Hengqin MICE Seminar and ICCA Membership

The China — Macau-China — Hengqin MICE Enterprises & International Congress and Convention Association Bay Area Members Seminar 2026 was held at Tianmu Qintai in China — Hengqin, bringing together over 100 industry representatives. The event, themed 'Global Bidding and Breakthrough Strategies for Emerging Destinations,' was hosted by the MICE Industry Association of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. Speakers included Lin Yanjie and Chen Xiuhuan, who discussed development opportunities. The seminar highlighted the revised Measures for Supporting the Development of the MICE Industry in the China — Hengqin, issued in January 2026, which provide subsidies of RMB 800 per participant for international conferences included in International Congress and Convention Association statistics, with a maximum subsidy of RMB 1 million per event, plus a one-off reward of RMB 200,000 for enterprises obtaining International Congress and Convention Association accreditation for the first time. China — Hengqin plans to attract more than ten international conferences eligible for International Congress and Convention Association statistics over the next two years, with applications for 2027 conferences in fields such as artificial intelligence and materials science already in the bidding process. The Industrial Development Bureau of China — Hengqin officially joined International Congress and Convention Association, as noted in a related headline.