Global Exhibitions Day (GED) 2018 will be held on 6 June, 2018, globally, UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, announces today. Through activities by exhibition industry associations and companies all around the world, the aim of this largest awareness campaign for the exhibition and events industry is to raise the profile of the sector as one of the most vital contributors to economic growth in cities, regions, and countries.

Now in its third year, GED is a perfect opportunity to celebrate the exhibition industry and highlight the positive impact it has on jobs, business, innovation and local investment. In 2017, 41 partner associations came together to support this awareness-raising campaign, carrying out activities in 67 countries and regions around the world. The campaign reached over three million people on Twitter alone.

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Canberra Convention Bureau is hosting ‘Top Secret’ the three-day, two-night discover Canberra experience, which showcases the unique possibilities of the city for business meetings and events.

Canberra Convention Bureau CEO Michael Matthews said “Lonely Planet ranked Canberra at number three on their city destination list for 2018. This is an outstanding endorsement of the city, and we look forward to the opportunity to showcase our city to meeting planners from around the country.”

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Dear DMO, your mission for the next 12 months is to establish trust, reputation, and authority with Google and the search engines, because these days, there are only two markets that matter: Google and your customers. Content should be the cornerstone of all of your tourism marketing.  Publishing online content is also pretty much the only way you can build trust, reputation, and authority with the search engines. So, do or die. Publish or perish.

Each time you publish a piece of content, the search engines will pick it up. The algorithms will 'whizz around' building a picture of your product, service or destination. Eventually – eureka! – the search algorithms WILL discover what you are all about. With each piece of content you put out there, they will get to know you a little better and you will be presented in the searches of your ideal market segments.

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Australian MICE outbound industry confidence and belief in the one-day trade event, Get Global, dedicated exclusively to outbound product has emphasised to the founders that the format is what the industry has been looking for.

Get Global Director and Founder, Gary Bender, “We’ve already had double the registrations compared to this time last year.  Industry confidence is growing and the MICE market is using to Get Global to deliver real, tangible business results from the exhibition floor.” 

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The Shenyang New World EXPO in Liaoning province’s capital city of Shenyang will cross over into its second year of operations tomorrow, March 1^st. The inaugural second year event will be the 20^th China Northeast International Dental Equipment & Affiliated Facilities Exhibition Symposium on Oral Health to be held March 16^th to 19^th, organized by Liaoning North Exhibition Co., Ltd.

The major exhibition to follow March 23^rd to 25^th, the 2018 Northeast China AD Exhibition & 25^th Liaoning AD/Sign/LED Lighting Expo, is scheduled to utilize all of EXPO’s rental space totalling 28,000 square meters (sqm), organized by Shanghai Modern International Exhibition Co., Ltd.

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A Great Northern Soundtrack curated by broadcaster, Lauren Laverne; the return of Stephenson’s Rocket, complete with virtual reality experience; and a new solo exhibition from Turner Prize 2017 winner, Lubaina Himid, are just some of the highlights of Great Exhibition of the North, which today (27 February) unveiled its 80-day programme.

Millions of people will get the chance to see the best in Northern creativity from pop art pioneer Richard Hamilton to world-renowned sculptor Antony Gormley; live performances from artists such as Roisin Murphy and Kaiser Chiefs; the original character models of Postman Pat; the story of Graphene told through next generation lighting to the world’s most high-tech little black dress and much, much more.

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Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) has joined forces with Rydges Hotel South Bank opening up new opportunities for smaller and medium sized conferences wanting a convention centre experience but with the added convenience of a single point of contact for both accommodation and conference facilities.

South Bank Conferencesis an exciting initiative that will simplify the process with organisers benefiting from the convenience of premium on-site accommodation and access to the dedicated boutique conference facilities of the World’s Best Convention Centre.

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Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre, will renovate its Holiday Inn hotel’s rooms and service concept in a year long project. The new concept will bring the fair program to be a part of the hotel guest’s service experience and will also revolutionize the restaurant world of the Messukeskus.

The hotel renovation that is starting now will cover the entire building, from hotel rooms to service points and from technology to interior design. At the same time the service concept will be tailor-made to meet the needs of clients participating in the Messukeskus events.

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Creative communications agency drp hosted CP Foods (UK) Limited second annual employee conference at drp’s HQ in Worcestershire on 9^th February. The conference was held for over 200 employees across all studios, with an around the world food buffet, a wellbeing workshop and a two-way live video link to the CP Food’s teams across the globe. 

The conference started off with a presentation from CP Foods Limited’s, Managing Director Mark Cheadle in studio 1, followed by a board mastermind gameshow, a strongest link session and ending with a Q&A session before lunchtime. Throughout each presentation there were live video links being streamed to the team members who work in the Thailand and London offices. This feature enabled them to communicate with their peers and be live in the moment. 

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Annual Magnify World Expo and Business Summit is heading to Melbourne for the first time, as the flagship event of the Victorian Government Digital Innovation Festival.

Magnify World Expo will be held over the first two days of the festival, from 24 – 25 August, which brings together the best augmented and virtual reality entrepreneurs and industry. It is the leading AR/VR public exhibition and summit in the Asia-Pacific region, creating a unique global networking event that combines fortune500 brands with local start-ups.

