The International Astronomical Union, which unites researchers in the field of astronomy / astrophysics from more than 70 nations, will be holding its 2018 general assembly in Vienna. The event will last more than two weeks and generate some 30,000 bednights for the city.
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Union Tourism Minister Minister Shri Subodhkant Sahai will inaugurate the Second International Buddhist Conclave at Varanasi on September 29, 2012. The conclave is being held with a view to showcasing and projecting the Buddhist Heritage of India.
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Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia announced the appointment of Dreamedia Events to provide in-house audio-visual services and full event production at the new Uluru Meeting Place meeting and conference facility at Ayers Rock Resort. The Uluru Meeting Place will be officially opened on 16 November.
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As Malaysia’s leading convention facility offering world-class services to an international clientele, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) is always looking for ways to remain ahead of the curve. With this in mind, the Centre is increasing its engagement with a large populated emerging market in Asia namely China.
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Pacific World have recently participated in a creative roadshow around Germany which was organized by their Sales Representative, TMC (Tourism Marketing Communication). The ‘Spice up your Business' roadshow took place in Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne and Hamburg during September.
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Building on its success at last year’s inaugural IMEX America, the German Convention Bureau (GCB) is returning to IMEX America 2012, which runs October 9 - 11 in Las Vegas. The GCB booth, #424, is 20 percent larger than last year’s, with more than 36 co-exhibitors showcasing “Meetings made in Germany.” Additionally, the GCB will host a press conference on Wednesday, October 10, with a unique format -- the “speed date.”
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"The problem with the future is . . . it's now!" said PSAV Presentation Services SVP of Global Sales and Marketing Greg Van Dyke at the recent IncentiveWorks tradeshow and conference in Toronto. Addressing a crowd at Canada's premiere conference for professionals who plan, organize or influence meetings and events, Van Dyke stated: "Technology alone offers planners exciting opportunities to increase audience engagement, cater to multiple generations, and interact with an increasingly global audience."
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The Platinum 5-star Garden Hotel, Guangzhou has been honored as the “Best Business Hotel in Guangzhou” at the TTG China Travel Awards. This marks the fifth consecutive year that The Garden Hotel has garnered this prestigious travel award.
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Following an extensive one-year global search, Peter Stewart, President of the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) announced the appointment of Mark Cooper of Warwickshire, United Kingdom as Chief Executive Officer, effective 8th October, 2012.
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ACC Liverpool, home to BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena, is a spectacular world class venue located on the banks of the River Mersey in Liverpool - one of the most exciting conference destinations in the UK.
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Tourism Australia Managing Director, Andrew McEvoy and ATEC Managing Director, Felicia Mariani, congratulated Sydney on becoming the host city for next year's World Youth & Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) which will bring the international youth tourism industry right to the door of Australian suppliers.
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The Loeries is pleased to announce Keith Weed, chief marketing and communications officer of Unilever and John O’Keeffe, worldwide creative director of WPP, as the final two speakers for the International Seminar of Creativity, which takes place this Friday September 21 at Cape Town’s City Hall.
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The Board of Port Commissioners will be asked on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, to approve key documents that will move forward the San Diego Convention Center expansion. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m., in the Port of San Diego Administration Building, 3165 Pacific Highway, San Diego.
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Following on from a successful AIBTM, Reed Travel Exhibitions conducted an independent survey amongst over 6,000 buyers and suppliers within the IBTM Global Events Portfolio database to identify trends for the US as a destination for a trade show for the meetings and events marketplace.
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A new report launched, entitled ‘Open for business’, makes the case for the travel industry to embrace open source software in order to benefit from greater innovation, respond faster to industry and consumer change and reduce costs. The report outlines how open systems could free the industry from its reliance on proprietary software and provide travel companies with greater competitive advantage.
