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Free registration opens for PLASA Show 2024
UK – PLASA Show, the UK’s international event for live entertainment technology, will take up residence under the roof of Olympia London once again from 1-3 September 2024. Free registration is now open, providing 5,000+ visitors unlimited access to 200+ global brands, a packed educational programme, and endless opportunities to get up close and hands on with the latest generation of professional products.
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Sustainable Events Summit sets agenda
UK – The panel topics and first speakers at Vision: 2025’s Sustainable Events Summit (SES) have been confirmed, returning to the Showman’s Show for its ninth edition, on Wednesday 23 October 2024. Supported by title sponsor Festival Republic and hosted by The Showman’s Show, the action-focused summit will present the latest research, tools and knowledge, and brings together leading outdoor event organisers, local authorities, suppliers, and sustainability experts, to shape the future of climate action in the industry – this summit will include roundtables on sector strategy for 2030.
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Festivals look towards sustainability code of practice
UK – Creative climate non-profit Julie’s Bicycle, host of festival industry project Vision: 2025, is collaborating with 10 local authorities and more than 60 festivals to test how a Green Events Code of Practice (GECoP) can be adopted nationally.
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Boardmasters Foundation Announces £115k Funding Recipients
Boardmasters Foundation has just announced this year’s recipients as it continues its mission to give back to local charities and organisations who go above and beyond for community and culture in Cornwall. 40 local organisations will receive donations from the Foundation, which raises funds annually at Boardmasters surf and music festival. Established in 2017, Boardmasters Foundation has gone on to proudly raise almost half a million pounds,, providing funds to over 100 deserving organisations including charities, start-ups, schools, conversation organisations, emergency services, creatives, skate parks and much more.
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Boxbar Serves Up Record Breaking Self Serve Solution With Parklife
Boxbar Tech, the world’s first automated, self-serve drinks solution to dispense a full menu, and Parklife Festival have release figures from their groundbreaking partnership, in a move that could be set to revolutionise the drinks service experience at major festivals. Following the success of the Boxbar installation at The Warehouse Project events series in the autumn and winter of 2023, Parklife Festival and Live Nation UK have taken the lead amongst the UK festival circuit in enhancing and optimising beverage service through Boxbar’s innovative automated, self-serve drinks solution.
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Sustainable Events Summit Announce Agenda for October Event
The panel topics and first speakers at Vision: 2025’s Sustainable Events Summit (SES) have been confirmed, returning to the Showman’s Show for its 9th edition, on Wed 23rd October 2024. Supported by title sponsor Festival Republic and hosted by The Showman’s Show, the action-focused summit will present the latest research, tools and knowledge, and brings together leading outdoor event organisers, local authorities, suppliers, and sustainability experts, to shape the future of climate action in the industry – this summit will include roundtables on sector strategy for 2030. Register here.
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Cost top issue for UK eventprofs when choosing destination or venue – report
Cost and value for money is the number one issue for UK event planners when choosing a destination, according to The Business of Events’ 2024 Planner Sentiment Report. The report shows the current priorities of event buyers from across the sector, including corporate, association, agency and incentive and reward, from the UK, Europe and North America when selecting an event destination or venu
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Eventprofs aren’t doing enough to reduce emissions from audience travel
Ben Quarrell of Sustainability Simplifiedreveals his top tips on how to measure and reduce audience travel emissions.
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Zenus and Realise partner to deliver ‘ethical facial analysis’ for events
Realise has partnered with Texas-based Zenus, a leader in ‘ethical facial analysis’ for events. The international team of Realise technical events professionals will support the deployment of Zenus’ AI technology across the world. Realise will also provide strategic consulting to increase Zenus’ expansion in the European event market.
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Ricoh’s sustainable tech-forward interactive experience at Drupa 2024
After an eight-year absence, the print industry’s biggest event, drupa, returned in 2024. Emota Experience was tasked with making its client Ricoh stand out, using the brand’s tech to create a high-impact interactive world.
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State of the Industry Corporate Report: How brand events are putting DEI in the spotlight
Building an events industry that embraces DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) is a hot topic these days – so how is the sector actually performing?
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Top 20 AI tools to transform your events
Discover the 20+ AI tools that promise to revolutionise the meetings and events industry by transforming the way professionals plan, manage and deliver successful events A recent webinar held by Tim Altbaum, CEO of event provider, Vario, shed light on the best AI tools for event professionals.
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World Travel Market announces 2024 Conference Advisory Team
World Travel Market (WTM) London has announced its 2024 Conference Advisory Team. Selected from nearly 50 submissions, the panel is working with the WTM team to develop the show’s conference programme.
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Europalco Expands Its Facilities, Nearly Doubling Its Operational Space
Europalco recently announced a significant expansion of its facilities. The acquisition of adjacent land has nearly doubled their operational area.
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Event Footprints To Bring Bizzabo Product Range To UK Event Organisers & Marketeers
Event Footprints is strengthening its partnership with Bizzabo and will be bringing Bizzabo’s product range to UK event organisers and marketeers.
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GHG Emissions: What Is Scope 1 & What Does It Actually Cover?
In part two of his new series, Nick Garrod examins Scope 1 of Greenhouse Emissions and discusses sources, management and strategies.
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