Thursday, September 2, 2010 Event Magazine
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.Filed Under: Event Management No Comments
Thursday, September 2, 2010 event magazine
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 [...]
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 event magazine
Who wants to sit in a boring workshop that doesn’t interest you at all? As a speaker, isn’t it depressing when you end up talking and no one seems to be listening? It’s both frustrating and a waste of time. Perhaps if people know about Open Space Technology (OST), there will never be boring workshops [...]
Monday, August 30, 2010 event magazine
A free ‘survival kit’ including tea and sugar, biscuits and bin bags is proving a huge hit with clients of Mobex, the exhibition and roadshow specialist. The kit has been put together to help exhibitors get through the trials and rigours of events with their nerves intact and save them wasting time on the minor [...]
Sunday, August 29, 2010 event magazine
The Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards (HITA) event management team were delighted to read the latest nomination for the Highland Ambassador of the Year category, which proposed The Loch Ness Monster for the honour. Now in their fifth year, HITA is an industry led event guided by tourism leaders from the Highlands and Islands of [...]
Saturday, August 28, 2010 event magazine
Entertainment noise control specialists Big Sky Acoustics managed the noise monitoring for Cambridge Folk Festival 2010. Richard Vivian headed up the noise monitoring team over the four day event ensuring off-site noise levels complied with the strict limits stipulated in the licence. One of the UK’s longest established dates on the festival calendar Cambridge Folk [...]
Saturday, August 28, 2010 event magazine
More than 200 security licences have been suspended by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) following the claims which focus on London-based training centre Tristar. Awarding body Edexcel withdrew the level 2 BTEC award in door supervision certificates issued by Tristar. And because the qualifications have been withdrawn 211 licence holders no longer meet SIA criteria. [...]
Saturday, August 28, 2010 event magazine
UK Event Safety are appealing to event promoters to reconsider the manner in which portable toilets are located at events after being involved in a number of instances of people deliberately tipping the toilets over. Although this is certainly not a new thing, it is extremely dangerous and the act leads to serious contamination of [...]
Saturday, August 28, 2010 event magazine
Richard Billings has joined the PSCo rental division in the role of Business Development Manager for the UK. Bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge to the team, Richard’s primary focus will be on developing key client relationships and ensuring PSCo continues to deliver the high standards of service and innovation that it is renowned [...]
Friday, August 20, 2010 event magazine
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 [...]
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 event magazine
The sudden rush for business to ‘get digital’ is fast making traditional methods of communication a distant memory; the events industry is no different. Running a virtual event, the most obvious manifestation of digital in this sector, has numerous benefits, from cutting costs to reaching a wider audience, but there will always be value in [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 event magazine
The women’s international hockey champions trophy was held on English soil for the first time ever thanks to help from Leicestershire-based flooring and access solutions company, PRIMA Hire Ltd. Held at the Nottingham Highfields Sports Centre, home of Beeston Hockey Club, the championships saw six teams compete including England, Netherlands, Argentina, China, Germany and New [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010 event magazine
Event management agency Spinning Clock has carried out one of its first successful trials of Augmented Reality on an exhibition stand in the UK. The technology was built into the creative stand concept for independent research company JRA Research at this year’s Marketing Week Live! at London’s Olympia. Although used to great acclaim in sectors [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010 event magazine
As part of the company’s drive forward, 4D Design has promoted Chris Short to the position of Senior Designer and he also joins the company’s Management Team. Chris has worked at 4D for 7 years and will now focus on developing the creative team. To enable this to happen Steve Kenny has joined the 4D [...]
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 event magazine
IGEM House has opened its doors to the public, inviting them to come and see the facilities its conference centre has to offer. The first open day was held on 10 August and was the first in a series of three open days planned throughout August. The centre decided to open its doors after previous [...]
Monday, August 9, 2010 event magazine
Preparations for the second annual Nottingham Food and Drink Festival taking place between 23 and 26 September are underway with the organisers hoping to attract 25,000 visitors. We Are Nottingham, which is the city’s Business Improvement District (BID) representing all of the city centre’s licensed premises, put on the successful inaugural event last year that [...]
Monday, August 9, 2010 event magazine
Event branding specialist Sunbaba continues to grow appointing two new members of staff. Andy Collings joins as Operations Director and Jemma Syms as an Account Executive. The family team has welcomed them into the fold to ensure that the company’s ethos of personal service tailored to meet the needs of each client remains a top [...]
Monday, August 9, 2010 event magazine
The latest addition to the Firefly Solar fleet of in house solar generators is the Cygnus. The 2.5kVA solar unit is a compact, forkliftable unit that really packs a punch. With a footprint of less than 1 square meter it is around a fifth of the space of the Orion generators per kilowatt of power. The built [...]
Saturday, August 7, 2010 event magazine
Showsec implemented a delicate balance of maintaining safety and security with a very customer focused operation for festival organisers Rob da Bank and John Hughes along with the Loud Sound production team to deliver a successful, family friendly, Camp Bestival, 28th July-31st July 2010. Southern Regional Manager Steve Reynolds explains; “Customer care was a high [...]
Saturday, August 7, 2010 event magazine
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 [...]
Sunday, August 1, 2010 event magazine
The virtual events market looks set to grow rapidly over the next five years to become a multi-billion pound industry that will change the face of events permanently. With the boundaries between traditional and virtual events already blurred, it appears that the sector is taking a new direction. Busy, budget-constrained delegates who can’t make live [...]
