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Green Team - Congress Center Basel

Published: 17th July 2019

Big events – small footprints The CO2 calculator is one of the innovations introduced by the CCB’s Green Team. This smart tool determines the emissions generated by events and encourages organisers to…

American Independence Day Celebrated for the First Time in Jerusalem at ICC Jerusalem

Published: 17th July 2019

The splendid production has transformed the Teddy Kollek Hall of ICC Jerusalem to a red carpet ballroom in a first of its kind event held in Jerusalem. Mira Altman, Director General of…

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How to Appeal to the Next Generation

Published: 12th July 2019

With Millennials entering the market and baby boomers exiting, it is more and more crucial for scientific associations to involve young physicians and facilitate an easy handover. Associations have to think about younger generations increasingly and to take action in a way that will deliver value to them. Association congresses are, for example, a great time to promote it.

Avoid, Intercept, Redesign How to manage sustainability

Published: 31st May 2019

Did you know that every piece of plastic with which you have ever had contact is still on our planet? Take a moment, and really absorb that fact...every piece of plastic that you have ever used: food packaging, childhood toys, stationery, water bottles....so many water bottles!! Those items are still here in one form or another, most probably as tiny microplastics in our oceans.

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Eureka! Elvire de Chalus of Colloquium wins the IAPCO Driving Excellence Innovation Award

First ever IAPCO Edge Seminar in Xiamen, China leads to bidding taskforce

The Vice-Mayor of the city of Xiamen and the Head of Xiamen CVB have announced the formation of a Xiamen Bidding Taskforce, immediately following an IAPCO Edge Seminar delivered in partnership with IME Consulting and attended by over 60 local and regional delegates.

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The Right PCO

Guidelines to assist an International Association in the appointment of a PCO for their meeting

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Bidding

Bidding for a Congress: working with the team, the steps required and some sound advice on the approach

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Request for proposals

RfP template for appointing a PCO for an international and national meeting

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First Steps

First steps in the preparation of an international meeting for the chairman of the meeting

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The PCO - May 2019

All the news from the International Association of Professional Organisers featuring: Eureka! Colloquium Numbr is a winner at IMEX Awards Expert Knowledge Articles: Digital Disruption in the Business Events Industry The Future of Meetings: Original Events PCMA Column: Speakers Speaking to Speakers 7 ways to create a sustainable conference The Quest for New Association Business Models How to make an event marketing strategy Plus! Lots of news from our members, partners, IAPCO and much more

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The PCO (March 2019)

News from the International Association of Professional Organisers. Featuring: Relationships underpin success. PCMA Column: Trends that are changing meeting design. Association trends for the Asian market to look out for in 2019. Why engagement alone won’t be in enough in 2019. Team: Can sport improve companies and how we work. Attracting membership from different geographical regions and cultures and much much more...

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The PCO - Anniversary Supplement

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The PCO (December 2018)

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Disruptive Ideas - Accelerating success and delegate engagement

The Emirates Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery hoped to raise awareness on the rising epidemic that is facing the Region in hopes of creating viable solutions to avoid and reverse the effects of obesity. MCI set about introducing innovative ideas to be introduced into the congress programme.

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