Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Since 2008, Bournemouth 7s has been throwing festivals for sports people and party lovers, establishing itself as a date that everyone puts in their calendar each year. Bournemouth 7s, the world’s largest sport and music festival, has chosen FIXR, the events management and ticketing platform, as it’s official ticketing partner for 2023.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Best known for the shapeshifting C2 Montreal, ‘Canada’s leading creative business summit’ launched in response to the 2008 financial crisis, […]

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2023

The global creative communications group was the very first agency to run a conference at the venue when it opened in May 2008 and has continued to deliver many client […] Over 350 DRPG team members from across the company’s global offices came together for its annual summer conference on Tuesday 25th July at ACC Liverpool.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In 2008, they performed Sparks Spectacular , a legendary series of concerts in which they played every single song from every one of the 21 albums they’d released on 21 (almost) consecutive nights in London, one album each night. “Approximately 250 songs, or for you musicians, 4 million, 825 thousand, 273 notes.”

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 16, 2021

Launched in 2008, Bournemouth 7s has grown from 6,000 attendees to the world’s largest sport and music festival, attracting over 30,000 people to the South coast. For the first time since the pandemic began, festivals are making a comeback – one such event is Bournemouth 7s Festival.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2008, Event Marketer published its first-ever Women in Events special report, highlighting 20 women shaping the world of experiential marketing.

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Skiddle

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Since 2008, Un-Convention has brought artists, labels, managers, promoters, festivals and more from across the UK together to discuss the state of the industry, build networks and develop sustainable ideas which help the industry grow and evolve.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

” —Stephen Jenkinson in the 2008 documentary Griefwalker. Two important truths from Stephen Jenkinson : “…it’s the awareness of death — and not happiness or positivity or stoicism — that allows us to live fully in the time that we have.” ” —Stephen Jenkinson, in an interview in The Sun, August 2015.

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Event Industry News

JULY 13, 2022

Formerly senior logistics manager for Jack Morton Worldwide, Adam Goodman founded full-service creative agency ACA Live in 2008.

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Event Industry News

JULY 13, 2022

Formerly senior logistics manager for Jack Morton Worldwide, Adam Goodman founded full-service creative agency ACA Live in 2008.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Camp Bestival, a family-friendly festival, had previously been held annually on the Lulworth Estate since 2008. Like all other festivals in 2020 – last year’s event was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Originally published by bbc.co.uk 25th February 2021.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The last guide covered 2008-2009. Las Vegas, which strives to go bigger than anywhere else—and is in continual competition with Orlando for meetings and events business—used to have its restaurants rated by Michelin. And with so many celebrity-chef outposts, deservedly so. Yet apparently that guide sold so poorly it was discontinued.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Operating ethically, sustainably, and responsibly has been woven into the fabric of Green & Fortune since its inception in 2008. The company takes its role and responsibility in society seriously and will not compromise on how it operates, how it looks after its staff and its reach in the local communities.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Exclusive data from event guide and ticketing outlet, Skiddle, reveals that the price of a ticket for a New Year’s Eve event has dropped year on year since 2008 across all regions of the UK. Birmingham has seen the biggest drop in ticket prices over the past 10 years, falling by £39 on average since 2008.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 22, 2023

If you were working in the event industry in 2008, you no doubt recall the almost immediate impact the recession had on live events. As travel budgets were cut, so were thousands of the events that had become the lifeblood of their company’s sales pipelines.

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BizBash

JUNE 13, 2017

Since launching Goop as a newsletter in 2008, actress Gwyneth Paltrow has grown the concept into a successful lifestyle brand.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

Green & Fortune has been at the fore of London’s event scene since it was founded in 2008, pioneering and placemaking new locations and creating spaces and service styles akin to high street trends. We’ve hosted many events for very different audiences and are confident that we are a benchmark for inclusivity in the capital.”

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Defebo joined VSC in 2008 as director of sales and most recently worked as the organization’s director of sales and marketing. Kelly Defebo, CMP Defebo is Visit Sarasota County ’s (VSC) vice president of marketing and communications.

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 24, 2018

Under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations, which came into force in 2008, event organisers must follow safety guidelines when exposing […]. If you work on music events, you might think noise is just part of the job, but did you know, event organisers have a legal responsibility to protect the hearing of their staff?

