MPI Belgium will host their annual MPI Conference as part of the third annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) on April 12, 2018. MPI will join forces with the advocacy coalition Meetings Mean Business (MMB) and meetings industry organizations worldwide to showcase the real impact that business meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, trade shows and exhibitions have on people, business and communities.

AIM Group International receives another important international recognition, the third in 2017 after BEA World Award and IAPCO Collaboration Award. Eventex Awards has just ranked AIM Group International among the top 20 event organisers and agencies from around the world in the Eventex All-Stars Index.

Marco Quagliarella is appointed as the new Director of International Operations at AIM Group International, reporting to Gianluca Scavo, CEO and Managing Director.  Quagliarella will be responsible for enhancing AIM Group’s presence in international markets, a strategy underway in the 2018-2020 business plan, as well as achieving profitable growth in the offices located in the Group’s individual countries.

On 14th November 2017 UNICEO® announced its 2018 European Congress will take place in Budapest on 28-29 June. At Kempinski Corvinus Hotel, members of the association from more than 20 countries will come together and focus on the congress theme, "Leading Events to the Future". The event aims to strengthen the positioning of UNICEO members as key players in the communication strategy and business development of their companies.

Aim International are excited to announce that Wim Desloovere is assuming the role of Country Manager for the Brussels Office. Wim will lead AIM Belgium’s ongoing strategic initiatives to provide innovative event services for top companies/associations and develop an expanding portfolio of regional and international accounts in the country.

With this agreement UNICEO® is partnering with the only global event that recognizes the best events of the year. Bea World will take place this year in Porto, Portugal, 15-18th November 2017.

UNICEO® announces a new partnership with IBTM World taking place in Barcelona, 28-30^th November 2017.With this partnership, UNICEO® is willing to offer its Members the possibility to meet & share with other corporate event Leaders and communicate about the 2018 European Congress. During the event, UNICEO® will also lead a conference about Return on Investment and organize a Leaders Meeting in Barcelona.

Tijdens de Raad van Bestuur op donderdag 7 september is Emile de Cartier verkozen tot nieuwe voorzitter van Febelux, de beroepsassociatie voor de live communicatie sector in België en Luxemburg. Emile neemt hiermee na twee jaar de fakkel over van Frédéric François.

United Networks of International Corporate Events Organizers (UNICEO®) has inked a new partnership with ITB Asia, ‘Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show’, to strengthen its presence and development in Asia for the period 2017-2018. An important delegation of UNICEO® leaders will be attending ITB Asia 2017, which will take place from October 25 - 27 at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Planners and suppliers are the key drivers of the events industry. We need each other in order to deliver effective meetings and grow our business. And like in any kind of human interaction, the planner/supplier relationships have their ups and downs. But imagine the positive impact we would have on the meetings industry if planners and suppliers find the ways around these pain points in their daily job? Join MPI Belgium on 19th of October at Aloft hotel Brussels Schuman in a round table session to discuss the "4 pet peeves" of the planner/supplier relationships and the ways to avoid them.