Held at the Palazzo dei Congressi and Palazzo degli Affari, the leading event will welcome approximately 1,000 delegates from all over the world from 9 to 13 September, 2024. Florence prevailed over strong competition from Sydney due to the outstanding reputation of Italy’s entire aeronautical community and the Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIDAA); the quality of the technical visits proposed; the steadfast support of the city council, institutions and industry; the financial viability of the project; and a convincing dossier, which included a motivational video presented in the final stages of the bidding process.
“ICAS is the most important aeronautics congress in the world,”
Professor Erasmo Carrera, president of AIDAA, explains.
“Florence 2024 will be a unique opportunity for the entire Italian aeronautical industry—manufacturing, universities, research centres and districts—to show the products made and the research conducted in our country to the world’s top stakeholders. ... We all now have the duty and responsibility to fulfil the proposal by doing our best over the next four years to make sure that ICAS 2024 becomes a successful event for the Italian and global aeronautics sector.”
Carlotta Ferrari, director of Destination Florence Convention and Visitors Bureau:
“We are delighted to bring this important victory home, especially in such difficult times. The news is a positive signal for our destination and the entire conference segment in Florence. We won the bid thanks to intense work with AIDAA and our members, AIM Group International and Firenze Fiera Congress & Exhibition Center, showing once more that teamwork is essential in obtaining tangible results.”
“Working with AIDAA and other partners in Florence to secure a congress of high scientific value at this time in history with international events primarily postponed was even more invigorating for us,”
Flaminia Roberti, global sales director of AIM Group International, comments.
“We are convinced that new hybrid and digital events will be an essential part of future meetings, with a different definition of the customer journey and experiences that also tap into new technologies to broaden networking and engagement opportunities for all event users.”
“While we are preparing to resume the events industry in total safety, which is a key economic driver for the area, securing the 34th ICAS Congress is an important addition to the international events scheduled to be held on our premises,”
stated Leonardo Bassilichi, former president of Firenze Fiera.
“Securing a global event of this calibre speaks volumes about our central location, the allure and versatility of the premises, innovative amenities and up-to-the-minute technology.”
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With an office in Florence, AIM Group International is a leading company specializing in congresses, events and communication with 60 years of experience. Founded in 1960 by an industry pioneer, Enzo Buongiorno, as one of the first PCOs, the company has quickly become the preferred partner for scientific associations and pharmaceutical companies for a wide range of events. Thanks to a successful global expansion strategy, the group now boasts a 350-strong multilingual team, working out of 17 offices around the world, offering an extraordinary breadth of experiences, including virtual and hybrid events and the digital mar-com projects curated by the brand-new communication hub, AIM Communication. Innovation and quality are the main drivers of the group, which maintains the tailor-made approach for every client.
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