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We're already busy planning this year's show, so if you're wondering what you can expect, take a look at some of our 2021 highlights:
THERE'S NO REST FOR THE WICKED IN THE EVENTS INDUSTRY...
HAVE YOU SECURED YOUR STAND AT THIS YEAR'S SHOW?
Start the year off right by taking advantage of our early-bird stand rates which end on 28 February.
Whether you're interested in exhibiting with a shell scheme or space only stand, our team will work with you to find the package that's right for your company.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE EVENT INDUSTRY'S BEST SPEAKERS
Are you an innovator, do you specialise in predicting future event trends or can you help tackle current industry challenges?
If you have an idea for this year's education programme, then we'd love to hear from you!
Successful entries will be included in our education programme on 29-30 June, but be quick: the deadline for submissions is 18 February at 5:30pm.
RELIVE THE SHOW ALL OVER AGAIN...
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We catch up with Anna Abdelnoor, co-founder of isla, for an update on the first Complete Sustainable Events Course and find out how it is empowering event professional participants to run purposeful e ... -
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The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community, is calling for industry experts to submit content ideas for its 2022 education programme. While a large prop ... -
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The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the meetings and events community, will return to ExCeL London on 29 and 30 June 2022 on the back of this year’s hugely successful event. -
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The Meetings Show has launched a new certification for event and meeting planners, who are looking to drive their organisation's sustainability strategy. The online six-week Complete Sustainable Even ... -
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Why AIUIa is the perfect location to hold your next meeting/event Meet in AlUla. As Saudi Arabia welcomes international business and leisure travellers, this boutique destination offers a unique, new ... -
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Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston MP will be supporting a return to in-person events as he officially opens The Meetings Show which takes place at ExCeL London on 30 September and 1 October. -
A new service has been set up to help support and aid recovery of the meetings industry in Leicestershire following the Covid-19 pandemic. Meet Leicester is a new public-private sector partnership of ... -
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Shocklogic is an award-winning, family-run, value-centred events technology company providing software, solutions, and services to support every aspect of the event life cycle. -
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Ric Salmon, co-founder and CEO of Driift, the company that produced Glastonbury Festival’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream, has been revealed as The Meetings Show’s keynote speaker. The music industry ... -
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Ahead of his education session at The Meetings Show, Dax Callner, Chairman of the EMMC and Strategy Director, Smyle, takes a look at the benefits of using credible data to help grow the events industr ... -
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The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community, has revealed its constructive and comprehensive education programme for this year’s show. Sessions, which wi ... -
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Ten of the meeting and event industry’s brightest stars have been named as the winners of the Tomorrow’s Talent initiative, launched by The Meetings Show. The initiative, sponsored by London & Partner ... -
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More than three quarters (76.3%) of event planners in Europe are expecting to hold an in-person or hybrid event in 2021, according to the results of the latest Pulse Survey. The results of the survey ... -
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Priya Narain, co-founder of Event First Steps and Tomorrow's Talent judge, looks at how the industry can address a potential staff shortage. In 2020 the events industry was dealt a massive blow deali ... -
Visitor registration is now open for the UK’s leading show that brings together the events, meetings and incentives industry to source, learn and network. The Meetings Show, which takes place live at ... -
Hosted buyer registration is now open for the UK’s leading show that brings together the events, meetings and incentives industry to source, learn and network. The Meetings Show, taking place live at ... -
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In the lead-up to The Meetings Show this year, we’re thinking about the connections that are facilitated and the collaborations created that would potentially not have been possible without the power ... -
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Ahead of World Environment Day (5 June) Therese Dolan, Director Association Management and Consulting at MCI Group and The Meetings Show Advisory Board member, looks at why we need to incorporate sust ... -
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The Meetings Show has appointed Erica Oghoghorie as conference and content manager to oversee the event’s comprehensive education programme. Erica will be using her five years multi-sector content pro ... -
Four winners from The Tomorrow’s Talent initiative in 2020 reveal the positive impact winning the competition had on them and their careers and give their top tips for putting the perfect entry togeth ... -
Meeting and event planners aged 30 and under now have until Friday 28 May to submit their entries for Tomorrow’s Talent, The Meetings Show initiative designed to champion the industry’s up-and-coming ...
