James Lancaster

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Subvention helps Vienna strengthen role as medical meeting hub

3 weeks ago | amimagazine.global | James Lancaster

Vienna’s international congress market soared to new heights in 2024, with medical meetings emerging as a dominant force behind the city’s record-breaking performance. Of the 6,619 congresses and corporate meetings hosted in the Austrian capital last year, 781 were international congresses—a seven per cent year-on-year increase—contributing an outsized share to Vienna’s visitor economy and confirming the city’s status as a global meeting destination.
Vienna puts conference goers at heart of 'better tourism' strategy

1 month ago | amimagazine.global | James Lancaster

Vienna is redefining urban tourism with a strategy aimed at benefiting both residents and visitors alike — placing conference goers and 'cultural tourists' at the heart of its future. The Austrian capital has unveiled the next phase of its Visitor Economy Strategy, first introduced in 2019.
ABEA and IAPCO unite on research and knowledge sharing

1 month ago | amimagazine.global | James Lancaster

The Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) and the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) have announced a new three-year Strategic Partnership, with joint research and white paper development at the heart of their collaboration.
Rural health conference to address health disparities and indigenous innovation

1 month ago | amimagazine.global | James Lancaster

In a major win for New Zealand’s rural health community, Wellington has been selected to host the 21st World Rural Health Conference (Rural WONCA) in 2026, bringing international attention to the urgent health needs of rural populations and the innovative work being done to address them. Led by Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network, with strong support from Te Tiriti partners Te Rōpū Ārahi, this is the first time New Zealand will host the prestigious global gathering of rural family doctors.
Accessibility and business models main concerns for event professionals

2 months ago | amimagazine.global | James Lancaster

The international business events industry is at acrossroads, facing a wave of transformational challenges, according to thelatest EIC Futures Landscape Study 2025. The study, released by the Events Industry Council (EIC),highlights a dozen key themes shaping the sector’s future, with accessibility, advocacy,climate risk, and event business models emerging as the most pressing concerns.
Delegate numbers up 87% - Penang celebrates record-smashing year

2 months ago | amimagazine.global | James Lancaster

Penang enjoyed an astonishing year of hosting conferences and business events last year - boosting revenues by almost a quarter and delegate numbers by a staggering 87 per cent. The Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) has unveiled its Business Events Penang 2024 Annual Review, revealing a record-breaking year for the sector.
Trump looks set to order new travel ban

2 months ago | amimagazine.global | James Lancaster |Beth V. West

U.S. president Donald Trump looks set to revive the travelban, introduced in his first term of office, that restricted entry to theUnited States for citizens of six largely Muslim countries. Trump could sign an executive order as early as this week puttingrestrictions in place on countries he believes have insufficient immigrationscreening and security measures in place.
Dubai cements meetings ‘powerhouse’ status with $700m Informa link-up

2 months ago | amimagazine.global | James Lancaster

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Informa Group are joiningforces to create a business events ‘powerhouse’ in the Middle East that willpull in $700m in annual revenues. The joint venture, set to be fully operational by Q4 2025,will be headquartered in Dubai and focus on expanding Informa’s brands acrossthe Middle East, South Asia, and Africa.
People centre stage as meeting planners gather in Istanbul

2 months ago | amimagazine.global | James Lancaster

International affairs may have taken a hardnosed, transactionalturn recently, but there was none of that on display when meeting professionalsmet in the Turkish capital this week. Around 200 event planners and suppliers - from Europe andbeyond - gathered in Istanbul for the 36th edition of MPI’s European Meetings and Events Conference(EMEC) – Feb 22-25th.
Towards accurate, reference-free differential expression: A comprehensive evaluation of long-read de novo transcriptome assembly

Feb 7, 2025 | biorxiv.org | Feng Yan |Pedro L. Baldoni |James Lancaster |Matthew Ritchie

AbstractLong-read RNA sequencing has significantly advanced transcriptomics by enabling the full length of transcripts to be assessed. However, current analysis methods often depend on a high-quality reference genome and gene annotation. Recently, de novo assembly methods have been developed to utilise long-read data in cases where a reference genome is unavailable, such as in non-model organisms.