Zanine Adams, Head of Events & Business Development UK for London & Partners, has revealed that the convention bureau is to curate its own calendar of events.
Michael Hirst, chair of the BVEP, announced the launch of the National Events Month, a month-long celebration of the UK events industry, at The Meetings Show today (9th July).
The Meetings Show opened its doors at Olympia London this morning (8th July), with organisers Centaur Exhibitions reporting that 731 hosted buyers had registered for this year’s event, a 62% increase from 2013.
The Institute of Event Management (IEM) will be holding a pre-launch event at The Meetings Show this week (8th-10th July).
Chancellor George Osborne has backed the return of the International Festival for Business (IFB) to Liverpool in 2016, following a successful first year.
The sale of the NEC Group has entered the second phase with strong interest being shown from potential bidders.
Event association MPI UK & Ireland has announced its new board of directors for 2014/2015.
For one week in August The Deck at the National Theatre will open to the public as a pop-up summer cinema club screening National Theatre stage favourites.
New members to the trade body EVCOM were elected at the recent annual general meetings of Eventia and IVCA at the QEII Conference Centre.
The Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland AFC, has won this year’s bid to host the North East England Tourism Awards in November. The Stadium of Light will welcome the region’s most innovative businesses for an awards evening that will honour the achievements of local businesses and individuals who deliver experiences for the 67m visitors who visit the North East every year.
