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at the International Liver Congress, streamed from five studios set up in a farmhouse in the middle of local vineyards. CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE In 2020, when it became obvious creative new ways of meeting were needed, the GCB joined other cities to launch the Hybrid City Alliance, a global partnership committed to providing meetings professionals with the tools required to implement hybrid and multiple hub events. The European Association for Osseointegration has chosen hybrid for its 29th congress in September in Geneva’s Palexpo congress and exhibition centre. The city’s most anticipated infrastructure development is the new CERN Science Gateway. From next year, events for up to 1,000 people will take place in five different spaces including a large auditorium. Lausanne and Montreux, close neighbours on Lake Geneva, are about 40 minutes by train from Geneva International Airport. They collaborate as Lausanne Montreux Congress (LMC) for business event promotion and sales. “Our region is a hive of expertise very relevant
Our region is a hive of expertise very relevant for associations selecting a place tomeet
for associations selecting a place to meet,” says Olivier Mathieu. They focus mainly on the region’s six strong centres of excellence: social and human sciences, health and life sciences, energy and environment, sport, technology and innovation and culture. “Looking forward to 2026, we have already secured 21 congresses and 40 are in the bidding process or waiting for confirmation, which is quite comparable with the situation up to 2019,” says Mathieu. One example is the European Conference of Composite Materials next month when 1,400 delegates gather in the SwissTech Convention Center on the campus
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