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Technology has enabled us to achieve remarkable things, to work and learn remotely, which was essential during the pandemic. It has also made communication more efficient, instantly connecting us with people across the globe. As our regular Mark Levin tells us: “leaders in the association management understand the enormous potential of AI to improve our members' experiences. However, it will take some time to analyse its long-term effects on our organisations.” AI-generated content can be a fantastic game-changer, but there are significant downsides. As you can read in our conversation with the MCI Canada director, Juliano Lissoni, MSc these applications and digital facilitators are already altering human intellectual structures in their interaction with the environment. AI can simplify your life, automate tedious tasks, and help you quickly generate ideas, but it cannot replace human insight, creativity, and emotional intelligence. “One of the (improving) areas definitely involves the attendees’ experience at events. I feel that mass personalisation is where we shall see the most significant impact,” predicts Veemal Gungadin, CEO of the event tech agency, Gevme. In this November's HQ #117, we try to offer an overview of this phenomenon and a future direction for this rapidly evolving cloud world with its inherent complexities and compromises. We caught up with Göteborg & Co to highlight their new digital visitor guide and the need for hybrid solutions; stopped by South Korea with the Korea Tourism Organization to see how this nation is facilitating innovation in the local events landscape; invite you to tap into market trends from our technology partners, Cvent and ExpoPlatform; also, find out a wealth of information from our association partners, AIPC, Kenes Group and the World PCO Alliance, on data management for #associations, medical education through AI simulation courses and the relevance of hybrid formats. https://lnkd.in/dSWx2vkd #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #HybridWorld #Associations #EventProfs #Conferences #Conventions #PCOs #DMOs #ConevntionBureaux #meetingsandevents #businessevents

🚀 Space Cities Network Cleared for Liftoff!✨ The Space Cities Network (SCN) officially launched at the #ICCACongress 2024 in #AbuDhabi, uniting the forward-thinking cities of #Lausanne (Switzerland), Christchurch (New Zealand), Houston (USA) Daniel Palomo, MBA, MSc., and Seoul (South Korea) Jin H. Park advance global aerospace collaboration and sustainable urban development. In this interview, #HQMagazine connected with Gerald Howard (Lausanne Montreux Congress) and Claire Hector-Taylor (ChristchurchNZ) to explore the mission and objectives of SCN. From fostering knowledge exchange to building international partnerships, the Network seeks to connect cities, research institutions, and industries to drive innovation, sustainability, and cooperation. 🌍 https://lnkd.in/dR2i5EmV Stay tuned for more insights into how the SCN drives change across the aerospace and business events sectors. Follow HQ Magazine and keep an eye out for our upcoming features. #SpaceCitiesNetwork #MeetingsIndustry #Innovation #Aerospace

Our Vivian XU impeccably describing these three fantastic days of connections, reflections, learning and shared projects. As she mentioned in these lines below, the dedication and professional spirit that HQ has put at the service of our partners and collaborators cannot disregard the emotional and intellectual empathy that the context of each association and destination warrants. 💡 Here is a stunning mosaic of smiles and hugs that filled our hearts with several of you. Count on us to keep building bridges in the meetings industry! Drop us a message and reach out to co-create a bright future for all of us in 2025. 📝 👐 #miceindustry #hqglobalmag #Headquartersmagazine #IBTMWorld #Barcelona #eventprofs #associations.

The report presented at IBTM World explores economic contributions, budget stability, government support, and the need for stronger industry advocacy across regions, while identifying the successes and challenges that continue to shape the sector.  https://lnkd.in/dpt8VTWd

The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) has welcomed Guadalajara Convention & Visitors Bureau as their latest Destination Partner of the IAPCO community.   https://lnkd.in/dCafCD62

INTERPLAN Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG in collaboration with Congress Center Leipzig (CCL) in #Leipzig have been announced as the winners of IAPCO’s Driving Excellence Collaboration Award 2024. https://lnkd.in/d3qggV5M

#Queensland’s world-leading biomedical sector will be on show at the International Conference on Microneedles 2025 to take place at the ASM Global managed Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. https://lnkd.in/d-5mhM9G

The IBTM Group Forum for Advocacy brought together 80 senior leaders and policymakers from around the world on Monday, to discuss various issues related to communicating the economic and social impact of global business events. https://lnkd.in/dc6NzmXX

The 12th International Ceramics Congress will take place in July 2028 at The Eastside Rooms in #Birmingham, and is expected to bring together more than 600 of the world’s top researchers and manufacturers who specialise in ceramics. https://lnkd.in/dfWPkEj9

ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association, announced the signing of a new agreement with the Macau Fair & Trade Association to host exclusive training sessions for ICCASkills, ICCA’s professional certification programme. https://lnkd.in/dz4_Kb-H