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Boardroom met Elliott L. Ferguson II, president and CEO of Destination DC, the official destination marketing organization for Washington, at IMEX a few days ago, and talked connected capital, inclusion and positive impacts.

In early May, Boardroom was invited to attend the inauguration of the completely reconstructed Angers Convention Centre. An opportunity for Boardroom editor Lane Nieset to discover the western gateway to the Loire Valley.

A recent trip to Guadalajara told Boardroom a lot about the city and how it's emerging as a conference destination. Our partner from The Iceberg also took part in it, and produced some videos full of insights, as usual.

A recent trip to Guadalajara told Boardroom a lot about the city and how it's emerging as a conference destination. Our partner from The Iceberg also took part in it, and produced some videos full of insights, as usual.

There was definitely something going on in Gothenburg, Sweden, last week during the two-and-a-half days of education and networking of the Associations World Congress. Here are some highlights of the event, which Boardroom chief editor attended.

Recognised by the European Green Capital label, Nantes is attracting associations like the French Titanium Association, the French Society for Metallurgy and Materials (SF2M) which were instrumental in getting the World Conference on Titanium to La Cité Nantes Congress Centre.

Meetings Africa 2019 started off with a blast at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 26 February, as South Africa’s Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom announced that this year’s show has broken previous records in 2019.

The annual gathering for those representing international associations, the EAS brought together about 200 participants under the theme “Share and Co-create.”

La Cité Nantes Events Center is hosting a variety of national and international major events in 2019 in the field of science and technology, where scientists will discuss their research findings and present their innovative solutions.

From January 17-19, 2019 Vienna played host to the European Associations & Conference Forum (AC Forum).

Innovate Canada will be hosted in Toronto, one of Canada’s leading hubs of innovation for life sciences from May 21 – 24, 2019.

After two successful forums in Dubai and Tokyo, the third edition of the BestCities Global Forum, themed “The Power of People,” took place in Bogotá in December 2018. Boardroom Chief Editor Rémi Dévé was there.

As more and more associations create event departments some appear to see less and less value in the work of PCOs. Why should associations hire professional organizers if, as they grow, they have the staff and the resources to do things themselves?

In order for you to get familiar with Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and where its expertise lies, Boardroom asked four planners to explain how the regional convention bureau, Provence Côte d’Azur Events, successfully supported them.

International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) is the first convention centre in Australia to launch a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

Building on a very strong academic backbone, Jerusalem has emerged as a hub for life science and biomedical companies, with a number of achievements attracting the attention of associations around the globe.