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The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the meetings and events community, is celebrating the success of its 10th edition after welcoming 4,5 ... -
The QHotels Collection, specialists within the corporate event sector, boast 21 hotels & resorts across the UK with state-of-the-art facilities. With ... -
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The event app is live, hundreds of appointments have already been made, and it’s now just one week to go until the global meetings and events communit ... -
AIM Secure accredited venues, suppliers and destinations will be showcasing their latest event offerings when the Meetings Industry Association’s mia ... -
Shakira Browne started working as a Spanish speaking conference producer after graduating from university where she had studied Hispanic Studies and L ... -
The Meetings Show has revealed a series of new initiatives as part of its ongoing commitment to provide a platform for the next generation of talent a ... -
Sarah Zarywacz started working in the events industry in 2019 and leads external facing events as event executive at private equity firm ECI Partners. ... -
Olivia Salvage fell in love with events through a sixth form work placement with a wedding planning agency. She studied events management at universit ... -
EventWell, the charitable and community social enterprise, educating, campaigning and supporting better mental health and wellbeing in events, is deli ... -
I started my event journey whilst I was on my placement year at Ashfield Event Experiences. I worked on many corporate events and supported the venue ... -
The Complete Sustainable Events Course, The Meetings Show’s online course for the events industry created in partnership with isla, is back for its se ... -
Swapcard is thrilled to be partnering with The Meetings Show for its 10th edition. It will power the show’s event app throughout the show at ExCeL Lon ... -
Marali Kempthorne joined Reed & Mackay in 2017 as event executive after a stint working in the commercial team at the Southbank Centre. Over the last ... -
Event planners who require Asia destinations in their event rotation are invited to attend M&C Asia Connections in Singapore. The hosted-buyer event t ... -
Laura Jensen began her career in the events industry three years ago following a brief stint in digital marketing. In her current role as senior conte ... -
Josh King started at emc3 as an intern eight years ago. He progressed to events assistant where he produced events for leading brands such as LinkedIn ...
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Alexandra O’Malley, director, head of event activation EME at Barclays and The Meetings Show advisory board member, shares her top tips for getting th ... -
Events community Delegate Wranglers is inviting the meetings and events industry to join together and have some fun at WranglersFEST 2022 this month. ... -
To commemorate the 10th edition of The Meetings Show we catch up with three longstanding exhibitors – NewcastleGateshead, Marketing Liverpool and The ... -
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Professional conference emcees will be moderating the education stages and sessions at The Meetings Show 2022 with a partnership with conferenceemcees ... -
With The Meetings Show nearly here, we round up some of the latest show updates and key highlights. It's June, which means it’s almost time for The Me ... -
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ABPCO and London & Partners are working with Mark Aldridge, creative director at MCI to deliver a creative education session for ABPCO members at The ... -
Jessica McNulty joined Quadrant Events as an event co-ordinator in 2019 after graduating from Sheffield Hallam University. When the pandemic hit, Jess ... -
Daniel Wilcock has been working as a freelance event and project manager at Wilcock Event Services for the last three years. He gained a taste of life ...
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We’re all aware of climate change and that there’s an urgency to address it, but how can we in the meetings and events industry play our part? To prov ... -
We’re all aware of climate change and that there’s an urgency to address it, but how can we in the meetings and events industry play our part? To prov ...
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We’re all aware of climate change and that there’s an urgency to address it, but how can we in the meetings and events industry play our part? Tomorro ...
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We’re all aware of climate change and that there’s an urgency to address it, but how can we in the meetings and events industry play our part? To prov ...
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Our ultimate What’s Hot What’s Not before the hottest show comes to town sees us throw the spotlight on hybrid, the destination of Leicester and team-building activities. With industry events back on ... -
This month, in What’s Hot, What’s Not, we’re all about positive thinking as we put confidence on our ‘hot’ list while applauding those who have moved on from talking about sustainability and are activ ...
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In this month's What’s Hot, What’s Not we highlight the biggest news and insight from across the industry. After the year we’ve all had we’re all looking forward to letting our hair down, which is wh ...
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The latest What’s Hot, What’s Not - The Meetings Show’s dive into the latest trends and developments from the world’s business meetings and events community - is one any self-respecting event professi ...
