FICP

APRIL 28, 2023

Convening EMEA 2023 will take place September 21-22, 2023 at the Bella Center Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In North America, and globally, New York topped the list as one of the most booked destinations from travelers from Asia Pacific (APAC); Europe, Middle East and Africa(EMEA); and Latin America (LATAM); other destinations international travelers are looking at closely are Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Orlando.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2021

In an effort to facilitate the growth of business events and PCMA’s community, the organization has appointed a new leader in three regions: Asia-Pacific; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and Latin America (LATAM). These changes will go into effect August 2.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

PCMA has partnered with the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and 30 European convention bureaus to launch the industry’s first climate tech summit, which will be held in conjunction with Convening EMEA in Barcelona next October.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Local musicians Ole Kibsgaard and Kaya Bruel lead participants in singing Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” to open PCMA’s Convening EMEA 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Convening EMEA attendees join in singing “What a Wonderful World” to open the event. Welcome to our first installment in a new Convene series How We Do It.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 12, 2024

“There are a lot of useful places to give advice, but just not as often or as early as you think,” said Michael Bungay Stanier, who will give the opening keynote at Convening EMEA 2024. Stanier will be a keynote speaker at PCMA’s Convening EMEA 2024 in Barcelona, Sept. REGISTER NOW for Convening EMEA 2024 How can I help?

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 2, 2024

During this digital gathering, we shared a reminder on how to activate your EMA profile, the variety of EMA Member Benefits available to the EMA membership since joining the PCMA community and the findings of the annual EMEA Engagement Survey.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 26, 2022

com; Eleni Skarveli, director of Visit Greece, UK and Ireland; Wouter Geerts, research director of Skift; Deepak Ohri, CEO of Lebua Hotels and Resorts; and Jelka Tepsic, deputy mayor of Dubrovnik; Eduardo Santander, CEO of the European Travel Commission; among many others, will participate in this new edition of the conference.

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MPI

MAY 1, 2023

A discussion about 2023 goals and impactful experiences with Thijs Peters, chair of the MPI European Advisory Council, and Antonio Ducceschi, chair of the MPI Foundation’s EMEA Council.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Adrian Ott (from left), Clare Melton, and Ori Lahav discuss the rising costs associated with planning conferences and events at Convening EMEA 2023. 21 at Convening EMEA 2023 in Copenhagen — proof that the challenge of dealing with increasing expenses is among the most pressing event professionals face.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Before rejoining IAAPA as vice president and executive director of IAAPA Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and later being promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer—his most recent position—he worked for Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, as director of communications and manager of special projects.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We were named a G2 Leader in 5 reports for Event Management Platforms, Event Registration & Ticketing, and Webinars, including high ranks across regional reports for the United Kingdom, Europe, and EMEA. Learn how Bizzabo can help you create next-level event experiences.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2022

For the first time, PCMA “Convention EMEA” will take place at Meeting Destination Vienna—named the world’s greenest and most livable city —Sept. Despite this, many European associations are still moving forward with their events, like IACC Europe Knowledge Festival 2022 —which has always been based in Europe—taking place in Amsterdam on Sept.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Preparing for the Exam In 2004, when Meeting Professionals International (MPI) held their EMEA Conference in Berlin, Mahmoud was working as director of conventions at the Berlin Convention Office. “This is my passion—and being part of the global events industry is my second passion.”

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 19, 2024

With support from nearly 30 national tourism offices and convention bureaus throughout Europe, the new Climate Tech Summit will happen alongside PCMA’s Convening EMEA conference in Barcelona but deliver sessions online for U.S.-based based planners.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

If there was one group Jaimé Bennett, PCMA’s regional director, EMEA, knew she wanted to have represented as active participants at Convening EMEA 2022, Sept. It was definitely the most distinguishing session at Convening EMEA this year.”.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 19, 2022

I loved speaking with Nicole Walker at Convening EMEA in Vienna a few months ago. Help your event participants remember the experience by using seeded paper for your name badges. Nicole Walker.

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

Catherine Logan, Regional Senior Vice President – EMEA and APAC, GBTA. APAC is a key market for GBTA, and we are delighted to support FCM on this event which will enable leaders in the market to reconnect, learn, and inspire one another to move the industry forward collectively.’ Business travel in India is expected to reach USD$49.5

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Convening EMEA – The Nexus of Business Events. Convening EMEA reunited global Business Events professionals from 29 different countries in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mia Masson from Swapcard chatted to Jaimé Bennett , Regional Director for PCMA EMEA, in between all her very full onsite days. ” Howard Yu, Convening EMEA 2022.

