AIPC: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Embraces the “Customer Journey’

Jul 23, 2018 | Features

by Peter King (pictured above) These days convention centers need to put a major effort into staying ahead of the competition by understanding who their customers are and what’s important to them. At the MCEC, that has meant a specific initiative focusing on the...

AIPC: Center and Association Partnerships in D.C.

May 18, 2018 | Features

by Greg O’Dell (pictured above), President and CEO, Walter E. Washington Convention Center (pictured above) and Events DC Both centers and event organizers have a shared stake in a successful outcome for any given event since whatever satisfies attendees is the best...

Q&A with AIPC President Aloysius Arlando

Apr 11, 2018 | Features

Was 2017 a good year for the 186 AIPC Members? In most performance terms, 2017 was, in fact, a very good year as a continuation of a growth pattern since the GFC in 2008 at a rate that has even exceeded growth in global GDP. However, it was also a time of many...

AIPC 2017 Annual Conference: Current Centre Issues Meet Emerging Geo-political Challenges

Jul 12, 2017 | Associations, News

At right, Aloysius Arlando was elected as the new AIPC president A combination of member expertise and global insights addressed an overall theme of “Transformation” at the 2017 Annual Conference of the International Association of Convention Centres this past week in...