VisitBritain announces flagship business event ‘MeetGB’ to be held at ICC Wales in 2020
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- Wednesday, 09 October 2019
VisitBritain has announced that its flagship annual Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) event MeetGB is being held at the Celtic Manor Resort and the recently opened International Convention Centre (ICC) in Wales in April 2020.
Registration for the event is also now open for international MICE buyers and UK business event suppliers.
MeetGB, being held from Wednesday 22 to Friday 24 April 2020, is set to host up to 90 international buyers from Europe and North America who will meet and do business with 80 industry suppliers from venues, hotels, destinations and incentive experiences across the UK.
Registration for the Business of Events London & Wales 2019 Now Open
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- Saturday, 05 October 2019
The Business of Events (TBOE) today launched official registration for the Business of Events Senior Leadership Forum in London and The Business of Events Wales, which will be held at the Mermaid London on 6th November and the newly opened ICC Wales on 12th November respectively.
This year’s events will give attendees the chance to learn more about the Tourism Sector Deal and International Business Events Action Plan, launched by former Prime Minister Theresa May in June 2019. In addition, conversations will focus on the how the sector can work together to shape the future of the industry post Brexit.
The Political Economy of Informal Events 2030
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- Saturday, 05 October 2019
Access All Areas, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and We Are the Fair have teamed up to myth bust event industry stigmas and highlight the vast economic impact of our industry.
The events revolution has seen UK festival numbers swell from a handful in the 90s to more than 1,000 last year, netting £5bn for UK Plc. Despite this, negative media coverage has warped public and institutional perceptions.
Government Brexit Business Readiness Bulletin
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- Friday, 27 September 2019
Some 'Get Ready for Brexit' guidelines have been issued by the Government, including a booklet (and presentation slides), a cheklist and specific guidelines for UK Traders, Chemicals Exporters, Farmers and Livestock Exporters and Hauliers and Commercial Drivers. It also includes a fact sheet on Economic Operator Registration and Identification Mythbuster.
Events Industry Forum invites applications for grants
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- Wednesday, 11 September 2019
The Event Industry Forum is inviting applications for grants for projects that will benefit the events industry.
The Forum, which brings together 26 trade bodies and similar organisations from across the event industry, has funding available to support projects that will be of general benefit to the outdoor sector.
Since taking over publication of The Purple Guide from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) two years ago, the Forum has already provided over £70,000 in grants and support for projects to help the sector. It has also made a commitment to provide £5000 per annum to support event students attend industry conventions.
Events Industry Board Strengthens its Membership with two New Appointments
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- Monday, 02 September 2019
New appointments have been made to the Events Industry Board to strengthen its membership. These are to ensure it continues to be fully representative of the various sectors of the industry that can influence the growth of international events that are held in the UK.
The new members are Leigh Jagger, CEO, EVCOM and formerly Director of the Banks Sadler Group (left on the picture) and Conrad Bird, Director of Campaigns and Marketing at the Department for International Trade and formerly the GREAT Campaign Director working in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Cabinet Office Communication Department (middle on the picture).
Jennifer Jenkins, former CEO, EVCOM will be remaining on the Board as an independent member (right on the picture).
European Event Planning - An ABPCO Brexit toolkit
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- Tuesday, 27 August 2019
Following a roundtable discussion with a cross-section of 25 members early in the summer, Heather Lishman, from ABPCO, garnered areas for concern with regards to the Brexit uncertainty. From those notes she has been consolidating the latest industry information (with help from Michael and the BVEP members) as a signposting exercise so that the members have the most up to date answers at their fingertips.
£250,000 boost for broadband in conference centres.
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- Friday, 16 August 2019
Tourism Minister Rebecca Pow has launched a competition for conference centres across the UK to apply for funding to improve broadband infrastructure with the aim of hosting more international conferences at UK venues.
- The competition is part of the UK Government’s Tourism Sector Deal.
- Investment will help to boost the £32 billion business events sector.
The Business of Events Announces 2019 Programme
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- Thursday, 08 August 2019
The Business of Events has today announced an expanded programme for 2019, including its first international event, and a new venue for its flagship Senior Leadership Forum.
The Business of Events Global Policy & Practice Forum, created in partnership with IBTM, The Barcelona Convention Bureau and PCMA, will take place on the 18th November 2019, ahead of IBTM World, at the newly opened Hotel Seventy in Barcelona. The forum will focus on the global medical and healthcare sector and be attended by a number of leading Destinations and Convention Bureaus, alongside their Policy and Enterprise counterparts.
Events Industry Leaders Gather for Roundtable
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- Saturday, 20 July 2019
The first of the Events Industry Board’s (EIB) biannual “Events Industry Senior Leaders Advisory Panel” meetings took place earlier this month at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, giving attendees a platform to discuss challenges and opportunities for the industry with representatives from the UK Government and the EIB.
The Tourism Sector Deal - Building a world-class experience economy
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- Friday, 28 June 2019
DCMS has launched the Government's Tourism Sector Deal on 28th June 2019. Please find below a letter from the Secretary of State, concerning the publication of the Tourism Sector deal.
New Research Reveals a Buoyant UK Meetings Market.
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- Tuesday, 25 June 2019
New research into the UK’s conference and meetings sector, entitled the ‘UK Conference and Meeting Survey 2019’ (UKCAMS), reveals a robust and buoyant industry. There was an estimated £20 billion of direct expenditure generated by conference and meeting delegates in venues and in wider destination spend in 2018, up from £18.1 billion in 2017. At the same time, the overall number of conferences and meetings held in 2018 was the highest in recent years – an average of 428 conferences and meetings per venue compared with 373 in 2017 and 419 in 2016.
VisitBritain - Grant applications re-open for VisitBritain's Business Events Growth Programme
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- Monday, 20 May 2019
Grant applications re-open for VisitBritain’s Business Events Growth Programme, supporting the growth of international business events in the UK.
Following a successful three years, VisitBritain is once again dedicating funds to support development of international business events in the UK.
Applications for grants have officially re-opened for VisitBritain’s Business Events Growth Programme. This follows a successful year which saw more than £173,000 of funding awarded to support UK destinations and venues in securing new international business events and grow the value of existing events through increased international delegate attendance.
