CIM Magazine
Experts’ Corner: Five Questions for Deborah Rothe
Deborah Rothe, the new Exhibition Director of ITB Berlin, has been with Messe Berlin since 2011 and has worked for ITB since 2014. She succeeds David Ruetz, who replaced Martin Buck as senior vice president for Travel + Logistics at Messe Berlin in December 2022.
Five Questions for Florian Müller
CIM: Mr. Müller, everyone is currently talking about the metaverse. Do hotels really need to get...
SEC Welcomes Global Congress to Scotland for the First Time
The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is set to welcome the 22nd World Congress of Soil Science,...
Abu Dhabi Teams Up With SITE To Enhance Incentive Travels
The Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau (ADCEB), part of the Department of Culture and...
Visiting a metaverse
A virtual foray. The creative agency Schachzug, a company based in Erlangen, Bavaria, has created...
5 questions for Prof. Dr. Cornelia Zanger
CIM: Prof. Dr. Zanger, the event and trade fair industry offers great prospects for people,...
5 Questions for Sabine Loos
CIM: Best of Events (BOE) has had a complete makeover. What can visitors expect from 19 to 20...
Three years a CIM columnist, but change is on the way in 2022
A wonderful time. Don’t worry, this is not a farewell. We can leave our tissues in our pockets....
Five questions for Astrid Schormann
CIM: What are the most important innovations for you, as an expert in live communication, at the...
Attending an event as an Avatar
Virtual meetings. The Heidelberg-based digital agency imc marketing & consult laid on a...
Rules for starting up again
The rules enabling us to open up are on everyone’s lips, but a bolder approach was needed at an earlier stage. The opportunity has been lost now for 2021.
Changing requirements
With inflatable tents and walls, QuickSpace offers new and flexible ideas for spaces at trade fairs and other events.
Design, space, experience
The success story of digital events has revitalised the industry. Designed spaces, often reflecting their destination, are still essential for intensive event experiences.
Things need to advance quickly now
Barbara Weizsäcker, Secretary General of the European Exhibition Industry Alliance (EEIA), represents the interests of the European trade fair industry in Brussels and ensures its voice is heard in EU institutions.
Stay safe and visible
While politicians are struggling with efficient strategies to end the pandemic, the event industry is working on stringent campaigns to restart analog meeting culture.
Five questions for Iwe Siems
CIM: The DGHO conference was held online for the first time. How well was it received by the...
Under new circumstances
What will trade fairs look like in future – and how can distancing and hygiene rules be incorporated into cutting-edge modern design?
Hybrid events are here to stay
This is quite a turnaround. A previously hollow term has now become reality. Hybrid events work, they are popular, and they cover the majority of ‧participants’ requirements. A plea.
The Meetings Show 2020 virtual is hailed a success
Guest contribution by Jack Marczewski, Event Director, The Meetings Show
Systematic lobbying needed
Tom Koperek, managing director of Grand Hall Zollverein and initiator of #AlarmstufeRot, is ‧finally giving the ‧industry a clear voice through a concerted campaign.