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MiCo - Milano Congressi is located right in the heart of Milan, 4 km from the Duomo and just 5 minutes from Leonardo’s Last Supper. Founded in the year 2002, it was extensively expanded in the year 2005. Presently it is one of the largest conference facilities both in Europe and worldwide. It can cater up to 18,000 people in approximately 70 fully appointed conference rooms.
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Following the resounding success and overwhelming response of its first roadshow in China last year, MyCEB again took the initiative to conduct its second business events roadshow to the world’s most populous country. Held in conjunction with its participation in the China Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM), the roadshow targets local industry players, especially Chinese meeting planners and incentive agents.
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Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) joined with Macau Economic Services, Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute and 16 local trade entities to attend "The China Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition" (CIBTM), the prominent event in Beijing, to jointly promote Macau's Business Tourism as well as Macau's unique tourism products in the Mainland China market.
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Eight cities jointly sponsored the establishment of the China MICE Cities Alliance and convened the establishment ceremony at the China National Convention Center on the wee hours of September 12. The eight cities included Beijing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Kunming, Shanghai, Sanya, Tianjin and Xi’an.
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The 52nd Congress of International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) will be held inShanghai on November 2-6, 2013. The annual Congress is jointly organized by ICCA and Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration in coordination with ICCA Chinese members.
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Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills makes getting the job done efficiently easier than ever with two new innovations for business travellers and locals who want to maximize their meeting time, and their budget. Executive Chef Ashley James unveils a new Power Lunch for groups this September through December 2012.
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Reed Travel Exhibitions has launched decisionmakers.tv, an online TV channel offering insight from the industry’s most senior and influential professionals.
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The 2012 Traditional Craftworks Future Exhibition, a collection of handcrafted everyday items, will take place from September 13th through 17th in the Special Exhibition Hall at Asia’s largest underground mall, COEX.
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Meet only Original Designs, the international trade fair for upholstery, window- and wall coverings, is opening its doors. Compact, international and tailored to the specialists of home decoration. MoOD is the trade show where visitors meet producers of upholstery, window and wall coverings. The more than 300 exhibitors from 25 countries present their unique creations to professionals from all over the world.
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Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has taken two top prizes at the Scottish Event Awards 2012, presented by EventScotland. The venue's Plan-it green™ sustainable events programme won in both Green and Sustainability categories.Nominated in three out of thirty categories EICC's staging of TEDGlobal 2011 narrowly missed out to Edinburgh's Hogmanay festivities for the Event of the Year award.
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Wedding market is expected to grow by 10% at IMPACT over the first quarter next year. The venue provider says it has been experiencing a soar in small-size wedding, with a number of 50-400 guests, which represents 80% of the total booking for the wedding venue. With the promising trend, the company says it upgrades the banquet halls and launches complementary honeymoon trips to attract the market and to hit its revenue targets at 200 million baht.
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The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Attractions Association are excited to announce that the Mississippi Gulf Coast will be the location of the 2013 Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Annual Conference. Beth Carriere, executive director of the CVB, presented the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s proposal in Indianapolis, Indiana to the SATW board this morning.
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The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB), in collaboration with Tourism Victoria (TVIC),will bring 70 Asian buyers to Melbourne this week for the 2012 Asia Mega Famil and Workshop.
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2,200 distributors from Perfect China Co Ltd (Perfect China), a China-based health and wellness company ranked the 10th direct sales company globally, stand to attention at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre’s (the Centre) Plenary Hall during the Perfect China Convention 2012 held at the Centre recently.
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Ten years after hosting the Olympic Games, travelers and meeting planners from around the world are still finding Salt Lake to be a viable hospitality destination. The spirit that was once at the center of the Games, along with the lasting infrastructure and ongoing economic and cultural legacy, has helped transform Salt Lake into a highly sought-after meeting and convention hub and has catapulted it to "world city" status.
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An unmatched charm, an essence of exquisite luxury and an exciting array of cultural pursuits as well as a world of refined pleasures wait to be discovered in the city of surreal serenity.
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