Legacy

From 27 to 30 May 2025, Calgary played host to Innovate Canada – Life Sciences 2025, the latest edition of Destination Canada’s signature event series, which Boardroom attended.

Long recognised for its hospitality, culture, and strategic position within the meetings landscape, Barcelona is now working to embed long-term societal value into the very fabric of the events it attracts.

With its award-winning Blue Boat Horizon initiative, European Boating Industry is setting a new sustainability standard.

At IMEX Frankfurt this May, Destination Canada’s Business Events, in partnership with The Iceberg, MEET4IMPACT, and GainingEdge, unveiled Year Two findings from its ongoing Legacy & Impact Study.

As DEI are becoming not only moral causes but strategic essentials for the global events sector, International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) is defining what inclusive excellence looks like.

Organised by ESAE for the second time, the 2025 European Association Summit (EAS) gathered a cross-section of European association professionals under the theme “Association Excellence in a Shifting Society.”

For the first time, ESAE hosted a dedicated session in Paris focused on how associations can maximize the long-term impact of their conferences. Boardroom reports.

The BestCities Global Forum 2025, which concluded this past weekend in Dublin stood as a testament to resilience and innovation in the global events industry.

The European Association Awards 2025 are now open.

Cycling Industries Europe's efforts to raise awareness, marked by winning this year’s European Association Award for Impact, demonstrate the power of collaboration and effective actions.

Ioannis Pallas, ESAE Managing Director, explores the intricate concept of legacy, differentiating it from immediate impact and emphasizing its lasting significance for associations.

Destination Canada recently unveiled the first results of its pioneering Legacy & Impact Study.

In July 2023, the 6th World Parkinson’s Congress took place in Barcelona, featuring the "Make the City Parkinson’s Ready" program whose impact hast just been measured.

In an interview with Boardroom, Gerda Marie Rist, the Lead of Copenhagen Legacy Lab, shares her unique journey and the innovative work being done at the Lab.

Vienna recently solidified its position as a leading destination for conferences with the successful hosting of the 2023 annual congress of the EASL.

Glasgow Convention Bureau recently revealed that the hosting of COP26 has delivered a lasting legacy for the Scottish city’s business tourism sector.