...Arlindo Neves Madeira; Rosa Isabel Rodrigues; Teresa Palrão; Vasco Ribeiro Santos Purpose Web Summit is an annual technological event which takes place annually in November and has great worldwide impact. The event fits into the MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) typology...

...Chachaya Yodsuwan; Athitaya Pathan; Kenneth Butcher Purpose Corporate meetings are a large sector of the global meetings, incentive, convention and exhibition (MICE) industry. However, regular attendance and productive participation by employees are regularly cited as critical problem areas...

... factors beyond mere price competitiveness likely account for the declining number of meetings in Macau from 2009 to the end of 2012. Originality/value – Overall, the above findings pose a challenge for the continued general development of MICE industry in Macau and its meetings industry...