Friday, August 20, 2010
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.Filed Under: Technology 3 Comments
Friday, February 26, 2010
The UK’s Liverpool Convention Bureau has rebranded and launched a new marketing strategy. “Liverpool has undergone so much change in the last few years, we needed to develop our services and branding to match,” said Carol O’Reilly, Liverpool Convention Bureau manager. “We are in a fantastic position to open up the city and its attractions [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Worthy Farm in Somerset, home to the annual music festival Glastonbury, is set to house 1,500 square meters of solar panels for this year’s event, in what would be the UK’s largest private solar electricity system. Festival organiser Michael Eavis hopes to place 1,100 solar panels on cow sheds during Glastonbury 2010. It is thought [...]
Monday, February 15, 2010
The HSE has announced it is to revise its guidance for the events industry to reflect legislative changes and improvements in industry practices. The Executive intends to collaborate with the industry itself and other key stakeholders to produce new material for The Event Saftey Guide(HSG195), to give greater emphasis to risk assessment and health and [...]
Friday, February 12, 2010
SHEFFIELD’S conference and events offer will be showcased to thousands of delegates at Europe’s leading industry show. Sheffield International Venues (SIV) Conferencing and Events has once again teamed up with Yorkshire South Tourism to profile the city’s diverse portfolio of facilities at the Confex 2010 exhibition. City Hall Sheffield, Ponds Forge Sheffield and Don Valley [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Bloomsbury Big Top is a multi-purpose events space, based at Coram’s Fields in the heart of Central London. The arena is perfect for any event, from conferences and award dinners to boxing matches, fashion shows, concerts and Christmas parties and is a truly unforgettable venue for Weddings and Barmitzvahs. The Big Top can accommodate [...]
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Download is to follow other festivals such as Reading and Leeds in banning flags from their main arena after an “overwhelming number of complaints”. Announcing the decision to impose the ban, the festival’s director John Probyn said: “I hope you all understand that this is to ensure that everyone can enjoy what’s onstage.” Last August [...]
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Leading events organiser and former private secretary to the First Minister, Joan Serafini, will be the guest speaker at a lecture on 5th February to HNC Events students as they plan major events at Stevenson College Edinburgh to celebrate their 40th anniversary. An audience of 60 students from the Events and Administration courses will be [...]
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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 [...]
Monday, February 1, 2010
Beach Break Live organisers have announced a new venue for 2010 after licensing issues forced the event from its original Cornwall home. The festival will now take place at Pembrey Country Park in Carmarthenshire in South Wales. The new site, which is next to the award winning dunes of Cefn Sidan Sands beach, also has [...]
