NOTICES
06.21.2023
A JCS officer became the first Japanese person to win the Paul Flackett IMEX Academy Award
Tatsuo Arai, Managing Director of MCI-JCS JAPAN INC. and Corporate Officer of JCS, received the Paul Flackett IMEX Academy Award at IMEX Frankfurt 2023, which took place from May 23 to 25, 2023.
IMEX, held every year in Frankfurt and Las Vegas, is the largest trade show for the global meetings industry. IMEX Frankfurt 2023 attracted 11,764 attendees from more than 150 countries and regions.
The Paul Flackett IMEX Academy Award is given to individuals who made outstanding contributions to the development of the industry. This is the first time the award was received by a Japanese person.
*Photo supplied by organizer. Tatsuo Arai is shown with Ray Bloom, Chairman and Founder of the IMEX Group.
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Tatsuo Arai: Main accomplishments
＜Committees, boards, etc.＞
ICCA Ambassador for Japan, International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
Member, ICCA Meeting Advisory Group
Member, Starwood Asia Pacific MICE Advisory Board
Director, International Conference Organiser Network (INCON)
Vice President for Finance and Vice Chairman, MPI Japan Chapter
Member, Japan Tourism Agency’s Exploratory Committee on MICE Bidding Strategy and Destination Development (October 2010–March 2011)
Member, Japan Tourism Agency’s MICE Promotion Committee (July 2011–March 2012)
Member of the Planning Subcommittee, Japan Tourism Agency’s MICE International Competitiveness Empowerment Committee (December 2012–March 2015)
＜Lectures, assemblies, etc.＞
August 2012: Lecture at MPI Korea Chapter General Assembly (Daejeon)
January 2012: Lecture at ICCA/JTA Bidding Seminar (Tokyo, Osaka)
February 2011: Lecture at ICCA/JTA MICE Seminar (Tokyo, Osaka)
December 2010: Moderator at MPI Japan Chapter 15th Anniversary Commemorative Seminar (Tokyo)
May 2008: Lecture at MPI Japan Chapter Lecture (Tokyo)
February 2008: Lecture at AIME Business Events Forum (Melbourne)
October 2007: Moderator at ICCA Congress (Pattaya)
September 2006: Lecture at ICCA Northeast Asia Association Meetings Mart (Seoul)
January 2006: Lecture at INCON University (Brussels)
January 2005: Lecture at INCON Round Table (Singapore)
February 2004: Lecture at the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) General Assembly (Istanbul)
December 2003: Lecture by request from Development Bank of Japan Inc. (Niigata)
October 2003: Lecture at ICCA Congress (Busan)
March 2003: Panelist at IAPCO General Assembly (Sydney)
