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A trailblazing event that fuses art, innovation, and entertainment, catapulting Lugano into the bustling digital universe of blockchain and NFTs.

The artist Yuri Catania reinvents the landscapes of Lugano, merging street art with augmented reality.

A brief analysis of the conference sector and the general trend of events, one year after the end of the pandemic.

For the first time since the pandemic, the International Conference on Malignant Lymphomas (ICML) opened its doors to participants at the Palazzo dei Congressi, from June 13 to 17, 2023.

Representatives of Swiss and Ukrainian companies met at the Palazzo dei Congressi to discuss the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.

Organized at the Palazzo dei Congressi by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the "Sarcoma and Rare Cancers" is the first edition of an important event for medical oncology.

The Asilo Ciani has been inaugurated after lengthy restoration works. It has once again opened its doors as a venue for events and conferences.

Presented to an international audience on March 3rd of last year, Lugano Plan ₿ celebrated its first anniversary last Friday at the Conza Pavilion

The first edition of TICINO SOSTENIBILE, the forum dedicated to all that concerns environmental, economic, social, technological and energy sustainability in the canton of Ticino and neighbouring territories, kicked off.

Great success for Lugano Plan ₿, the first world forum dedicated to the development and everyday use of cryptocurrencies.

The event, created in 2016 under the patronage of the City of Lugano, is open from 23 to 25 September at the Lugano Exhibition Centre, and allows visitors to admire - but also purchase - the works of great international masters.

The institutional blockchain, promoted by the City of Lugano, has been shortlisted among the best projects for the Smart Cities contest 2022, organized by the IEEE (the world's largest technical professional organization)

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, SUPSI is publishing its first Sustainability Report, full of projects, testimonials and good practices promoted by SUPSI for the benefit of its academic community and its territory.

Representatives of the Convention Centres that are members of TTSCC, the association that brings together the country's 10 largest Convention Centres, met in Lugano to take stock of the situation and address the hot topics of the conference industry.

For the first time in attendance since 2019, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) will organise its annual World Summit in Lugano. The event is from 3 to 6 October at the Palazzo dei Congressi.

After more than two years of restructuring work - both on the exterior and, mainly, on the interior - the historic building known as the ' Ex-Asilo Ciani' will reopen its doors next January.

In Lugano, the Fifth Switzerland discussed democracy and the free circulation of people.

At the Palazzo dei Congressi took place the Ukraine Recovery Conference. More than 50 government delegations, international organisations and private companies gathered to address the reconstruction of Ukraine and establish a common protocol.

From 28 to 30 April, experts and researchers from all over the world will gather at the Palazzo dei Congressi (and, alternatively, via streaming) to discuss and evaluate developments in the fight against advanced prostate cancer.

The third edition of the Southern Switzerland Innovation Forum was held at the Palazzo dei Congressi on 8 April 2022. Among the speakers were Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga and the President of Ticino's Council of State, Manuele Bertoli.

The campaign, promoted by Switzerland Tourism and the Swiss tourism industry, is a long-term, step-by-step sustainability strategy aiming to benefit the environment, guests and the positioning of Switzerland as a "sustainable" country.

A talk with Sacha Von Büren, head of the Palazzo dei Congressi, Villa Ciani and the other Lugano Conventions facilities. A look at current challenges and future trends.

The MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Congress & Exhibition) sector expresses its closeness to the Ukrainian people and, in some cases, takes sanctions against Russian delegations.

Lugano and Tether Operations Limited have announced a collaboration to create a European centre of excellence for the adoption of blockchain technology.

The New England Journal of Medicine has commissioned the two Ticino institutes to update the medical world on this topic. This success is also due to the biennial appointment at the Palazzo dei Congressi of ICML, the world congress on malignant lymphomas.

To celebrate the anniversary, a major online event was held yesterday, on February 2, 2022, with stories and testimonials on the theme of innovation. Among the speakers were State Councillor Christian Vitta and the President of AGIRE, Luca Bolzani.

The Ticino members of Expo Event Swiss LiveCom Association met for the first time in Lugano, in the presence of the President of the Expo Event, Christoph Kamber.

In the last 50 years, the aggregation of 19 municipalities has led the city of Lugano to more than double its territory and population. The new City Master plan addresses this challenge by projecting the city to 2050.

In Ticino, 2021 will be remembered not only (hopefully) for the heavy pandemic: it also marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Università della Svizzera italiana...

On Thursday, December 2, the Palazzo dei Congressi will host the 2021 Award Ceremony of the acceleration program for innovative startups.

After the positive outcome of the online edition of 2020, Wopart - the first world fair dedicated to the artwork on papers - returns in attendance with the title "Extra Time".

Great success for the exhibition promoted by Lugano Living Lab, the City of Lugano's digital innovation laboratory.

At Palazzo dei Congressi a concert of the Swiss rock band "Gotthard" for the 10 years of GREEN HOPE, the foundation for the fight against childhood cancer

Sustainability, the ability "to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (2015 ONU decl.) is now on everyone’s lips. In Lugano, sustainability navigates in good waters...

In full compliance with new anti-covid Swiss regulations, the specialists in non-invasive pediatric surgery meet again face-to-face.

CR7 commercial backstage shot last May at the Conza Pavilion has finally been revealed.

Getting to Lugano for congressists and visitors is now much easier than in the past. For those who have missed the last episodes, let’s take stock of the situation about road and rail network.

The MEM Summer Summit 2021 Forum, held in hybrid mode at Università della Svizzera italiana, has just ended. To be highlighted the presence of Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi.

Ticino Ticket, the free public transport system available for all Ticino region, for guests and tourists, four years after its debut is transformed and opens to digital.

The Palazzo dei Congressi, together with some local firms, is now member of the EXPO EVENT Swiss LiveCom Association.

Due to the pandemic, ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) reinvents the 2020 Statistical Report on International Association Meetings. Instead of ranking destinations, ICCA focuses on a global analysis about covid-19 impact.

The campaign #MeetInSwitzerland started all over Switzerland yesterday. In fact, from 26 June 2021, large-scale events can be organized again, with participation in the presence.

The SWISSMEM Industry Day was held at the Palazzo dei Congressi, the first "pilot" congress in the post-covid era.

The 16th edition of ICML - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA, the world's largest conference dedicated to research on malignant lymphomas, ended in the best possible way

The sixteenth edition of ICML, the most important world conference on malignant lymphomas, starts today. The totally virtual mode - because of pandemic - had no negative effects on the number of participants, quite the contrary.

Roberto Badaracco, Municipal Councilor of the City of Lugano since 2016, Head of the Culture, Sport and Events Department, answers some questions on the challenges of the sector, underlining the importance of events and advancing scenarios for the future.

On the seventh centenary of Dante Alighieri's death, celebrated with great honors all over the world, we must mention that even in Lugano there is a little piece of medieval Florence, hanging on the walls of Villa Ciani.