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These aren’t the unconferences you’re looking for

Conferences that Work

The last example announces that their “unconference” is closing session proposal submissions six months before the actual event! Jeremy Lin and the myth of the conference curator , February, 2012. Twitter is full of folks who already know they’ll be “speaking” at an ununconference (e.g.,

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ASEAN Tourism Ministers approve professional standards to strengthen MICE

Travel Daily Media

Since its establishment in 2012, the ASEAN MRA on TP has guided ASEAN countries in the development of their tourism workforce in two areas: 1) Hotel Services and 2) Travel Services. In 2021, the scope of the MRA was expanded to include two new categories: 1) MICE Professionals and 2) Event Professionals. Project Manager, 2. Show Manager, 4.

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Venue Ventilation: Reasons for Planners to Pay Attention

MeetingsNet

And relevant to the meetings and conventions niche in particular are a research study from 2012 and a research study from 2021 that found diminished cognitive abilities among meeting participants once CO2 levels rise above 1,000 ppm, and significant cognitive impairment when levels approach 2,500 ppm.

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

I’ve lost count of the conference session proposals I’ve made to meeting industry associations that have wound through multiple months-long steps only to be rejected at the last possible moment with no explanation and a boilerplate request to submit more next year.

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Business opportunities abound for Pacific World

Travel Daily Media

The launch of these new destinations was received very well at EIBTM 2012 and was reflected in the number of requests for proposals we received at the show.”. “We are also keen to develop our global presence and we are making new additions to our portfolio including France, Monaco, Dubai, Italy and England for 2013.

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Raising the MICE stakes in India

Travel Daily Media

Chander Mansharamani, Vice Chairman of the India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB), said that they proposed to enlarge the activities of the bureau and form chapters in cities where convention centres were coming up. IT&CM 2012 is underway in Delhi today.

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First ever Routes CIS opens its doors

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Alexander Yaroslavskiy, President of DCH (the Development Construction Holding Group in Ukraine) & General Investor and Coordinator of Kharkiv Preparation to EURO-2012, has invested in the airport and further infrastructure in the city, gearing up for the European Football Championship in 2012.