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EHL Insights

JUNE 5, 2023

Marriott, Chairman of the Board of Directors, gathered at the conference, which was also the company’s very first event to group GMs of the entire EMEA region. More than 600 attendees including Anthony Capuano, President and CEO of the multi-billion dollar company, and David S.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Premier Inn: Instant booking for meeting space is available in EMEA markets. . • Accor: Planners are expected to be able to use instant booking for both guest rooms and meeting space, but no launch date has been set. Wyndham: Instant booking for guest rooms only is expected to launch this month at all properties.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 5, 2023

says Saeed Abdillahi, EMEA Sales Manager at Embed. “As Embed, the ultimate cloud-based, cashless solutions provider for the amusement, entertainment, and leisure industries, showcased its SaaS solutions and other breakthrough innovations at IAAPA Expo Europe in Vienna, Austria. What’s Next?

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I look forward to seeing you in Copenhagen at Convening EMEA September 20-22, 2023, or in San Diego at Convening Leaders January 7-10, 2024. Convening EMEA – This year’s annual event is being held in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 20-22. To view more details or secure one of the limited places remaining, please visit Convening EMEA.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 9, 2023

The acquisition of the Event Marketing Association-UK (EMA-UK), made up of more than 800 corporate event marketing professionals, representing a cross-section of EMEA industry segments and global brands. “PCMA and the PCMA Foundation will continue to make new investments in the development of education and learning products,” Karamat said.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Convening EMEA 2023 closed with a guided meditation to give participants “some time to stop, consider, and reflect individually and collectively” on what they had learned during the event, said Jaimé Bennett, PCMA’s managing director for EMEA. Read the “ How We Do It ” story.

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BCD Meetings & Events

MAY 2, 2023

Throughout an afternoon the event covered multiple sessions, including a trends update from Helen McCabe, a Q&A session with Scott Graf, a security seminar with Hilton’s Senior Director of EMEA Alex Humphrey, and most notably, expert panels focused on contracting and sustainability.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Convening EMEA Session, Digital Event Insights to Guide Future Audience Engagement, broke down the findings of the study. In advance of the session, we shared some initial background on the research effort in order to set the scene for the Convening EMEA session. Criteria for participation in the survey. Who responded?

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 24, 2024

Many of the industry’s leading influencers and executives have confirmed as speakers, including: ALEXI TABRIZI – EVP Global Sales, Big Bus Tours ALKA CARTER-MANNING – Regional Director EMEA, TUI Musement CHEE CHONG CHAN, CEO GlobalTix CHELSEY SMITH, Head of Connectivity, City Sightseeing Worldwide CHRISTIAN WATTS, Founder and CEO, Magpie Travel (..)

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Most recently, at Convening EMEA, held Sept. 20-22 in Copenhagen — one of the world’s leading sustainable meetings destinations — we announced the launch of a new climate-tech event to take place in 2024 in partnership with the National Convention Bureaux of Europe.

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Travel Daily News

JUNE 12, 2022

The winners across the four award categories, including the FTE Airline/Airport Transformation Power Lists EMEA, FTE World Ancillary Award, FTE World Airport Retailing Award, FTE Startup Innovation Award.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 29, 2023

Jaimé Bennett, managing director EMEA at PCMA, didn’t set out to follow the personality test model when she designed this year’s Annual EMEA Engagement Survey, which was conducted in late February. That’s not your imagination — it’s done deliberately as a way to measure how strongly you feel about something.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 26, 2024

Dave Goodger, Managing Director EMEA, of Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company, will kick-off with a keynote under the heading “Opportunities for Chinese Inbound Growth to Keep Pace with Outbound and Domestic”.

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Travel Daily News

JULY 29, 2021

New and expanded leadership structure for APAC, EMEA and LATAM Regions.

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APRIL 4, 2023

We are delighted to continue our long-standing relationship with Virgin Atlantic,” said Jean-Vincent Teuler , vice president airline sales, EMEA, Sabre Travel Solutions.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 21, 2022

Jaimé Bennett, PCMA’s regional director of EMEA, was taken on a tour of small businesses during her first site visit in Vienna earlier this year. The goal was to find places that Convening EMEA event professional participants could explore as offsite visits during the conference, Sept. Learn more about PCMA’s Convening EMEA.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

If you are looking for a large conference hotel in Munich that offers large space capacity, flexibility in space configuration, advanced technological capabilities, spacious guest rooms, excellent catering, and the opportunity to make your event truly memorable, the Munich Marriott Hotel City West is the top choice.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 28, 2021

New and Expanded Leadership Structure for APAC, EMEA and LATAM Regions. While the recovery of business events in the EMEA region is varied and complex, PCMA continues to play a vital role for all audiences. Jaime Bennett has been elevated to Regional Director.

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