Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2023

The global creative communications group was the very first agency to run a conference at the venue when it opened in May 2008 and has continued to deliver many client […] Over 350 DRPG team members from across the company’s global offices came together for its annual summer conference on Tuesday 25th July at ACC Liverpool.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In 2008, they performed Sparks Spectacular , a legendary series of concerts in which they played every single song from every one of the 21 albums they’d released on 21 (almost) consecutive nights in London, one album each night. “Approximately 250 songs, or for you musicians, 4 million, 825 thousand, 273 notes.”

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 16, 2021

Launched in 2008, Bournemouth 7s has grown from 6,000 attendees to the world’s largest sport and music festival, attracting over 30,000 people to the South coast. For the first time since the pandemic began, festivals are making a comeback – one such event is Bournemouth 7s Festival.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

Cotton joined the mia team in 2008 and has a wealth of experience and knowledge of the association’s diverse membership, accreditation and assessments. Her understanding of members’ needs and expectations, developed over many years with the association, will come to the fore in this role.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Since Ricoh entered the European production print marketplace in 2008, we have adopted a policy of constant expansion, and upgrading of the entire portfolio, hardware, and software. We use the Japanese term HENKAKU to describe what drives and defines us.

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Skiddle

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Since 2008, Un-Convention has brought artists, labels, managers, promoters, festivals and more from across the UK together to discuss the state of the industry, build networks and develop sustainable ideas which help the industry grow and evolve.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

” —Stephen Jenkinson in the 2008 documentary Griefwalker. Two important truths from Stephen Jenkinson : “…it’s the awareness of death — and not happiness or positivity or stoicism — that allows us to live fully in the time that we have.” ” —Stephen Jenkinson, in an interview in The Sun, August 2015.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2008, Event Marketer published its first-ever Women in Events special report, highlighting 20 women shaping the world of experiential marketing.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Camp Bestival, a family-friendly festival, had previously been held annually on the Lulworth Estate since 2008. Like all other festivals in 2020 – last year’s event was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Originally published by bbc.co.uk 25th February 2021.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Exclusive data from event guide and ticketing outlet, Skiddle, reveals that the price of a ticket for a New Year’s Eve event has dropped year on year since 2008 across all regions of the UK. Birmingham has seen the biggest drop in ticket prices over the past 10 years, falling by £39 on average since 2008.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The last guide covered 2008-2009. Las Vegas, which strives to go bigger than anywhere else—and is in continual competition with Orlando for meetings and events business—used to have its restaurants rated by Michelin. And with so many celebrity-chef outposts, deservedly so. Yet apparently that guide sold so poorly it was discontinued.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 8, 2024

The Princess Royal’s unveiling of the newly refurbished Great Hall in 2008. The Prince of Wales’s (now King Charles) 1982 visit during his election as President of the BMA on its 150th anniversary. Princess Diana’s opening of the new library (today’s Great Hall) in 1986.

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BizBash

JUNE 13, 2017

Since launching Goop as a newsletter in 2008, actress Gwyneth Paltrow has grown the concept into a successful lifestyle brand.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 22, 2023

If you were working in the event industry in 2008, you no doubt recall the almost immediate impact the recession had on live events. As travel budgets were cut, so were thousands of the events that had become the lifeblood of their company’s sales pipelines.

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 24, 2018

Under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations, which came into force in 2008, event organisers must follow safety guidelines when exposing […]. If you work on music events, you might think noise is just part of the job, but did you know, event organisers have a legal responsibility to protect the hearing of their staff?

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Hubb

MARCH 5, 2020

In the last few weeks, I have been consistently reminded of the feeling I had in 2008 when I was leading a variety of high-tech meetings while the events world was falling apart due to the economy. It’s a good thing that meeting planners are one of the most resilient bunches of people I know!

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Department of Homeland Security’s initial implementation date was 2008, but that has been reset several times. Congress in 2005 to enhance the security standards required for driver’s licenses and other identification cards.

