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22nd of January 2021
Franco Viviani is
an anthropologist at the University of Padua (Italy). In his former role as
President of ICPAFR (International Council for Physical Activity and Fitness
Research) he co-organized several symposia worldwide. His main research topics
are related to the body and the self-referent thought.
21st of January 2021
When the time is right, the Finnish business events industry will make sure that meeting planners and congress guests who come to Finland can enjoy their trip safely. Business events suppliers in Finland monitor and follow the advice of authorities regarding the corona virus situation and work together around health safety to ensure the safety of the facilities and services.
22nd of December 2020
Despite being forced on-line due to covid-19, the IEEE 22nd International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing was a success, according to General Chair of the event, professor Atanas Gotchev of Tampere University. With an anticipated attendance of 150 delegates, the on-line event attracted an impressive 680 registered participants.
So what did the organisers do right to reach this success?
22nd of December 2020
Energy is vital to the functioning of our societies. We need solutions that make it possible to combine sound economic growth with little environmental impact and customer convenience. District Energy is the key to sustainability. Its infrastructure enables significant carbon footprint reductions by allowing cities to harvest the potential of renewable energies and surplus heat that would otherwise go to waste!
22nd of December 2020
40th Euroheat & Power Congress goes hybrid – we meet online and onsite!
15th of December 2020
The Prepared, Hybrid MICE City of Busan
7th of December 2020
Eco-friendly City of Busan Builds 'Sustainability'
30th of November 2020
The city of Hamburg has been named as “Germany’s strongest city brand”.
Hamburg claimed the top spot in a number of categories: attractiveness,
future development, city break destination, likeability, uniqueness and
standard of living. Discover the city, its meeting and event facilities
and innovative economic clusters at IBTM World Virtual, taking place 8 –
10 December 2020.
27th of November 2020
Our world is rapidly changing and we have to adapt and move with these changes as they happen. The events industry is also finding itself in a rapid transformation. One of the key questions is 'how can we plan for, and organise events with the current uncertainty of being able to get our audience together in a physical location?' During the 1st Rotterdam Experiment we will discover the exciting possibilities mixed reality offers the events industry in a living experiment connecting the virtual & live sphere to each other.
26th of November 2020
In response to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, Korea MICE Bureau, under the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), released an updated COVID-19 support program for International Conventions to provide extra assistance to groups affected by the pandemic.
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