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Education is key activity for event planners during lockdown

April 20, 2020Education is key activity for event planners during lockdownA key activity for more than 35 per cent of event planners and agencies working from home is improving their education, reveals a BVEP survey.

'Bigger opportunity for events outside London', says BVEP's Hirst

March 30, 2020'Bigger opportunity for events outside London', says BVEP's HirstWith ExCeL London having transformed into the 4,000 bed NHS Nightingale hospital to treat coronavirus patients, what does this mean for events in the capital?

Oh what a night! M&IT Awards 2020 shines light on industry's stars

March 2, 2020Oh what a night! M&IT Awards 2020 shines light on industry's starsThe M&IT Awards 2020 saw the stars of the industry come out for an exciting and action-packed night.

Shock Heathrow decision could prove watershed moment for events

February 28, 2020Shock Heathrow decision could prove watershed moment for eventsThe Court of Appeal ruling that the Heathrow third runway is illegal as it contravenes the Paris Climate Agreement came as a real shock.

Blackpool improves conference facilities and hotels with £50m bonanza

February 24, 2020Blackpool improves conference facilities and hotels with £50m bonanzaA crack team from Blackpool, including the Winter Gardens complex, VisitBlackpool and hotel partners are attending International Confex, held at London’s ExCeL Arena on 25 and 26 February.

DRPG acquires London-based Firehouse agency to diversify client base

February 14, 2020DRPG acquires London-based Firehouse agency to diversify client baseThe buy-out of Firehouse has bolstered DRPG’s position as one of the largest companies in the events industry, increasing the total number of its team to 340 people spanning across the UK, Ireland, Germany and the United States.

Stylist magazine meets Magazine London, Greenwich Peninsula’s newest venue

February 7, 2020Stylist magazine meets Magazine London, Greenwich Peninsula’s newest venueFirst came The 02, formerly known as the Millennium Dome, which began attracting tourists and London residents alike to the once wasteland of Greenwich Peninsula in London.

Case study: FIRST helps deliver biggest Sibos to date

January 30, 2020Case study: FIRST helps deliver biggest Sibos to dateSibos, the world’s premier financial services event, came to London for the first time in its 41-year history in 2019. And organisers SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) called on London agency FIRST to deliver all of the conference production elements for the event at...

Holocaust Educational Trust chooses CCT Venues-Smithfield for seminar

January 26, 2020Holocaust Educational Trust chooses CCT Venues-Smithfield for seminarThe Holocaust Educational Trust aims to "educate young people of every background about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today."

Planners discuss disrupting conference formats at MPI Insights

January 16, 2020Planners discuss disrupting conference formats at MPI InsightsFuture trends in the meetings industry will be discussed by corporate event planners at MPI Insights on Monday 27 January at the Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard, London.Show More