Event Industry News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Schmyt (Germany), July Jones (Slovenia), Oska (Austria), Kids Return (France), and Queralt Lahoz (Spain) are the winners of the Music Moves Europe Awards 2023. These are the winners of the 2023 MME Awards!

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 13, 2022

Following its success in 2021, Convening EMEA returns in 2022 with omnichannel hybrid event for business event leaders and professionals. PCMA announced Convening EMEA is back by popular demand and will be held in one of the world’s leading meeting destinations, Vienna, Austria from 28 through to 30 September 2022.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

Darby Gyscek and Ricky de Jesus Darby Gescyk (left) and Ricky de Jesus (right) Kimpton The Forum Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia, named Gyscek director of sales and marketing, and de Jesus director of catering. Adreanne Lewis Photo: Leo Thompson Lewis is director of sales, events and marketing for The Driskill in Austin, Texas.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 2, 2021

A host of musical performers have lent their voices to the call for the UK government to underwrite cancellation costs of live events such as music festivals. Now they need to do the same for the live events industry. Our business brings inspiration and happiness into people’s lives,” said Richard. “We

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Event Industry News

MAY 31, 2022

The global business events community has reunited at IMEX in Frankfurt, which opened today, in a powerful sign of confidence for the sector. With exhibitors representing over 100 countries, the show floor is the ultimate living reflection of the international business events market.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Michael Kugler worked for Contentserv from 2015 to 2019, most recently as Managing Director of Contentserv GmbH responsible for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Therefore, he is a profound expert on the company, its products, the market and the needs of Contentserv’s customers. “It It feels like coming home to me.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

A View from Meeting Planners: Winning Strategies in Destination Marketing , a report by Development Councilors International (DCI), attributed the new priorities to an emphasis on the four Ps—personal connection, proximity, pandemic management and price. Global Perspectives. Future Positive. One constant was the importance of budget.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

H2 Hotel Budapest, Trademark Collection by Wyndham marks the hospitality group’s first hotel outside of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Earlier this year, the brand also launched a first-in-market property in Belgium and a new private island beach resort in Belize.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CWT Meetings & Events, a division of global travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today unveiled its predictions for the top ten cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in M&E. Vienna, Austria (-/-). 2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Moscow, Russia (6/-).

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 16, 2023

(ESTRO social media) The pandemic has upended destinations’ view of business events as some kind of “subsidiary of tourism,” U.K.-based Events, he said, are now recognized as “being at the heart of the city’s reinvention.” Events, he said, are now recognized as “being at the heart of the city’s reinvention.”

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Event Industry News

MARCH 14, 2022

The signatories, who represent the worlds of pop, ballet, opera, theatre, comedy and more, are fed up with Europe’s exploitative ticket resale market, which drains hundreds of millions of euros from the live sector annually. The letter focuses on the EU’s upcoming Digital Services Act, a regulation designed to make the internet safer.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

AUGUST 9, 2019

As such, we wanted to put together a list of some quality upcoming eCommerce Events happening around the world that are set to connect the beautiful minds in the industry. 1) E-Commerce Marketing World Forum New York. The overall focus is on bringing together the leading minds in eCommerce and marketing, creating passionate discussion.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 21, 2019

EventsAIR was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Event Management Solution category in the 16th annual International Business Awards®. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned”, the awards will be presented to winners at a gala awards banquet at the ANDAZ Hotel am Belvedere, Vienna, Austria on 19 th October.

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Event Industry News

MAY 10, 2021

From 2021 onwards, the market is expected to recover under changed conditions. Like everywhere else in the world, the market for events in Germany plummeted in 2020: The number of face-to-face events and attendees fell by 70 percent and 86 percent respectively while the share of international attendees was at 2.4

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

Bioglitter HOLO range joins the list of TÜV Austria ‘ OK biodegradable WATER ’ certified products offered by Ronald Britton. Needless to say, we’re delighted with what we have achieved, and to see it come to market with such high anticipation.”. A level of certification considered the highest of its kind in the world.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 1, 2022

L’Oréal Austria & Germany once again relied on the event expertise of VOK DAMS for their largest internal digital employee event – the L’Oréal Day 2022. The agency’s proprietary event platform solution from the experts for events and live marketing was successfully utilized.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. 2021 also brought about many exciting developments in hospitality technology, digital marketing, hotel services, and changes in travel trends. Cvent CONNECT. April 11-14 | Caesars Forum | Las Vegas.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Impressively, according to projections, these events will equate to an added value of €371 million for the city by the end of 2023.*. To date, funding applications come to about two-thirds (67%) from the congress sector and to about one-third (33%) from the corporate events sector. PROMOTED EVENTS AT VARIOUS VIENNA LOCATIONS.

