Robots may replace

Robots may replace

by | 22.11.2019 | CIM 2019/6, Spotlight

CIM: What progress has been made with the study „The Future of Congresses- fortifying impact“, initiated by BestCities (BC)?Kit Lykketoft: The study, which consists of four scenarios, will be released at the BC Global Forum in December in Copenhagen exclu­sively to...
Going green

Going green

by | 21.11.2019 | CIM 2019/6, Spotlight

Responsible. Rough sea breeze meets warm hospitality: Copenhagen is considered one of the most popular congress cities in the world. In the 2018 ICCA rankings, the Danish metropolis came eighth, beating major cities such as Sydney, London and Madrid. Especially when...
Event with friends

Event with friends

by | 20.11.2019 | CIM 2019/6, Spotlight

From the heart. For a long time there wasn’t much to report about the meetings industry of Spanish capital Madrid. Barcelona as the young, wild city by the sea attracts a lot of attention. Its ranking in the ICCA’s international congress statistics is high, and last...
Tough job congress pitch

Tough job congress pitch

by | 01.10.2019 | Spotlight

To the bone. “It’s the largest congress in Frankfurt since I joined. That means for over twenty years,” says Jutta Heinrich. The head of Frankfurt Convention Bureau (FCB), a department of Tourism & Congress Frankfurt (TCF), is delighted to have secured EULAR 2020,...
Not reached their zenith yet

Not reached their zenith yet

by | 25.09.2019 | Spotlight

CIM: Mr Krug, what are “fake conferences”?Florian Krug: In the case of scientific congresses they are known as “fake”, ”scam”, “predatory” or “junk” conferences, and there are two types. Firstly: bogus events. This is a criminal offence because despite attendance fees...
Meetings that do good

Meetings that do good

by | 12.08.2019 | Spotlight

Commitment to the cause. “In Germany there are around 22,748 incorporated foundations under civil law. 554 new foundations were set up in 2018 alone,” says Birgit Radow, Deputy Secretary-General of the Association of German Foundations (BDS), which co-organised the...