Event Industry News

AUGUST 4, 2022

A key part of the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) since January 2009, Dawn Lauder has been head of international conferences at the venue for nearly six years.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Under the title of The Rotterdam Experiment, the city of Rotterdam explores what the future of the event industry will look like. The corona crisis has had an enormous impact on the events industry. Work came to an abrupt halt, conferences and events were cancelled or postponed and creative online solutions were needed fast.

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

A throw-away trend or something that will shape our events, how should we view flight shaming in the events industry? In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Business Design Centre (BDC) has released the company’s roadmap to Net-Zero, explaining how it intends to achieve this ambitious target by 2030 – 20 years ahead of the internationally recognised target of 2050 for businesses. The BDC has made a 66.7%

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2024

BMA House, one of London’s leading sustainable event venues, will proudly showcase its innovative, eco-friendly practices at the Sustainable Events Show on 31 st October. Delegates will have the opportunity to discover innovative sustainable event solutions and network with like-minded individuals. “We

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2021

Before the pandemic hit in 2020, the events industry was a well-oiled machine. Virtual and hybrid events were nowhere near as common. While every big event already had its own event app, event app design was something only a few businesses dealt with. Event technology is no longer just one aspect of an event.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2023

The events and conference venue operates with sustainability at its core and is committed to achieving Net Zero carbon status by 2030. Church House, Westminster is one of the capital’s true hidden gems, located closely by landmarks such as Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and St James’ park.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, played host to The Superpowers of Free School Meals conference, a joint initiative to showcase the benefits of England’s Free School Meals policy, on Tuesday 8th November. The campaign is run in partnership with the Independent and in association with the Evening Standard.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2022

The Net Zero Carbon Events initiative confirmed today that the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) will become its latest Gold Sponsor. The initiative aims to connect the events industry, globally, to the rapidly growing movement towards net zero by 2050 and is already seeing an influx of momentum from across the meetings and events community.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

As an award-winning leading UK academic venue, Keele University Events & Conferencing have just been awarded a ‘Green Meetings Gold Accreditation.’ But more importantly, engaged with suppliers to understand their sustainability commitments and how these impacted on the events and conferencing business.

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Conference Care

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Venue Finding & Event Management agency Conference Care has officially received B Corp certification – the latest milestone in their ongoing commitment to sustainability. Judith Dix, Sustainability Specialist at Conference Care, has worked tirelessly to ensure the business has met B Corp standards.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

10 during a COP26 session where the event industry’s Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge was introduced. With the launch of the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge on Nov. 15, 120 events industry stakeholders, including PCMA, have signed the pledge. Kai Hattendorf, speaks Nov. Binit Bharadia/UK Government).

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

But according to new research from Freeman, released October 8 at IMEX, the event industry is not evolving fast enough to meet the needs of the next generation event goer. By 2030, Gen Z will account for 35 percent of the workforce, right behind Millennials (40 percent) and overtaking Gen X (20 percent) and Boomers (5 percent).

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. billion by 2030.” Respondents also confirm the importance of trade shows, exhibitions and conferences.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It’s hard to think of a conference with higher stakes than COP26, which took place Oct. COP26 is shorthand for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, a summit which brought leaders from more than 130 nations together to negotiate a global plan to address climate change. Dean Calma/IAEA). Dean Calma/IAEA).

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Freeman and Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow are among the global organisations already using the Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap to steer their sustainability journey. As a producer of events, continuing our work against Action Area 2 will be our focus — to redesign events to be sustainable and waste free.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 17, 2024

On Sustainable Gastronomy Day, Danilo Barbagallo, Executive Chef at QEII Taste at leading London conference and events centre, The QEII Centre, discusses his planet-friendly approach to event catering, and explains how this is helping the venue’s catering arm progress its pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2030.

