Quick takes

IMPACT launches sustainable meeting package

The largest venue in Thailand, IMPACT, has launched a “Green Meeting Package.” It includes: avoiding using tablecloths, chair covers, straws, and plastic bottled water at meetings, using green air conditioners, separating waste; and using environmentally friendly paper bags, etc. The package also includes a carbon footprint report.

Expanded venue officially opens in Cairns

The Cairns Convention Centre expansion is complete. It cost A$176 million and added 10,500 m2. Facilities are now across four-levels, including a 410-seat function room, three 120-seat meeting rooms and a small exhibition space.

IEG appoints new president

The Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) has appointed Maurizio Renzo Ermeti as the new president of the group. He has been a non-executive board member since 1997 and he was vice-chairman from 2008 to 2016. IEG recently opened an Asian office in Singapore and completed a small Asian acquisition.