Bruce Rose, Head of Audience at Live Group, explains why events must be focused on audience expectations if they are to succeed.

Event Sustainability Live’s first edition will take place this November co-located with Event Tech Live at ExCeL London. Organisers Event Industry News are excited to announce the call for education papers is now open. Thought leaders and experts are encouraged to apply to share their knowledge on what is the most talked about topic in the industry. The show floor will have three dedicated stages for education over the two-day expo and are expected to be packed with event professionals eager to learn more on how to achieve their sustainable goals. Adam Parry, co-founder of Event Sustainability Live, comments: “ESL will bring together industry experts, suppliers, agencies and top speakers taking part in a number of educational sessions, workshops and roundtables across the two-day event”. “Our aim is for every delegate to take away knowledge from our sessions to help them achieve their sustainability goals.” Event Sustainability Live is at […]

This summer, more than 800 leading academic minds in religion and theology from across the globe are set to visit St Andrews for what will be one of the largest academic conferences ever held in the town. The 2023 Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion (EuARe), which runs from Monday 19 to Friday 23 June, is organised by the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology within the University of St Andrews and hosted in partnership with Australian Catholic University. It will also be the first time the European Academy of Religion conference has been held in the United Kingdom.

On Saturday 3rd June, one of Scotland’s newest festivals SCOTLAND TRENDING returns to Perth as part of this year’s Perth Festival of the Arts. Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland, the showcase presents 6 emerging musicians from Scotland in an acclaimed music series running all day at Perth’s Ice Factory.

A newly released report has revealed the Year of Stories 2022 delivered significant benefits to Scotland and its communities. Collated by VisitScotland, highlights from the evaluation report, which features independent research and partner feedback, include: • Over 1.4 million people attended 201 funded events designed to share and celebrate Scotland’s stories. • Every part of Scotland was engaged with 354 funded and partner events delivered across all 32 local authorities. • At a time of recovery, 6,620 new artist opportunities were created, with 91% of open fund events commissioning new original work from artists or storytellers.

Glasgow and Edinburgh are the UK’s second and third most popular events destinations, with only London ranking above them in the UK, according to the latest ICCA Country – and City – rankings. Released last week (23rd May 2023), the latest edition of the annual report tallies the number and location of international in-person association meetings held across the globe in 2022.

Whilst some may like the anchor of hotel bed sheets, other delegates irritably ask time again: why is hotel bedding so tightly tucked?

In honour of Pride Month, C&IT looks at how many travel programmes actually support LGBTQIA+ MICE travellers.

The venue for this year’s C&IT awards has been revealed. For a chance to be one of the first delegates to experience it, read on.

Talent retention has been an issue within the events industry since the pandemic, but is it still as detrimental to agencies as it once was? Here are Kristina McCoobery’s top tips.

Adam Stanley, Managing Director at Event Concept, discusses the power of collaboration in event delivery using lessons from Formula One.

Condé Nast Traveller recently released their Hotels Hot List for 2023. So, C&IT have handpicked the top 10 MICE hotels in the UK and Europe.

Two of Aberdeen’s most popular annual events – Spectra festival of light and the Christmas Village – are to go out to tender for operators. Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee today unanimously approved a recommendation for the two events which drive residents and visitors into the city centre during the winter.

Piping Live! will return for its 20th edition this summer with an eclectic calendar of events from Saturday 12 to Sunday 20 August 2023. The world’s biggest piping festival annually attracts over 30,000 attendees to Glasgow. This year the Piping Live! team hopes to bring in even more visitors, as it celebrates two decades as a cornerstone on the Scottish cultural calendar.

A Bill to enable councils to invest more in local tourism facilities and services through a levy on overnight stays has been published. If passed by the Scottish Parliament, the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill will give councils the power to apply a levy on stays in overnight accommodation based on a percentage of the accommodation cost.

Lochaber has been selected as the host area for The Royal National Mòd 2025, bringing the annual celebration of Gaelic language and culture to Fort William for the ninth time. The announcement comes as plans for the 2023 event ramp up, with just days to go until the competition entry deadline.