Event Industry News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In 2019/20, 76% of Deaf and disabled people engaged with the arts (vs 77% of non-disabled people), closing the estimated 9% gap in engagement recorded in 2008/09. Since the Act came into force, participation by disabled people across the cultural and creative sectors has increased significantly.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2022

On behalf of the Board and our global colleagues, we thank Michelle for her many contributions since she joined the Company in 2019 and wish her well in her next endeavors.” . I’m delighted and honored to lead CWT to its next stage of growth,” said Patrick Andersen. “As

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Event Industry News

MAY 2, 2019

Technical production specialist, Universal Live has pledged to recycle 100% of carpets used at their events by the end of 2019. Set up in 2008, Carpet Recycling UK has increased diversion rates from 2% – 44% by 2018 diverting over one million tonnes of carpet waste; this is the equivalent to 57,000 football pitches.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2019

Sue Fox, CEO of M&S Bank, said: “It’s absolutely fantastic to start 2019 with the launch of the M&S Bank Arena – we’re incredibly proud to be the official naming partner of Liverpool’s top venue for music, sport, comedy and family entertainment and it’s a really proud moment for us to see the rebrand complete across the entire venue.”.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

One respondent actually was hoping for a slowdown, mentioning this wish-list item for 2019: “A downturn in the market so hotels become more flexible in their revenue-management practices.”. 2019 attendance vs. 2018 attendance (projected) — +4.4 Number of 2019 exhibitors vs. 2018 exhibitors (projected) — +1.9 percent vs. +1.4

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 7, 2019

Sue Fox, CEO of M&S Bank, said: “We’re very proud to have been based in the North West since M&S Bank was formed in 1985 and it’s absolutely fantastic to start 2019 with the launch of the M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool’s top venue for music, sport, comedy and family entertainment.”. It has welcomed more than 5.7

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EventMB

JUNE 29, 2022

In-person events may be back, but attendance for most business events is stuck at two-thirds of 2019 levels or lower. After emerging as far back as 2008 the event industry largely ignored the format’s potential. Hybrid events have a bad reputation, but we’ve only just started experimenting with them on a large scale.

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Jujama

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

A professional 22 year old working in 2008, when the App Store debuted, is now in a senior management buying position and a decision maker for their organization at 33 years of age. Social and gaming apps represented about 75% of all mobile app downloads in 2019. We envision this continue as we approach 2020.

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Event Industry News

MAY 2, 2019

The ACC Liverpool Group has generated more than £1.7bn in economic benefit for the city region since it opened in 2008, welcoming more than 7.2 Meanwhile, entertainment events include the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019, Little Mix and Rod Stewart. million visitors to over 2,050 events.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 19, 2019

IMG has a proven track record as a successful UEFA sales agent, the two organisations having worked together during UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, the 2011 and 2013 UEFA Champions League finals in the UK; and UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. IMG is the first sales agent officially appointed by UEFA Events S.A.

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Event Industry News

MAY 20, 2021

Launched in 2008, the UK’s favourite sport and music festival welcomes 30,000 people and 400 sports teams to the South Coast each year. I officially started working in the events industry in 2008 but have been organising events since school! Craig Mathie is Managing Director of the multi-award-winning Bournemouth 7s Festival.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 7, 2019

It has won the UK Event Agency of the Year award a record 5 times in last 11 years – in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018. The Event Technology Awards ceremony returns to Troxy on November 6, between the two days of Event Tech Live 2019. If you could only use one piece of tech when working on an event, what would that be?

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Do Good Events

JULY 20, 2020

Past experience with economic downturns, such as the recession of 2008-2009, has shown us that a community stakeholder visioning process is the best litmus test to guide an organization’s response. They have also leaned into their donor-advised fund strategy, and doubled that yearly goal in the first half of the year.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Formed: 2008. Formation: INVNT was established in the summer of 2008 – at the height of the financial crisis – with the aim of challenging and changing perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours. If your agency has a fitting story to tell, get in touch: Jamie@eventindustrynews.com . Agency: INVNT. Annual Events: 100+. Staff: 51-100.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

This leads me to the key learning I took away from Connect 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, an event that arms us with the latest tools, insights and inspirations to do our jobs better: meeting architecture. We need to change up the set design, location, education piece, networking opportunities and more.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2019

Rohit Bhargava signs copies of his book, “Non-Obvious 2019: How To Predict Trends And Win The Future,” during Convening Leaders 2019 in Pittsburgh. Elaine Manusakis). The supermarket made headlines in news outlets including Gizmodo and The Independent for its simple and thoughtful approach to customer care.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 6, 2020

Ma Connolly joined UBM in 2008, which combined with Informa in 2018, and successfully grew the business in China through strategic joint-venture partnerships and organic development. Ma Connolly succeeded Jimé Essink, who retired from the role at the end of 2019.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2019

He co-founded INVNT in 2008, and under his leadership, INVNT has redefined the way organizations communicate to their employees, customers, and business partners. I stayed there for 18 years, running the agency’s New York office, and then Kristina McCoobery – our COO – and I co-founded INVNT in 2008.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2020

The nonprofit Hot Bread Kitchen was founded in 2008 with the goal of creating economic opportunity for women facing barriers to employment through careers in the food industry. 4, 2019, at The Wythe Hotel Brooklyn in New York. The Kitchen Conference program included hands-on workshops and engagement boards. Wini Lao Photography).