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Fiona Macdonald is Senior Manager, Business Events at VisitBritain where she works in attracting international events to the UK. Fiona has supported Tomorrow’s Talent as a judge since the competition’ ... -
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Another newcomer to our Tomorrow’s Talent judging panel this year is The Meetings Show’s event director Jack Marczewski. Jack became event director in 2019, four years after he joined the team as sale ... -
In-person meetings are a priority again, according to the latest PULSE survey results. The survey, run by Northstar Meetings Group revealed that booking live or hybrid events is now the primary job f ...
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Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16 May) Nicole Leida, head of conference and events, National Cancer Research Institute and Advisory Board Member, The Meetings Show, gives us tips on how we ... -
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Joining our Tomorrow’s Talent judging panel this year is Priya Narain. As co-founder of Event First Steps, an initiative whose aims are to encourage event industry newcomers to forge their own career ... -
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The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading event which brings together the world’s meetings and events community, is seeking submissions for its 2021 education programme. -
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With training on the agenda, Diane Waldron, sales and marketing director at The QEII Centre and The Meetings Show Advisory Board member looks into when and how is best to deliver it. -
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Tomorrow’s Talent, The Meetings Show initiative designed to champion up-and-coming meeting and event planners, is back for a third year. -
April is Stress Awareness Month, so Leigh Cowlishaw, managing partner, Black Box Partnerships and member of The Meetings Show Advisory Board, talks about the importance of the meeting and event indust ... -
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Sustainability is expected to be the most important issue for event planners following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research carried out by The Meetings Show. -
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While our industry looks towards the return of face-to-face events, we asked members of our advisory board to identify some of the positives from the pandemic they have learnt and plan to take into th ... -
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The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community, will take place on 30 September and 1 October 2021 at ExCeL London. -
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The first virtual The Meetings Show has been hailed a success, with 83% of buyers ‘likely’ or ‘extremely likely’ to recommend the event to industry colleagues. -
King, who built up a successful 30-year career as an event planner before working on the ill-fated Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, attracted an audience of over 700 as he spoke candidly to interviewer H ... -
Headlining Wednesday’s thought-provoking and informative education programme is Fyre Festival’s Andy King. The event planner, known for his ‘above and beyond the job’ attitude, will deliver a keynote ...
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Highlights from day one of the UK’s leading exhibition for event and meeting professionals included sessions on creativity, designing interactive and engaging online meetings, understanding virtual at ... -
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The show, rescheduled due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, will take place virtually from 19-21 October to enable business meetings and events professionals to stay connected and inform ... -
This week we sat down with Samantha Storey, owner of event caterer Morish, and the final Tomorrow’s Talent winner, to find out more about what the award win means to her... -
More than 6,000 messages have already been exchanged and hundreds of meetings booked via the Swapcard platform ahead of the show, which will run virtually from 19-21 October. Hundreds of exhibitors – ... -
Jack Grover, senior project executive at SevenEvents, and one of our Tomorrow’s Talent winners, spoke with us to share his ambitions for the future and outlined how he believes... -
This week we sat down with Nichola Moore, project manager at The Turner Agency and our next Tomorrow’s Talent winner, to find out more about what the award win means to her... -
Jenna Ingoe, agile programme manager at WorkCast, was recently named as one of our Tomorrow’s Talent winners. Here, we find out more about her experience of managing international events... -
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The Meetings Show has announced the UK’s leading exhibition for event, meeting and conference professionals will now be a fully virtual event this October. The show will run virtually from 19-21 Octo ... -
This week we spoke with our next Tomorrow’s Talent winner, Hannah Burrows, event manager at Future Insights Network, to learn more about how her ambitions for the future have changed and her advice... -
Rachael Kenny was recently named as one of our Tomorrow’s Talent winners. We spoke with her to find out more about how she thinks the industry should attract new talent... -
This week we spoke with our next Tomorrow’s Talent winner, Alex Cartlidge, events and marketing associate at Salesforce, to discuss how she believes this award will fast track her career... -
Neil Thompson, founder and managing director of The Delegate Wranglers encourages event professionals to support and help one another through challenging times... -
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Agnes Morgan, technology executive at Ashfield Meetings & Events and SPARK Thinking, is one of our Tomorrow’s Talent winners. We discuss what it means for her to win this award and much more... -
