The main conference programme for Summer EVCOM14, in assocation with Olympia London, has gone live on the EVCOM website and tickets are selling fast.
The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has entered into a partnership with International Confex for the 2015 show at Olympia, London, in February.
The Meetings Show, a major event for the UK inbound and outbound meetings industry which took place 8-10 July at Olympia, London, has reported a 27 per cent increase (unaudited) in visitor numbers*.
During their inaugural meeting of the new board at the International Festival for Business in Liverpool recently, EVCOM set out a plan to increase direct engagement with their members.
Zanine Adams, Head of Events & Business Development UK for London & Partners, has revealed that the convention bureau is to curate its own calendar of events.
Michael Hirst, chair of the BVEP, announced the launch of the National Events Month, a month-long celebration of the UK events industry, at The Meetings Show today (9th July).
The Meetings Show opened its doors at Olympia London this morning (8th July), with organisers Centaur Exhibitions reporting that 731 hosted buyers had registered for this year’s event, a 62% increase from 2013.
The Institute of Event Management (IEM) will be holding a pre-launch event at The Meetings Show this week (8th-10th July).
Chancellor George Osborne has backed the return of the International Festival for Business (IFB) to Liverpool in 2016, following a successful first year.
The sale of the NEC Group has entered the second phase with strong interest being shown from potential bidders.
