Category: Event Industry Trade Shows
An Estimated £2bn in buying power wielded by visitors at the Event Production Show
The Event Production Show, which starts tomorrow (Wednesday 1st February) at London Olympia, is set to experience its busiest year yet. Exhibitor numbers are on the brink of 250, with over 90 making their debut on the show floor. Exhibitor interest has been driven by the clamour for a share of the estimated £2bn in [...]
Jeremy King to Chair UK Venue Show Panel
Leaders of the UK events industry will be sharing best practice, discussing hot topics and debating the sector at this week’s UK Venue Show, Olympia 1-2 February 2012. Chaired by Event Magazine’s editor, Jeremy King; Rick Stainton, Managing Director, Smyle; Gareth Crowder, Global Procurement Director, Zibrant; Anna Golden, Commercial Director, EC&O Venues and Hugh Robertson, [...]
3,500 qualified event buyers will visit UK Venue Show
With less than a week remaining, anticipation is building for the inaugural UK Venue Show, taking place from 1st –2nd February at Olympia. Opening the trade show season for the live event sector, the UK Venue Show will centre on the Great British venue with exhibitors from both the capital and the counties already lined [...]
David Moran and Ulric Kenny of Ion Equity have acquired Ocean Media Group from Anglo Irish Bank
David Moran and Ulric Kenny of Ion Equity have acquired Ocean Media Group from Anglo Irish Bank. Ocean Media is a broadly based exhibition, publishing and new media organisation with core businesses in the weddings/bridal and social housing sectors within the UK, Holland and Germany. The buyout was financed privately and leaves Ocean Media debt [...]
Step inside the Innovation Incubator at IOEX
The International Outdoor Event Expo (IOEX) has today launched its Innovation Incubator area at the exhibition, designed to give event organisers the chance to see quick fire pitches from the most exciting innovations to hit the event market in 2012. IOEX, which takes place at ExCeL London from the 6th – 8th March will give [...]
UK Venue Show brings in industry specialists to headline Event Seminar Programme
Zibrant and Concerto will headline the UK Venue Show’s Event Seminar Programme, 1st – 2nd February 2012. The show is anticipated to draw over 3500 qualified event buyers with 18% of the pre-registered participants having budgets in excess of £1m. The Event Seminar Programme will bring together a range of topics relevant for the forward-thinking [...]
IOEX Launch Event Industry Investment Survey 2012
International Outdoor Event Expo (IOEX) has launched a research project into the state of the UK event industry and they need your input. The aim of this survey is to provide the industry with a snapshot of how we are doing, and what event professionals see as the major issues for 2012 and beyond. To [...]
Event Production Awards 2012 moves to Hilton Hotel, Park Lane
A staggering 40 per cent up on target table bookings, the Event Production Awards has outgrown its original venue at Olympia and will now take place at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane. Senior Event Manager, Michelle Lewis said: “We’re delighted with the response we’ve had. It’s brilliant that in the first year we’re so far [...]
Event suppliers becoming exhibitionists for 2012
The Event Production Show, held from 1st to 2nd February 2012 at London Olympia, has announced the highest number of new exhibitors in its 10-year history. A total of 41 companies are set to exhibit for the first time at the exhibition, a record for the two-months-to-go mark. New exhibitors include ticket agents, experiential marketers, [...]
Interview with Tanya Cohen, Event Director, UK Venue Show
Visitors to the hugely popular Event Production Show at London’s Olympia are to be provided with an even wider variety of options thanks to the launch of the UK Venue Show. The event will run parallel to its older sibling and will offer venues the chance to promote themselves and showcase the opportunities they offer [...]
Event Production Show research highlights draw of 2012’s municipal events
Research conducted by the Event Production Show indicates spends on municipal events to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 could exceed those of 2011’s Royal Wedding. A celebratory weekend, Saturday 2 June to Tuesday 5 June 2012, of street parties and pageantry will mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The special long bank holiday is set [...]
