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Changing Times: ‘We are all in this together’, says ABPCO

March 30, 2020Changing Times: ‘We are all in this together’, says ABPCOWe caught up with Heather Lishman, association director of ABPCO (Association of British Professional Conference Organisers), as part of our Changing Times series of industry views on the unfolding coronavirus outbreak.

UK hotel chains throw lifeline to NHS staff by offering beds

March 24, 2020UK hotel chains throw lifeline to NHS staff by offering bedsUK hotel chains across the country are being converted into temporary hospitals to provide the NHS with emergency bed space as well as accommodation for medical staff.

Feedback questionnaires fail to cover the core issues

March 20, 2020Feedback questionnaires fail to cover the core issuesWe live in a world of feedback; every experience matters and it's a sad but true fact that many feedback questionnaires don't hit the mark when it comes to drilling down into the core issues.

Funds needed NOW to survive, says Meetings Industry Assocation

March 20, 2020Funds needed NOW to survive, says Meetings Industry AssocationThe Meetings Industry Association (mia) has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanding businesses get immediate access to funds to avoid a staffing and economic crisis across the sector.

Digital solutions: real-time engagement via virtual meetings

March 19, 2020Digital solutions: real-time engagement via virtual meetingsArranging virtual and online meetings remotely for event organisers offer real-time engagement. Bradley Hill, audio-visual manager at Church House conference centre in Westminster explains more.

Breakfast boom: two-thirds find morning meetings more beneficial

March 17, 2020Breakfast boom: two-thirds find morning meetings more beneficialAre you a morning person? When it comes to meetings, it turns out that increasingly the answer for many of us is a resounding yes.

Coronavirus updates: Government to pay 80 per cent of wages for employees not working

March 16, 2020Coronavirus updates: Government to pay 80 per cent of wages for employees not workingAll the latest coronavirus updates and industry news – as it happens…

Academic Venues Solutions postpones annual showcase

March 12, 2020Academic Venues Solutions postpones annual showcaseDue to the COVID-19 outbreak, Academic Venues Solutions has postponed its annual showcase, due to take place on Thursday 26 March.

UK associations respond to coronavirus outbreak

March 11, 2020UK associations respond to coronavirus outbreakAs the events industry prepares for the far-reaching impact of the coronavirus outbreak, M&IT gives you the latest news, updates and responses from UK associations, venues and event professionals.

Movie-themed events prove a box-office smash with clients

February 28, 2020Movie-themed events prove a box-office smash with clientsWeird, wonderful and outlandish are the adjectives to describe The Shop, a UK events and production agency, who created a movie-themed event in Ibiza.Show More