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New operations director for Glasgow’s SEC
Colin Hartley has joined the SEC as director of operations. Hartley, from Glasgow, is one of Scotland’s most experienced major events professionals, and will oversee the running of the SEC’s hundreds of exhibitions, conferences and live entertainment shows.
Event Photography Awards 2023 – all the winners
The ninth edition of the Off to Work Event Photography Awards saw an intimate wedding shot take home the top prize. This year’s awards, which saw a record number of entries, culminated in a gallery viewing and awards ceremony at RIBA at 66 Portland Place in London on Monday 5 June. Check out some of the winning shots…
Money matters: your guide to post-Covid event insurance
The event insurance landscape was utterly changed by the pandemic. Martin Linfield, divisional director event sector at James Hallam Insurance Brokers, takes us through everything you need to know about post-Covid cover.
Can better training solve the sector’s skills shortage?
To coincide with Learning at Work Week (15-21 May), Andrew Harrison, director of the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA), discusses why formalising training and development in the workplace could be key to plugging the ongoing skills gap and retaining talent in our sector…
The Scottish events industry is back with a bang at the 2023 E Awards
The E Awards, Scotland’s only dedicated awards for events and festivals, returned on Thursday 27 April, proving that the Scottish events sector is well and truly back. Winners from the north of Scotland to the Netherlands included Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Maggie’s Dundee, Newsquest Events Scotland, GetAbout Aberdeen Cycling Festival and Nook Event Pods. Held at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh, the 2023 E Awards were a testament to the resilience of the Scottish events industry and the excellence demonstrated by the shortlisted organisations and individuals involved, with over 230 people in attendance.
How to achieve your sustainable event targets
Melanie Newman, Meeting Services Manager at PWC, examines how events can reach their sustainability targets.
How to increase incentive engagement and ROI
The Collective by BCD Meetings & Events explains why hyper-personalising your incentive experiences is the key to increased engagement.
Find your incentive inspiration in Melbourne, Australia
Holly Patrick recently visited Melbourne, Victoria’s capital, to take part in the Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Event (AIME). She was fortunate enough to participate in a one-day incentive-inspired tour of the city before waltzing onto AIME’s show floor. Here’s what she wants to share with you…
Stop Food Waste Day: Three top tips to avoid food waste
ith Stop Food Waste Day taking place on 26 April, Fitzroy Hutchinson, energy and sustainability manager at ICC Wales and The Celtic Collection, gives his advice on how event professionals can reduce food waste.
M&IT Agency Challenge 2023 opens for registration
Registration for the 2023 M&IT Agency Challenge is now open. M&IT is inviting you to unlock your potential and celebrate the Agency Challenge’s 10th anniversary on 3-4 October 2023 at an all-new venue. Attendees will enjoy a two-day networking extravaganza at the Park Regis Birmingham, where they’ll experience an exciting line up of brand new challenges, educational sessions and excellent hospitality.
LISTEN: ‘It’s a lot harder to make money in this industry nowadays.’
“It’s an awful lot harder to make money in this industry nowadays.” High-end experiential agency Noble Events has appointed a new managing director, as founder and current MD Penny Noble moves into a newly-created CEO role. Sarah Cox, the current deputy MD, moves up to take on the MD role, leading the business across both strategic office locations in the UK and Dubai. M&IT editor Paul Harvey caught up with Noble and Cox to discover what the changes mean for Noble Events, how the company will be evolving, and just how Penny Noble sees the state of the sector at the moment, after having been – in her own words – “launching cars for 35 years”.
PLASA and #WeMakeEvents release positive industry report
Following on from the international industry-wide survey conducted in November 2022, PLASA and #WeMakeEvents have now published the full report, which is now available to download for free.
The Meetings Show encourages eventprofs to #takethetime
The Meetings Show is aiming to help eventprofs feeling tired and overwhelmed by the demands of the industry with its new #takethetime campaign. With the sector facing challenges such as staff shortages, rising costs and budget constraints, The Meetings Show is encouraging event professionals to find space in their diaries to attend the show and tackle these issues head-on.
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