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UK meetings spend is reaching new heights, according to the first HBAA Meetings Barometer. Average spend is up of 31 percent in the first half of 2017 from the same period in 2016. Total spend on meetings was up 9 percent, average spend per delegate up 29 percent, and average meeting size up 12 percent. From Meetpie.com…
One in three UK event industry workers experience a mental health problem. The national average is one in four. The findings are from a survey for the industry campaign EventWell, which starts on September 18. Three quarters of respondents suffered stress due to their workloads, and 13 percent were currently experiencing a problem. From Meetpie.com…
Following the anonymous email blacklist of 31 people alleged to be serially freeloading at business events – one of those named has now said he will no longer be doing so – familiarisation trips and the vetting of attendee lists will be debated at the next #EventPlannersTalk breakfast on 26 September in London. From Meetpie.com…
Interested in supporting the creation of a sustainable event industry? Passionate about events and/or sustainability? Register now to join our associate training and become part of a global team of people who believe events should have a positive impact.
Speaker Kelvin Newman, search & social media expert and Creative Director at SiteVisibility, will explain how social media is relevant for the events industry, highlighting what works, the risks and how to avoid them; tips on content creation and curation, and addressing the on-going challenge of ‘what shall I post?’ to create a consistent communications plan that…
13 June: Gain insight into how Cisco and its agency collaborate to build loyalty and expertise through education, engagements and experiences. 14 June: Mathias Sondermann will share how SAP adapts to their customer needs and decides when to pivot their event strategy. Learn tips you can use to stay relevant as you plan future events.
The world of meeting professionals is moving ahead rapidly. Are you staying up to speed with these changes? Designing better meetings and events is more relevant than ever and growing in importance. And while technology advances influences many aspects of the planning process, our knowledge and skills as planners and meeting designers, must also evolve to keep up with the constant developments…
With the UK Prime Minister Theresa May just having called an early general election, a viral BBC interview highlights the electoral fatigue Britain is now feeling after the outcome of its Brexit ballot. But perhaps Brits – including the UK meetings industry – should consider the June poll a second referendum on EU membership… and vote accordingly. From the editor’s blog at Meetpie.com…
As the Brexit starting gun is formally fired, a snapshot of events industry views on how the UK’s departure from the European Union will impact the sector. EVCOM, the Event Marketing Association, Green & Pleasant Events, Avenue Events, Smyle, Absolute Corporate Events, Eventopedia, BCD Meetings and Events, FreemanXP and AOK Events all weigh in. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…
The UK-EIS study estimates 2011 meetings activity and profile (meeting volume, venue volume, types, number of attendees and expenditure) in the UK and models the contribution that meetings activity made to the national economy. We regret that the MPI UK Impact Study is no longer available on the MPI webite.
UK Events Week 2017 is taking place from Monday 27 February to Friday 3 March. In 2016 the event connected the industry with major brands like Shell and Renault, and with tech firms like Twitter, Facebook and Google. The 2017 running coincides with International Confex, the Event Production Show and office*. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…
The ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter has over 70 member organisations covering every area of conference management; from venues and Convention Bureaux, to hotels, airlines and PCOs. Our aim is to both represent our Members in front of the ICCA Board, and to provide them with a variety of education and networking opportunities throughout the year.
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