Industry Research

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The rise of the Latin American association market

Opportunities for the Association Market in the Latin American and Caribbean region The association sector has seen a significant growth in the Latin American and Caribbean region, from 255 associations represented at the beginning of 2000 to 620 active representations in 2019. This has enabled the…

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The rapidly-growing Middle Eastern association market

The association sector has seen a significance growth in importance in the Middle East in recent years, driven by an educated, professional middle class; a desire for professional education, standards and accreditations; and an understanding by international associations that this is a market of…

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The diversity of the European association market

Europe remains the most popular region for association meetings In the last 55 years, Europe has consistently attracted the highest number of association meetings per region, possessing an overall market share of 53.6%. European countries occupy four of the top five places in the 2018 ICCA Country…

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The renaissance of the African continent

According to ICCA’s industry report released in October 2018, which charts the 55-year growth of the association meetings market from 1963-2017, the international association sector is robust, steady, and growing at a healthy rate. In summary: the number of international association meetings doubled…

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Guest Blog: Association Man -

Association Meetings Programme: As CEO and founder of the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE), the country’s “association of associations”, I was invited to be part of the faculty of the Association Meetings Programme (AMP) organized by the International Congress…

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It's time to face our scary beasts

There are two large elephants sharing the room with associations and our meetings, and it’s time we faced them. The first is the ever-increasing facility with which even the most complex information and knowledge can be accessed. This is steadily eroding the traditional monopoly that associations…

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African Partnership To Benefit Aquaculture

The African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) will partner with volunteer aid organization Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) to improve outcomes in disadvantaged communities by focusing efforts on sustainable aquaculture. The new agreement links both organizations to closer…

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