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18 >> Beyond the event: What Canada’ s legacy study is revealing about real impact
27 >> The Producers Room: Con Bridgeman offers a framework for operationalising AI for conferencing
41 >> AIME 2026: Iain Stirling reviews the main show Down Under – the biggest edition yet
46 >> Official Opening: Report on the big NZ $ 750m convention centre unveiling in Auckland
48 >> When tech comes to town: Stephanie Ackland with a special report from Porto Alegre
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03 >> Editor’ s letter 06 >> Global snapshot
09 >> ICCA’ s CEO champions American associations as‘ huge driving motors’
12 >> SITE’ s Padraic Gilligan says British buyers are looking‘ further afield’ than Western Europe now for their incentive destination choices
15 >> Destinations International: Why planners are taking a harder look at destinations
23 >> BestCities: Global Forum puts culture at the core 36 >> Wellness: Making the moment, with Nolan Nichols
32 Convening Leaders
Tartan army convenes in Philly
20 Autism Europe Congress 2025
A Failte Ireland case study
42 A matter of trust
Have we moved the AI guardrails too soon, asks Paul Cook?
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