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The International Day of Charity was established with the objective of sensitising and mobilising people, non-governmental organisations, and stakeholders across the world to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities.

The second quarter of 2023 has been an incredibly busy time with the team attending and participating in several tradeshows, speaking opportunities and events across the world, in addition to some exciting new developments for us as an organisation. So where have we been?

VisitScotland Business Events team and 13 Scottish partners attended The Meetings Show, which took place at the ExCel in London, and is the largest meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions tradeshow in the UK.

Glasgow Convention Bureau partners with AccessAble and the Royal College of Nursing to launch the city's first access guide for conference organisers and delegates.

With World Bicycle Day being this Saturday (3 June), we spoke with Craig Burn, Director of Policy, Strategy and Impacts, at 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships to understand how Scotland will harness the power of such a historic event.

This week (23rd May - 25th May) the VisitScotland Business Events team and thirteen of its partners attended and exhibited at IMEX Frankfurt, the largest trade show of its kind in Europe, attracting thousands of representatives from the global meetings, events and incentive travel industry.

Glasgow and Edinburgh are the UK's second and third most popular events destinations, with only London ranking above them in the UK, according to the latest ICCA Country - and City - rankings.

We are thrilled to announce that our colleague Enya Rice has been named one of Destinations International's 2023 30 Under 30 recipients. Global awardees range from Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the United States.

Each Business Events team member is responsible for specific business markets or disciplines and can assist with queries.  Find out who's who here!