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Roslyn McLeod OAM, Founder of Australasian Professional Conference Organisation Arinex, has been presented with an Honorary Membership of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The prestigious global award was announced at the 61st ICCA Congress in Krakow, Poland. Presenting the Honorary Membership to Roslyn and another highly regarded industry leader, Christian Mutschlechner, ICCA President James Rees said the status is reserved for a small number of retired individuals who have given particularly strong service to the association.

Event: International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors 2022 | Dates: 27 – 30 June 2022 | Venue: International Convention Centre, Sydney. COVID-19 led to the postponement of the biennial International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS) in 2020, meaning the 2022 event in Sydney would mark four years since delegates would meet in person. Despite the pandemic and other international events impacting travel, it was an ideal time for the conference to be held in Australia due to local advancements in the field. A world-first breakthrough in quantum computing, led by ICPS co-chair Professor Michelle Simmons AO, was announced just days ahead of the conference taking place.

In February of 2022, Robert Oberhauser and Interplan joined forces in order to establish this exciting new opportunity. Together, they were able to successfully combine over 50 years of experience in Event Management, with an innovative “Start-up Approach”. The newly established company, “derCampus 360 degree event realization GmbH” will continuously redefine continuing medical education in the future.

The first in-person meeting after the pandemic was a really important moment for Ipsen to engage its employees, allowing them to re-connect, communicate, share ideas and find solutions for future projects. The company also wanted to find a way for the teams to give back to the community and produce a positive legacy. AIM Group, which is collaborating with the company already on several projects helped conceptualise and organise their Re-Connect Meeting in Salerno, Southern Italy, involving employees in an engaging CSR project. To make it a memorable and teambuilding experience, the Community Day was therefore celebrated with a beach clean-up, which allowed the Ipsen teams to give back to the community and pursue a common goal.

Congrès Inc., IAPCO member headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has identified 4 materiality themes (priority issues or key challenges) to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) for resolving issues in society through its business. As a part of the priority issue, “Creating a sustainable work environment in which the company and employees can grow together,” Congrès held a hybrid meeting on August 24, 2022 between new graduates who joined the company from 2020 to 2022 and the President, TAKEUCHI Noriko. The main venue was one of our Tokyo headquarters’ conference rooms, connected online with employees participating from their respective locations, including Knowledge Capital – Congrès Convention Center in Osaka, owned and operated by Congrès, as well as our Nagoya and Fukuoka branch offices.