Event Industry News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Events and exhibition design specialists Ignition, formed in 2007, are based in Bristol and also have a US office in Indianapolis. Ignition has been an industry leader from day one when it comes to sustainability, thanks its founding ‘anti build-and-burn’ ethos.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Many have striven for massive follower counts and social media “influence” Others, like myself, have enjoyed the platform’s often-strained ability to discover and sustain communities of interest on a myriad of topics. Communities sprang up around shared interests and events. For that, I’ll always be grateful.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Launched in 2007, the AGF Awards is a pioneering certification setting the standard for sustainable events. Launched in 2007, the AGF Awards is a pioneering certification setting the standard for sustainable events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 5, 2022

The award solidifies Glasgow’s commitment to sustainability following the city hosting COP26 last year. The OVO Hydro, a Scottish Event Campus (SEC) venue , has been announced as the first arena in the world to achieve A Greener Arena (AGA) certification for its commitment to sustainability.

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Event Industry News

JULY 19, 2023

mci group publishes 2022 sustainability report. for charity, launched 80 client projects about sustainability or with an integrated sustainability approach and organised 3 Net Zero carbon events. In 2022 the group helped raise nearly €3.5m

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

Heritage Portfolio , the specialist events and catering company within Sodexo Live!, The Kitchen Garden located within the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, is a true statement of sustainability and helps to reduce food mileage. This produce is then used on site in many of the dishes served by the Heritage Portfolio team.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Croke Park in Dublin is one of the world’s most unique and sustainable venues for live and hybrid meetings and events that inspire and entertain. Home to sport, and hosting some of the biggest acts in the world from U2 to Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay to Beyoncé, this flexible 110 space venue is one of Irelands foremost event locations.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

There were no strong signals from event professionals who responded to this year’s survey that they anticipated an economic downturn, and only a few mentioned concerns about the economy going south. On average, respondents to this year’s survey said, only 6 percent of registered attendees at their largest 2018 event were from non-U.S.

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Event Industry News

JULY 1, 2019

Since the inception of Way Out West in 2007, sustainability has been high on the festival’s agenda, and in 2013 it became the first Swedish festival to be certified as a sustainable event according to ISO 20121. By making the festival climate transparent, we will hopefully drive the issue home to our visitors.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

The branding will be used in advertising and at business events tradeshows across the country and will help raise Meet Blackpool’s profile so that it can build on recent successes and attract more high-profile events to the town. The £30 million purpose-built venue opened its doors in March 2022.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours. That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours. That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Festival organisers DF Concerts & Events, who also run TRNSMT festival in Glasgow, have selected the venue specifically due to both its rural feel and the ability to make the event as accessible as possible for festival goers from across the country. More information will be available in due course.

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The MICE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There’s a lot happening in Stuttgart right now, especially in its transformation into a leading destination for sustainable events. Attending Urban Future event A prime example of Stuttgart’s green transformation is the Urban Future event I attended last June.

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Event Industry News

MAY 25, 2022

Event professionals invest time and money into designing great exhibition stands , conference sets and experiential features that will promote their brand positively whilst delivering on impact and leads whilst being cost efficient. SUSTAINABILITY. You can even hire rather than buy to be even more sustainable.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 6, 2020

In a year that saw 219 arena shows, six residencies, over 10 first-time performances, a record number of boxing events and its 25 millionth ticket being sold – The O2 concluded 2019 with its highest accolade, being named Venue of The Decade by Billboard magazine.

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Eventtia

JUNE 30, 2022

Let us give you a small context of what this event is about and who the organizers are. The event was held at the Istanbul Congress Center. Focused on the Sustainable Future theme, the event aimed to increase the commercial volume of the industry while providing a unique MICE experience to the industry professionals.

