Event Industry News

JUNE 14, 2023

Music Venue Trust (MVT), the charity which represents over 900 hundred grassroots music venues across the UK, has warmly welcomed a new £5million investment in Grassroots Music Venues announced by Secretary of State for Culture Lucy Frazer.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2017

” — Max Cohen de Lara and David Mulder van der Vegt , “ These 5 architectural designs influence every legislature in the world — and tell you how each governs “ , The Washington Post, March 4, 2017. How do room sets imply and influence what happens at meetings?

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The last lecture in the University of Westminster’s second edition of the Event Design Lecture Series takes place on Monday 9 th December. Adam Parry, co-founder of Event Tech Live and the Event Technology Awards , will deliver his research on technology trends with a twist – tech that’s not going to break the bank.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 29, 2024

And then there are plenty of unconferences focussed on social and cultural issues, like leadership , DEI , the environment , peace work , political movements , good government , animal welfare , veterans rights —the list goes on!

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 10, 2025

The government has announced plans to cap the price of resale tickets in a clamp-down on ticket touts who bulk buy tickets and then resell them for huge profits. The cap would apply to tickets in the live events industry including sport, music, comedy and theatre.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events. 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.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Before Ronda Keys was a CMP Fellow —and a CMM, CEM, DES, CTA, HMCC and the assistant director of events at The Universities at Shady Grove —she was a little girl planning events complete with themes, invitations and menus for her Barbie dolls. She says, “Event design was a passion of mine at an early age!”

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Lime Venue Portfolio is set to unveil the second installment of its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Event Planning Guide series. The guides, released over 12 months, address each element of ESG, offering practical frameworks for member venues and event organisers.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This was never going to be a budget that would be supportive of our industry, but the reality is, event and event businesses have been ignored again, with few morsels for us to be positive about. It does beg the question how much the government really does want this £65m industry. For us in the […]

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Business of Events has announced that its signature Global Policy Forum will take place on 20th February 2025 at IET London: Savoy Place.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 13, 2016

The Chinese government runs a massive online censorship program. Why mention this on an event design blog? Well, the most effective aspect of China’s online censorship regime illustrates what happens when you don’t incorporate covenants into your meetings. Tech In Asia explains: “Imagine being near a steep cliff.

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

The Conference was saved by Madrid after the Chilean Government refused to host the conference owning to security issues. Logistically this meant a huge effort just for the event to take place. But somehow, Madrid and the Spanish Government pulled it off.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

That is why Twitter is right to fight efforts to hand over data about users to government. Users come first “A platform without users is nothing. That is why [it] was wrong for Twitter to put a sponsor ahead of users. That is why Yahoo was wrong to hand over an email user to Chinese authorities; who in China would ever use it again?

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 22, 2021

The COVID-19 event capacity question is all driven by the local government. we just experienced internal confusion as to if a hotel is considered a restaurant or a special events venue, and the guideline changes [depending on the answer]. Sandy Yi-Davis , Head of Event Design, Strategic Meeting International.

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EventSource

APRIL 13, 2021

One of the industry’s most stand-out and creative individuals, Lynzie Kent has spent the past 10 years building her businesses Love by Lynzie Events + Design and The Pop-Up Chapel Co. Love by Lynzie Events+Design had another full schedule of weddings and corporate events for the 2020 season.

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Event Industry News

JULY 3, 2023

A festival boss has formally threatened legal action against the government over drug checking at festivals. Parklife founder Sacha Lord has written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman urging her to allow on-site testing in “pop-up labs” to go ahead.

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2023

The draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill sets out the requirements that, under Martyn’s Law, venues and other organisations will have to meet to ensure public safety. Martyn’s Law’ is a tribute to Martyn Hett who was killed alongside 21 others in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017. The draft bill will be subject […]

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

” In an earlier post , I wrote about how neural networks can now quickly learn to do certain tasks better than humans with no external examples , only the rules that govern the task environment. Because each cycle supports the next one.” In conclusion, Seth ends with: “Welcome to the fourth cycle.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

At the Thursday lunch, attendees were treated to a taste of the festivities that await next year when the annual event moves to the Mexican Caribbean, Riviera Maya, June 12-15, 2023, as a culmination of conversations that have been going on at the highest levels of MPI and the Mexican government since 2011.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 4, 2021

And with the green light for the live component given by the Singapore government just three weeks prior to the event dates, they also had a major time crunch to contend with. Below, Yeow shares what she learned from the experience as well as her insights on taking an unconventional approach to event design.

