Event Industry News

JANUARY 17, 2020

International event organiser and venue manager, Easyfairs, has published its latest Activity Report covering the years 2018-2019, focusing on how it is disrupting the industry by “easifying” the experience for its visitors and exhibitors. Easyfairs is also expanding the events portfolio organically through geocloning.

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Stova

JANUARY 17, 2023

Event Event EUROCITIES Event For the 2013 EUROCITIES conference, more than 400 city leaders and attendees from across Europe met together in Ghent, Belgium. Location: Brussels, Belgium Founded: 1986 Employees: 90 Industry: Government EUROCITIES is the network of elected local and municipal governments of major European cities.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The meetings and events industry’s recovery continues on a positive trajectory, with venues reporting continued growth in event volume levels, according to IACC’s latest Meeting Room of the Future Barometer (MRoTF) 2022. Sustainability continues to increase in importance, though there are still clear regional disparities.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The meetings and events industry’s recovery continues on a positive trajectory, with venues reporting continued growth in event volume levels, according to IACC’s latest Meeting Room of the Future Barometer (MRoTF) 2022 , which was released today.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The AGF Awards are open and applicable to all types and durations of events including multi venue city events, sports, business, music and hospitality, Since 2021 the AGF Awards are also available to Tours, Arenas and Venues including outdoor Parks and Outdoor Event Spaces.

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Gallus Events

JUNE 22, 2017

We are a mixed bunch, including event planners from Mexico, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. But we #Eventprofs had venues to see! These three gold threads, connect all these wonderful venues. Each venue seems to be, in itself, a small version of Dresden. We all have our very different events to plan.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Among these venues you’ll find a butterfly oasis, a lakefront boathouse, a speakeasy, and everything in between. If you’re planning an event in the Denver areas and are interested in venues, check out the variety of spaces available on this list. As you can tell from the capacity size, the venue is huge. Seawell Ballroom.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 18, 2018

Multinational event organiser and venue manager Easyfairs has published its 2016-17 Activity Report and, in the process, announced a rebranding. Previously the group was known as Artexis Easyfairs, with the venue side of the business (in Belgium and Sweden) branded Artexis and events in all countries branded Easyfairs.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The multi-hub format, with multiple connected venues like this meeting with 18 hubs in Spain, combines the benefits of both. Instead of scrapping their events amid COVID-19 concerns, more organizations are moving their face-to-face programs online. Maarten Vanneste.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 20, 2016

He has worked as a Marketing and Public Relations Representative working concert tours in the United States, Switzerland, Canada, Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom. The award show was attended by about 500 VIP guests and broadcast from the atrium at the venue. Creatively speaking this was a dream event to produce.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 28, 2018

Six other locations across the globe were also connected to the Tomorrowland main stage in Belgium, with Italy, Malta, Spain, Taiwan, Mexico and Lebanon also enjoying the world-renowned dance extravaganza. Abigail Bates, heading up Protec’s lighting crew, said: “The major difference for lighting was that the venue was smaller than last year.

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Event Industry News

MAY 14, 2018

Meetingselect , known for its corporate online booking tool for booking meetings and conferences, and the supplier of one of the world’s biggest independent database of conference hotels and event venues, is expanding internationally. Expansion into Belgium. Online meeting and event bookings are taking a flight in Belgium.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

She was Group Head of Sales in a small, but distinguished family owned business called Peyton Events which operated in some of the most prestigious venues in London, when it was bought by Sodexo, one of the world’s largest multinational corporations. This is following 2019 openings in Sydney, Edinburgh, Belgium and an expansion in Dubai.

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2019

Who can forget the infamous Fyre Festival or more recently Vestiville, a Belgium festival, which had to turn people away before the festival even started? It’s very easy to try and rush through the stages of planning, whether it be because of time restrictions, manpower or budgets but don’t. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Conferences.

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Bizzabo

JULY 3, 2019

The Belgium-based tech company, Showpad , is leading sales excellence with a powerful sales enablement solution. ELINA: My career was an evolution of event management positions in various sides of event industry: I worked for a venue, an event agency, a PCO, associations and corporate organizations. Source: Showpad.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 11, 2022

million square feet of its venue into the PTAK Humanitarian Aid Center, according to its website, “the largest European aid point for refugees from Ukraine,” which can temporarily house 20,000 people at any given time. The project is a joint effort between the expo center, the state capital of Hanover, and the Hanover Fire Department.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 15, 2022

Other measures include extending the current 50% discount on business rates on music venues, and more funding to help British performers touring the EU to navigate extra costs and post-Brexit red tape. It is just 7% in Germany and 6% in Belgium. billion in 2019 to £2.3 billion in 2020 due to COVID-19.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Europa Worldwide Group will have a turnover of over £200m in 2019 and employs 900 staff across 16 sites in the UK, plus Belgium and Hong Kong. Andrew added: “I am proud that we at Europa have got on with preparing for Brexit ensuring that we are ready to look after our customer’s interests should a no deal scenario occur.” . Event Tech.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Things like target audience, messaging, venue selection, and budget are all part of the planning process. Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details. This minimizes risk to your organization and brand.