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Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, has awarded members of its Al Safeer Programme for their stellar contribution in attracting international conferences to the city. The awards were presented to 26 member organisations at the Programme’s annual appreciation ceremony held today (27 February) at Park Hyatt, Dubai. The event saw a gathering of over 150 ambassadors, including doctors, scientists, industry experts, business leaders and government officials from across the UAE, who are all playing a significant role in defining Dubai as a knowledge hub.

His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General of Dubai Tourism, presented ambassadors with their awards at the event. Among the guest speakers at the event was Eng. Salem Humaid Al Marri, Assistant Director General for Scientific and Technical Affairs at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, who explained how the organisation worked with Dubai Business Events and other partners to win a bid to host the International Astronautical Congress in 2020.

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Barbican Business Events are offering event organisers the opportunity to make the most of the venue this spring through discounted and exclusive access to its artistic programme.

“For many we are a world leading conference and events venue, for others we are a dynamic and creative international arts and learning centre. We want to ensure the two come together this Spring,” comments the Barbican’s head of business events, Jackie Boughton. “We have some incredibly exciting creative work coming to the Barbican in 2018, which can add something truly special to a conference or meeting. Rather than simply end an event with a drinks reception or dinner, our clients can experience the creativity and excitement of world leading performances and exhibitions, making their event not just different but memorable – which is after all a key metric for a successful event.”

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The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) is set to welcome the World Irish Dancing Championships for its 50th anniversary in 2020. The 10 day spectacle is the largest and most coveted Irish dancing contest on the global circuit.

The prestigious event is expected to attract over 5,500 competitors across solo, céilí, figure-choreography and dance drama categories as well as 15,000 spectators, comprising teachers, family and supporters, generating in the region of €14 million for the local Irish economy.

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Southeast Asia-based responsible tourism DMC, Khiri Travel has announced four new destination products for ITB Berlin and a new sales and marketing partnership for the German market. Here are the details:

Indonesia: Connecting to Sulawesi and Beyond
The new Khiri Travel office in Makassar, Sulawesi opened in December. It is now looking after Khiri itineraries in Sulawesi, Kalimantan, The Moluccas, and Papua. “Sulawesi is a massive destination in itself – with increasingly good air links,” says Herman Hoven, Khiri Travel Indonesia GM. An increasing number of direct flights from Singapore, Jakarta and Bali are making it more accessible. Hoven recommends Toraja, north to the Poso Lake and Bada Valley in Lore Lindu national park. Then over to the Togean islands to see the Bajo people who live on stilt houses in the open sea. He also recommends Wakatobi, a string of idyllic islands known to divers. Garuda now flies to Wakatobi.

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The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) will hold their annual conference on the Sunshine Coast in August 2018, reinforcing the increasing importance to the region’s economy, as one of the fastest growing business event destinations in the country.

The successful bid by Business Events Sunshine Coast (BESC) was announced today at the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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The buyers and sellers of the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) have concluded two jam-packed days of networking and business meetings which included 25 new exhibitors to the show floor.

On the evening of day one, the popular Networking Hour saw the Northern Territory Convention Bureau host delegates on their stand with uniquely themed Territorian-styled beverages and canapes, such as lemon myrtle-infused feta with green ants and crocodile kabana.

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According to a Deloitte Access Economics study, delegates attending events at International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) generated A$785 million in direct expenditure for the State in its first year of operation.

Released in ICC Sydney’s inaugural annual performance review, almost A$560 million (71%) of the generated expenditure is derived from international and interstate visitors, resulting in over 1.5 million overnight stays in Sydney accommodation and the creation of 3,700 jobs.

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There’s been a flurry of activity at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre’s (MCEC) $200 million expansion site, with remarkable progress being made during 2017.

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Melbourne’s business events sector is starting the year on a high with the announcement that VidCon Australia will return to Melbourne in 2018 and 2019 after its successful debut in Australia’s creative capital last year. 

The world’s largest online video conference for video creators, fans and industry professionals, VidCon expanded internationally for the first-time in 2017, choosing Melbourne as its launch platform for the Asia Pacific region.

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Over 230 guest events were held at Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds in 2017, attracting some 1.7 million exhibitors, visitors and participants from more than 150 nations. The most international of these events included, for example, CPHI Worldwide, the international platform for the pharmaceutical industry; Food Ingredients Europe, the global meeting place for food and drink innovations; the Frankfurt Book Fair, this year featuring France as the partner country; the International Motor Show (IAA), the international flagship event for mobility; ISC High Performance, highlight of the computer sector; or the 25th International EAES Congress, the international medical congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery.

As Johann Thoma, Vice President of Guest Events at Messe Frankfurt, explains: “We play host to all event formats – from traditional trade fairs (in the B2B and B2C area) to congresses, conferences, concerts and sporting and corporate events. For us, this role goes beyond renting out our exhibition grounds – rather, we see ourselves as a partner when it comes to providing customised service solutions.” The spectrum of services on offer is broad, ranging from professional project management support to creative stand construction, security and logistics concepts and individual catering.

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