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NEWS: MCI joins IMEX and MPI to support growth of FLFs
Leading association management company, MCI, has entered into a new collaboration with the IMEX Group, organisers of worldwide exhibitions for the meetings, events and incentive travel industry, an... - 31/01/2012

Students invited to get ahead of the pack with new ‘Power of 10’ IMEX essay competition
Organisers of IMEX in Frankfurt, together with research partners, Fast Future Research, are inviting students from all over the world to enter a prestigious new essay competition as part of its imp... - 18/01/2012

NEWS: Waste not, want not at IMEX in Frankfurt
A campaign to reduce overall waste output from the IMEX in Frankfurt trade show, whether recyclable or not, has seen waste levels reduce significantly over the past three years. The total amount of... - 21/12/2011

NEWS: Changes afoot for 10th IMEX in Frankfurt
Momentum continues to build for the 10th anniversary edition of IMEX in Frankfurt next May 22 – 24 with planned developments and changes to the IMEX Association Day, the trade show’s hallmark "cont... - 07/12/2011

IMEX announces new 'Power of 10' study to mark 10th anniversary year
The IMEX Group has announced its intention to undertake a major new research study on the future of the meetings industry to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its IMEX in Frankfurt trade show in... - 15/11/2011

IMEX’s Tom Hulton presented with Moises Shuster Award
Tom Hulton, Director of International Relations for the IMEX Group, and linchpin in the development of two of the group’s most successful New Vision industry initiatives, has been awarded the prest... - 01/11/2011

IMEX in Frankfurt 2011 results - business placed at show rises by 12%
Close to 1000 hosted buyers responded to the IMEX in Frankfurt 2011 post-show survey and results once again confirm IMEX’s commitment to outstanding business, networking and education opportunities... - 24/08/2011

IMEX launches new blog - IMEX Insights
Follow the IMEX Insights blog for trends analysis, topical comment and debate from both IMEX in Frankfurt and IMEX America staff, speakers, partners and international meetings industry thought-lead... - 18/08/2011

IMEX survey reveals buyers opinions on social media, the IMEX App and blogs
Following another busy IMEX in Frankfurt, over 830 international hosted buyers were surveyed after the show to gain valuable insight into their thoughts on social media, industry blogs and new tech... - 06/07/2011

IMEX 2011 closes on a high and looks ahead to 10 year anniversary celebrations
The ninth IMEX in Frankfurt closed on a high when Chairman, Ray Bloom, announced some important new achievements and record outcomes for the exhibition that represents the worldwide meetings, event... - 27/05/2011

DoubleTree Hotel Portland wins 2011 IMEX Green Supplier Gold Award – Vancouver Convention Centre takes honourable Silver
The DoubleTree Hotel Portland, Oregon, USA, was announced as winner of the prestigious IMEX Green Supplier Gold Award at the IMEX Gala Dinner last night. The Green Supplier Award recognises envi... - 26/05/2011

The hosts show how it’s done as Frankfurt Tourist Office wins this year’s IMEX Green Exhibitor Award
After narrowly missing out on the title last year, Frankfurt Tourist Office has been presented with the Green Exhibitor Award at the prestigious IMEX Awards 2011. Offering a strong case for environ... - 26/05/2011

The Mission ‘Proves Possible’ for Connect Travel Services DMC, Winner of the IMEX Commitment to the Community Award 2011
Connect Travel Services DMC (CTS) of the Dominican Republic has won this year’s globally recognised IMEX Commitment to the Community Award for its recent ‘Mission Possible!’ initiative. This Awa... - 26/05/2011

Judges impressed by increasingly high standard of IMEX Green Meetings Awards – International AIDS Society and Canada Media Marketplace triumph
The International AIDS Society (IAS), the leading global association of HIV professionals working to end the HIV pandemic, was presented with the prestigious Green Meetings Award (large meeting cat... - 26/05/2011

IMEX 2011 awards annual industry accolades
Enthusiastic tributes were paid last night to some of the industry’s finest talents at the IMEX 2011 Gala Dinner, which was attended by more than 650 guests, where IMEX Group chairman, Ray Bloom pr... - 26/05/2011

Adelaide Account Executive Honoured with IMEX-AACB Award Designed to Recognise Future Industry Leaders
The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) has awarded the 2011 IMEX-AACB Vin Barron Award for Australian Bureaux staff to Melissa Reilly, an account executive with the Adelaide Conven... - 26/05/2011

IMEX Politicians Forum: A landmark year as the meetings industry presents further proof of economic value
Politicians and industry leaders from 25 countries including Australia, Germany, the UK, the USA, Sweden, South Korea, France and Croatia gathered yesterday for the annual IMEX Politicians Forum. ... - 25/05/2011

