[E-trademarks] 2026 INTA Annual Meeting in Dubai moved to 2029

Thu Jun 13 20:42:21 UTC 2024

I'm sure walking around in 100 degrees in May in a suit would be just fine.
(Spoiler: I've been there and to Bahrain -- it would not be.)
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On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 2:45 PM Lindsey Corbin via E-trademarks <
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> They received a ton of pushback - The LGBTQ community is not an
> insignificant portion of the INTA attendees, plus just the sheer management
> of potentially 10k people in that environment.  I was told that one hotel
> cannot likely hold everyone, and traveling between properties is a huge
> undertaking, not a walkable area.  I'm not convinced 2029 will happen for
> these same reasons.  I also heard that the government there is paying for
> groups like INTA to hold these conventions so that was likely
> initial appeal of Dubai - INTA is all about money.
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> On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 12:35 PM Leesa N. Weiss via E-trademarks <
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>> I chatted with a handful of folks in Atlanta, and as one person noted,
>> about 60% of INTAs membership are women, and Dubai is not the friendliest
>> place in that regard, let alone for any LGBTQ+ members. My guess is that
>> they were getting some very serious pushback.
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>> Lots of CYA in the press release.   Anyone know why the delay?  I’m not
>> objecting—I have no desire to visit Dubai—but I am curious.
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>> Behalf Of *Thilo C. Agthe via E-trademarks
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>> https://www.inta.org/news-and-press/press-releases/dubai-annual-meeting-to-move-from-2026-to-2029/
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