ACC Liverpool underwent a transformation to host the inaugural Liverpool International Horse Show, with more than 1,000 tons of sand and surface material lining the arena floor. Purpose-built stables were installed, while 600 jump fences were built during the six-show event from 1 to 3 January. Around 30,000 visitors attended the three-day event featuring show jumping, entertainment and 200 horses.
Congress Centre is found within an architecturally renowned modernist building and comes complete with all the latest high tech audio-visual facilities you could possibly need in-house, including giant plasma screens and HD equipment. There are no less than 16 spaces available, all of which are light-filled and air conditioned to ensure a comfortable atmosphere.
The UK Centre for Events Management (UKCEM) at Leeds Beckett University will be the official University Educational Partner for International Confex, following an innovative new agreement that will see the subject of Events Management Education brought to the fore as the Centre celebrates 20 years of events management education in the UK.
Lime Venue Portfolio (LVP) has launched its first impact campaign for 2016 - ‘Meetings Mean Business’. The initiative will run from January to March 16 and champion the importance of conferences and large meetings as a stimulus to help businesses grow.
Millennium Hotels & Resorts is bringing the gift of Christmas to Liverpool’s Hard Days Night Hotel this December. The global hotel giant, which acquired the ‘Fab Four’-star Beatles inspired property in August of this year, will present its guests with a selection of seasonal gifts from Monday, December 14 right through to Christmas Day.
MPI UK&I Chapter have agreed an innovative new partnership with International Confex that will place the Convention Industry Council’s (CIC) professional certification, Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), at the centre of an educational and marketing campaign preceding and during the show. It will be a joint marketing campaign that will enhance the engagement in the certification, raising awareness of its many competitive benefits. The BootCamp Live experience promises to give planners a chance to test themselves against ten key knowledge domains in the live environment on site at International Confex.
Prestigious London venue Middle Temple will host a Wedding Open Day on Sunday 17th January 2016 from 10.00am - 4.00pm. Licenced to hold weddings and civil partnership ceremonies the venue is ideal for intimate gatherings to large ceremonies for up 100 guests and wedding breakfasts for up to 300 guests. Couples can choose from a total of four stunning spaces for both ceremonies and receptions.
Organisers of International Confex are promising to light up the events industry next spring with the launch of UK Events Week, a week-long celebration and spotlight on the entirety of the UK Events Industry taking place from 29th Feb to 4th March. The week will include International Confex and Event Production Show and comes fittingly at the culmination of Britain for Events, the hugely influential self-promotional campaign for the events industry.
The Cotton Club will be opening its doors as the Award Winning Corinthian Club is playing its cards right as it gears up to launch a brand new, state of the art casino experience this Friday, 20th of November 2015. It will be open to the public for the first time this weekend and will offer a 1920’s style boutique casino and cocktail lounge. It is set to change the Glasgow casino experience, offering vintage-style gaming, drinking and dining in a two-tier, subterranean speakeasy setting.
Beaumont Estate in Old Windsor has seen a 20% a rise (over the last two years) in bookings for large scale corporate kick off events, with approximately 38% of enquiries being taken by the events team relating to kick off events which require exclusive use of the venue. Much more than incentive and teambuilding away days, kick off events are often large, unique and creative events with the sole purpose of delivering the company focus.
