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Event Technology Awards 2024 Finalists announced
The wait is over! The finalists for the highly anticipated Event Technology Awards 2024 (ETA) have been officially announced, celebrating the companies, products, and individuals pushing the boundaries of innovation in the event technology industry.
Teamwork Arts returns to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo with all-female Bhangra performance and vibrant rhythms
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is delighted to welcome the return of Teamwork Arts India to showcase the rich tapestry of Indian culture with a Rajasthani Bagpiper, The Bhangra Queens, and the Bollywood Ensemble that they bring to life through performance in the 2024 Show, Journeys.
Scotland hosts global cultural leaders for festival hub of international exchange
The Momentum Delegate Programme kicks off in Edinburgh today, Wednesday 7 August, acting as a central hub from the world-leading Festival City to connect key cultural players from across the world with the wider Scottish and international cultural sector.
The Loop Launches Drug Checking Online Training Courses
Drug checking service The Loop has unveiled a series of online training courses aimed at delivering more in-depth knowledge of the drug market, drug use, and harm reduction. The upcoming courses cover a range of topics, including the latest trends in the UK drug market, responses to drug use at music festivals and outdoor events, and deep dives into substances such as MDMA and ketamine. Specific courses also focus on drink spiking, drug-facilitated sexual assault, harm reduction theories and chemsex.
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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SPECTRA MARKS 10 YEARS WITH FESTIVAL SHOWCASE FOR NORTH EAST ARTISTS
2024 will see some of the North East’s brightest artistic talent take centre stage at Spectra, as part of a new programme marking the landmark 10th year of Scotland’s Festival of Light.
EVENT COMPANY 21CC GROUP BOOSTS LARGE-SCALE EVENTS OFFERING WITH LASER & VISUAL EFFECTS FIRM ACQUISITION
One of Scotland’s leading event companies, 21CC Group Ltd has acquired an award-winning laser and visual installation company, funktioncreep. The addition of these services to the 21CC portfolio will bolster the company’s offering, enhancing its ability to offer a full turnkey of event design and technical solutions on a large scale to new and existing clients.
EXPERIENTIAL SHOWCASE OF THE SCOTTISH EVENTS INDUSTRY ANNOUNCES 2024 EXHIBITORS, INCLUDING TOPGOLF GLASGOW AND IVENTIS
EXPERIENCEit, the new initiative designed to support the growing market for experiential events in Scotland and beyond, has announced exhibitors including Vue Cinemas, Social Jungle, Topgolf Glasgow, Iventis, Kimpton Hotels and Newsquest at the EXPERIENCEit debut.
2024’s most exciting incentive travel trends
From DNA missions to Indigenous Immersions, here are the most exciting travel trends of 2024.
What’s in store at AIME 2024
One of the biggest meeting shows in the APAC region is just around the corner, here’s what AIME has in store.
How audience behaviours are shifting for 2024 events
Leaders of the industry from Jeep to Charlotte Tilbury share what planners should prioritise for 2024 events at Strata’s insights event.
State of the nation: events for 2024
C&IT spoke to Alister de Ternant, the Managing Director of Associate Events, about the state of the industry going into 2024.
YouTube’s workshops for the influencers of the future
Cheerful Twentyfirst ran a series of virtual News Creator Workshops on behalf of YouTube, for the next generation of journalists.
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