The Scots Language Awards will make its much-anticipated return this autumn when Johnstone Town Hall will host the very best of Scots language and culture on Saturday 16th September. The awards, which were first started in 2019, celebrate the importance of Scots language within arts and culture but also within daily life, education, and business. Tying in with ‘Gie’s a Scots Poem Day’, organised by Hands up for Trad in partnership with The National Poetry Library, today’s launch encourages people to celebrate the Scots leid by sharing their favourite Scots poem online.

TURING Fest has announced CodeClan and Baillie Gifford as Diversity Partners for this year’s conference, which runs on 28th-29th June at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). The Turing Fest Diversity Programme has run since 2018, aimed at helping more underrepresented or disadvantaged people get into tech, or help their career progression.

Following hot on the heels of Glasgow’s best ever year for hosting international conferences (ICCA Statistics 2022), 2023 promises to be just as successful, as the city prepares to welcome back almost 13,000 delegates to the city as part of a series of conferences who loved Glasgow so much the first time, that they’re coming back for more.

The winners of the Off to Work Event Photography Awards 2023 have been announced after a record number of entries. The ninth edition of the awards culminated in a gallery viewing and ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects on 5 June.

Diversified Communications has announced the closure of the world’s longest running kosher food expo. In a statement, the organisers said: “After a very thorough analysis, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue Kosherfest for 2023. Due to today’s changing supermarket ecosystem and the consolidation of responsibilities in many major supermarket chains, we feel we could not provide the value and experience that our audience has come to expect from Kosherfest. We thank our loyal attendees and exhibitors for many years of support.” Launched in 1989, the annual B2B event had been held in Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, New Jersey, since 2014, an attracted up to 500 exhibitors and 12,000 buyers a year. Kosherfest founder, Menachem Lubinsky, who sold the show to Diversified Communications in 2004 but remained involved in its production, said in a statement: “Looking back, I can proudly say that the show had an amazing run and […]

Fresh from 2022’s massive bounceback for the live business, it’s no surprise that this year is seeing a wealth of new arrivals on the international festival scene. Here, IQ previews ten of those inaugural events to learn what unique traits each has to lure consumers to buy tickets, and why their creators have decided that now is the right time to open the gates in what many consider to be an already over-saturated marketplace.

Steve Homer has given IQ an insight into his plans for the next phase of AEG Presents UK after overseeing a revamp of operations at the firm. The CEO has overseen a revamp of operations at the company, which is celebrating the long-awaited reopening of The Halls Wolverhampton

The Providence Equity-backed live behemoth has now amassed nearly 90 festivals across Europe and Australia. IQ understands the controlling stakes were bought from various companies owned by Gareth Cooper (founder and former CEO of Broadwick Live). Financial details have not been disclosed.

Global Exhibitions Day (GED), the annual celebration of the exhibition industry, will take place on 7 June 2023. This year’s GED theme, “We Run the Meeting Places and Marketplaces for Everyone,” sets out to underscore the pivotal role of global exhibitions in shaping the marketplaces for customers of the future. UFI president Michael Duck says: “On this Global Exhibitions Day, we invite you to join us in celebrating the extraordinary comeback of the exhibitions industry, a remarkable story of resilience, transformation, and triumph.”

Live Nation-owned Festival Republic has partnered with the University of Gloucestershire to provide more than 300 students with access to voluntary work placement roles in the areas of event sustainability and accessibility. In 2024, Festival Republic will also provide a nine-month paid internship as a sustainability assistant, based at the company’s London headquarters and festival sites, to a University of Gloucestershire student from within its Music and Sound degree programme.

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has published its first Festival Forecast report, providing economic forecasts for its membership, outlining issues facing the sector and potential solutions. AIF member festivals are on course to make a collective gross revenue of £195 million this year, with a gross expenditure of £177m, according to a survey of it members carried out in April.

With machine learning and generative artificial intelligence booming, EN asks if chatbots can improve exhibition marketing workflows and what pitfalls we need to look out for if the robots take over the world.

The judges have been announced for the EN Supplier Awards 2023 which will be held in August. The deadline for entering is 15 June.

The UK’s Film and TV industry is valued by the UK Government, and UKEVENTS chair, Chris Skeith, suggests the country could benefit if similar incentives were offered to the events sector.

Nathalie Haxby, global head of corporate communications at RX, talks to EN about unifying the company and show brands and her pride at seeing their stories shared.

Global Exhibitions Day (GED), the annual celebration of the exhibition industry, will take place on 7 June 2023. This year’s GED theme, “We Run the Meeting Places and Marketplaces for Everyone,” sets out to underscore the pivotal role of global exhibitions in shaping the marketplaces for customers of the future.