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G reetings , and welcome to issue 118 of Conference & Meetings
World . This issue coincides with the long-awaited big European meetings industry gathering , IMEX Frankfurt , one of the global conference and meetings industry ’ s largest events . As you would expect , we take a deep dive into this year ’ s show to understand a bit more about what to expect .
Delegates can choose from more than 150 educational events , which includes Professional Development and Upskilling ; Creativity in Communication ; Diversity , equity , inclusion and accessibility ; Innovation and Tech ; and Purposeful Recovery to reflect current industry challenges and priorities . A packed agenda , then . Read more on p10 .
Of course , in March IMEX announced it
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Editorial director , Martin Fullard
had extended its partnership with Messe Frankfurt until 2025 , and that led CMW to assess how the German event market is faring . As restrictions are slowly lifted , we speak to multiple industry leaders across Germany to discuss how they believe the domestic and international events landscape is currently shaping up ( p16 ).
On p18 , Paul Colston interviews Bogota-based Martha Lucia Bautista Cely , secretary-general of the International Confederation of Disciplinary Law ( CIDD ) and director of Colombia ’ s national Institute of Disciplinary Law ( ICDD ). She leads on both organisations ’ conference and meetings programmes and shares why live events are so important to her associations .
We stay with those involved in the organising side of things on p23 , where reporter Oliver Thomas interviews Charlee Gough , divisional director for corporate at MCI about corporate events , recruitment challenges and sustainability within the industry . On p30 , we sat down with professor Shlomo Vinker , European president of WONCA , to discuss the 27th WONCA European Conference which takes place at the ExCeL London , 28 June-1 July 2022 .
If you still have breath , we have a full report from our trip to Thailand on p35 and Ramy Salameh shares his experiences after a whistle-stop tour of Qatar as the Gulf nation gears up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup .
All that in 52 pages . Enjoy the issue .
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MANAGING EDITOR PAUL COLSTON pcolston @ mashmedia . net
PORTFOLIO DIRECTOR IAIN STIRLING istirling @ mashmedia . net
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR MERCEDES ALONSO malonso @ mashmedia . net
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EDITORIAL DIRECTOR MARTIN FULLARD mfullard @ mashmedia . net
INTERNATIONAL REPORTER OLIVER THOMAS othomas @ mashmedia . net
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER SABRINA BOUCHER
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER ROBERT FLETCHER rfl etcher @ mashmedia . net
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