Event Industry News

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Meetings Industry Association has updated its contract and cancellation guidance to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on future bookings and ensure all parties are protected. To download the latest contract guideline visit [link].

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Guidebook

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Every year, we see innovation and development within the events industry. Over the last year, we’ve seen organizers take note of consumer trends and apply them within events. With this in mind, here are the top three trends shaping attendee experience in 2020. Personalization will become more important within the event industry.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hybrid events, like the recent Convening Leaders 2021 which help a live event at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore (above), are the next iteration of events during the pandemic. Lisa Malikow, senior vice president, event operations and programming at Winsight, and director of the National Restaurant Association Show.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 3, 2021

etc.venues has worked with NHS England to transform its venue at Garfield House, Marble Arch, London into a Covid Vaccination Centre, opening on 8 March. As a result, the company now has more than 70,000 square feet of venue space occupied as Nightingale Courts and a Vaccination Centre.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Bray Leino Events has been awarded the Event Management Services contract for the UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, now set to take place in October 2021. The UK Pavilion virtual tour is the first of its kind so far created for Expo 2020 Dubai.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

EventBooking was founded 1999 by John Platillero, who saw the need for a way for venues to book and manage events online. His vision was a simple but powerful one—to create a tool for venue professionals to access, manage, and share event information from anywhere in real time. Sponsored Content.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Music Venue Trust (MVT), the UK charity which represents hundreds of grassroots music venues, has moved to create a more resilient and sustainable service to support the expanding membership of the Music Venues Alliance with the announcement of a number of key staff appointments.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 18, 2020

It is clear from the recent London Launch Lounge webinar hosted by Sam Gill, that London’s leading venues are now ready to open their doors to events as soon as they are permitted to do so. Christmas 2020. You can view the 50 minute webinar “The Future of Venues” here. Bio Security.

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Event Industry News

MAY 2, 2019

million in pure working capital to events logistics specialist, ES Global Ltd. A staging structure, event overlay and project management provider for music, sporting, corporate and hospitality events, ES Global was formed in 2012 via an MBO, following its management team’s success with the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 12, 2023

Especially for autumn events in the Southeast and winter events in the Midwest, planners should understand the current market for cancellation coverage. As a result, it’s best for meeting planners to obtain cancellation insurance right after they sign their venue contracts for events set to happen in a destination’s storm season.

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Event Farm

MARCH 24, 2021

Since March 2020, this whole pandemic period has been a waiting game. But the truth is, most of us are tired of waiting and want to get to a place where we can safely go back to hosting and attending in-person events. During our recent Pandemic Compliance and Safety at Live Events panel, we conducted a poll where.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 31, 2020

Story Events Ltd, organiser of the annual London Christmas Party Show , have announced that in light of the current situation with COVID19, they will be postponing the event, from 12 – 13 May 2020 to the later date o f 28 – 29 July 2020. “As

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The wait is over… the 2020 edition of Event Buyers Live (EBL) will take place from November 23-25 at a location to be revealed next month. Following yearly feedback and regular contact with event organisers, EBL, the place to do business, has moved dates to suit industry needs.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

IBTM today announced that it has signed a new three-year contract with Barcelona Convention Bureau and Fira de Barcelona that will see IBTM World take place in the city up to and including the 2022 edition. December 2020. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events. Areas of interest. Concerts & Tours.

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Event Industry News

MAY 15, 2020

Venue Search London has some great up-to-date insights into London corporate event buyers’ sentiment around their event plans for the Autumn and Christmas seasons. You can also view the recorded webinar on the short-to-medium term future of the UK events market, which includes thoughts from Founder, Sam Gill.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. We'll show you how to get the most out of strategy, opportunities, and tools available to strike the best deal with venues.

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life. progresses forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, live event venues are getting ready to reopen. The talent buyers, general managers and sales team all work together to make mutually beneficial decisions for the venues and the clients.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Paje Consultancy Ltd are delighted to announce they have been awarded the contract to provide a full marketing, membership and enquiry service to the prestigious Westminster Venue Collection (WVC) from 1 st November 2021.

