Conference & Meetings World Issue 126 | Page 5

Features
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22 Cover story : USA

Contents

Features

11 >> Tourism Australia Iain Stirling talks to Robin Mack about the upcoming events on Tourism Australia ’ s radar
18 >> A scoff and a scuff Incentive Canada takes Catie Owen on a journey through Canada ’ s oldest city
37 >> Brilliance in Dallas Jack Johnson , Destinations International , projects into the future
49 >> Vienna ’ s soybeans The World Soybean Research Conference writes a new chapter in Vienna ’ s history with soy
50 >> Conventional wisdom CMW speaks with CEO Ryan Simonetti about Convene ’ s ‘ one company two brands ’ strategy

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3 >> Editor ’ s letter 6 >> Global snapshot
9 >> ICCA CEO Senthil Gopinath reflects on Hub USA ’ s association importance
15 >> AIPC Bridges to communities are key to demonstrating events ’ value
17 >> SITE Time to distinguish between business events and business travel
38 >> Event tech CMW rounds up the latest key event tech news

22 Cover story : USA

Paul Colston dives into the latest MICE news out of six selected US destinations

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Canada
Catie Owen discovers a new luxury incentive location on Canada ’ s west coast

43 IMEX America

IMEX ’ s Carina Bauer gives a sneak peek of the kind of content to expect at this year ’ s Las Vegas show

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AIPC
CMW reviews this year ’ s AIPC Annual Conference , hosted in historic Luxembourg
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