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UK Government announces £5million new investment into Grassroots Music Venues

Event Industry News

Music Venue Trust (MVT), the charity which represents over 900 hundred grassroots music venues across the UK, has warmly welcomed a new £5million investment in Grassroots Music Venues announced by Secretary of State for Culture Lucy Frazer.

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Event design in 2019

Event Industry News

As technology maintains its seemingly unstoppable march and the millennial generation officially becomes the largest demographic at work, 2019 promises to deliver a year of transformation for event design, but also of opportunity. Event Sommeliers. It’s tolerance. The Fly in the Ointment.

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Event Design Lecture Series: Tech Trends on a Budget

Event Industry News

The last lecture in the University of Westminster’s second edition of the Event Design Lecture Series takes place on Monday 9 th December. Adam Parry, co-founder of Event Tech Live and the Event Technology Awards , will deliver his research on technology trends with a twist – tech that’s not going to break the bank.

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Martyn’s Law progresses as government publishes draft legislation

Event Industry News

The draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill sets out the requirements that, under Martyn’s Law, venues and other organisations will have to meet to ensure public safety. Martyn’s Law’ is a tribute to Martyn Hett who was killed alongside 21 others in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017. The draft bill will be subject […]

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Bompas & Parr kick off Event Design Open Lectures

Event Industry News

Ioana Iliesiu, Design Director at the Bompas and Parr Studio, London will be kicking off the Series with her lecture: The B & P Laws of Experiential Design. Event design and its intersection with event technologies is an often discussed topic amongst event professionals.

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Contingency Plans Save the Day for Events, Again and Again

Smart Meetings

Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! area and with the federal government. 29 to Oct 1.

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Festival drug testing: Legal action threatened over safety tests

Event Industry News

A festival boss has formally threatened legal action against the government over drug checking at festivals. Parklife founder Sacha Lord has written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman urging her to allow on-site testing in “pop-up labs” to go ahead.