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Event Industry News

JULY 23, 2019

For example, Tomorrowland has launched UNITE with Tomorrowland with locations in Spain, Germany, Lebanon, Taiwan, Malta, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, to stream the main festival live from Belgium. Truly understanding customers. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 15, 2019

His response was to open a self-sufficient satellite office just 20 minutes from Brussel’s Airport and Antwerp City Centre in Belgium. “With the absence of an assured trade agreement post-Brexit and a no-deal Brexit looking increasingly likely, we needed to decide how to do business in any eventuality.”. Areas of interest. Brand Events.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 17, 2019

Easyfairs has announced the opening of a new venue serving Sweden’s economically dynamic Gothenburg metropolitan area. We now manage high quality venues serving Sweden’s three largest cities, Stockholm, Malmö, and now Gothenburg. Easyfairs invests in venues primarily to be able to host its own events. Kistamässan. MalmöMässan.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The Europa Showfreight team recently travelled to Germany to meet with Cretschmar Cargo, including a visit to the two major trade fair venues, Koelnmesse and Messe Düsseldorf. The company employs 750 people across 14 sites in the UK plus Hong Kong and Belgium and is represented in 100 countries.

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Boomset

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Submissions flooded in from across North America, as well as India, Belgium, Spain, Mexico, Qatar, Tokyo, and other global destinations. Each month more than 225,000 unique users across North America and beyond look to BizBash for venue discovery, event style, technology, and tools for their next event. Visit us at www.bizbash.com.

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Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

For Tomorrowland 2021 the organizers continued to rely on Belgium’s decision to allow in-person events. The costs of venue, food, travel, accommodations, and logistics are significantly minimized with virtual events. Virtual events are independent of COVID-19 lockdowns. Reduced Spends . Improved Follow-ups.

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Endless Events

MARCH 13, 2020

And you’re visiting a potential venue, so there are a million other things on your mind. Will is partaking in Creative Event Team meetings in Las Vegas and then is headed to Belgium later this week! ??Silly (19-minute video). It’s time to learn the AV related things on a site visit that you must check. Silly Scientific Findings.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 23, 2020

Brussels, Belgium (GOLD Level) Informa Markets’ ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX), 6-7 Nov., The entire IACC team worked incredibly hard on every aspect of the Europe Knowledge Festival to make it as sustainable as possible — from the choice of destination, host venue and accommodation to food and beverage. Atlanta, Ga.,

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Event Industry News

MAY 29, 2019

As Marketing Director at Easyfairs UK & Global, she ensures best practice and effective marketing strategies across its event portfolio, including shows run in the UK, France, Algeria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore, China, and the US. That was a pretty awesome moment!

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2017

KRACK is shorthand for Key Reinstallation Attacks, and it was discovered way back in May by a web security researcher in Belgium named Mathy Vanhoef. If not—and you can’t or don’t want to switch venues—advise attendees of the situation and suggest disabling Wi-Fi in their personal devices if they are concerned. First, What Is It?

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Venues play a key role in hosting an event, and sometimes it can tricky to find a place that is attractive, fun, and accommodates large meetings. Antwerp, Belgium. For a unique venue choice, host your event in The Royal Army and Military History Museum , which provides more than 100,000 sq. of meeting space. of meeting space.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Event destinations and venues, for example, rely on customer feedback to shape their future development plans. Debut Group’s Ben Moorsom referenced the results of “The Price of Abundance: How a Wealth of Experiences Impoverishes Savoring,” a 2015 study conducted by professors from Spain, Canada, and Belgium. Welcome Home.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2022

In addition to the Olympic venues, London cleaned up and rebuilt its canals, extended and built new transportation, and invested in its hospitality infrastructure. In 2016, the venue even opened a ride, The Slide, at the ArcelorMittal Orbit, which doubles as the United Kingdom’s tallest public art piece. million visitors.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 21, 2018

The Cincinnati USA CVB did this for its annual meeting, and it allowed attendees to sample red velvet waffles from Taste of Belgium , spirits from New Riff Distillery , desserts from Sweet Petit and many more. Another option is to have several booths around the room with tasty offerings from different local eateries.

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Converve

OCTOBER 16, 2017

ING Belgium offered visitors of music festivals lockable mobile charging lockers – stress free charging, so to say! Another cool idea from ING Belgium: Visitors of the music festival were able to use a contingent of free parking spaces that were sponsored by ING. Does your event venue have a pool?

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Converve

OCTOBER 16, 2017

ING Belgium offered visitors of music festivals lockable mobile charging lockers – stress free charging, so to say! Another cool idea from ING Belgium: Visitors of the music festival were able to use a contingent of free parking spaces that were sponsored by ING. Does your event venue have a pool?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Maarten Vanneste, CMM, CMA, president and CEO of Belgium-based ABBIT Meeting Innovators, has focused on tackling attendance challenges for health-care professionals—whose busy schedules can make a live conference experience a luxury—with a concept called a multi-hub meeting. We wanted to bridge the gap across the world,” Stephan said. “It

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The venue alone could be enough to draw you in as UX London will be taking place in the stunning Trinity Laban. Location : Brussels, Belgium. If you’re looking to learn from those who shape the UX and design industry, this is a key event to get to. Date : March 10th – 11th, 2020. Tickets : €845 for Early Birds.

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