Despite fears surrounding the current coronavirus outbreak, planners of EVENTIT, Scotland’s annual showcase for business event professionals, have said the event will go ahead on Thursday 19 March, as planned.
However, planners have ensured that strict procedures will be put in place to ensure that there will be no staff attending who have returned from an affected coronavirus area.
EVENTIT is due to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and will aim to showcase more than 80 exhibitors from across Scotland’s event industry.
“Event professionals across Scotland are understandably anxious about the potential of event cancellations, however as leading event professionals, it’s our job to highlight that Scottish events are very much open for business and going ahead,” said Judith Wilson, director of EVENTIT.
“With the Scottish events and festival industry worth an estimated £3.5 billion per year to the Scottish economy, it’s crucial that we show our true value by collaborating with and supporting events across the country during this unsteady time. With a recent increase in attendee bookings and the ongoing support from our long-standing partners and exhibitors, we are hugely confident in producing a high-quality event for many industry professionals across Scotland and the UK.”
2020 will see the launch of EVENTIT’s largest-ever education programme, with more than 36 practical workshops and masterclasses and 50 engaging speakers from across the UK events industry.
EVENTIT also plans to welcome more than 30 key corporates and agents from across the UK for a two-day fam trip in association with the show. The group will experience first-class rail travel from London courtesy of Avanti and sponsored by Dunkeld House Hotel and Dewar Distillery. In addition to a day at the show their trip will include visits to and hospitality from a wide variety of EVENTIT partners.
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A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
