Archive for November, 2010
New MD For Team Spirit Event Managment
Team Spirit are extremely excited to announce the promotion of Laura Derbyshire to the role of Managing Director. Laura, 31, a media graduate of StirlingUniversity and previously Events & Revenue Director at Team Spirit, has been with the business working across all departments since 1998. Previous MD and founder Ian Taylor takes the role of [...]
‘Secret Millionaire’ praises Napier’s event management programme as it gears up for 2011
Edinburgh Napier University Business School’s Institute for Festival and Event Management (EIFEM) today announced dates for its 2011 Executive Certificate in Event Management. Leading event management experts will be welcomed to the capital to deliver the course in January, providing event professionals with valuable tips for adding value to their careers and a unique opportunity [...]
BT Convention Centre Liverpool scoops best ‘venue event team’ at the Eventia Awards
BT Convention Centre, part of ACC Liverpool, has rounded off the year by picking up the title of ‘venue event team of the year’ at Friday’s Eventia award ceremony. BT Convention Centre Liverpool has continued to assert itself at the fore of the European convention and events industry by adding to the numerous awards already [...]
HotelMap’s new Christmas booking tool helping party accommodation bookings
Festive faux pas and office oh-no’s are just around the corner as we gear up to the Christmas party season. HotelMap, the super slick online accommodation booking system for London’s hotels is urging event planners and party goers to think ahead and get their overnighters sorted before they party. Individual party goers can book online or party planners [...]
Arena Group remain at the top of their game for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
The Arena Group supported the tournament organisers in transforming the O2 Arena into a tennis heaven this November providing a range of temporary events overlay and interior design, including a new Fan Zone, hospitality and media structures and courtside bespoke media boxes for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. This was the second year of [...]
ShowTex finish off the total renovation of the historic DeLaMar theater in Amsterdam
November 28th, the extensive construction project that secured the future of this cultural jewel was made possible by the VandenEnde foundation. After 5 years of work and an investment of 65 million euro, the DeLaMar now boasts two halls and forecasts 1500 visitors a day. Performances in the 950 seat theater and 600 seat capacity [...]
Liz Hobbs Group gets Fast Track Nomination
Newark-based event and concert production company, Liz Hobbs Group Ltd, has been shortlisted for The Sunday Times Fast Track 100. The list, compiled by Fast Track, sponsored by Virgin and championed by Richard Branson, ranks Britain’s 100 fastest growing private companies, based on sales growth over the last three years. The 2010 Fast Track 100 [...]
Flood Fest charity event may not go ahead due to overzealous licensing policy
Council red-tape threatens to prevent a charity event in aid of flood victims taking place. Organisers of Flood Fest now fear the plug will be pulled on the event, which was due to be held at St Blazey Football Club, on Sunday because of overzealous licensing policy. According to the club’s constitution it can open [...]
JJB Teams with Canyon as Sports Retailer Begins Turnaround
JJB Sports has appointed leading live communication agency Canyon as part of the new management teams transformation of the chain into the UKs top sports retailer. Manchester-based Canyon won a competitive pitch to produce an event for 300 store managers and retail support centre staff at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. After a period of [...]
Showsec Weave Their Magic in Madrid – International Event News
Showsec’s management consultancy team recently returned from yet another successful engagement with MTV for the 2010 Europe Music Awards. This year’s host city was Madrid on 7th November, where a multitude of A list artists and celebrities gathered for the 17th annual awards ceremony. Lady GaGa was the night’s big winner after bagging a total [...]
Glasgow Launches Dedicated Major Evenets Charter
Glasgow has today (Wednesday, November 24) become the first city in the UK to launch a dedicated Major Events Charter. Produced by Glasgow’s Strategic Major Events Forum (SMEF) and fully endorsed by the city’s events industry, the charter guarantees the provision of exceptional support for organisers considering bringing major cultural and sporting events to Glasgow. [...]
enhancements at Wyboston Lakes create an even better customer experience
Users of Wyboston Lakes’ Waterfront Conference Centre are now benefiting from the recent completion of more than £300,000 worth of improvements. In launching the enhanced facilities, Wyboston Lakes has decided to rename the Centre to encompass its established conference centre activity and its increasingly popular hotel services. The conference, meeting and training facilities at the [...]
Household CavalryMuseum takes its first ride to Excursions 2011
The HouseholdCavalryMuseum, located in the historic setting of Horse Guards in Whitehall, London, will be a first time exhibitor at the forthcoming group travel exhibition in January. Martin Westwood, Head of Commercial Operations at the museum said: “These are exciting times for the museum: our visitor numbers continue to increase in leaps and bounds and [...]
