Event Industry News

JUNE 8, 2021

We are proud to announce that we are back working with the LGA , who are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve. We worked with them previously on their annual conference, when it was in-person at the Birmingham ICC, this year’s event, 6th-8th July, will be virtual.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year. This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Government, large international agencies, and for-profit and non-profit companies. Consulting for large, well-known organizations obviously confers a certain amount of status. And if I can’t do a good job for them, whatever the quantity of work, I won’t sign a contract.). My clients include branches of the U.S.

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Event Industry News

MAY 15, 2020

… (with a few observations and comments from the Venue Search London team below each): The above data shows any months in which the buyers currently had contracted events, with some buyers having multiple events booked across these months (NB. And so to the results. We only asked about these four months).

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Eventmobi

JULY 27, 2022

Simultaneous live hybrid conference and trade show. For our first hybrid event, we streamed conference sessions live to a virtual audience and hosted a virtual expo where attendees could book 1:1 video meetings with exhibitors. Our government affairs team collected valuable poll data from the app that will guide policy development.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2024

Leading luxury catering and event management services provider Blue Strawberry Group has secured a five-year contract to deliver exclusive hospitality and event services at 8½ London – home to The Skinners’ Company. Blue Strawberry Group was awarded the contract after undertaking an extensive and highly competitive tender process.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 22, 2022

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has updated its Operating and building confidence in a risk-averse world best practice and contract guidance , following the government’s easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 28, 2020

“There’s a balance between privacy concerns for folks attending versus your [need to protect yourself] as planner, as well as ensuring adherence to whatever current health and safety recommendations are in place from local, state, federal governments and related agencies,” Sheaks says.

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Canadian Special Events

DECEMBER 26, 2018

As an event planner, you need to sign a lot of contracts and let’s face it, some of them can be confusing, particularly the AV contracts. Luckily, Jon Trask breaks it down what you need to know to get through a long and complex AV contract. . Governing Laws. The first part of the event AV agreement is the quote.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The Government have so far failed to engage with MP’s questions regarding the lack of support for companies, freelancers and staff from the events sector. The Government’s Jobs Support Scheme is designed to help industries operating at 30-50% of normal capacity. The government says they are supporting viable businesses.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discuss when they might be able to invoke the force majeure clause in contracts for 2021 meetings. We have a 2021 contract in late April in Chicago for which we updated the force majeure clause to include COVID-19 as a specific situation that would allow us to cancel.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 2, 2020

We understand the challenging decisions government must take to control the spread of the virus whilst mitigating its economic and social impact. Targeted Government support is urgently needed for the industry to survive. We write to propose an urgent support package for the sector.

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Social Tables

JUNE 12, 2024

While some planners look for all-inclusive venues with contracted vendors on site, others prefer to find particular vendors that match their event style and message. AV suppliers work with an array of event technology, including conference calling equipment, high-def video screens, speaker setups, lighting design, and more.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2016

Mia Monroe is an award-winning certified special event, meeting and government meeting professional, speaker, author of trade articles and the conference and event manager for NASA Johnson Space Center’s Human Health and Institutional Management contract for Florida-based AllPoints, LLC. Conference and Event Manager.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 11, 2020

Once in-person mass gatherings were restricted, virtual conferences and meetings immediately became the only viable option. They are the driving force behind the virtual conference production. Virtual Conference Platform Specialist: Manages the tool used to create on-demand sessions and live events. The future is hybrid.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

One of them, “Must Have Contract Clauses,” was led by attorney Joshua Grimes, who touched on the latest in contract negotiations, such as force majeure clause changes, F&B cost increases, security issues and new laws ahead. Joshua Grimes, photo by On The Run LLC “Those words are gone from most hotel contracts,” he says.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

Elena joins the venue as Sales and Marketing Director from Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport, where she re-launched the hotel post-pandemic, built a brand-new corporate base, and secured several major airline contracts.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 19, 2019

