and the EVVC European Association of Event Centres, took place in Osnabrück in Germany on 14 and 15 February, 2023.
Why will people attend in-person events in the future was one of the core questions of this year’s Future Meeting Space (FMS) research focus. On 14 December, the innovation network presented the full results of its 2022 research phase "Redefining Event Attendance" in a hybrid set-up with more than 500 online attendees and around 30 selected guests on site in Frankfurt.
The organisation of meetings, conferences and congresses worldwide is affected by the impact of multiple crises. Two studies reviewing current challenges and showing future perspectives that were commissioned by the GCB German Convention Bureau and carried out by the European Institute for the Meeting Industry (EITW) and Oxford Economics analyse the changes in the meetings market resulting fr
On 14 December 2022 at 2 pm (GMT), the GCB German Convention Bureau and Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, together with their research partners, will present the full results from Future Meeting Space 2022 live from Frankfurt in a free online event.
In its current research phase, "Redefining Event Attendance", the Future Meeting Space (FMS) innovation network is exploring why people choose to attend or not to attend in-person business events in the future.
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB), the EVVC European Association of Event Centres and the GCB German Convention Bureau present the results of the new "Meeting- & EventBarometer 2021/2022" with key figures for the meetings, congresses and event market in Germany.
With its new research focus 2022, the Future Meeting Space (FMS) innovation network looks at the reasons why people will in the future decide for or against attending business events in person. The study of its last research on “Changing ecosystems” which presents trend scenarios for the age of borderless communication is now available for download free of charge.
In its 2021 research phase, the "Future Meeting Space" (FMS) innovation network, initiated by the GCB German Convention Bureau and Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, focused on the key topics and factors that impact the new ecosystem of events. Today, the FMS research partners are presenting their findings online, including scenarios for the future of events.
The Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe published a white paper on “The Future Role and Purpose of Convention Bureaux”, providing a shared vision of the convention bureau of the future and a visionary roadmap for further developing the role of convention bureaux in the coming decade.
The Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe has published an update of its 2020 study on “The Impact of Coronavirus on Europe’s Convention Sector”. The report, prepared by Tourism Economics, provides three recovery scenarios to reflect the possible range of developments given the level of uncertainty about how the pandemic situation will evolve over the coming months.
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB), the EVVC European Association of Event Centres and the GCB German Convention Bureau have presented the results of the new "Meeting & EventBarometer 2020/2021".
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