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ICCA and MCI wins award for green index

July 08, 2014· · tags: green, icca, MCi, Scandinavia
The ICCA Scandinavian Destinations Sustainability Index recently received the most innovative project award at the 2nd United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s Knowledge Network Global Forum held in Mexico City.   Designed by ICCA and MCI to measure progress on a ‘Sustainable Scandinavian Meetings Region’ collaboration, the index compares social and environmental sustainability ratings for 23 cities in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It shares each destination’s sustainability strategies, communication campaigns, and certification initiatives.   “This unique project has helped regional leaders from Scandinavia to develop a shared vision of a better, smarter and more sustainable future. Ultimately we believe this will create a more competitive and healthy meetings industry,” says Jonas Wilstrup, Convention director of Wonderful Copenhagen Convention Bureau.   The index was commissioned by the ICCA Scandinavian Chapter, and developed by MCI. “By regularly sharing best practices and benchmarking data, each city and country is able to understand their current performance and set targets for improvement,” said Guy Bigwood, Group Sustainability director for MCI.   Read more
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International association meetings increase by 100% every 10 years

September 23, 2013· · tags: icca, International association meetings, International Congress and Convention Association
By looking at aggregated figures for each five-year period over the past 50 years, the International Congress and Convention Association has found the number of regularly occurring, internationally rotating association meetings is showing exponential growth, with no signs of a slowdown.   The study is part of ‘A Modern History of International Association Meetings: 1963-2012’, which the ICCA has launched this month to mark its 50th anniversary.   It reveals the United States has been the world’s most popular international association meeting destination in the past 50 years, with Paris the most popular city.   The ICCA database records that 173,432 meetings took place between 1963 and 2012. Of these, 1,795 took place in the period 1963-1967, compared with 54,844 in the period 2008-2012.   Read more: http://www.citmagazine.com
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Classement ICCA 2012 : un Top 10 sans surprise

May 14, 2013· · tags: allemagne, association internationale des congrès et conventions, Barcelone, berlin, Espagne, Etats-Unis, france, icca, Italie, paris, Royaume-Uni, Vienne
L’association, qui fête cette année ses 50 ans, publie aujourd’hui son classement annuel des villes et pays ayant accueillis le plus d’événements en 2012.   Aucun bouleversement dans ce cru 2012 du classement de l’association internationale des congrès et conventions. Que ce soit dans celui des villes ou des pays, le Top 10 reste presque inchangé par rapport à 2011, à l’exception d’une ou deux incursions. Une bonne nouvelle, cependant, le nombre des événements comptabilisés en 2012 est en hausse pour toutes les destinations. Concernant les pays, ce sont toujours les États-Unis qui tiennent le haut pavé avec 833 événements, toujours suivis par l’Allemagne (649 manifestations) et l’Espagne (550). La France arrive en 5e position, derrière le Royaume-Uni, avec quelque 469 manifestations enregistrées contre 428 en 2011. L’Italie et le Brésil occupent respectivement les 8e et 9e places, talonnés par le Japon qui gagne 3 places par rapport à 2011. Du côté du classement des villes, Vienne reste indétrônée (195 congrès), et Paris, son éternelle rivale, occupe toujours la seconde place avec 181 événements, en très légère hausse. Berlin se hisse quant à elle sur la troisième marche du podium, délogeant Barcelone qui se retrouve en 5e position, derrière Madrid. […]
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