IMEX Association Day 2011 sets up strong start to business-focused week
Record numbers of association meeting planners from across Europe and the rest of the world met yesterday for the annual IMEX Association Day & Evening, which took place at the Sheraton Hotel & Tow... - 24/05/2011

IMEX 2011 marked by hosted buyer strength, educational excellence & exhibitor diversity
The ninth IMEX exhibition for the worldwide meetings, incentive travel and events industry opens today with an exceptionally strong international hosted buyer programme in place and, with more than... - 24/05/2011

IMEX in Frankfurt debuts first ever mobile apps
Exclusive strategic partnership with MPI delivers exceptional attendee value Building upon its role as strategic partner and premier education provider for IMEX America, today Meeting Profession... - 17/05/2011

IMEX Politicians Forum 2011: The Benefits of Business Events beyond the Visitor Spend
IMEX in Frankfurt 2011 will host over 100 senior executives including around 30 politicians representing local and regional governments from Europe, Africa, North America and Asia Pacific when they... - 05/05/2011

IMEX in Frankfurt showcases Meetings Mindset® and new 'hot topic' campfires as part of biggest ever education programme
With improved return on investment (ROI) being the ever popular buzzword of the meetings and events industry, IMEX has teamed up with Meetings Mindset®, a company whose portfolio of services has be... - 21/04/2011

Future Leaders of the international meetings industry join COCAL 2011
Chile played host to some of the brightest up and coming students in the international meetings and incentive travel industry when the IMEX - MPI Future Leaders Forum met in Valparaiso at the COCAL... - 07/04/2011

IMEX, ICCA and Fast Future Launch Convention 2020 Student Case Study Competition
IMEX, ICCA and Fast Future Research are pleased to announce the launch of the Convention 2020 Student Global Case Study Competition. Details can be found at www.convention-2020.com The goal of ... - 30/03/2011

Adding value up to the last minute at IMEX in Frankfurt 2011
In the final run-up to IMEX in Frankfurt, which takes place at Messe Frankfurt May 24 - 26, the IMEX Group has announced a variety of additions to its programme, including more exhibitors and a num... - 22/03/2011

Strong turnout for IMEX in Frankfurt 2011
• New exhibitors announced • Strong hotel representation • 20 new hosted buyer groups • New hot-topic campfires launched • Three Wild Card Winners confirmed Another strong showing from ... - 10/02/2011

New IMEX survey reveals women's meetings industry leadership ambitions
As part of their research into those business performance skills that women feel they most need to develop in order to progress, Susan Sarfati, CEO of High Performance Strategies and Liz Jackson, P... - 02/02/2011

Business all the way at IMEX 2011
- New hosted buyer groups confirmed - North American exhibitors increase presence - New educational programmes maximise time at the show - Social networking introduced for all IMEX attendees - ... - 14/12/2010

NEWS: Confidence replaces caution for the year ahead, reveals latest IMEX Global Insights Report
. Positive outlook for 2011 . Number of meetings, events or incentives expected to rise . Budgets expected to increase Results from the latest IMEX Global Insights Report from leading meeti... - 29/11/2010

NEWS: IMEX Receives Prestigious Award
IMEX and its Chairman Mr. Ray Bloom were awarded the Corporate Order of Skål Merit by the former President of Skål International, Mr. Nik Racic, Director of the Croatian Congress and Incentive Bure... - 24/11/2010

NEWS: Inaugural IMEX Challenge in Poland hailed a "huge success"
22 professionals within the international meetings industry came together to complete the first ever IMEX Challenge in Poland in September. The group of industry volunteers declared the three-day e... - 15/11/2010

NEWS: New survey shows resilience remains defining feature of association
The Association Meetings Forecasts and Trends Report 2011, an annual research survey which is conducted jointly by IMEX in Frankfurt and ICCA, shows that resilience remains a defining feature of th... - 27/10/2010

NEWS: IMEX turns up the green heat with new carbon-free European rail tickets
A new ticket initiative from German rail company and IMEX in Frankfurt travel partner, Deutsche Bahn (DB), will allow the trade show to provide carbon free train travel to all of its European hoste... - 12/10/2010

NEWS: Eighth IMEX Politicians Forum highlights the far-reaching rewards of hosting meetings and events
The message repeated more than any other at this year’s Politicians Forum at IMEX 2010 in Frankfurt was that meetings are integral to the economic development process. Recognising events in this w... - 13/09/2010

NEWS: American buyers see positive trends in face-to-face meetings
Meetings Industry Snapshot: Planners Express ‘Cautious Optimism’ IMEX Frankfurt exit poll reveals American buyers see positive trends in face-to-face meetings A little over half (54%) of meetin... - 03/09/2010

