BVEP Shapes up for Future Events Industry Representation with Updated Terms of Reference
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- Thursday, 14 November 2019
The Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP) has confirmed updates to its terms of reference as it prepares to step up its advocacy and representation on behalf of the UK Events Industry.
The new terms, which were agreed at a recent member meeting in NewcastleGateshead, outline the BVEP’s revised vision, mission and objectives.
VisitBritain Research - Understanding Business Visits
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- Monday, 11 November 2019
Foresight Issue 172 'Understanding Business Visits' has been published by Visit Britain. It is available at https://www.visitbritain.org/sites/default/files/vb-corporate/Documents-Library/documents/foresight_172_-_understanding_business_visits.pdf.
Outdoor Events Contribute over £30 billion to UK Economy
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- Wednesday, 06 November 2019
New research, carried out by Bournemouth University for the Events Industry Forum, has revealed that outdoor events have been much undervalued for the contribution they make to the UK economy, both locally and nationally, with a Gross Value of over £30 billion and providing employment for some 589,000 people.
The research, funded by sales of the Purple Guide, is thought to be the first comprehensive study of the market to be undertaken.
Postponement of the Business of Events
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- Friday, 01 November 2019
TBOE spokesperson - “Given that the Parliament voted in favour of an early general election, which will take place on 12th December 2019, and as a result, Parliament will now likely be dissolved on 6th November, after discussions with colleagues in Westminster, we have taken the decision to move the dates of the London events to January 2020. This will include the Senior Leadership Forum, Parliamentary Debate and Senior Leadership Dinner. The events planned for Wales, Scotland and Barcelona will still take place as planned.
While this is obviously disappointing for those who were planning to attend, it’s obviously important that we are able to have the relevant people there from both government and Parliament, and therefore with an election scheduled for around those dates, this simply wouldn’t be possible. We will confirm details of the new dates in the coming days.”
Industry leaders see NewcastleGateshead as a world class destination for business events
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- Thursday, 31 October 2019
The latest Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP) board meeting was hosted in NewcastleGateshead this month (October).
The BVEP is an umbrella organisation representing leading trade and professional organisations, government agencies and other significant influencers in the business visits and events sector.
Hosted by the NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, the board meeting was followed by an educational trip showcasing NewcastleGateshead as an exciting destination for major business events.
EIB - Minutes of Meeting (06.09.2019)
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- Saturday, 19 October 2019
Please note that the minutes from the Events Industry Board Meeting on 6th September 2019 are available to download here.
TIC Update - T Level Consultation
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- Wednesday, 16 October 2019
A quick update: As part of the Tourism Sector Deal, the government committed to launching a new T Level in Professional Catering. On 15th November, The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education launched it's consultation on the content of the qualification.
ConferenceNews (October 2019) - Bridging the Gap (Cover Story)
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- Monday, 14 October 2019
The cover story for the October issue of ConferenceNews 'Bridging the gap' looks at the evolving relationship between government and the UK events industry and includes comment from Michael Hirst and Helen Whately MP. Click below to take a look at the feature or follow the link to read the full issue” - https://bit.ly/2OE9T7k.
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.
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.
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.
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.
