Operations

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October 30, 2026Edinburgh recruits chair as it builds a new business events playbookEdinburgh is enhancing its international business events strategy with a new Operational Group led by a remunerated chair, aiming to strengthen its global offer. This initiative, supported by multi-year funding, seeks to foster collaboration among venues, suppliers, and academic institutions, promoting inclusive growth and sustainability in the events sector.Read More

What the meetings industry can learn from C2

June 13, 2023What the meetings industry can learn from C2Founded by Sid Lee and Cirque du Soleil, C2 Montréal has been the self-styled "most forward-thinking business event in the world" for more than a decade. So what can eventprofs learn from it?

Your input counts! Mia urges eventprofs to take Insights survey

May 17, 2023Your input counts! Mia urges eventprofs to take Insights survey

Clash of the titans: physical vs digital

May 17, 2023Clash of the titans: physical vs digitalEvent strategist Nicola Kastner considers the physical versus digital event conundrum.

Cost leading issue for 85 per cent of exhibitors

May 15, 2023Cost leading issue for 85 per cent of exhibitorsExhibitors are feeling the budget strain, with 85 per cent of exhibitors in Q1 2023 choosing where to exhibit based on cost.

Learn from my mistakes! 7 tips I wish I'd known about festivals

May 10, 2023Learn from my mistakes! 7 tips I wish I'd known about festivalsWhen ACA Live's Paul Farris founded a family festival called GoFest, it was a real labour of love.

Industrial action

May 5, 2023How can event planners mitigate against strikes?Ruthie Coverdale, venue and special events manager at the Royal Horticultural Halls talks us through plan B, C and D in the case of industrial action...

Money matters: your guide to event insurance post-Covid

May 5, 2023Money matters: your guide to event insurance post-CovidThe event insurance landscape was utterly changed by the pandemic. Martin Linfield, divisional director event sector at James Hallam Insurance Brokers, takes us through everything you need to know about post-Covid cover.

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May 3, 2023Identity opens two new offices in United Arab EmiratesIdentity, the planners behind the 2021 G7 Summit, COP26 and London’s New Year’s Eve firework display, has expanded into the Middle East.

Nick Robsinson Eurovision 2023 2

April 28, 2023Super troupers: King Charles III and Queen Consort inspect Eurovision preparationsHis Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort visited Liverpool Arena to see the preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and revealed the stage for the event.

Plastic waste

April 28, 2023Should the events industry stop using environmentally harmful signage?Isn’t it about time the events industry did more to reduce the use of harmful plastic signage? Simon McKenzie, CEO of sustainable signage solutions organisation, Hollywood Monster, thinks so... Show More

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