Event planner Andy King, known for his role in planning the infamous Fyre Festival, is to share learnings from his illustrious 30-year career in an exclusive session for The Meetings Show. -
The Meetings Show’s education programme has been unveiled and is set to assist event professionals to navigate the challenging times, no matter where they are. -
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This week we sat down with Megan Urwin, event coordinator at Successful Events, and the second of our Tomorrow’s Talent winners, to find out more about what the award win means to her... -
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Charlotte Buckley, event consultant at ZiaBia Events Consultancy, and one of our Tomorrow’s Talent winners, spoke with us to share her ambitions for the future... -
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Ten of the meeting and event industry’s brightest talents have been named as the winners of the Tomorrow’s Talent initiative. -
The co-founder of the Event Strategy Network and Northstar columnist was commenting on the findings in Northstar Meetings Group's latest Pulse Survey, which drew 1,160 meeting planner responses from a ... -
With live events unable to take place until 1 October, many of us have found ourselves working from home, ‘manning the fort’ in an empty venue, or even furloughed. Whichever scenario applies, we have ... -
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Visitor registration is now open for The Meetings Show – the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community. The Meetings Show, which has been rescheduled to October due to the on ... -
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Last week, the UK government confirmed that business events, conferences, exhibitions and events centres are permitted to re-open on 1 October, if adhering to social distancing. The Meetings Show 20 ... -
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But while planners are holding out hope, they acknowledge that it won't be easy. "To pull off our upcoming events, managing risk is a much higher priority," said one of the 484 respondents to the surv ... -
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The ‘We’re Good To Go’ industry standard and supporting mark means businesses can demonstrate that they are adhering to the respective Government and public health guidance, have carried out a COVID-1 ... -
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands Easily accessible, both from other destinations (Schipol Airport is a 15 minute taxi ride from the city) and within the city, with more than 500 venues (like RAI Amsterdam), ... -
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With ongoing global discussions and protests about racism and LGBTQ+ rights, there has never been a better time to discuss how we as an industry can improve our values and representation. Creating an ... -
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1. Why is it important that the meetings and events industry is diverse and inclusive? I think every industry should have diversity and inclusivity at the top of their agenda and the meetings and even ... -
To ensure all members of the meetings and events community can meet, and to help stimulate and support the recovery of our sector, The Meetings Show will be adding a virtual element to enhance this ye ...
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The findings, based on the responses of 805 planner respondents, found that almost 40% of meeting planners are booking events - the highest percentage in two months - compared to 35% who are just look ... -
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Inspirational success stories will be shared from the LGBTQIA+ community and thoughts on representation within the sector. Throughout this month, The Meetings Show will be raising awareness to connect ... -
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Emirates Old Trafford has created some easy to follow home workouts for all levels, to keep you active. -
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The Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) latest research has revealed the majority (82%) of UK venues could operate with social distancing measures but will require continued government support. -
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The Meetings Show – due to take place on 24-25 June – is being postponed to the autumn as a result of the continuing situation with COVID-19. -
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Whilst The Meetings Show team continues to assess developments and the impact of Coronavirus COVID-19 on the global events industry, our priority remains to protect the health and welfare of our value ... -
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1. Create a workspace Working from home can mean distractions are easier to come by, so by creating a workspace, it enables you to separate your professional and personal life and switch off at the en ... -
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Here we take a quick look back at our 24 hours in Aberdeen fam trip which took place following The Meetings Show 2019. The details: A diverse range of hosted buyers were whisked off to the granite cit ... -
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With the help of WRAP’s Guardians of Grub resources, the UK’s leading exhibition for event, meeting and conference professionals - which returns on 24-25 June – will be encouraging its exhibitors and ... -
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Marczewski joined The Meetings Show as Sales Manager in 2015 and became Account Director in 2017, before taking on his new role last month. He said: “The Meetings Show 2020 will be the sixth show I ha ... -
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As the deadline for entries for Tomorrow’s Talent 2020 fast approaches, the successful finalists of 2019 are encouraging professionals who are interested in fast-tracking their careers in the meetings ... -
