Jul 20, 2020 | Columns, Features, Guest Columnist, International Focus
by Sven Bossu (pictured above), AIPC CEO AIPC—the global association of event venues—launched its change process during its Annual Congress of 2019. The current crisis will accelerate this process as the AIPC community is facing unprecedented challenges and...
Jun 1, 2020 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by Cynthya Porter Among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Italy was forced to resort to some of the world’s most extreme measures as it struggled to quash the virus’ spread. As the infection rate spiraled out of control, the government shuttered every...
May 11, 2020 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by Aloysuis Arlando At what is likely to be seen as the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, centers around the world are engaging with clients and communities in some very different ways—all of which will leave them better positioned to play their role in driving not...
Apr 27, 2020 | Columns, Features, International Focus
In Response, UFI & SISO Launch Campaign “This Show Is Open” by Cynthya Porter With the number of people infected people approaching 100,000 since the virus emerged in December, the coronavirus, now named COVID-19, is wreaking havoc on the tradeshow industry,...
Apr 6, 2020 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by Aloysius Arlando, AIPC president As most of the world seems to teeter on the edge of a growing expectation of economic downturn, if not recession, it is an interesting time to reflect on what we may have learned through the last cycle. We would certainly be coming...
Feb 3, 2020 | Columns, Features, International Focus
by Cynthya Porter With an economy that continues to blossom at a pace faster than global economists predicted, Colombia has become the new darling of sales missions from the U.S. to Latin America, with everything from pork to medical equipment rising in popularity...