Arcstream AV light up Rihanna
Rihanna switched on the Christmas lights at Westfield Shopping Centre in London, with Arcstream AV supporting the star’s appearance with a spectacular laser show. Arcstream AV provided four lasers for the performance including a 10watt Full Colour, two 6watt Green OPS systems and a 8watt Green OPS, to create a stunning effect as Rihanna pushed [...]
University Of Westminster Announces 2011 Date For Event Managment Course
The University of Westminster has today announced a new date in its training calendar for 2011 with the internationally renowned, four day Executive Certificate in Event Management set to kick-off in London on 31 January, providing the city’s events professionals with a great opportunity to add value to their careers. Organised in conjunction with the [...]
Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE To Be Managed By BBC Magazines Bristol
BBC Magazines Bristol has today announced that it has purchased a majority share and taken over the management of Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE, the UK’s largest family history event. Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE was launched in 2007 by consumer event specialists Brand Events, and Wall To Wall, a Shed [...]
Annual Sussex Obstacle Dash Success
Over 500 runners descended on Ardingly in West Sussex yesterday as part of the annual Sussex Obstacle Dash. The event took place at the South of England Centre seeing hundreds of runners, many in fancy dress, sweat it out around a tough 10 kilometre running course which featured over 40 obstacles. Dan James, Event Director, [...]
UK Festival Award Winners Announced
Festivals: Best Major Festival – Bestival Best Medium-Sized Festival – Green Man Festival Best Small Festival – Kendal Calling Best Overseas Festival – Snowbombing Line Up Of The Year – RockNess Best Metropolitan Festival – Gaymers Camden Crawl Best Dance Event – Creamfields The Grass Roots Festival Award – 2000 Trees Festival The Greener Festival [...]
G4S event security division to open an HQ in Wales
Event Security company G4S is to open a regional headquarters in Cardiff, attracted by the number of major events staged in South Wales. Announcing the opening, G4S Events said the new office would help it meet the growing demand for safety and security consultancy and operational support in this market within South Wales. The company [...]
Sailing venue gains green event standard “BS 8901″ ahead of 2012 Olympics
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA), the location for the 2012 Olympics’ sailing events, has been certified by the British Standards Institute (BSI) for Sustainable Event Management ‘BS 8901’. The WPNSA has become the first UK sailing venue to meet the eco standard. The certificate was presented to John Tweed, Chief Executive of [...]
The Wimbledon Experience announces growing Spanish demand for The Championships
The Wimbledon Experience has announced growing Spanish demand for tours and official tickets for The Championships (20th June – 3rd July 2011). The Wimbledon Experience, managed by Keith Prowse, is the official inbound tour operator for The Championships and demand indicates that 2011 will see an approximate uplift of 30% on last years 1,509 Spanish [...]
Event Production Show turns other shows green with envy
Exhibitors debuting at the Event Production Show, 2nd-3rd February, represent the growing culture of corporate social responsibility amongst festival organisers, concerts, exhibitions, corporate events and experiential marketing organisers. Concurrent with the increasing uptake of the UK standard for sustainable events, BS8901, the Event Production Show will provide a platform to more companies with a CSR [...]
Delegates Flock to Experience NewcastleGateshead’s Vision for Future
Hundreds of meetings and events organisers gathered at London’s Royal Horticultural Halls yesterday (16.11.10) to discover what the future holds for conferences and events in NewcastleGateshead. Organised by NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, Discover NewcastleGateshead will showcase over 25 of the destination’s best conference and events industry venues and services, now collectively generating an estimated £240m for [...]
Event Marketing Solutions builds on field marketing success with third campaign for British Heart Foundation
Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) this week launches an intensive three-week field marketing campaign for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in the run-up to Christmas, as it builds on previous highly successful work for the charity. From November 16, eight ‘Beat Squad’ teams in branded uniforms will hit selected supermarkets in regions of the UK most [...]
Rhythm Festival 2012 to take place at Mansion House
Rhythm Festival organisers have announced that their yearly event will take place at Mansion House, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire from 2012 onwards. They are still, however, without a venue for Rhythm Festival 2011, which is set to take place in August. In a message to users, organiser Jim Driver wrote: “After lots of looking and negotiating, I’ve [...]
PCC event management service opens for business
Primary Care Commissioning (PCC), a leading provider of trusted, practical support to commissioners and providers, today announces the launch of its event management service, PCC Events. Over the past three years the in-house events team has been the sole provider of events for NHS PCC and has run a number of highly successful events for the [...]
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