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ASM Global Europe, a leader in venue management and event strategy, will be attending The Meetings Show 2024 this week, where eight of its leading venues will be exhibiting. Their comprehensive participation underscores ASM’s commitment to providing exceptional event spaces and experiences across the UK.
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The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) is celebrating 2023 as a remarkable year of achievements and growth. In particular, ABPCO has achieved a 13% increase in PCO members, bringing the total to 155, a significant step towards its goal of 200 members by 2027. www.abpco.org
ABPCO (The Association of British Professional Conference Organiser) has appointed association management and development specialist Therese Dolan to support its bold five-year growth targets. ABPCO has set itself a target of 200 plus PCO members by 2027, which is almost twice its current membership. www.abpco.org.
and GEVME , hosted an insightful session on ‘Digital Transformation in the Event Industry’ which had a good number of student participants. The discussion surrounded event technology, the transition, rise of new event roles and much more. They believed COVID’s impact would be temporary on the event industry. .
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soon to debut over 25,000 more—and hosting around 400 events and 4 million visitors per year, it is the largest event venue in London. It is a Planet Mark-certified business and a signatory of the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge —which means it has committed to accomplishing a 50% emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
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The City of London Corporation has agreed £25 million in funding to start the first phase of the Barbican Renewal Programme, which will reinvigorate the internationally renowned arts and conference venue. The City Corporation is the Barbican Centre’s founder and principal funder.
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ABPCO (The Association of British Professional Conference Organiser) has appointed association management and development specialist Therese Dolan to support its bold five-year growth targets. ABPCO has set itself a target of 200 plus PCO members by 2027, which is almost twice its current membership.
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they also commit to reducing carbon emissions from their own operations to net zero by 2027, and by 2040, this will also include their supply chain. a perfect venue for conferences , photoshoots, product launches, meetings and receptions, the spaces are suitable for 20 – 2000 guests. t he barbican. the crystal. 15 hatfields.
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