Category: International Events
Stageco install platforms for success at 2011 MTV EMA
Internationally renowned staging specialists Stageco installed the curved performance stages for the 2011 MTV EMA in Belfast’s Odyssey Arena, 6th November 2011. Stageco applied its considerable broadcast awards experience to provide the decking substructure for the MTV EMA curved stages, presenter platforms and camera platforms. Project manager Martin Beckers, along with a team of three [...]
U.S Festivals make waves with RFID and set standards for a high-tech 2012
Next-generation technology at festivals is expected in the UK after major U.S events take the plunge with RFID security wristbands, courtesy of ID&C. After a successful U.S debut at Coachella in April, ID&C’s RFID-based access control was the favoured solution by C3 Presents – the production team behind the 90,000 a-day Lollapalooza in Chicago and [...]
PLASA Elections Underway
PLASA Members worldwide have begun voting in the Association’s yearly elections, which commenced this week. The month-long ballot, in which over 1,000 members participate, will decide places on PLASA’s European and North American Regional Boards, together with a single seat on its over-arching Governing Body. The two Regional Boards are still a relatively new concept [...]
The Arena Group rides the crest of a wave
The Arena Group produced a luxurious haven for the sailors and VVIP guests, providing the temporary event overlay for the 34th America’s Cup held along the sea coast of Plymouth, 10th-18th September. This year has been the first in the new World Series for the international yachting event leading to the Louis Vuitton Trophy in [...]
Stageco in Istanbul for Duo of Major Festivals
Stageco provided the festival stages for Rock’n Coke and the Fanta Youth Festival in Istanbul, Turkey this summer. Rock’n Coke took place on 16th – 17th July at Hezarfen Airfield. The popular festival, which has been running since 2003, attracts major international artists which this year included Limp Bizkit, Motorhead, Moby, Travis, Paolo Nutini and [...]
European Event Summit in Luxemburg – Event Specialists launch the 7C Manifesto
At the first European Event Summit in Luxembourg, ISES Europe’s Chairman Christian Seidenstücker presented the 5C’s which should determine the future of the events industry. That inspired the attending event professionals develop and launch the 7 C Manifesto. The seven C’s are: Change, Content, Creativity, Credibility, Connectivity, Cooperation and Cost- effectiveness. “To stay in the [...]
Music Festival ‘For Sale’
One of Europe’s biggest music festivals has offered fans the chance to perform in front of 15,000 revellers – by taking part in a unique auction. The marketing stunt that advertised Barcelona’s Sonar Festival as being ‘up for sale’ has caused quite a stir among loyal fans of the near 20-year-old event. Held in Barcelona [...]
UAE Event managers encouraged to contribute to ongoing development of events industry in the region.
Event managers in the UAE are being encouraged to sign up to an intensive training programme in order to enhance their skill-set and contribute to the ongoing development of the events industry in the region. Edinburgh Napier University Business School’s Institute for Festivals, Events and Tourism (EIFET) is staging a three-day Executive Management Programme in [...]
Robert Juliat Shines at Turkey’s First TRT Music Awards
The first TRT Music Awards, celebrating the best of Turkey’s musicians, singers and music productions, took place recently at the Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul. The inaugural event included performances from the İstanbul Music and Jazz Orchestra and the İstanbul Chamber Orchestra, on a stage illuminated by Robert Juliat 714SX 2.5kW profile spots [...]
Al Laith supplies Massive Seating & Site Infrastructure to Red Bull X-Fighters Event in Dubai
Al Laith Event Services built a 9,390 seat temporary arena at JBR (Jumeirah Beach Residences) to host the recent completely sold out first leg of the 2011 Red Bull X-Fighters world tour 2011 in Dubai with an amazing 15,000 spectators. It was the first time the event has come to the UAE. It is one [...]
Abu Dhabi promotes the garden city as a new business events’ destination.
The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company, or ADNEC, has opened new facilities to hold exhibitions and conferences at the Al Ain Convention Centre, as the emirate promotes the garden city as a new business events’ destination. Abu Dhabi intends to develop the centre into a landmark project that would draw an expanded range of events [...]
Dubai Rocks for Concert supporting Peace One Day
Fifteen leading production and technical services companies – including Al Laith Event Services, Creative Technology, Delta Sound, EFM Event Logistics and Neumann & Müller Event Technology – supplied equipment, crew, skills, resources, expertise – and substantial energy – free of charge – to create a stunning show environment for 3 days of action-packed concerts staged [...]
Chile’s Festival de Viña del Mar chooses Robert Juliat Followspots
Six Robert Juliat followspots were chosen to highlight the 52nd Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile, the most important music festival in Latin America. Orbita Producciones of Santiago purchased four RJ Aramis 4.5°-8° 2500W HMI followspots and two RJ Flo 13°-24° 1800W MSR followspots especially for the event from Robert Juliat distributor, Lighting [...]
