Food waste isnāt about ignorance, itās about changing behaviour. Through the prism of our fear of running out, how can we regulate the wasteful habits of the events industry? Beyond Food: Food Wastage and the Fear of Running Out (Lime Venue Portfolio website, registration required) Survey Shows Event Planners Responsible for “Alarming” Food Waste (Association…
In-house Corporate Events has unveiled new research at Cvent CONNECT Europe 2019. The ICE Insights 2019 report, in conjunction with Cvent, identifies how corporate meetings organisers are focusing on the use of different metrics including non-event data to better understand trends and to improve their return on investment. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
A survey has found that almost a third of planners throw away fifteen percent of food they commission for events. New research from Lime Venue Portfolio, in partnership with BCD Meetings and Events, makes clear the need for the meetings industry to take a lead in tackling food waste. From Association Meetings Internationalā¦
London’s QEII Centre has posted its highest-ever economic contribution to the UK. The Gross Value Added figure of Ā£153.1 million is an rise of 72.6 percent since 2013 – 14.Ā Last year, MPs voted for a refurbishment of Parliament that could see the House of Lords rehoused in the venue. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Every year Iceberg partner UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, gives young and emerging sector talent the chance to advance via its Next Generation of Leaders Grant sponsored by Freeman. In the first of a two-part series, three of the five 2019 awardees talk about what NGL mentoring means for them. From UFI…
While some destinations fail to invest in reaping the rewards of business and professional events (the current example being the Scottish capital and the public sector funding cuts devastating convention and visitors bureau Marketing Edinburgh), meetings are increasingly being acknowledged by city authorities across the board for the economic and social legacies they leave. Iceberg…
EICC, the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, is partnering with the Edinburgh BioQuarter hub to raise the international profile of the Scottish life sciences sector. Their collaboration aims to bring more medicine and life sciences conferences to Scotlandās capital, while at the same time encouraging more entrepreneurs to start up innovative businesses. From Association Meetings International…
Final figures from SWIFT’s Sibos, the worldās largest gathering of financial services professionals, show that the event at ExCeL London did indeed previous records during its week of residency.Ā Delegate numbers were much higher than expected, with 11,500 visitors and 300 exhibitors attending from over 150 countries. From Association Meetings International…
MEETinLEEDS, conference facilities for the University of Leeds, has just finished hosting the Communication Matters International Augmentative and Alternative Communication Conference.Ā Attracting over 430 delegates from 19 countries, the event created significant legacies around communication needs for both attendees and the venue. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Edinburghās world leading position in medical research, life sciences and entrepreneurship is now being reinforced with many organisations in the sector selecting the city for events and meetings this autumn. In 2018-2019, Marketing Edinburgh supported 37 health conferences, bringing in 44 percent of business tourism revenue over that time. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Meet Bristol, the SW English city’s convention bureau, has launched a conference ambassador initiative to promote itself better as aĀ destination forĀ business events.Ā By establishing greater collaboration between local sector experts and event suppliers, the programme is aiming to make strong and competitive bids to host international meetings.Ā Photo: Chris Lathom-Sharp. From Association Meetings Internationalā¦
Magazine London, one of the largest event spaces in the capital, has now opened for business.Ā The facility in Greenwich Peninsula has capacity for up to 3,000 people standing indoors and 7,000 outdoors. It has already attracted a wide variety of high-profile, public and private events ahead of 2020. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Jeremy Rees, ExCeL London CEO, has been revealing his plans for the future of the venue. Topics covered includeĀ measuring event success, budgets,Ā safety, changes inside the industry, and the sector’s wider recognition. Ahead of Sibos, the centreĀ upgraded its W-Fi, and also installed a living wallĀ of more than 9,500 plants (see picture). From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Conferences and events are set to play a key role in the West Midlandsā new Regional Tourism Strategy, which aims to grow the area’s visitor economy by more than Ā£1 billion and create 19,000 local jobs. At the conurbation’s heart is Birmingham, a city on the rise. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…
Manchester venue EventCity has just submitted a request to relocate to a new site in TraffordCity.Ā The project aims to bring city centres closer together and to grow business tourism.Ā Marketing Manchester recently announced the goal of increasing tourism by 40 percent, bringing in a further Ā£345 million over five years. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
ICC Wales hasĀ hosted members of government, industry and academia from across the country for the UK Space Conference 2019. OverĀ 1,800 delegates attended the three-day meeting, the first big international event held at ICC Wales, including representatives from space agencies around the world and astronaut Tim Peake (pictured). From Meetings International…
The International Convention Centre Wales, the new Ā£84 million venue in Newport, South Wales, has opened its doors to UK and international events, with over 5,500 delegates experiencing the venue in a packed first week.Ā The first event was the Association of Stoma Care Nurses three-day UK Annual Conference 2019. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
ExCeL London has hosted Sibos, the worldās premier financial services event, for the first time.Ā With over 9,000 business leaders attending alongside 300 banking and fintech exhibitors, it was Sibos’ largest-ever audience and exhibitor participation. AĀ host of fringe activity also took place around London, delivering significant economic impact.Ā From Association Meetings International…
Edinburgh will leave Iceberg partner BestCities Global Alliance at the end of the year after major public sector funding cuts that have devastated Marketing Edinburgh. The body is the destinationās convention and visitors bureau, and is responsible for promoting the city to the world. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
The shame and stigma of mental illness need to be addressed within the events industry. That was the call at UK Event Wellbeing Week 2019 in London. One idea raised was that clients might foster change, as they increasingly ask about work culture in RFIs (requests for information). From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
Glasgow will be welcoming 30,000 delegates, among them 200 world leaders, to discuss climate change at COP26 next year. The Glasgow Convention Bureau has also just reported best ever year-end results for conference business, attracting as well incentive and motivational events like KFCās RGM Fest. From Meetings & Incentive Travelā¦
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