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 28, 2021

The panelists and the Event Leadership Institute are not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or professional services. If you or your organization require expert assistance, you should contract the services of a professional. Last year, all meetings and events were on hold.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Having a conversation with your venue about indoor air quality is a must. A meeting professional’s expertise can go in any number of directions: marketing, adult education, event design, site selection, contracting, event technology … It’s a dynamic role. Here are some resources to help you understand the basics.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. But our industry still faces ongoing challenges, such as: high travel, F&B, and production costs; staffing shortages; tight client budgets; and the rise of last-minute event registrations. I’m looking back on 2023.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Adrian Ott (from left), Clare Melton, and Ori Lahav discuss the rising costs associated with planning conferences and events at Convening EMEA 2023. 21 at Convening EMEA 2023 in Copenhagen — proof that the challenge of dealing with increasing expenses is among the most pressing event professionals face.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 20, 2023

A surge in violent crime has event professionals making safety and security in meeting destinations a priority. cities in 2020-21, by 20 percent in suburban communities, and, in 2021, increased by 25 percent in rural America. After falling for decades, the rate of violent crime in the United States rose sharply during the pandemic.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 8, 2022

Exhibition Centre Liverpool has confirmed a series of multi-year deals and events expanding – as confidence continues to return to the industry. UNITAS Wholesale Trade Show, which recently extended its contract to five years, will take place this week on March 9 – 10. It plans to return in 2023. Comic Con Liverpool.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

SWAPPING serving fans for supervising Covid testing, 12-hour shifts to serve key workers and live-streaming church services – these are just a few of the ways in which staff at venues across Newcastle and Gateshead helped their communities during the pandemic lockdowns.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Maguire is reported to have attended the rambunctious first parade, bringing some much-needed music to the event. For example, Unite Here used union contracts to protect more than 200,000 members from anti-LGBT discrimination before the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that included the LGBT community in the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

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EventMB

JUNE 22, 2022

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. The New Marketplace Philosophy for Meeting Bookings. An End to Tedious Email Requests.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 17, 2020

MeetingsMeanBiz (@meetingsmeanbiz) April 16, 2020. Conference Care Package (@Confcarepackage) April 16, 2020. Early on, as events canceled last minute, we donated food and centerpieces to places that could use them. NYC & Company (@nycgo_press) April 16, 2020. CVB Chatham County (@PittsboroCVB) April 16, 2020.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The old meeting industry normal is long over, and many event professionals are still hoping and waiting for a new normal. In October 2020 I wrote two posts [1 , 2 ] about what a meeting industry new normal might look like. As I write, two years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the world and the event industry.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discuss when they might be able to invoke the force majeure clause in contracts for 2021 meetings. We have a 2021 contract in late April in Chicago for which we updated the force majeure clause to include COVID-19 as a specific situation that would allow us to cancel. Thanks so much!”.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Right now, those sorts of challenges are popping up at events all over the world. See also : 6 F&B Trends That Will Shape 2021 Events. “A Click to see full results.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Post-pandemic events: what will they look like? Well, amidst the backdrop of COVID-19 fears and the spread of it, mega-events such as the 2020 Olympics, F8 for Facebook, Ceraweek, Zoom, and Zendesk have canceled their events. The second half of 2020, however, looks positive. Post-Pandemic Events: Where to start?

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2021

Audience snapshot by music and event industry charity Attitude is Everything indicates that a majority of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people want to return to live events – as long as accessible safety precautions are in place.

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Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2021

The following insights were derived from the Event Marketer x Mosaic EventTrack 2021 industry forecast, AnyRoad’s Experiential Trends 2021 report, Northstar Meetings Group’s May 2021 Pulse Survey and Bizzabo’s Q2 2021 Virtual Events Benchmark Report. But the continued desire for virtual events can’t be downplayed.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 16, 2020

For the short-term, request for proposals ( RFPs ) do not look dramatically different, if they’re being submitted at all, but there is great optimism that event disruptions and “new normal” considerations will not persist into future-year events. Some participants were booking events as far out as 2025. Budget Considerations.

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Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2020

While safety and risk have always been a part of our events, COVID-19 has tested all past assumptions. As some organizations consider planning and holding in-person events and gatherings, and other communities are in the early stages of moving ahead, there are many new questions to consider. What is our approach towards risk transfer?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 26, 2020

TED is one of the many formerly face-to-face events lining up speakers, such as Susan David, for their digital programming. I’ve been working with speakers at events for more than 20 years, and this almost feels like an entirely new job,” Tim Mathy, partner at Speak Inc., Check out PCMA’s Digital Event Fast Track. told Convene.

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