吉隆坡会议中心多措并举助力可持续发展
　　5月初，吉隆坡会议中心成为马来西亚第一个与食物援助基金会合作的马来西亚专业场馆，将多余的食物和日用品分发给需用者。
　　根据合作内容，会议中心将提升员工团队以及普通大众减少粮食浪费的意识。此外，吉隆坡会议中心也积极响应联合国“可持续发展目标”，通过捐献粮食和物品，帮助实现“无贫困、零饥饿”等目标。
　　KLCC cooperates with Aid Foundation
　　The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre （KLCC） recently became the first venue in Malaysia to partner with Food Aid Foundation to connect surplus with the world of needs. The foundation is a non-governmental organisation （NGO） that rescues surplus food and groceries and distributes it to people in need.
　　Under the partnership， KLCC will be providing its surplus food and raising awareness surrounding the importance of limiting food waste amongst its team members and the general public. KLCC is supportive of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals （SDG） to transform the world， and its partnership with the Food Aid Foundation will help contribute towards goals 1， 2 and 12， no poverty， zero hunger and responsible consumption and production respectively.
　　约三分之一意大利会展企业董事局成员为女性
　　意大利会展业协会发起的一份最新的覆盖全国36个会展区域的调查显示，在会展企业中，中高层管理者中女性占比约为38%。同时，会展企业董事局成员中约有三分之一的成员为女性。这进一步增强了业界对会展企业中性别比例平衡以及女性对会展业独特贡献的认识。一些会展协会已经在实施一些特别的项目，以进一步提升女性成員的比例。
　　意大利会展业协会约有30%的会员单位女性员工比例低于50%，51.52%的单位女性员工比例在50%-70%，18.8%的单位比例在70%以上。
　　A third of Italian trade fair board members is female
　　AEFI – Italian Exhibition and Trade Fair Association has launched a survey among the 36 associated trade fair districts on the role and value of women in trade fairs. From the analysis of the replies of the associates， it transpires that the quotas for women are well represented in the sector： 52% of the resources committed in specific exhibition activity is female， while the female resources are around 38% as regards the positions of middle managers and managers. The AEFI survey has in addition highlighted that the percentage of women on the boards is 30.43%.
　　新奥尔良会议中心扩建进行中
　　5月初，美国新奥尔良会议中心开始继续推进早在2018年就获得批准的五年投资计划，工程总投资为5.57亿美元，施工面积为15000平方米。会议中心管理方——当地会展局表示，目前已经收到了多个竞标方案。投资方案旨在将会议中心建设成一个生机勃勃的商务场所，推动场馆所在地路易斯安纳州和新奥尔良州的经济和整体发展。
　　会议局新任主席Walt Leger III表示，“明确说来，我们的主要目标是促进疫后的区域经济发展。我们将认真评估所有的竞标方案，让公众投资收获应有的价值。”
　　MCCNO moves ahead with development
　　The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center （MCCNO） has taken the next step in its 2018 approved five-year capital improvement plan totalling over $557 million. The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Exhibition Hall Authority， the governing body of the MCCNO， has received proposals from master development teams to develop 39 acres that will complement the planned headquarters hotel attached to the convention centre along the New Orleans riverfront.
　　The master development teams have been challenged to design a mixeduse development that should lead to a vibrant neighbourhood， serve as an economic driver for the State of Louisiana and City of New Orleans， and represent a compelling value proposition that will attract visitors and users to the site. Walt Leger III， newly appointed chairman of the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority， stated "