Sydney has won the right to host the International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME15) for 2024. The largest international conference on mathematics education will be the meeting point for some 2,800 mathematics educators, mathematicians, researchers, teachers and resource producers over eight days.
Convention Bureau Italia announced a positive outlook for Italy’s meetings industry. The bureau also announced that in the first six months of 2019 its network of Members is in continual expansion. On the occasion of the national convention bureau's Members' Meeting, CBItalia's new affiliates were introduced and the initiatives in preparation for Italy at Hand were presented.
The Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau publishes its annual study. In 2018, the French capital welcomed a total of 1,192 congresses (+ 7.4% / 2017) and 882,405 delegates, an increase of 14%, among whom were 278,616 foreign delegates (+ 6%).
European Film Academy announced that Reykjavik, Iceland is awarded to host the 2020 European Film Awards in December 2020. It’s not too early or too late to plan and book your future visit during that time.
The International Congress and Convention Association hold its first highly-successful Association Meetings Programme on the African continent from 18-20 June in Durban, South Africa and brought together 128 ICCA Members and International Association Executives from over 30 countries across the globe.
M.I.C.E.-in-the-bag’s last fam trip brought budget-ready MICE buyers and also wedding planners to Borgo La Chiaracia, a 5-star resort nestled in the Umbrian countryside of Castel Giorgio, Italy. Attendees came from the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, and the Netherlands.
IBTM, part of Reed Travel Exhibitions, has announced the launch of a new Business Event, IBTM Asia Pacific. The event will take place on 6- 8 April 2020 in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre and joins IBTM’s existing portfolio which includes IBTM World in Barcelona; IBTM Americas in Mexico City; IBTM China in Beijing; IBTM Arabia in the UAE and IBTM Africa in Cape Town.
Entering its 9th consecutive year, the Taiwan International Balloon Festival is scheduled to take place at Luye Highlands in Taitung from June 29th to August 12th. Hot air balloons from around the world will be in attendance, with over 40 eye-catching balloons.
ICCA announced the publication of its country and city rankings by estimated total number of participants as part of its public abstract of the 2018 Statistics Report. In a continuation of annual trends in 2017, Barcelona and U.S.A. take the top spots these rankings in 2018.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has met in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 110th Session of its Executive Council (16-18 June). At the meeting, Member States endorsed the Organization’s progress and future plans, as outlined Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, and warmly welcomed the participation of the United States as it explores the possibility of rejoining UNWTO.
