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Research from corporate event specialists, KDM Events, has found that planners of internal corporate conferences are not focusing on meeting business objectives when measuring the success of the event.

The NEC Group has been sold to LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, in one of the biggest sales ever agreed by Birmingham City Council.

Fay Sharpe, MD of event management agency Zibrant, has launched Fast Forward 15, a career-mentoring initiative for women in the event and hospitality industry.

Over 35 leading agencies have joined the jury as judges for the inaugural CHS Awards, taking up the challenge of being part of this exciting new initiative for 2015.

HBAA, trade association for the hotel booking agency, apartment and venue community, has welcomed Leigh Cowlishaw and Dawn Jaynes as association and venue vice-chairs respectively.

The Association of Event Organisers (AEO) has announced the appointment of Jenni Jaques as AEO and FaceTime marketing director.

Roses are red... and have absolutely no place at Bounce on Saturday 14th February 2015. This is not a love festival. This is not a place to hold hands or smooch the face of someone you luurrvve. There will be no tender touching. No furtive glances. If Paris is the city of love, then Bounce is the town of platonic partying.

The Scottish based events team at Sodexo, one of the UK’s largest services companies, proved their star quality after scooping four impressive accolades at a company wide awards ceremony.

Exclusive venue, Perth Racecourse ended 2014 on a high, beating some of the toughest local contenders in leisure and tourism to win the Excellence in Tourism and Leisure Award.

The Association of Event Organisers (AEO) has announced the launch of the AEO Sales Conference, which will take place on day one of International Confex 2015.