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Eventsforce

JUNE 22, 2023

As we move ever closer to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the awareness of sustainability has never been more pronounced. The event industry, of course, is no exception to this, with both organisers and attendees striving to reduce their carbon footprints and to adapt more sustainable habits and practices.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As more than 50,000 people arrived in mid-November to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the United Nations climate conference known as COP29, the irony of the situation was too prominent to ignore. In both cases, it’s surely not a good look for the event host. Travel and events are down the list.” tons of carbon equivalent (CO2e) to 0.91

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Guidebook

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Sustainability isn’t just a trend—it’s a movement transforming industries, and the event planning world is no exception. From festivals and conferences to campus orientations, the environmental impact of these gatherings is undeniable. In fact, the event industry is responsible for over 1.2

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, played host to The Superpowers of Free School Meals conference, a joint initiative to showcase the benefits of England’s Free School Meals policy, on Tuesday 8th November. The campaign is run in partnership with the Independent and in association with the Evening Standard.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has further bolstered its commitment to sustainability by appointing Garima Singh as its new Sustainability Manager. The venue now employs two dedicated team members focused on driving the business’ sustainability ambitions including its commitment to Net Zero 2030.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

After Huber shared a sobering presentation on global warming scenarios that also included research specific to how events contribute to climate change, events industry panelists discussed sustainability initiatives underway and explored what else needs to be done.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Airlines are ramping up their carbon-reducing measures—but ever so slightly—while more attendees face internal carbon budgets and taxes to come to events. billion gallons by 2030, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. headquarters to a conference in Orlando will pay a fee on about 1.25 What can planners do?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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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Event Industry News

MAY 16, 2022

Six months on from COP26, Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus once again welcomed COP president, The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, as he hosted an event with SEC chief executive Peter Duthie on Monday 16 May 2022. The SEC is committed to becoming a net zero campus by 2030, in line with Glasgow’s own ambitious target.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Callum Gill, head of insight at the creative communications agency, DRPG, was welcomed onto the Brand and Buzz Stage at last year’s Event Tech Live. This extends to how environmentally friendly events are as well as how event technology is utilised. That figure is expected to rise to 48% in 2020 and 75% in 2030.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This multicultural event will be an interactive and educational experience to increase awareness and understanding of how cultural tourism is affecting the industry. The deadline for registration for the event is September 15 th. For more information on the partners of POPS, visit their websites listed below.

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Event Industry News

JULY 12, 2019

We call on governments to act now to reverse biodiversity loss and reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2030. Brand Events. Conferences. Event Tech. Sporting Events. We recognise that the emergency has arisen from global injustices and will work towards systemic change to protect life on Earth.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 15, 2021

The first Event Tech Live (ETL) US & Canada wrapped on Thursday 10th June, content keeping to the high mark set on days one and two, Top Tech to Embrace to Achieve Effective Gamification and Back to the Future, Perhaps among the sessions and Canapii winning gold in the coveted Start-Up Competition. Event Tech Live was a blast!

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Event Farm

MARCH 28, 2017

SXSW recently wrapped up its 10 days of festival and conference after taking over the city of Austin with upwards of 70,000 attendees, 1,200 keynotes and talks, and an overwhelming number of experiential campaigns. How do you bring those trends to your event strategy? Essentially, we start by thinking: "What is the goal of our event?"

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

As corporations pledge to be more sustainable, the event industry seeks lasting solutions. The world, and the event industry, entered a new reality last year when the U.N. More on This Topic: 10 Event Sustainability Ideas to Implement Right Now. THE PANDEMIC EFFECT.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 20, 2022

The Scottish Event Campus will continue its one meeting one tree promise at The Meetings Show next week with every business appointment, taking place on the venue’s stand, earning a tree planted in the Caledonian Forest. The news comes following a successful IMEX where nearly 80 trees are already committed.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Today, there are more than 280 members of Tourism Declares, with each member working out “how they fit into [Tourism Declares’] goal to cut global emissions in half by 2030 to stand the best chance of keeping within 1.5 An Eco-Friendly Events Ecosystem. For in-person events, Smith thinks that big venues can be part of the solution. “A

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 17, 2024

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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Event Industry News

JUNE 8, 2021

Event Concept is a creative event production agency based in central London. What can you do to make your next event more sustainable? Events and experiences are complicated, there are continually moving parts and a growing list of stakeholders to keep happy. Think big, start small. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 4, 2024

Last September, Sydney, Australia-based travel-management firm FCM announced the consolidation of its various meeting and event operations in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia into a single global entity, FCM Meetings & Events.

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