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The Belfry Hotel & Resort achieves sustainability milestone with globally recognised EarthCheck certification
The Belfry Hotel & Resort achieves sustainability milestone with globally recognised EarthCheck certification
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Last chance to host an event at 66 Portland Place before temporary closure
RIBA at 66 Portland Place, the Grade II* listed home of RIBA, will temporarily close from June 2025 as part of a two-year modernisation programme, meaning there is just four months left to host an event in this Art Deco building.
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UK CLIMATE MINISTER KERRY MCCARTHY TO JOIN MOBY AT GEI17
Organisers of the Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI) have announced the conference speaker line up, which will include a keynote address from UK Climate minister Kerry McCarthy.
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GIVING FANS A VOICE: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF LIVE MUSIC
The first Music Fans’ Voice survey launched earlier this month, with the intention of giving gig-goers a direct say in shaping the future of live music in the UK. Here, Save Our Scene UK founder George Fleming outlines how the survey builds on the recommendation from the DCMS Select Committee for a fan-led review of live and electronic music, as happened in football.
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READING & LEEDS FESTIVAL TO UNDERGO HISTORIC OVERHAUL
Festival Republic has announced that it is overseeing the biggest site changes to its Reading Festival (cap. 105,000) and Leeds Festival (75,000) dual event series was launched
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Untold Tells as Headliners Announced for 10th Anniversary
UNTOLD Festival celebrates 10 years of existence and promises a legendary edition in Romania this summer.
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Survey Launched to Probe Race Inequality in Licensing
A first of its kind survey has been launched to investigate reported race inequality, bias and over-policing of music events in London, calling on artists, promoters and venue managers to share their experiences of unfair cancellations, discriminatory licensing practices and other incidents.
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Open’er Celebrates Awards Win With More Artists
Recently crowned Best Major Festival at the European Festival Awards 2024 at Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS), Open’er Festival is thrilled to welcome two of the hottest acts in music right now: fierce Florida rapper and Grammy award-winner Doechii, and the undeniably authentic breakout pop star Lola Young to the already impressive bill.
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IEG’s initial fitness reps in Saudi Arabia builds good show muscle base
The first edition of the Riyadh Active Industry, Riyadh Muscle Show and Riyadh Active Exhibition event, organised by IEG Arabia, part of the Italian Exhibition Group, showed off some fine initial form in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Visit Scotland’s Brownlee steps onto world stage as PCMA chair
Neil Brownlee became the first non-North American chair of PCMA last month. He sits down with Mike Fletcher to discuss both his new role and his 16 years of experience championing events and exhibitions in Scotland. 
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Exhibitor spotlight #9: First Sight Media’s role at International Confex
First Sight Media is an award-winning video production and streaming specialist, providing content creation services to the UK’s exhibition, conference, live event, and academic sectors.
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UKEVENTS to engage MPs through exhibition in Parliament
The exhibition will be in the Upper Waiting Hall of the Palace of Westminster from 3-6 February 2025. The event will provide an opportunity for MPs to engage directly with industry leaders and understand the role of the events sector in driving economic growth and fostering community development.
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The Meetings Show Asia Pacific 2025 unveils stellar speaker line-up
The Meetings Show Asia Pacific (TMS APAC) has announced its education programme line-up, bringing together top keynote speakers and the brightest minds in the industry for dozens of presentations, panel discussions and interactive sessions across two dynamic stages.
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CHS Leeds unveils welfare-focused education line-up
CHS Leeds has announced its educational programme for the event, which will focus on the show’s theme of welfare. Sessions will touch on every aspect of welfare, including safe travel, delegate protection, relationships, and a special session on Martyn’s Law.
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How to handle tense discussions: C&IT’s Agency Forum wraps up
The final day of C&IT’s annual networking event offered an eye-opening workshop from Climate Play’s founder
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mccglc makes strategic move into growing UAE events sector
Global brand experience agency opens new base in the UAE
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