If you love to organise people and logistics, have good planning skills, excel at problem solving and love variety and creativity in your work, then a career in event management may be ideal for you.
The C&IT Festival of Forums is returning for its second year, this time taking place in London between the 5 - 7 July. The event was an action-packed three days of content, meetings and site visits showing our attendees the very best the city had to offer. Our agenda will be crammed full of industry professionals and round table sessions discussing the hottest industry topics ensuring that all attendees leave with how they can improve on the amazing work they already do. Get involved and register your interest to ensure you don't miss any announcements.
Now in its eighth year, Backup's annual Kart-Fest brings together company's and freelancers from across the technical side of the industry for a fantastic social day. Initially started as a Karting event, it has grown to incorporate a range of activities and networking... a must in the social calendar!
‘Industry 4.0 – Collaborations, Connections & Community’
We're heading to The NEC, Birmingham for the next edition of Ops Foundation. Care to join us? Four days of high-octane ops training. We'll be exploring the venue, getting hands on with rigging and electrics, experiencing AV like never before with PSP Exhibitions, navigating forklifts and customs with DSV - Global Transport and Logistics, understanding the strength of a good graphics brief with Bang On Graphics, building system with beMatrix , learning scheduling, budgeting, our place in the industry and much more! We also have some very special guests dropping in to impart their wisdom including Adam Parry of Event Industry News, Marisa Beckman of Inovent and Michelle Adderley of NEC Birmingham.
Event venues require professional organisational skills and an ability to manage a wide range of events including conferences, exhibitions, product launches, congresses, conventions, weddings, sports, concerts, competitions, community and special events.
Whether you’re at an early stage of your career and aiming for promotion or entering a supervisory or team leader role for the first time - a professional development course in leadership and management can improve your skills and prospects.
DO YOU ORGANISE UNIQUE EVENTS OR EVENTS THAT REQUIRE UNIQUE VENUES AND SUPPLIERS? DO YOU HIRE EVENT VENUES AND SUPPLIERS? Save yourself 30 days travelling around the UK by attending this one event! Your strength as an event organiser is simply measured by your contacts book and your ability to achieve results and deliver an event each time, no matter how big or small. Your level of results are dependent on the level of seniority of your contacts within the event industry's newest and most charismatic venues and suppliers? Has the covid lockdown annihilated your contacts book? Is it lost and outdated? Do suppliers not know 'who you are'? Do you need the top contacts to make the difference between your next unique event being a Stand Out Event or a Go Home Event?
This online Mental Health First Aider Course is particularly pertinent right now where we might be concerned about ourselves or our colleagues in this challenging time. This course is the mental health equivalent of physical first aid. The training provides participants with the skills and confidence to recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues and effectively guide a person towards the right support.
Raising money for a fantastic charity. The Sticky Wicket Steering Group is a collective of event and exhibition industry people passionate about events and sports and want to raise money for a fantastic charity, Lord’s Taverners, for whom we have raised just shy of £500,000 over the last 15 years!
Join us July 24-27 at the leading event industry conference for event, marketing, and hospitality professionals. A leading event industry conference for event, marketing, and hospitality professionals. Get fresh perspectives. Learn and share best practices. Build your network. Leave inspired.
The flagship event for entertainment technology showcases technological advancements from the worlds of audio, AV, lighting, rigging and staging.
Over the past few years, sustainability has become a critical global priority due to our increasing awareness of the risks our planet faces without immediate action. Embracing the concept of sustainability is vital, but it's essential to first comprehend its meaning and implications. Successfully launched in 2022, the CN Sustainability Summit is an ideal opportunity to examine what the events sector is doing well and identify areas for improvement. This event provides a platform to evaluate the industry’s sustainable impact, discuss best practices and generate ideas on how to address the key issues hindering efforts to create a sustainable future for events.
DO YOU ORGANISE CONFERENCES, AGM'S, PRODUCT LAUNCHES, AWARDS CEREMONIES, ETC? DO YOU HIRE EVENT VENUES AND SUPPLIERS? Save yourself 30 days travelling around the UK by attending this one event! Your strength as an event organiser is simply measured by your contacts book and your ability to achieve results and deliver an event each time, no matter how big or small. Your level of results are dependent on the level of seniority of your contacts within the event industry's newest and most charismatic venues and suppliers? Has the covid lockdown annihilated your contacts book? Is it lost and outdated? Do suppliers not know 'who you are'? Do you need the top contacts to make the difference between your next unique event being a Stand Out Event or a Go Home Event?
The annual AEO Conference brings together key players within the industry and offers insight and motivation. With an outstanding speaker line-up delivering inspirational, dynamic and thought-provoking content, the AEO Conference is a fantastic platform from which to debate, learn and share ideas that can help shape the industry.
This online Mental Health First Aider Course is particularly pertinent right now where we might be concerned about ourselves or our colleagues in this challenging time. This course is the mental health equivalent of physical first aid. The training provides participants with the skills and confidence to recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues and effectively guide a person towards the right support.
The EN Indy Awards & Conference returns for their fourth annual edition with the addition of a marketplace expo this year. The awards are dedicated to recognising the achievements of independent show organisers, teams and individuals, and the conference is dedicated to exploring the key challenges facing independent organisers through a series of panel debates and roundtables.
The final Inspirational Venue Roadshow of our 2023 series will take place at the Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference Centre, located in leafy Edgbaston, just two miles from Birmingham city centre. A member of Historic Hotel Worldwide, it offers a beautiful mix of contemporary accommodation and historic Grade-II listed architecture. About Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference Centre Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre is the University of Birmingham’s award winning hotel, offering peaceful retreats and first-class conference and event facilities just two miles away from Birmingham city centre. Based in a leafy spot in Edgbaston, you’ll find the University train station just a short stroll away, which will take you to Birmingham New Street in seven minutes. Birmingham’s best attractions are also on the doorstep, including Winterbourne House and Garden, the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Edgbaston Stadium, Edgbaston Priory and Edgbaston Golf Club. The hotel is home to […]
Hosted by Edinburgh Napier University, AGF's industry leading 2 day environmental assessor training will run on 21st & 22nd September 2023. The training focuses on the key operational issues that impact the environment and is designed to equip students with all the skills and knowledge of environmental operations and sustainability at events. The course which is Stage 1 of AGF’s Assessor Training also provides the opportunity to move to Stage 2 which focuses on the practical application of the knowledge and skills to become a fully qualified A Greener Future assessor, able to undertake environmental assessment of events, festivals, and venues worldwide. The training is also very relevant for those who want to work in event sustainability or to improve understanding, including event organisers, local authorities, suppliers, academics and researchers as well as those who are passionate about developing their skills in event sustainability.
The event industry’s reliance on data to help it plan for the future, increase its resilience, manage risk and justify investment decisions, is growing year on year.
The engagement and access that The Power of Events (UK) has across all 7 sectors of the industry, enables data gathering and in-depth research projects to be delivered confidently and consistently. This will be primarily facilitated through the new insight app to be launched on 28th Sep 2023.
By bringing the industry and university partners together, research projects will be designed to deliver real benefits to the industry in terms of trend analysis, insights and performance improvements.
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