Tag: Eventia
Join the Stampede for Eventia’s Winter Networking
Following the hugely popular Winter Networking held at Abbey Road Studios in January last year, Eventia are pleased to announce their 2012 Winter networking event in association with the Canadian Tourist Commission and Alberta Travel, where this time we will be celebrating 100 years of the Calgary Stampede. As well as the opportunity for members [...]
Eventia Welcomes New Provisions in Aviation Bill
The Aviation Bill passed its second reading without a vote in the House of Commons on Monday. The Minister announced earlier that the Bill would include a provision which would enable the government, at a future date, to extend the ATOL licensing regime to include both packages sold by airlines and sales as agent of [...]
Eventia continues to target government through meeting with MP Nick de Bois
Eventia, met MP Nick de Bois, Chair of the APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group) for the UK Events Industry at their board meeting held on the 26th January at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. The meeting follows longstanding efforts by Eventia and the BVEP (Business Visits and Events Partnership) to ensure that the UK Government [...]
Eventia lobbies Civil Aviation Authority over implementation of ATOL reform
Eventia has welcomed the Government’s decision to allow more time for the industry to prepare for its ATOL reform by deferring implementation to April 2012. Following Eventia’s response back in September to the Government’s consultation on reforming the scheme, which provides financial protection for airline passengers and holidaymakers, Brian Kirsch, chairman of the Eventia Regulation [...]
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 [...]
Summer Eventia 2012 open for bookings
Registration is now open for Trade body Eventia’s annual conference, The Summer Eventia, which is being held at Kings Place in London on 23rd and 24th April 2012. The format for this year’s event will see sessions running for a full day on both Monday and Tuesday with a revolving mechanism designed to offer delegates the freedom [...]
Eventia engages the industry to help shape Summer Eventia 2012
Following on from the recent announcement that next year’s Summer Eventia will be held at Kings Place in London on 23rd and 24th April 2012, Eventia is now engaging with the industry to help shape the programme for this event. The content creation is being driven by the programme committee who are hoping to finalise [...]
Eventia celebrates excellence – The Eventia Awards 2011
Over 700 top events industry professionals celebrated a spectacular night of awards at the Hilton Park Lane on Friday 18th November. The Eventia Awards honour outstanding business-to-business and business-to-consumer events including corporate events, product launches, company exhibitions, presentations, hospitality, celebratory events, meetings and conferences of all sizes and formats both overseas and in the UK. [...]
Eventia urges Government to build on support for events in theUK
Eventia,the voice for the events industry and member of the BVEP, has welcomed the Prime Ministers support for the Britain for Events campaign, but cautions that the on-going uncertainty over the future procurement of live events in the public sector needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency. Rob Allen, Chairman of Eventia, said [...]
Eventia Vice Chair Receives IVCA Career in the Industry Award
On Wednesday 20th October the 2011 IVCA Fellowship Lunch, in association with CTN Communications was held in the Cholmondeley Room at the House of Lords. The IVCA Fellowship Awards are made each year and recognise outstanding achievement in the communications industry. They are awarded to individuals who have shown outstanding leadership, innovation and achievement across [...]
Eventia attacks lack of Government commitment to major events
Eventia has renewed its call for the government to get behind the growth generation involved in the live event industry, citing the half hearted support for WorldSkills London 2011 as an example of yet another missed opportunity. Here was a massive four day event that filled ExCel with young people from all over the world [...]
Eventia joins ATOL reform debate to protect small businesses
Eventia has responded to the Government’s consultation on proposed ATOL reform. As the consultation process closed, Eventia added the voice of the events industry to those who have claimed that reforms proposed by the Department of Transport do not go far enough. Brian Kirsch, chairman of the Eventia Regulation Committee said: “We support the government’s [...]
Networkers receive master class at Regent’s Park venueduring Eventia’s Summer get-together
Delegateswho attended Eventia’s summer networking party, held at the Royal Collegeof Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) on 1 September were treated to a90-minute master class in how to network more effectively, delivered bybusiness author and trainer, Andy Lopata. Theinteractive ‘how to seminar’ on ‘Networking in the RealWorld’ brought home the idea that networking should be used [...]
Leadassociations announce collaboration for education
HBAA and Eventia have announced collaboration in the fieldof education, recognising the individual strengths & benefits provided byeach Association within this area. The collaboration aims to extend and enhance the memberbenefits of both specialist industry bodies: the HBAA are renowned fordelivering an excellent annual ‘Training programme’, while Eventiahas succeeded in providing informative and popular “How [...]
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