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The South Bank venue, which opened its doors in 2008, achieved the landmark result for November, as interest continues to soar for its recently expanded hireable spaces as well as its unwavering commitment to reducing the environmental impact of events.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Department of Homeland Security’s initial implementation date was 2008, but that has been reset several times. Congress in 2005 to enhance the security standards required for driver’s licenses and other identification cards.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 8, 2021

Conceived as an event management and production agency nearly 40 years ago, around the automotive sector, TRO joined Omnicom in 2008 focused on designing and delivering live experiences for clients including Adidas, Volvo, Nike, Molson Coors and Under Armour. .

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Hubb

MARCH 5, 2020

In the last few weeks, I have been consistently reminded of the feeling I had in 2008 when I was leading a variety of high-tech meetings while the events world was falling apart due to the economy. It’s a good thing that meeting planners are one of the most resilient bunches of people I know!

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Event Industry News

MAY 6, 2021

Mike Wroe, the new non exec chairman at JL Lighting (JLL), was CFO at Just Eat from 2008 to 2016, a period which saw the business move from “a couple of million” in turnover to nearly half a billion.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2021

Anaheim, USA – July 29, 2008: people visit disneyland and walk over commemorative bricks with names in terracotta in Anaheim, USA. Visit Anaheim will welcome 187,000 attendees and procure more than 95,000 room nights. As the city continues to capture more business, these numbers are only expected to grow.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2019

Scott launched INVNT in 2008 with a clearly defined ambition to create a global agency that would deliver innovative and dynamic events for the world’s leading brands. The Event Industry News Podcast once again goes trans-Atlantic for this week’s episode, as host James Dickson links up with CEO of INVNT, Scott Cullather.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

Norwalk joined Visit Seattle as senior vice president of sales and marketing, and was promoted to president and CEO in 2008. Before Visit Seattle, Norwalk held marketing and leading roles with Seattle Hospitality Group, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and The Golf Club at Newcastle.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Dycheva-Smirnova joined Reed Exhibitions as Deputy General Manager of Reed Exhibitions Russia in 2008 and became CEO of Reed Exhibitions Russia in 2017. In 2019, she was named CEO of Reed Exhibitions Turkey and Reed Exhibitions Middle East.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

These projections did factor in the economic downturn from 2008. This information was dissected from the US Department of Labor. While accurate I write this with a word of caution. But right now we’re hoping that we do not have a double dip recession. There’s really no way of telling whether this will happen or not.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 20, 2023

After finishing second in the 200-meter dash at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Felix was confident that she would win gold in 2008. Felix told the audience that the 2008 loss forced her to “reframe disappointment. But even with four more years of hard training, she once again finished second to her rival, Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 29, 2021

Launched at the turn of the century, initially focused on event logistics, Unbridled acquired a travel agency in 2002, going on to add registration to the mix in 2004, creative services in 2007 and production 2008, since when the company has enjoyed a “wild ride” in growth.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2021

Many stadiums have been left to sit and decay, such as the Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro , which hosted in 2016; Beijing, in 2008; and Athens, in 2004; others, such as that in Lake Placid , in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, and Munich Stadium, are being used to host more sporting events and meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

It’s an ethos we’ve championed since 2008, and in doing so, we’re attracting and maintaining a team that contributes to our commercial success and reputation. By supporting our people, we also help build personal confidence, pride and long-term retention too.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 30, 2021

The festival had its origins in a garden party for about 40 people in 2001, and by 2008 it had grown to a festival for 2,500 people. It will be one of the first festivals to run at full capacity for almost two years, a spokesman said, with a crowd of about 15,000 expected. Standon Calling did not take place last year due to the pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2022

Aventri, which was founded in 2008, had grown into a global provider of data-driven solutions for event sourcing, marketing, registration, onsite technology, data security and reporting. He will remain with the company in an executive role. Former Aventri CEO Jim Sharpe will remain a shareholder and advisor to the new company.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

women self employed, representing an increase of around 300,000 since before the 2008 financial crash [1]. Historically, women have made up just over a quarter of the self-employed, but since the 2008 downturn 58% of the newly self-employed have been female. Women account for 17% of business owners and there are approximately 1.5m

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Andrew Luan started ExperienceFirst Walking Tours in the wake of the 2008 financial crash. Andrew put together a tour for his friend centered around the 2008 crisis. The way to make that connection is through contextual understanding.” At the time, he was working as a trader for Deutsche Bank. I thought this was a travesty,” he says.

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