IMEX survey reveals buyers opinions on social media, blogs and Smartphones
For the first time this year, IMEX in Frankfurt surveyed over 1,000 hosted buyers immediately after the show for their views on social media, industry blogs and Smartphone usage. The survey qui... - 25/08/2010

International association meetings shrug off financial pressures: good attendance figures for 2010 and optimism for future growth
Results from a survey jointly carried out by ICCA and IMEX amongst the international association hosted buyers who attended the most recent IMEX in Frankfurt paint a very positive picture for this ... - 23/08/2010

IMEX 2010 post-show survey – buyers prove their spending power
More than 1000 hosted buyers responded to the IMEX 2010 post-show survey and results show that the award-winning trade show continues to deliver on its promise of high quality exhibitors, outstandi... - 09/08/2010

IMEX pushes thought leadership by making latest show seminars and webcasts available online
For meetings industry professionals keen to extend their learning or who missed out on key seminars and workshops during this year’s IMEX, the show’s organisers have made 53 presentations available... - 12/07/2010

Record number of buyers from across the globe attend IMEX 2010
Post-show figures issued today about IMEX 2010 show that the leading worldwide exhibition for the meetings, incentive travel and events industry achieved an increase in the number of long-haul buye... - 24/06/2010

IMEX triumph bodes well for strong year ahead
Frankfurt 27 May 2010 - IMEX 2010 came to a close at Messe Frankfurt today with IMEX Group Chairman, Ray Bloom, announcing that the award-winning show has once again set new records for hosted buye... - 28/05/2010

IMEX celebrates some of the industry’s finest at its annual Awards ceremony
Frankfurt, 27 May 2010 - IMEX played host to the international meetings industry’s most admired professionals from all over the world last night at its annual Gala Dinner at Frankfurt’s Alte Oper. ... - 27/05/2010

Australia wins again – IMEX Green Supplier Awards head down-under for second year running
Frankfurt, 27 May 2010 - Australian suppliers cemented their dominance of the green meetings partner arena by winning both Gold and Silver Awards in this year’s IMEX Green Supplier Award for a seco... - 27/05/2010

Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau (SCIB) wins this year’s IMEX Green Exhibitor Award
Frankfurt, 27 May 2010 - Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau (SCIB) has scooped the Green Exhibitor Award at this year’s IMEX in Frankfurt. Offering a strong case for environmental sustainabi... - 27/05/2010

IMEX Green Meeting Award – COP15 rewarded for exceptional achievement
Frankfurt, 27 May 2010 - For two weeks in December 2009, 33,526 visitors descended on Copenhagen, including 122 heads of state, 4,000 media representatives and more than 6,000 NGOs from 192 differe... - 27/05/2010

Tourism Toronto wins IMEX Commitment to the Community Award
Frankfurt, 27 May 2010 - Tourism Toronto, the Toronto Convention & Visitors Association, has won this year’s globally recognised IMEX Commitment to the Community Award. The Award pays tribute to... - 27/05/2010

Brisbane Marketing employee honoured with IMEX-AACB Award
Frankfurt, 27 May 2010 - The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) has awarded the 2010 IMEX-AACB Vin Barron Award for Australian Bureaux staff to Deborah Lonne, a coordinator with Br... - 27/05/2010

IMEX America – Trade show’s unique model to set new benchmark in US
- Maritz launches Customer Event during IMEX America - Key hosted buyer groups announced - Major educational programme already in place - Wild Card Americas scheme launched IMEX Group Chairma... - 26/05/2010

IMEX Politicians Forum forges ahead
Frankfurt, 26 May 2010 - 29 politicians together with 65 meetings industry leaders and keynote speakers met yesterday to analyse and debate the full economic value of the global meetings industry a... - 26/05/2010

Countdown to IMEX Challenge in Poland - 24 volunteers all signed up and ready to ‘give back’
Frankfurt, 26 May 2010 – IMEX Group CEO, Carina Bauer, welcomed press, sponsors, volunteers and other guests to a press conference at IMEX yesterday as part of the countdown towards the first ever ... - 26/05/2010

Association executives debate shape of the sector’s future at Association Day
Frankfurt, 25 May 2010 - The buying power, size and resilience of the global association meeting market was demonstrated yesterday when almost 300 association meeting planners gathered for the eigh... - 25/05/2010

Smart Strategies Key to Tackling Inevitable Surprises
Convention 2020 Launches Pathfinder Report at IMEX 2010 and Lays out Six Critical Strategic Imperatives Clear positioning, future focused boards, strategic innovation, leveraging data, business ... - 25/05/2010

Countdown to business starts today – IMEX 2010 opens with intent
Frankfurt, 25 May 2010 - IMEX opens its doors today to an anticipated 3800 hosted buyers from across Europe and long-haul markets including North America, Russia, China, Brazil, South Africa, India... - 25/05/2010