MIA brings in membership to UK Venue Show
The MIA has confirmed its participation at the UK Venue Show, 1-2 February 2012. Members of the Meetings Industry Association will be showcasing their venues in the MIA Pavilion and will be appealing to the £2bn buying power of qualified buyers of events and ancillary services. The MIA represents the interests of over 400 venues [...]
Successful Cases Strengthen Reputation of NOEA’s Legal Advisors
A series of successful cases has seen the National Outdoor Events Association’s (NOEA) legal advisors strengthen their standing as one of the most reputable firms within the events industry. Horsey Lightly Fynn, based in Bournemouth and Oxford, have recently assisted the re-opened Scarborough Open Air theatre in securing extended opening hours and an increased capacity. [...]
NOEA to Provide Free Support and Advice at the Showman’s Show
The National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) will be hosting a series of advice clinics and networking sessions when they exhibit at this years Showman’s Show in Newbury. The show, which takes place on the 19th & 20th October, gathers together the major players in the events industry to showcase their products and services. On hand [...]
Event Production Awards – The Judges
Event Production Show Announces New 2012 Awards Judging Panel The judging panel for the inaugural Event Production Show Awards has been revealed; eight names uniquely qualified for the job: Put together by Nic Howden, Editor of Access All Areas magazine, the panel includes: Gill Tee, managing director at Entertee, Vince Power’s production company of choice [...]
Event Production Awards announce online media partner
Event Industry News (EIN), the sectors leading online resource for organisers and suppliers, has been announced as the official online media partner for the inaugural Event Production Awards. The announcement recognises the huge impact that the website has had on the events industry since launching in 2008. As digital marketing becomes increasingly popular, the Event [...]
Event Production Awards to Launch in 2012
Organisers of the Event Production Show have this week announced the launch of the Event Production Awards. Scheduled to take place on the evening of Wednesday 1st February 2012, the inaugural ceremony will coincide with the Event Production Show and take place at London’s Kensington Olympia. The awards have been created to honour the very [...]
RSVP opens bringing new products and services
RSVP 2011 opens its door this morning at the Business Design Centre where visitors will find a wealth of new products and services being launched alongside brands that have never exhibited within the industry before. Hawthorns has partnered with renowned American company Dockside Canvas to launch ‘Hawthorn Walling Systems’ (HWS) which designs and builds state-of-the-art, [...]
Virtual Event World and Event Industry News Join Forces
Virtual Event World, the world’s only online exhibition for the global events industry, has announced a new partnership with eventindustrynews.co.uk Event Industry News (EIN), offers busy event professionals the facility to access the latest news 24 hours a day via the internet. Readers can also subscribe to EIN’s free e-bulletin and keep up to date [...]
Olympic Procurement, NOEA convention to reveal all
Head of supply chain management for the Government Olympic Executive, Phil Cholewick, is one of the confirmed speakers at this year’s NOEA convention. Phil will speak about the challenges of balancing supply and demand in the preparations for not just the games themselves but also the countless parallel events that will take place. Phil is [...]
Eventia blasts the winter blues away at Abbey Road Studios
Over 120 events industry professionals joined together at the Eventia winter networking evening at Abbey Road Studios on Friday 28thJanuary 2011. The event in conjunction with the Canadian Tourism Commission commenced with an Eventia HOW TO session on exhibiting and converting leads lead by International Confex and Write Style Communications. The networking fun was launched [...]
Association pavilions see Event Production Show hit highest score
An exhibition concept designed to appeal to the event industry’s plethora of associations has kept the Event Production Show on course to attract the largest number of exhibitors in its history. The Event Production Show takes place from 2nd – 3rd February at Olympia’s Grand Hall in London, and will reveal the new products, innovations [...]
The Main Event Scotland’s biggest Event showcase gets set to dazzle at SECC
The Main Event 2010, Scotland’s only event dedicated to corporate events, hospitality and entertainment, is back to showcase the finest of Scotland’s events suppliers at the SECC Glasgow on Thursday 11 March from 9:30am – 5:30pm. Last year The Main Event attracted over 1,000 visitors when it opened its doors with the aim to show [...]
Sheffield International Venues aims to sells its conference offer to Europe
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 [...]
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