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EventSource

MARCH 11, 2021

You’ve now got yourself a full time job navigating the constantly changing government rules, re-confirming with the venue, and then having to re-coordinate all your other vendors around newly announced rules. I searched for the best, and I set my trust on Grace Arhin Events. Factor in a pandemic?

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The Business of Events (TBOE) has announced ABPCO, HBAA, IACC, ICCA, MPI, PCMA and UKinbound as supporting associations for its upcoming series of events. Designed to engage, support and promote the UK event industry, TBOE will take place during November 2019.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 26, 2023

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has urged partners across government, the events industry and regulators to work together to tackle challenges that risk safety at live events up and down the country.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 2, 2021

CSEP: Certified Special Events Professional. CPCE: Certified Professional in Catering and Events. CGMP: Certified Government Meeting Professional. DES: Digital Event Strategist. CGMP: Certified Government Meeting Professional. Click through the list right here: CMP: Certified Meetings Professional.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

As an event planner’s career grows, they are able to delegate more responsibility to coordinators and event staff, but not at first. Every event planner should be able to carry out the following functions: Design. Event design is one of the most crucial parts of the planning process. Large conferences.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Our background is in the NHS, so we have particular expertise in running healthcare related events. As well as NHS organisations, we have run major events for police forces, local government, the fire and rescue service and more. We also have workshop leaders for a wide range of personal and team development workshops.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 8, 2024

UKEVENTS, the umbrella organisation representing the UK Events Industry, was present at the Secretary of State’s reception for key Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) stakeholders, held in Manchester on 31st July.

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Event Industry News

JULY 19, 2024

Business leaders will be given practical tips for implementing or improving their company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policy in a dedicated workshop facilitated by The Meeting Industry Association (MIA) next month.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The sixth lecture in the University of Westminster’s autumn Event Design Lecture Series takes place on Monday 18 th November. The lecture by Mungo Denison, CEO of NEWSUBSTANCE focuses on show design. The School of Architecture and Cities is hosting the Event Design Lecture Series on Monday evenings during the autumn term.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events. 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.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2020

Many companies are taking advantage of government loan schemes or approaching banks for loans. Dr James Morgan, Principal Lecturer in Event Design and Lead Researcher, said: “We have seen some parallels to recession planning from 1991 and 2009 where businesses have had to take similar actions to stay afloat.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 13, 2019

On 6 th November 2019, The Mermaid London in Blackfriars will host The Business of Events coveted Senior Leadership Forum and Reception. The event attracts over 200 senior executives from across the UK and European event industry, along with government officials, industry media and influencers.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 30, 2023

March will be a big month for the meetings and events industry to demonstrate its collective weight and influence both to government officials and the wider business world. A collaboration among several industry associations results in a three-day agenda in March for education and networking in metro D.C.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Their robust website makes it clear that the company is used to events with lots of details to get right — after all, these are often high-stakes events! CBD’s website emphasizes trust by highlighting their recognition as the #1 corporate event planner for international governments, diplomats, and banks.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 11, 2020

Webinar World, the event designed from webinerds to webinerds, has been in the hybrid game for years. The good folks at ON24 , the company behind the event, have long realized the importance webinars have in today’s marketing landscape. So get your pen and paper and start taking notes! Webinar World. That’s right!

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) responds to the Chancellor of Exchequer’s Autumn Statement 2023 that today set out the government’s plans for tax and spending.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 7, 2023

First initiated in 2007, the B Corp Certification process assesses the entirety of businesses’ operations and covers five key impact areas of governance, workers, community, environment and customers. The certification process is rigorous, with applicants required […]

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