Tag: Event Management
Loughton Festival launch appeal urging local residents to help next years event
THE organisers of the annual Loughton Festival have launched an appeal urging residents and community groups to sign up and help at next year’s event. Although the six-week spectacle of music, arts and other activities will not be held until April, plans are already well underway for what is hoped will be the biggest festival [...]
Crick Boat Show Gets New Event Organiser
The Crick Boat Show 2011 will once again take place on the May bank holiday weekend (28-30 May). Returning to Crick Marina on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, next year’s event will be managed by publisher and event organiser Waterways World. Simon Salem, marketing director at British Waterways, comments: “The Crick Boat Show is [...]
Where the sporting and business elite meet
Keith Prowse, the UK’s hospitality leader, has announced the availability of a number of exclusive places for the Players’ Lounge during the upcoming Investec Internationals at Twickenham Stadium. Fresh from taking on the world’s best on the field, a group of leading England rugby players will interact in a series of unique Questions and Answer [...]
Andrew Cowlishaw gives us a view on smartphone apps and their future impact on the Live Events Industry
With the rapid growth of smartphones, mobile is playing an increasingly important role in any marketing and communication campaign. Nowadays over a quarter of the UK population are using a mobile device to access data they would previously view on a computer, this figure is expected to rise to nearly 50% by 2015. The rapid [...]
Home Office preparing to scrap The Security Industry Authority (SIA)
The Home Office is preparing to scrap the body which regulates bouncers and other security workers across the UK. The Security Industry Authority has been placed under the axe as part of a wider plan to cut the number and cost of public bodies. Abolishing the SIA will not save taxpayers money because it is [...]
University of Westminster seeks to train event professionals of the future ahead of 2012 Olympics
The University of Westminster will be welcoming leading event management experts back to the capital in November to share their expertise at the university’s prestigious, four day Executive Certificate in Event Management. Organised in conjunction with the Australian Centre of Event Management (ACEM), based at the University of Technology, Sydney, the course will be presented [...]
Event Organisers are booking their events at the last minute
Many event organisers are waiting until the last-minute to book events, with cost considered as the deciding factor in the final venue choice by more than half of event organisers, according to new findings released today. The research, carried out by IET Venues, the premier family of venues across the UK, reveals that more than [...]
Specialist Event Advisor Warns Event Businesses They Face Heavy Fines & Prosecution
Event managers and company directors are risking prosecution and heavy fines because they do not allow for their many liabilities when organising an event warns Alison McDougall, managing director of Relevant Risk. “It’s not just about ticking a few compliance boxes. Any event, however small, has to allow for a multitude of legislation and a [...]
Lamb Springs Into New Events Role at Spinning Clock
Specialist creative agency to the events industry, Spinning Clock, has welcomed Wayne Lamb on board in an expansion of its new business development team. Spinning Clock was established in 2003 by entrepreneurs Don Turner and David Lister, and boasts a high-profile client portfolio that includes Unilever, Ofsted, The Department of Health and Siemens. Wayne [...]
REM help thousands celebrate World Cup fever in Bristol
REM seamlessly managed the Hyundai Fan Park event in Bristol’s historic Queen’s Square for the month long duration of the tournament. Bristol City Council engaged REM, who also managed the interest and expectation of sponsor Hyundai, and local police and licensing authorities, to create the Fan Park during the 2010 World Cup. Fans of all [...]
Mystery Delegate research service helps event organisers collate unbiased feedback on events
An innovative new market research service has been launched for exhibitors to obtain valuable, unbiased live feedback from delegates, in order to measure stand performance. Operating similarly to the ‘mystery shopper’ concept, Mystery Delegate has been specifically developed for the events industry by UK-based event management agency Spinning Clock. The complete end-to-end service includes the [...]
Organisers of Glade Festival cancel event for 2010
The UK’s premium electronic music festival has been cancelled for 2010, in what would have been the seventh year for the independent, anti-sponsorship event. Having grown from a small stage at Glastonbury, Glade has continued to represent the best in all forms of electronic music. Below is the official statement from the Glade team. Glade [...]
Green Ant Creative Events increases turnover 20 fold in 5 years!
AN events management company has reported a 20-fold increase in turnover within five years of being founded as it looks to expand into foreign markets. Green Ant Creative Events, based in Cardiff, was set up in 2005 by entrepreneur Joe Blackman and has since organised lavish events for the likes of 50 Cent, The Killers [...]
The National Self Build & Renovation Centre puts Bernie Cobb in charge
The National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon has appointed Bernie Cobb as Business Development Manager for its Conferencing division. Her new role at the Centre, based at Lydiard Fields, will see her take responsibility for promoting the Centre’s conferencing. She joins the Centre from Venues Event Management, based in Wanborough. Bernie has seen [...]
10-year major events plan for Wales unveiled
A 10-year plan to promote Wales as a destination for big name sporting, musical and cultural events is being launched by the assembly government. Ministers want to capitalise on high-profile events like golf’s Ryder Cup in Newport in October as a way to promote home-grown festivals and attractions. The strategy aims to identify “mega events” [...]
Facebook and Twitter used by 65% of Event Management profesionals
A recent research study from evocos showed that event managers are using social media as part of their event management more than ever. evocos, a leading provider of event management software, conducted the poll on their website http://www.evocos.co.uk, during the first two weeks of March. 65% of the event managers that took part stated that [...]
Sustainable Event Management Book Launched
Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide by Newcastle’s Meegan Jones has been launched offering event organisers information on how events can be managed with a lighter carbon footprint and impact on the environment. Jones, who’s returned to Australia after working for the past three years in the UK as Sustainability Manager for the producer of [...]
Birmingham events specialist to manage film premiere
Birmingham-based events specialist Big Cat Group has been awarded the contract to manage the UK premiere of British independent film Clubbed. The event will be held in January at Birmingham’s Cineworld cinema on Broad Street. Set in the 1980s and inspired by Bafta-winning Coventry author and ex-bouncer Geoff Thompson’s autobiography Watch My Back, the film [...]
Companies downgrade office parties….
The current economic gloom has pushed local businesses to trim Christmas events and party budgets, management and business support training organisation, BizTech said on Monday. Hotels and restaurants were reporting a lag in bookings as corporate clients either eliminated or planned budget year-end events.
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