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The Event Awards 2022 and Venue Awards 2022 presented the Gold award to AFEA, for organizing the flagship global space research and technology conference of the Committee on Space Research, the 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Athens in July 16-24, 2022. Businesses that have invested in infrastructure and competitive services to host and compete for high-quality events participated in the big celebration of the industry, the Event Awards 2022 and Venue Awards 2022, organized in December 2022 by BOUSSIAS.

After a Covid-19-induced pandemic hiatus of 3 years, Conference Interpreter Services, (CIS) was privileged to win the provision of language and accessibility interpreting service at the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held from 18 - 22 September 2022 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. APMCDRR was presented by the United Nations Office of Disaster or Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Australian Government. Dr Yvonne Hu, Managing Director of CIS, headed a large contingent of language professionals who provided simultaneous interpreting service covering English, French and Mandarin as well as Auslan and International Sign languages at APMCDRR in 3 streams/parallel sessions in addition to the plenaries and opening and closing ceremonies.

OIC Group strengthens its international growth, consolidating its presence in the Benelux area and relocating from their historical HQ building to offices in La Nazione building. Starting in November 2022, OIC Group will become a partner of Visit Brussels Convention & Association Bureau and will strengthen its international team with the entry of Edoardo Guglielmino, who is based in Brussels, and will cover the role of Business Development Manager.

The city on the Rhine has hosted numerous international congresses this autumn, including the European Congress of Pathology which was staged in the Congress Center Basel from 3 to 7 September 2022. And what was particularly gratifying was that, despite the conference being held as a hybrid event, almost 4,000 participants were welcomed in Basel in person.

Τhe Hellenic Association of Professional Conference Organizers & Destination Event Specialists, Τhe Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Thessaloniki Convention Bureau join forces to support the meetings industry in Greece.  Three major stakeholders from the Greek MICE industry have joined forces to promote Greece as a destination for high-quality conferences and events. The Alliance is designed to boost the economic impact of the meetings industry by connecting the regions of Greece, creating jobs and promoting investment.