Discover blockchain events and conferences happening throughout the world in 2019 and beyond. Today there are a plethora of blockchain conferences, blockchain networking events and more happening around the world. 2019 Blockchain Conferences. February 2019 Conferences. Your go-to conference for all things blockchain.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s tough to imagine a meeting that might run more smoothly than the Event Services Professionals Association’s annual conference, the most recent edition of which took place in late January in Indianapolis. They had signed the contract with the convention center but did not have a lot of their hotel contracts finalized.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

of events contracted in 6 weeks – up 225%. We’ve seen strong and consistent weekly growth since 19 July in the number of enquiries we’ve received, in the value of the enquiries and in the contracts signed, with substantial increases in the last 6 weeks compared to the previous 6 weeks. We’ve contracted events worth £5.2m

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Event Industry News

MARCH 3, 2021

During a period when its core conference, events and training business has been suppressed, etc.venues has taken a 360 degree look at how its portfolio of 400,000 square feet of space could be temporarily repurposed. Dominic James, Venues Director at etc.venues said: “etc.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 19, 2019

International engineering federation FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) has appointed Barbara Gaeremynck as its new head of conference and events. My previous experience has given me a good global perspective along with the right capabilities to make a difference as head of conference and events.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 6, 2021

Those who are vaccinated [but contract the virus] generally have seen very mild symptoms,” he added. “If On March 25, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order rolling back restrictions for events of 50 or more people; these no longer need the approval of local governments. In Reno, Nev.,

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Event Industry News

JUNE 15, 2021

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has reacted to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government’s move to Step 4 of its roadmap will be delayed until 19 July at the earliest. The ongoing issue being faced by our industry is confidence to book and commit to contracting events.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year. This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events.

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2021 Food and Beverage Travel Sustainability 195

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) hasn’t been the only conference to address the climate crisis. 12 in Glasgow, Scotland, a number of other significant conferences have recently taken place, addressing the climate crisis. 8th Annual Net Zero Conference. Speakers 150+.

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Coterie Spark

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As we continue to navigate what the “new normal” means for in-person gatherings around the world, we remain in what we call the Wild West of Conference Planning. With that in mind, here are a few things to consider when planning your next conference: Government Mandates and Venue Requirements . Don’t Pack a Room or Bus.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 14, 2020

Alongside supporting the NHS, army, building contractors and clinicians to create the hospital, staff at Harrogate Convention Centre, including electricians, caterers and security teams returned to their roles after the centre temporary closed in line with government guidelines for the events industry.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 8, 2020

In March, like many other event organizers, Bonnie Stetz, director of conference content design for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), found herself in the position of having to convert a live event to virtual in a very short period of time — five-and-a-half weeks, to be exact. Speaker Contracts. Choosing the Right Platform.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

the flu represents a greater health threat than contracting the coronavirus. That means taking additional measures to try to halt spread of the virus, and that the government is encouraging large events in Singapore to be postponed. The Events Industry Council (EIC) held a webinar on Feb. Here are some takeaways.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2020

Big companies such as Google and Facebook announced cancellations of major conferences in the United States, as did Mobile World Congress and travel trade show IBT Berlin in Europe. Dominguez acknowledged that, often, meeting planners often have no choice but to pull the plug as they are tasked with undoing years of contracts in a day.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

Drowning in a sea of protocols and guidance documents released daily by government agencies, venues and organizations? The preview of best practices turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session covering everything from food and beverage to contracts, to roles and responsibilities. The hospitality industry is coming to the rescue.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Events range from 50 – 1,500 guests and include – but are not limited to – conferences, meetings, receptions, product launches, fashion shows, brand activations, dinners, press events and exhibitions. It receives no regular funding from the Government. Contracts will run from March 2023 – March 2025.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2020

It takes account of the COVID-19 environment and global economic contraction predicted by the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development over the rest of the year. Many companies are taking advantage of government loan schemes or approaching banks for loans.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

One signal that “meeting professional” is a new career track is the way government looks at us. We are usually grouped in the broad category of “hospitality,” which can include anything from small weddings to large-scale conferences. This affects us in the form of legislation that gets passed. They promise a win, or you pay nothing.

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Event Industry News

JULY 18, 2019

Under GDPR, any exchange of significant volumes of personal data between two companies requires written contracts to be in place between them – if the companies are in different countries, an additional set of conditions may be needed before a transfer can proceed. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Exhibitions.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

-Third best trading year since opening in 1986- World-renowned conference, events, meetings and exhibition centre, The QEII Centre , has announced a remarkable year of business stabilisation and recovery, resulting in the Centre’s third best trading performance since opening in 1986.

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