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Event Industry News

MAY 6, 2021

Mike Wroe, the new non exec chairman at JL Lighting (JLL), was CFO at Just Eat from 2008 to 2016, a period which saw the business move from “a couple of million” in turnover to nearly half a billion.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2021

Anaheim, USA – July 29, 2008: people visit disneyland and walk over commemorative bricks with names in terracotta in Anaheim, USA. Visit Anaheim will welcome 187,000 attendees and procure more than 95,000 room nights. As the city continues to capture more business, these numbers are only expected to grow.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 21, 2024

Unexpected economic downturns like the 9/11 attacks, the 2008 financial crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic reminded us the importance of retaining cash in the business. This model that we implemented in 2021 has helped new teammates integrate quickly and allowed seasoned staff to mentor effectively. Keep your powder dry.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2019

Scott launched INVNT in 2008 with a clearly defined ambition to create a global agency that would deliver innovative and dynamic events for the world’s leading brands. The Event Industry News Podcast once again goes trans-Atlantic for this week’s episode, as host James Dickson links up with CEO of INVNT, Scott Cullather.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

She has been a CMP since 2008, and was a member of the inaugural class of CMP Fellows in 2022. I truly believe that bringing together the right people, in the right ways, can prepare us for a brighter future.” Today, Surmont, also holding an FASAE and CAE, is the vice president of event strategy and design at 360 Live Media.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

Norwalk joined Visit Seattle as senior vice president of sales and marketing, and was promoted to president and CEO in 2008. Before Visit Seattle, Norwalk held marketing and leading roles with Seattle Hospitality Group, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and The Golf Club at Newcastle.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Dycheva-Smirnova joined Reed Exhibitions as Deputy General Manager of Reed Exhibitions Russia in 2008 and became CEO of Reed Exhibitions Russia in 2017. In 2019, she was named CEO of Reed Exhibitions Turkey and Reed Exhibitions Middle East.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The South Bank venue, which opened its doors in 2008, achieved the landmark result for November, as interest continues to soar for its recently expanded hireable spaces as well as its unwavering commitment to reducing the environmental impact of events.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2021

Many stadiums have been left to sit and decay, such as the Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro , which hosted in 2016; Beijing, in 2008; and Athens, in 2004; others, such as that in Lake Placid , in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, and Munich Stadium, are being used to host more sporting events and meetings.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

women self employed, representing an increase of around 300,000 since before the 2008 financial crash [1]. Historically, women have made up just over a quarter of the self-employed, but since the 2008 downturn 58% of the newly self-employed have been female. Women account for 17% of business owners and there are approximately 1.5m

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Event Industry News

JUNE 30, 2021

The festival had its origins in a garden party for about 40 people in 2001, and by 2008 it had grown to a festival for 2,500 people. It will be one of the first festivals to run at full capacity for almost two years, a spokesman said, with a crowd of about 15,000 expected. Standon Calling did not take place last year due to the pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Defebo joined VSC in 2008 as director of sales and most recently worked as the organization’s director of sales and marketing. Kelly Defebo, CMP Defebo is Visit Sarasota County ’s (VSC) vice president of marketing and communications.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 20, 2023

After finishing second in the 200-meter dash at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Felix was confident that she would win gold in 2008. Felix told the audience that the 2008 loss forced her to “reframe disappointment. But even with four more years of hard training, she once again finished second to her rival, Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2022

Aventri, which was founded in 2008, had grown into a global provider of data-driven solutions for event sourcing, marketing, registration, onsite technology, data security and reporting. He will remain with the company in an executive role. Former Aventri CEO Jim Sharpe will remain a shareholder and advisor to the new company.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 11, 2020

As much as we are pulling together as an industry to avoid cancellations, we are driven by the decisions of business and as we learnt in the crash of 2008, events are a very easy element to cut in times of crisis. If a corporate changes its plans, then that impacts on the whole supply chain.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

It’s an ethos we’ve championed since 2008, and in doing so, we’re attracting and maintaining a team that contributes to our commercial success and reputation. By supporting our people, we also help build personal confidence, pride and long-term retention too.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

An eight-week strike in 2008 cost the company about $100 million daily in deferred revenue. Experts say the biggest impact will be on Boeing itself, which has a tarnished reputation of late and is already struggling financially.

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The MICE

AUGUST 17, 2020

You had an event management agency during the 2008 crisis and lost 50% of your business in one week. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009.

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EventMB

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

etouches is a well-loved brand within the event industry, established in 2008. The etouches strategic sourcing solution enables event planners to book venues and negotiate better deals, faster. Here is our review. etouches Strategic Venue Sourcing Solution: What Is It? Click here […].

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2021

In 2008, Nostrand was named one of the Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in the industry by HSMAI. Before Omni, he was director of full-service brand development for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. Nostrand also worked in marketing and sales roles for Marriott International. Wendy Haase, CDME.

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