The latest edition of the annual survey, commissioned by CAT Publications, is hot off the press and includes valuable information about the state of the meetings and events industry, as well as the la ... -
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While a large proportion of the show's 40 hours of free educational sessions are curated by experienced conference producer Erica Keogan, industry experts and those with a passion for sharing their kn ... -
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Destination North America will be co‐located with the renowned SMU International that takes place at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on 27‐29 February 2020. During the three days, qualified elit ... -
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The research, in partnership with BCD Meetings and Events, forms part of Chapter One (titled FORO: Food Wasted and The Fear of Running Out) of the Beyond Food Report, which puts a spotlight on the iss ... -
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The four-day trip to the Mediterranean island will take place from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th June and is open to UK-based buyers only. Malta, which sees an amazing 300 days of sunshine on average p ... -
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Events are becoming very much part of everyday life – often our delegates attend conferences away from home and for a long time, so if we can provide the same level of opportunity for them to carry on ... -
The programme, in partnership with Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine, will highlight exceptional emerging planners from the meetings and event industry and help nurture and support the leaders of t ...
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Taking place on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 December, the event is Malaysia’s biggest business events conference, this year being held in conjunction with the ICCA Asia Pacific Summit 2019. Ross will be s ... -
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The events industry holds a unique position of influence, connected to all other sectors, and with the number of brilliant minds we have, the industry has the ability to make a real difference in the ... -
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Post-show fam trips offer destinations around the UK and internationally the chance to showcase everything they have to offer to a select group of The Meetings Show’s pre-qualified hosted buyers. Last ... -
Why did Aberdeen decide to host a post-show fam trip this year? Aberdeen city and the surrounding region is undergoing large scale upgrades with serious investment in the region’s travel infrastructur ...
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The survey of 500 event organisers found that 33% of UK planners organise events for more than 500 delegates, compared with 22% globally, and 46% organise 50 or more events per year, compared with 19% ... -
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ETL partnered with Grip, the multi-award-winning event matchmaking solution, to introduce this year’s networking platform. Grip is a trusted software provider that has worked with the likes of dmg eve ... -
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CAT Media is a leading global multiplatform business-to-business marketing services, information and events business serving the meetings and incentive industry. CAT Media owns leading brands servin ... -
Penang, Malaysia: Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) and The Meetings Show (TMS) London signed a strategic partnership today that sees TMS as the official show partner for the upcoming BE @ ...
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The Meetings Show prepares to open its doors for the seventh year, the show is shaking up its education programme to deliver more than 40 hours of learning in a variety of exciting new formats. The th ... -
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The most successful edition of The Meetings Show to date took place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June, with record numbers recorded across the board. More than 5,000 meetings and events professiona ... -
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Ten of the meeting and event industry’s brightest talents have been named as the winners of the inaugural Tomorrow’s Talent initiative, launched by The Meetings Show in partnership with M&IT Magazine. ... -
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A digital pioneer and former SAS operative have been named as the keynote speakers at The Meetings Show 2019. The show’s education programme will open with a fascinating talk from Colin Maclachlan, st ... -
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Research carried out by The Meetings Show has found that learning about the meetings and events industry is one of the most important personal development focuses for event planners over the coming ye ... -
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Hosted buyer registration is now open for the premier event for the UK inbound and outbound meetings industry. The Meetings Show, taking place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June at Olympia London, o ... -
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Meeting and event professionals from around the world will be coming together for two days of inspiration, education and networking at The Meetings Show next week, which is preparing for its biggest s ... -
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Five of the most promising start-ups in the meetings technology sector have been shortlisted for the 2019 Future of Meetings Award. Exclusively open to businesses which have been in the market for thr ...
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