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

June’s extensive accolades engaging with live audiences includes hosting 2005’s ‘Make Poverty History’ event in London’s Trafalgar Square, presenting at the UK leg of ‘Live Earth’ in 2007 and in 2008, alongside Will Smith, hosting Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations in front of 30,000 people in London’s Hyde Park.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. In 2008, a terror group attacked a hotel in Mumbai and held hostages for three days. Define crisis levels requiring a communication response. (See graphic below.). Internal Communications.

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Event Industry News

MAY 11, 2020

During the financial crisis of 2008/2009, many marketers learned a harsh lesson when they cut their in-person event budgets. As regulations and restrictions will vary from city to city, and country to country, plan for a blend of virtual, hybrid, and in-person live events to align with local requirements and accommodate attendee needs.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In 2019, the firearms and ammunition industry was responsible for as much as $60.02 Since 2008, the industry has grown 100 percent in terms of jobs and 213 percent in economic impact, according to the report. While some industries have struggled during COVID, the firearms and ammunition industry has continued to post gains. “In

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Since 2008, the program has rotated every other year between the New World Center and a European arts venue. The 2019 event will be April 2–4 at Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. Beyond Bandwidth.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 19, 2019

But in 2008, Apple pulled the plug on the conference and publicized its intention to participate in less trade shows every year. We're talking specifically about Apple's numerous hiring events and the company's involvement in CES 2019. Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019. Let's dive in! Source: Digital Trends. Source: alokbabu.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

county finalist in 2019. She was Chair of the Marketing Committee for MPI’s European Meetings & Events Conference, London (2008), has served on the Board of the MPI UK Chapter, the MPI International Multicultural Committee and on PCMA’s Global and Advocacy Taskforces. Since then she’s been the face of IMEX as we know it to date.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In 2008, after receiving $85 billion in government aid, AIG took enormous heat for spending $430,000 on an executive retreat at a St. INSTITUTE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS by having the Senate pass the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8) which passed the House of Representatives on 2/27/2019. Regis in California.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 3, 2018

We did one in 2007 and one in 2008. Brandon: Going into 2019 are there any particular trends that you think will play a big role? At the time, TechCrunch wasn't running any events in Europe, and I thought I should do something a little “Mike Butcher” style. The first event was called “Geek 'n Rolla.” It was just basically a lot of fun!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2019

A decade after the 2008 recession, the industry appears to be stable, with steady growth on the horizon according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events (M&E), a division of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). percent increase in demand expected in 2019.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In 2019, he receives the ACM A.M. She an elected Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), a Fellow of ACM, a recipient of the 2019 IEEE PAMI Longuet-Higgins Prize, 2019 National Geographic Society Further Award Where to find her? Reach out to Andre NG and request him to speak at your AI & ML focused event.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In 2019, he receives the ACM A.M. She an elected Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), a Fellow of ACM, a recipient of the 2019 IEEE PAMI Longuet-Higgins Prize, 2019 National Geographic Society Further Award Where to find her? In 2008 Time Magazine named Michael “One of the World’s 100 most influential people”.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

In truth, AIA had been feeling the pinch from the 2008 recession, and more recently, from booming shows in design and construction like GreenBuild. For AIA’s future annual events, Las Vegas shimmers on the horizon for 2019, and Los Angeles in 2020. Beyond the Veneer.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What does it mean to be a part of the events industry in 2019? Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. Screen time per day has more than doubled since 2008. In 2019, we’ll move further on the spectrum toward full-blown festivalization. Click To Tweet.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 13, 2019

I officially started working in the event industry in 2008 but have been organising events since school! At Bournemouth 7s Festival 2019, we worked alongside our friends at Festech to give our Multi-Agency Control room a significant upgrade. How long have you worked in the event industry and what keeps you interested in it?

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Following his appointment as general manager of 15Hatfields in 2008, Warren has spearheaded a campaign to make the venue one ofcentral London’s most sustainable. It has pledged to go completely single-use plastic free in 2019. Jane is delighted that Warren has accepted the role.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 24, 2020

Twilio is a cloud communications platform that was originally founded in 2008. DEV DAY 2019. DEV DAY 2019 took place in Berlin, Germany and was a joint effort between Twilio and Turbine Kreuzberg. For example, you could work to secure bigger, better speakers in 2020 than you did in 2019. Source: DevDay.io.

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Skiddle

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“The conference started back in 2008 when a bunch of record labels and people working in the independent sector at the time thought it would be a good idea to get together to talk about the challenges we faced and to share what we knew. .” How has the event changed since its first outing?

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