Members of the Australian Jewish community have received Queen's Birthday awards in the fields of philanthropy, medicine, communal involvement and arts. One awardee has been recognised for aiding refugees and joins another one for helping the reduction of smokers. J-Wire wishes them all Mazeltov.
International Convention and Congress Association: Paris remains among top global destinations
May 7, 2018
According to the International Convention and Congress Association (ICCA) report published today, Paris is the 2nd destination in the world for international congresses organized by international associations, remaining among the exclusive club of the top attractive destinations in the word, and announced a record year in 2017 in term of attendance.
ICCA ranks congress destinations based on 3 main criteria: a recurrent frequency, a minimum of 50 participants and a rotation including at least a 3 different countries. In 2017, Paris hosted 190 congress matching the ICCA criteria with 112 000 delegates, versus 196 events and 74 586 delegates in 2016. Since 2010, Paris holds systematically the first top 2 positions in the ICCA ranking, confirming its preeminence in the international congress sector.