In celebration of the Visit Korea Year and Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, the Korea Tourism Organization will hold a K-pop concert on June 9th at the Big-O Floating Stage of the Expo site. The “Visit Korea Year K-Pop Hallyu Concert” will feature BEAST, a boy band who recently finished their concert tour around Europe, Jay Park, whose recent album has ranked 4th on the Billboard World Tour Chart, as well as BTOB and A Pink, newly rising K-pop groups.

Recent headlines shouted "AIG Effect", "Don't go to Las Vegas!” and "Lavish GSA Conference" yet face-to-face meetings have a significant impact on the economy, business, science, technology, diplomacy and all forms of socio-economic relationships at the local, national, or international level.
 
Now it’s time to face the facts and Roger Rickard, Partner & Chief Advocate, Revent, LLC and Founder of Voices in Advocacy is set to moderate the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Meetings Significance Forum at AIBTM, The Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition (www.aibtm.com) this year.

The continuing impact of new technology on the meetings industry is significant and the EIBTM Technology Watch Award is now the most high profile and longest running recognition scheme for innovation in the sector worldwide.  Considered to be the “Meetings Industry Tech Oscars” it will celebrate its 13th anniversary this year.  

A series of K-pop concerts is scheduled to be held throughout the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea period at the Big-O Floating Stage. The line-up includes some of today's biggest stars such as Wonder Girls, BEAST, SHINee, 2AM, 2PM, miss A, Super Junior, MBLAQ, and FT Island.

Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi will present a one night collaboration dinner with Veuve Clicquot and artist Rogen on May 31, 2012. Veuve Clicquot's motto is one quality only, the finest and its wines are popular the world over. Rogen Ebihara is a Japanese ink sumi (Japanese ink) artist who finds inspiration to create magnificent calligraphy. The two will unite at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi for the first time to present a unique collaboration: Rogen will dynamically perform to create modern sumi art depicting the world of Veuve Clicquot as guests enjoy the rare wine Cave Privée Vintage 1990 with a special menu created exclusively by the culintary team at ekki BAR & GRILL.

From 13 to 15 May 2012, the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) is hosting the 38th GTM Germany Travel Mart™ together with Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH and Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH. Other important GNTB partners are Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Deutsche Bahn AG.