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Event Industry News

MAY 18, 2022

A Greener Festival (AGF) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving sustainability of the events sector since 2007. Our goal is to help the events and entertainment sector to become more sustainable. Qualifications or degree in environmental or sustainability management related subjects.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 1, 2019

Agency Spotlight, the latest addition to the Event Industry News site, profiles the top of the pyramid, the design and creativity behind brand activations, experiences, exhibition USPs and the greater live event model. Rick has been voted into Event magazine’s Event 100 club every year since its inauguration.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

“For 2019, we were looking for performers saying something about the political climate, new sounds, new music, who are killer live too,” Sophie Hewlett, head of producing at Somerset House, tells Event Industry News. Released in 2007 it’s loaded with observations about the state of this country too. Brand Events. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

JULY 12, 2021

The event sector is being encouraged to take more, and earlier, action on climate change, ahead of the vital COP 26 conference, taking place at the SEC in Glasgow later this year. The call came at a special event, which took place last week, and involved representatives from the UNFCCC, the UK government and SME Climate Hub.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

To celebrate 30 years in the business, creative event production company Eclipse has created a handy 30-step guide to help event organisers make their next project a success. Ask yourself what you’d like to achieve from your event and aim for it. Ask yourself what you’d like to achieve from your event and aim for it.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2019

MCI UK is excited to announce the recent addition of fresh talent to its teams as the agency continues to grow in both event experience and association management and consulting businesses. Gough has over ten years in the events industry working with Oracle, P&G, Johnson & Johnson, the Department for Education, Nokia, and VMWare.

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Maritz Global Events

MAY 2, 2019

There’s big news for event marketers from Edison Research in their latest Infinite Dial study: Podcasts have now achieved 50 percent reach. As event marketing experts seek out richer digital channels to connect and convince their audiences to attend their events, podcasts offer a smooth and seamless way to reach busy professionals on the go.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

One such example is the ObesityHelp National Conference , which has dedicated space for a clothing swap at their annual event. Following the success of their Take Off Your Clothes swap event in Montreal in 2007, The SWAP Team formed a non-profit group to tackle the issue of clothing waste. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In 1993, the chain was sold to a Honk Kong-based company—New World Development—and in 2007, the Hotel Group was completely relaunched as a boutique lifestyle brand. Commitment to sustainability initiatives. Pentahotel Leipzig stands for innovation in the lifestyle segment and promotes sustainability.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

It will also enable the organisation to deliver its programme of cultural events and creative learning activities that support some of the most vulnerable people in the community. Award winning broadcaster, local resident and long-time Ally Pally supporter Lauren Laverne said: ‘This is such fantastic news.

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The MICE

MAY 14, 2020

Kevin Jackson is the founder of The Experience is The Marketing and one of the most influential people in the events industry. He was working in the advertising industry during the 1987 crash and in the events industry during the financial crisis of 2007. I was around in 2007, which was the beginning of the financial crisis.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Most operations are outsourced—including attendee acquisition, communications, and public relations, which since IBIE 2007 have all been handled by MDG, a tradeshow marketing agency headquartered in San Diego. . IBIE 2007 “maybe had 12” education seminars, according to Wells. They want to be engaged.”. COOKING SCHOOL .

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The industry-leading event technology conference hosted by Cvent will take place 14-16 October at the InterContinental London – The O2. More than 1,000 meeting, event and hospitality professionals are set to attend this year. June will also close out the conference presenting the final keynote, ‘Is Everyone in the Room?’

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PCMA Convene

JULY 24, 2018

And the solution, at least in part, took the form of a new event. Torpe has managed the event designed around that goal, called Build the Change, since it debuted in 2007. LEGO ships in roughly a thousand pounds of its bricks for each event and, after introducing the build’s theme, invites kids to start imagining and tinkering.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In 2007, when Christopher Nassetta was tapped as president and CEO of Hilton, the hospitality giant was clearly ripe for a makeover. What are you most concerned about in terms of the business-events and hospitality industries? What are you most concerned about in terms of the business-events and hospitality industries?

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Stand J38 The Stage Bus team are excited to be exhibiting again at Event Sustainability Live this year – bringing with them a wealth of knowledge about how to make your outdoor events more eco- friendly and spreading the word about their innovative solar-powered mobile stages. Established in 2007, […]

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In 2024, the demand for robust and feature-rich event management platforms continues to grow. Whether you’re an experienced event manager or new to the field, this analysis and comparison will help you navigate the landscape and choose the best platform for your organization.

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