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21px;"><span style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><a href="/Portals/0/Release_Barometer%20Q2%202023.pdf" target="_blank">Recovery of Business Events Gathered Pace in First Half of 2023</a></span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: initial; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">26 September 2023</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 21px;"><span style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><a href="/Portals/0/Release_Global%20Awards%20Announcement_19%20September.pdf" target="_blank">Events Industry Council Announces Global Awards Recipients</a></span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: initial; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">19 September 2023</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: 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font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">10 August 2023</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 21px;"><span style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><a href="/Portals/0/July%202023%20CMPs.png" target="_blank">Events Industry Council Welcomes New Certified Meeting Professionals</a></span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: initial; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">8 August 2023</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 21px;"><span style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><a href="/Portals/0/Global%20Awards%202023%20Call%20for%20Nominations_18July.pdf" target="_blank">Events Industry Council Opens Call for Nominations for Hall of Leaders, Global 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target="_blank">Events Industry Council, In-House Corporate Event Community Launch Action10+ Initiative</a></span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: initial; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">14 June 2023</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 21px;"><span style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><a href="/Portals/0/May%202023%20CMPs_v1_1.png" target="_blank">Events Industry Council Welcomes New Certified Meeting Professionals</a></span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: initial; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">14 June 2023</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 21px;"><span style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><a href="/Portals/0/MBS-EIC%20Press%20Release_23%20May%202023.pdf" target="_blank">Events Industry Council and Marina Bay Sands Announce Strategic Partnership</a></span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: initial; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">23 May 2023</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 21px;"><span style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><a href="/Portals/0/GlobalEconomicSignificanceStudy_Release_22MAY2023_rev.pdf" target="_blank">Events Industry Council: Business Meetings Prove Resilient and Face-to-Face Interaction Is Paramount</a></span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: initial; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">22 May 2023</span></p> <p><span 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