Host City 2020: event organisers rise to Covid-19 challenges

Host City got off to a flying start with keynotes from Paris 2024 CEO Etienne Thobois, IOC Member Sir Craig Reedie GBE, Expo 2020 Dubai DG H.E. Reem Al Hashimy, and welcome addresses from Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events at VisitScotland and Bridget McConnell CBE, CEO, Glasgow Life
Host City 2020 reveals six Strategic Partners
Host City 2020 takes place online, hosted from Glasgow, Scotland on 8-9 December under the conference theme of The Big Restart: Recovery with a Purpose for the Digital Age
Host City 2020 reveals strong speaker line-up, with four weeks to go

Host City 2020 takes place on 8-9 December, hosted online from Glasgow, Scotland, set to reach a global audience of 1,000 major event industry professionals
Sports Bureau of Macau SAR Government extends SportAccord Gold Partnership

The Sports Bureau will be provided with a prestigious platform for connecting with sport’s most influential decision-makers who will come together for a week of high-level meetings, engaging conferences and a bustling exhibition, from 23-28 May 202
WHO’s Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to Deliver IF Forum 2020 Keynote Address
Dr. Tedros will deliver a Keynote Address on ‘How Sport and Society Can Emerge Stronger from a Global Crisis’
IF Forum 2020 to Adopt Fully Virtual Format
This year’s International Federation (IF) Forum will take place on 4-5 November 2020 (Wednesday-Thursday)
Host City 2020 drives event industry’s “Big Restart” on 8-9 December

In its new virtual format, Host City is “more important than ever” for connecting everyone involved in major events
SportAccord opens Host City Application Process for World Sport & Business Summit and Regional SportAccord
SportAccord has launched the host city application processes for future editions of its SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit and Regional SportAccord events
AIPH announces a Virtual International Horticultural Expo Conference on 30 September

With a mandate agreed by international convention, AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers has been approving and regulating International Horticultural Expos, in partnership with The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), since 1960
How isolation can make us even better connected

Katie Traxton of European Sponsorship Association and WeAreFearless highlights some of the most human approaches to communication in a time of social distancing