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Portugal: Festival plan to be presented to government

Event Industry News

The associations and promoters of shows will present, on the 13th, to the Government, proposals to make feasible the holding of festivals and music events in the context of covid-19.

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‘Red Light’ Demonstrations Unite an Events Industry in Need of Emergency Funding

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Events are stuck between a rock and a hard place: Many government assistance programs are set to expire, but events are nowhere near a real comeback. With recent protests in the US, the UK, and Portugal, the events industry is gaining momentum in the […].

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The Meetings Industry Association reacts to the government’s Step 4 delay

Event Industry News

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has reacted to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government’s move to Step 4 of its roadmap will be delayed until 19 July at the earliest. The ongoing issue being faced by our industry is confidence to book and commit to contracting events.

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UFI Global Policy Leadership Series: Enabling Trade & Society

Event Industry News

As a global industry we must strengthen our ties with governments throughout the world to reinforce our critical role in rebuilding economies and societies, and to assure authorities, as well as customers, that we are a safe and effective manner of bolstering business, trade, and tourism.”. Click here to view the full discussion.

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Web Summit to license its conference software. First customer is the United Nations Development Programme

Event Industry News

The software, which has been built in-house for nearly a decade, has helped Web Summit scale to become one of the largest technology events in the world and has helped to improve the experience and outcomes of hundreds of thousands of attendees. We’ve agreed to run an event in March for the UNDP on our platform.

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Winter is Coming: The Cause and Effect of the European Energy Crisis 

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Also, Spain and Portugal have put a price cap on the gas used for electricity. But I think the energy sector will evolve in terms of consumer behavior with guidance from governments and industries. The long-term solution for Europe is to diversify energy sources and look for alternatives.

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5 Midsize Cities Using Their Local Knowledge Economies to Bring In Meetings

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Part of SPN’s model involved live events, as well as the idea for a seminal annual conference that would connect Midwest entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and each other. “[SPN] Richmond] looked upon us as being a major event,” Hutton said, “and therefore went out of their way to make us feel welcome.”. Hutton said. “No,