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What’s Hot, What’s Not is a great new feature from The Meetings Show, uncovering the latest trends and developments from the world’s business meetings and events community. Each month, we’ll highligh ...
SPOTLIGHT ON
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Amidst a year of big celebrations for the UK’s capital, Rachael Boraston, Head of Destination, UK at London Convention Bureau, outlines some of the city’s key MICE updates and tells us what the organi ... -
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Marketing Manchester is the agency charged with promoting Greater Manchester nationally and internationally as a place to visit, invest, meet and study. Our work is an essential component to successfu ... -
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Lesley Mackay, Vice President, Meetings and Major Events, Ottawa Tourism, gives us the lowdown on Ottawa and explains why the Canadian city is the perfect place for business events. -
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Jason Chan, Area Director Northern & Western Europe, Singapore Tourism Board gives the lowdown on Singapore and its MICE facilities... -
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What makes Korea a popular destination for business events and meetings? Korea has been in the top three international meeting destinations for nearly a decade. It is a compact country, nowhere is mor ... -
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The group, which has the ability to host all shapes and sizes of events – from a VIP meeting for 10 to a conference for 3,000 delegates at its fully serviced venues and conference spaces across its es ... -
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There have been many exciting MICE developments on the island recently, including the development of unique, immersive Game of Thrones experiences. Northern Ireland is home to 26 filming locations whe ... -
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What are the advantages of hosting a meeting or event in Peru? Peru has hit the twenty-first century at full speed, having experienced sustained economic growth for more than fifteen years now, led by ... -
Dawn Theaker, Marketing Manager at Best Western, tells us more about their brand and what they have planned for 2020. Can you tell us a little bit about the hotels Best Western represents? Over the la ... -
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Partner of The Meetings Show’s Tomorrow’s Talent initiative, Searcys at The Gherkin is one of London’s premier event venues, enjoying arguable the best views anywhere in the city. Ahead of exhibiting ...
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The purpose of The Meetings Show’s education programme has always been to inform, inspire and engage event professionals to enable them to return to their respective workplaces with a fresh perspectiv ... -
In the fourth instalment of Insider View, Andy Batten, Senior Sales Executive at The Meetings Show, outlines some of the biggest developments in meetings and events technology... -
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Many of the major and smaller mid-to-long-haul destinations with meeting and conference facilities will be exhibiting at The Meetings Show 2020, giving visitors the chance to find out more about their ... -
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Many of the major hotel chains with leading meeting and conference facilities will be exhibiting at The Meetings Show 2020, giving visitors the chance to find out more about their exciting offerings. ... -
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The UK is a global economic hub and host to world-leading events, which attract organisers and delegates from around the world, coming to experience first-class venues, seamless infrastructure and a w ...
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If you’re looking to hold your next meeting, conference or event in a thriving cultural city with an array of unusual venues and incentive opportunities galore, Bristol should be on your hit list. Lis ... -
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Thanks to its former position as the oil capital of Europe, Aberdeen is already a popular place for conferences and events, but instead of sitting back and watching the visitors flood in, this city in ... -
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This region in the north east of England prides itself on offering event organisers and delegates a warm welcome at some of the UK’s newest and best refurbished venues, without a hefty price tag attac ... -
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In northern Malaysia there lies an area that offers the rare combination of state-of-the-art conferencing facilities with geographical gems, such as a 130-million-year-old rainforest and secluded beac ... -
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If you are looking to attract delegates who are serious about business for your next meeting, conference or exhibition, then this jewel on the Persian Gulf should be top of your hit-list. According t ... -
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Mexico’s third largest city (by population) is a harmonious mix of modern infrastructure, quality MICE facilities and stunning landscapes with a large dose of history and culture thrown in for good me ... -
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Last year England’s third largest city moved up the charts to be voted fourth most popular conference location in the UK. With its exciting venue portfolio, wide gamut of hotels, strong business links ... -
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Peru, on the north western side of South America, is well known for its enviable cultural and natural heritage. Home to one of history’s greatest civilisations – the Inca Empire – later enriched by th ... -
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The central African nation is becoming a destination of choice for international conferences and events due to almost two decades of political stability and heavy investment in infrastructure, not to ...
