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ICCA press releases

ICCA releases 2017 statistics with another record number of association meetings

Barcelona claims first place in the ICCA city rankings by number of meetings in 2017 for the first time since 2004. The association meetings market continues to show robust growth.

57th ICCA Congress in Dubai to be held under patronage of Crown Prince of Dubai

ICCA announced that the 57th ICCA Congress, taking place from 11 November to 14 November 2018 in Dubai, will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.

ICCA publishes 2017 country and city rankings based on estimated total number of participants

As part of its 2017 Statistics Report on the international association meetings market, ICCA has published its country and city rankings by estimated total number of participants.

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ICCA Statistics

Download a public abstract of the 2016
ICCA Statistics Report

Download "A modern history of international
association meetings 1963-2012"

Picture library

Find links to high-res images of ICCA President Nina Freysen-Pretorius on her bio page.
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For other high-res images check out ICCA's Flickr photoalbum and ICCA's social media channels.

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ICCA press contact

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Blogs

ICCA Presidential Message // April 2018

At the recent ICCA Board strategic meeting, considerable discussion took place regarding the importance of advocacy within our sector as well as inclusivity and extended collaboration with all stakeholders.

ICCA Presidential Message // March 2018

In February the ICCA Board of Directors met in Istanbul, Turkey to evaluate our associations existing strategy and deliberate the relevance of what is currently in place.

ICCA Presidential Message // February 2018

Having been in the business events tourism industry for the last 25 years, it used to completely confuse me that ICCA members from all over the world, operating within the same field, offering similar or supporting services...

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