US Events Can Count on Mojo Barriers
Mojo Barriers launched two new progressive crowd safety innovations into the American live events market at Live Event Expo on 12th April 2011. Gatekeeper and Barrier Load Monitoring System (BLMS) are revolutionary products created by Mojo Barriers to address the changing needs of the live event industry and ensure the safest event for both the [...]
EMS launches pan-European tour for IT giant Lenovo
Marketing roadshow specialist Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) has launched a Europe-wide roadshow for leading global technology brand Lenovo. With 45 stops in nine Western European countries, it’s the fourth EMS-managed roadshow to set off across Europe in as many months. The ‘Lenovo Roadshow’ – the first vehicle-based marketing campaign for the brand – will give [...]
Three Winning Horses for Al Laith at Dubai World Cup
Dubai, UAE based Al Laith Event Services energised imagination and some incredible teamwork to come up with an inventive engineering solution to construct three massive mobile scenic horses’ heads, which were an integral part of the spectacular closing parade of the 2011 Dubai World Cup horseracing event at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai. Working for the show’s [...]
MICE, Events and Entertainment Professionals Plan Meeting at the Premier Middle East EVENT Show in Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Leading regional and international MICE, Events and Entertainment players are confirming their participation at the premier international trade show for the Events industry in the Middle East – the Middle East EVENT Show 2011, the organisers have announced. The show will be held from 1 – 2 June 2011 at the [...]
Festival Republic to launch a new event in the US
The organiser of both Reading Festival and Leeds Festival is to launch a new event in the US, it has been announced. Festival Republic is to hold a 50,000-capacity music festival in Orlando, Florida, this November. Speaking about the new festival, Festival republic managing director Melvin Benn said: “Festival Republic is not called Festival Republic [...]
Entec Supplies Lighting & New Media Server for The Australian Pink Floyd Show
West London based lighting and sound rental house Entec is supplying lighting, rigging and part of the visuals package, including a new – and the first in the UK – Green Hippo Grasshopper HD media server – to the current Australian Pink Floyd Show tour. The band’s lighting designer is Phil White and the show [...]
Gearhouse Supplies AV Technology to Design Indaba Exhibition
Gearhouse South Africa’s Cape Town branch supplied specialist LED and AV display technology to 4 different installations at the Design Indaba 2011 exhibition, which was staged at the Cape Town international Convention Centre (CTICC) and included the Design Indaba Conference and Young Designers Simulcast. Since 1995, the Design Indaba Conference has invited the world’s top [...]
2012 International Event Management Summit to be held in Sydney.
Australia’s event industry will have a unique opportunity to learn and network with the world’s leading event managers at the International Event Management Summit, to be held in Sydney in July 2012. Hosted by the Australian Centre for Event Management (ACEM), the 2012 Summit will address all the latest issues facing the event industry and [...]
Melville Middle East demonstrates turnkey capabilities at Abu Dhabi’s largest show.
Melville Middle East, part of the GES Global Network, has successfully delivered the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX), the largest defence and security exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa region. IDEX is the largest show to date produced by Melville Middle East since it expanded its contracting services operation into Abu Dhabi, [...]
Al Laith Event Services Thinks Laterally for IDEX Opening Ceremony
Dubai based Al Laith Event Services devised a lateral and highly inventive motion control solution for tracking two 30 metre sections of Lighthouse L7 LED screen across a distance of 140 metres for the Opening Ceremony of the 2011 IDEX (International Defence) Exhibition. The exhibition was at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), and [...]
Future of Chinese Grand Prix secured for seven more years
The Chinese Grand Prix will stay on the Formula One calendar until 2017 after the Shanghai International Circuit agreed a new deal to host the event. Attendances have decreased at the venue since the inaugural race in 2004 attracted a crowd of 240,000. Ticket prices are set to be cut to attract yet more fans [...]
A view from the other side
Event Industry News (EIN) welcomes events manager Liz Denholm as a regular contributor. Currently based in Dubai, Liz has worked in Australia and the UAE on events ranging from corporate dinners and fundraisers, fun fan days to National football tournaments, slope competitions, product launches and on snow endurance challenges. Liz will be bringing EIN news [...]
Robe Bowls Everyone Over at New Age Friendship Concert
Robe moving lights took centre stage for the New Age Friendship Celebration Concert in Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa, a Bollywood spectacular following the Standard Bank International Pro20 international cricket tournament between India and South Africa. This visual extravaganza of spectacular proportions was the first ever such post cricket match entertainment event, and also [...]
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