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The MICE

JANUARY 15, 2024

START Summit was later established as one of the Global Projects and had its first event in 2007. In 2015, the first ‘big Summit’ took place on the campus, and in 2016, the event relocated to the Olma Messen St.Gallen, the biggest exhibition hall in the city. I travelled to St. Gallen for new team members.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We analyzed event data from thousands of events over the past seven years and discovered that events still have a long way to go when it comes to gender diversity. We recently released the results of our annual “Gender Diversity & Inclusion in Events Report.” Almost Two-Thirds of All Event Speakers are Male.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

28-30 in Vienna, Austria, it was representatives from the current class and alumni of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties, an annual program that recognizes global industry leaders early in their careers who are the future of the events industry. I used ‘climate cancer’ as a new wording for global warming to grab their attention.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Vice Chair of Finance: Gerrit Jessen, CMP, CMM, regional managing director Germany, Austria and Czech Republic, MCI Deutschland GmbH, Berlin, Germany. Immediate Past Chair: Fiona Pelham, managing director, Sustainable Events Ltd and Positive Impact, Manchester, United Kingdom. 2017 MPI Board of Directors – Members.

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Management Events

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The IT department in Austria is responsible for 12 organizations in nine countries all over Europe. Of course, with supply being low and demand being high in the job market, you have to offer more attractive salaries among other benefits like flexible working hours. Want more insights on IT leadership?

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Management Events

APRIL 19, 2021

Shona Elliot, best-selling author and executive management & leadership consultant, shared her insights on organizational change management in a recent Transformation Thursday session on Clubhouse hosted by Management Events. Follow Management Events’ Clubhouse (@Managementev) today. Why is Change Management So Hard?

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Event Industry News

MARCH 19, 2019

IMG, a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion, has been appointed as the exclusive sales agent for UEFA EURO 2020 Official Hospitality in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. IMG is the first sales agent officially appointed by UEFA Events S.A. Martin Kallen, UEFA Events S.A.

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Event Industry News

MAY 19, 2021

Julie Morgan has been appointed as head of marketing – UK & European Touring. I love live music and can’t wait to drive the company’s marketing forward with exciting plans for the future.” . From left to right; Lou Champion, Julie Morgan, Rebecca Nichols, Sam Laurence.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

OCTOBER 4, 2019

There are so many reasons to attend events in your industry. There’s so much out there when it comes to progressive design events and the innovators that attend them that they present an opportunity to truly refresh your passion and skillset. Location : Salzburg, Austria. Date : November 14th, 2019. Tickets : Free.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 21, 2022

The goal was to find places that Convening EMEA event professional participants could explore as offsite visits during the conference, Sept. Vollpension ticks a few boxes for Bennett, who aims to “create a multigenerational ecosystem from students to the C-suite” at the event — last year’s Convening EMEA featured a nine-year-old speaker.

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Management Events

JANUARY 19, 2022

As the Head of International Market Intelligence & Data Strategy for UNIQA international , Alin Kalam shares with us his insights on the need for agility through AI, achieving business competence, and nurturing innovation. Join him and many other industry leaders in Management Events’ 600Minutes Executive IT event in Austria.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JULY 23, 2018

Join the revolution with NH Hotel Group’s new meetings and events instant booking tool! NH Hotel Group is the first hotel chain in Europe to introduce an innovative direct booking system for events and rooms for groups. The full reservation process is so intuitive that it will take you only 5 minutes to book your next event!

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

“What we do,” Thiemo Gillissen, the event’s co-founder and partner, told Convene, “is a business conference done differently.”. First impressions can be everything, hence the name of the event, which is held every year in Graz, Austria. We believe that true creativity and innovation arises from the clash of the different.”.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 22, 2020

The water is proudly served at venues across Hamburg and there is now a network of more than 15,000 volunteer supporters across German cities, Switzerland, Austria and as well as in African countries such as Uganda, Ethiopia and South Africa. A planet-friendly pint. It wouldn’t be Hamburg without a nod to the amber liquid.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Memories and experiences that are created at a destination outlive any other type or event and experience; for me at least. The past two years haven’t been easy for 42 Incentives and for many other companies in the events business. To travel and to do live events is possible. You need a good agency partner.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 7, 2019

Agency Spotlight, the latest addition to the Event Industry News site, profiles the top of the pyramid, the design and creativity behind brand activations, experiences, exhibition USPs and the greater live event model. Agency: Kemosabe Formed: 2015 Annual Events: 11-50 Staff: 11-50 employees Offices: 3 [link].

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The hotel is part of the Penta Group , which has 27 hotels in Europe and Asia (Germany, Belgium, France, Austria, Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Russia), with further expansions planned in the next 2–3 years. The Penta Group is presented on the market to revolve around their famous Penta Lounge, which can be found at every Pentahotel.

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Converve

JUNE 23, 2016

At the eighth CO-BRANDS event on April 28, 2016, over 68 marketing decision makers from 64 companies met for cooperation speed-dating. With over 370 cooperation conversations, CO-BRANDS 2016 was the largest European event for brand cooperation. " Who exactly is the event aimed at? "From

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Converve

JUNE 23, 2016

At the eighth CO-BRANDS event on April 28, 2016, over 68 marketing decision makers from 64 companies met for cooperation speed-dating. With over 370 cooperation conversations, CO-BRANDS 2016 was the largest European event for brand cooperation. " Who exactly is the event aimed at? "From

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