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The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the meetings and events community, is celebrating the success of its 10th edition after welcoming 4,554 verified attendees through its doors. The Meeti ... -
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The QHotels Collection, specialists within the corporate event sector, boast 21 hotels & resorts across the UK with state-of-the-art facilities. With various adaptable event spaces, the collection cat ... -
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Olivia Salvage fell in love with events through a sixth form work placement with a wedding planning agency. She studied events management at university and while there secured a placement with agency ... -
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EventWell, the charitable and community social enterprise, educating, campaigning and supporting better mental health and wellbeing in events, is delighted to bring its Hub by EventWell® Wellbeing Bar ... -
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The Complete Sustainable Events Course, The Meetings Show’s online course for the events industry created in partnership with isla, is back for its second year. The CPD accredited six-week online cour ... -
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Marali Kempthorne joined Reed & Mackay in 2017 as event executive after a stint working in the commercial team at the Southbank Centre. Over the last five years, Marali has progressed from event manag ... -
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Swapcard is thrilled to be partnering with The Meetings Show for its 10th edition. It will power the show’s event app throughout the show at ExCeL London on 29 and 30 June. The app will streamline eve ... -
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Event planners who require Asia destinations in their event rotation are invited to attend M&C Asia Connections in Singapore. The hosted-buyer event takes place from 22-27 August and will offer a uniq ... -
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Jessica McNulty joined Quadrant Events as an event co-ordinator in 2019 after graduating from Sheffield Hallam University. When the pandemic hit, Jessica’s role switched from focusing on live event lo ... -
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Royal Navy warship HMS Belfast, part of Lime Venue Portfolio, has been announced as the host of The Meetings Show Hosted Buyer Welcome Reception. Two hundred event planners will be heading back in tim ... -
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The Meetings Show is celebrating 10 bright stars of the business meetings and events industry as it unveils the winners of Tomorrow’s Talent 2022. The Tomorrow’s Talent initiative, run in partnership ... -
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Are venue finders being displaced by technology – and what does this mean for the business events sector? This is the question at the heart of a joint session by venuedirectory.com & Agito taking plac ... -
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To commemorate the 10th edition of The Meetings Show, we will be catching up with some of the founding members of the team to find out some of their personal highlights from the last nine years. First ... -
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The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community, has unveiled the Education Programme for its 10th edition show. The programme, which will be delivered live ... -
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The Meetings Show is pleased to reveal plans for another post-show fam trip. Hosted buyers are invited to register their interest to visit The QHotels Collection’s Norton Park Hotel Spa & Manor House ... -
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The Meetings Show has pledged to reach Net Zero by 2050, cutting carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, in signing the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge. Working with strategic partner isla, The Meetings Show a ... -
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Meetings and events suppliers from around the globe will be celebrating a return to London this summer at The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the global meetings and events community. Hun ... -
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Olympic medallist and World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe will deliver a keynote at the 10th edition of The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events commun ... -
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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. Following last year’s hugely successful event, The Meetings Show is ret ... -
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Up-and-coming event planners and buyers now have until Friday 1 April to submit their entries for Tomorrow’s Talent, The Meetings Show initiative designed to champion the industry’s emerging stars. Th ... -
Hosted buyer registration is now open for the tenth edition of The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading event for the meetings and incentives industry, which takes place at ExCeL London on 29-30 June 2022. ... -
The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community, will celebrate its 10th edition in 2022. First produced by Centaur in 2013 before being taken over by Norths ... -
The Meetings Show is thrilled to announce the addition of Diversity Ally’s Gabby Austen-Browne, 2019 Tomorrow’s Talent winner Gracia Kabongo and Lisa Stewart of Visit Belfast to this year’s Tomorrow’s ... -
Tomorrow's Talent, The Meetings Show’s initiative designed to shine a spotlight on up-and-coming meetings and events planners, is back for the fourth year running. The scheme, run in partnership with ... -
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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. -
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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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. -
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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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 ... -
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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 ... -
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ... -
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 ... -
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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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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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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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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 ... -
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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 ... -
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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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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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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