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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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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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The venue-finding agency has secured sole supplier status on the Scottish Government Framework for the Provision of the Sourcing and Booking of Meeting Rooms and Conference Venue Service. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Exhibitions. Event Tech. Sporting Events.

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Event Guru

MARCH 4, 2025

The platform is used primarily by colleges and universities, as well as non-profit organizations and conference planners. Meeting spaces, room diagramming, catering services, contracting, and housing can be managed to drive profitable events and meetings businesses.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Up until 2012 when the media broke the Muffingate story and the scandal of the GSA Western Regional Conference changed everything, government meetings were considered a relatively recession proof base of business. Since late 2012, I have been teaching The Future of Government Meetings, which was very uncertain.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Meetings Industry Association has updated its contract and cancellation guidance to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on future bookings and ensure all parties are protected. To download the latest contract guideline visit [link].

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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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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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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

We see conference and event planners are looking to our venue find team to advise them on the guidelines around hosting events, seeking more flexible terms, assistance with negotiation and an understanding on how they instil confidence in their delegate participation to return to the meeting room.

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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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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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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Bookings for conferences, meetings and training events at Wyboston Lakes Resort for 2022 are currently over 140% ahead of 2019, alongside a record number of large events from leading pharmaceutical companies taking place this Autumn. There is also a clear trend for short lead times in 2021, even for relatively sizable events.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 23, 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

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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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Event professionals within these establishments utilize Tripleseat to manage various types of events such as corporate meetings, weddings, private parties, conferences, and social gatherings. Contract Management: Streamlines the creation, tracking, and storage of event contracts, ensuring all agreements are efficiently managed.

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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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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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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

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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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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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

Aside from its primary purpose as a place of worship, the cathedral hosts everything from charity events to orchestras, comedy evenings to conferences. We helped to open the first Covid testing centre at IKEA in Gateshead and then later when it relocated to Newcastle Great Park.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

What I do: I am responsible for contracting more than 75 hotel agreements per year. I also am responsible for our Canada conference and I am accountable for the overall management and delivery of the RIMS Canada Conference, which attracts more than 2,000 participants. .

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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

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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