Legacy Archives - Boardroom

The Impact of the Parkinson’s Ready Program in Barcelona

5th April 2024

In July 2023, the 6th World Parkinson’s Congress took place in Barcelona, featuring the "Make the City Parkinson’s Ready" program whose impact hast just been measured.

From One Lab to Another: Shaping Future Legacies with Gerda Marie Rist

11th March 2024

In an interview with Boardroom, Gerda Marie Rist, the Lead of Copenhagen Legacy Lab, shares her unique journey and the innovative work being done at the Lab.

Beyond Medicine: Vienna’s Impactful Approach to Liver Congress

27th November 2023

Vienna recently solidified its position as a leading destination for conferences with the successful hosting of the 2023 annual congress of the EASL.

The Long-Lasting Legacies of COP26 in Glasgow

8th November 2022

Glasgow Convention Bureau recently revealed that the hosting of COP26 has delivered a lasting legacy for the Scottish city’s business tourism sector.

Legacy Goals with a Sustainable Mind

3rd March 2022

Always a frontrunner in both legacy and sustainability, Copenhagen CVB demonstrated in practice how the two, applied to conference planning, can make the desired, positive impact on the world.

How to Target Long-Term Legacy

28th February 2022

As conferences are resuming in person across the globe, some destinations are looking to not only offer a warm welcome to delegates, they’re also developing long-term legacy plans that would have an impact on both the community and society as a whole. A prime example: Sarawak, the largest state in Malaysia, located on the island of Borneo.

BestCities Global Forum 2021: Deciphering the Complexity of Legacy Creation

18th January 2022

Boardroom editor Vicky Koffa reports on BestCities Global Forum 2021, which took place last month in Madrid, helping associations integrate the notion of legacy-building into their internal strategy and modus operandi.

Copenhagen Legacy Lab:
A True Partnership Across the Entire Meetings Eco-system

2nd February 2021

The concept of legacy has been on the lips of the entire meetings industry for quite a few years already. But the pandemic has amplified the necessity to use a systematic model according to which associations are given the right tools to achieve their mission. Copenhagen’s Legacy Lab has managed to cover this need.

An Event With A Purpose – MTL Reunion

19th November 2020

Is your association all caught up with everything technology has to offer for your next meeting? Are you perhaps the kind of association that pays more attention in what a destination itself has to offer, even at times of the pandemic?

Creating Legacies Without a Congress

15th September 2020

BestCities recently published a case study demonstrating how local hosts/associations can make international legacy even at the bidding stage and even if they don’t win the bid.

Leaving a Creative Legacy with First Nations Culture

2nd June 2020

Australia’s Indigenous people have inhabited the island nation for at least 65,000 years, with some scientists believing their history goes back even further. A rich and variegated culture has developed over that time, and it’s one that ICC Sydney is keen to share with the world.

Shaping Equality Starts in a Conference Room

4th May 2020

The positive, sought after impact of conferences is in harmony with Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) mission to pave the way for successful, disruptive association conferences that leave their mark on the state, in particular, and the country, as a whole.

Leaving a Lasting Impression

4th March 2020

The Netherlands plays host to hundreds of world-class association conferences each year, but what lasting influences do these events leave behind?

Who Determines an Association’s Legacy?

26th February 2020

In this special contribution by our partner ESAE, Stylianos Filopoulos argues that association leaders aren’t the sole drivers of an association’s legacy—they’re the caretakers who protect the vision that inspires and unites members and stakeholders.