After another epic Americas Connect, our CEO Mark Cooper gives us a rundown of what happened at the event and the highlights from each day.  Read More

Virtual Reality (VR) has arrived and it’s here to stay. This revolutionary event technology is set to enhance the conference industry with its immersive visualisation experiences.   Read More

Where can you find an all-encompassing meeting location that offers immersive learning, cutting-edge technology, high-quality accommodation and excellent catering? The answer lies in many IACC certified academic conference venues. Read More

If you want to make your mark in the conference industry, it’s essential you design meetings that wow your guests and streamline their experience. Gone are the days when you could simply put on a good buffet and set up a stage with a fancy PowerPoint.  Read More

As the New Year starts, so does a wave of new conference trends. From kimchi and chatbots to delegate wellness and themed events, 2019 is set to be an exciting year for the conference industry.  Read More

There’s far more to meeting room design than beanbags and flipcharts. If you want to run a successful and effective meeting, a creatively designed meeting space is key. Meeting room layouts need to spark creativity and inspire attendees. In fact, 77% of venues now offer creative meetings spaces to assist with experience creation.  We’ve put together a list of our top ten meeting room layouts that will engage your delegates and fuel their imagination.   Read More

Event planners and venues are duty bound to ensure that special dietary requests are considered, and wherever possible, provided for during meetings, conferences and training events. Read More

Planning a meeting, conference or company event can often be full of starts and stops and not always moving in the same direction. The focus, size or even location of the event can change, and the meeting planner may not have insight into the overall goals of the client or group for whom the training or conference is being planned. Yet, nailing down as many of these details as far in advance as possible can be the key to a successful meeting. Read More

Choosing the right venue for your corporate meeting, event, conference or training is just as important to your success as carefully planning the schedule of sessions or selecting speakers. The right venue can mean the difference between a successful training and networking experience or uncomfortable delegates who keep their eyes on the exit. What are the factors that can have an impact on your meeting’s success? 

Here are 12 things to consider when choosing a venue for your next corporate meeting, workshop or training.  Read More

In the world of meetings and event management, the idea of creating memorable “experiences” is becoming an ever more important element. In fact, in a recent survey for the 2018 Meeting Room of the Future Report,  IACC found that 57% (up from 56% last year) of venue operators said an important part of their role is to provide “experience creation.” And they expect this to become an even more important trend in the next five years.  Read More