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Scottish Event Campus named as host venue of the 92nd Interpol General Assembly in 2024
The UK will host the 92nd INTERPOL General Assembly (GA) from 4-7 November 2024 at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow, previously used as the location for COP 26. The SEC announcement took place during IMEX, Frankfurt and underlines yet another positive story for Glasgow, Scotland, and the UK. The event will bring together over 1,000 senior delegates, including heads of police, ministers, senior government officials and INTERPOL senior leadership, from across 195 member countries.
BBC’s Senior Event Producer on TV’s biggest events
Senior Event Producer for BBC Studios, discusses her introduction to media events, working with Karl Lagerfeld and tackling wellbeing in the industry.
5 ways for create the perfect event menu
Here are the top tips you need to create an inclusive and delicious menu for your MICE events.
Entries now open for EN Supplier Awards
Entries have opened for the EN Supplier Awards 2023.
Hilton Birmingham Metropole Launches Employment Initiative
Hilton Birmingham Metropole has launched an initiative called ‘A Place for Everyone’ that aims to provide career opportunities, in the conference, events and hospitality industry, to people from a range of diverse parts of society.
isla releases first industry report
Events industry body isla has released its first industry report combining insights from TRACE, its event carbon measurement platform, and wider membership community.
Top Tech
The recent International Confex edition had a plethora of great tech ideas to help event organisers. We take a look at some of the stand outs on show.
Informa acquires B2B events group Winsight
International event organiser and digital services group Informa has announced the addition of specialist B2B events, data and media group, Chicago-based Winsight, for $380m (£305m).
Events insurer InEvexco acquired by private equity
Specialist events insurer InEvexco Ltd has been acquired by AssuredPartners, a US-based, private equity backed insurance broker with an international portfolio.
What do you want to learn at the EN Indy Conference?
The EN Indy Conference & Awards will be returning in September. To ensure that we are building an event that excites and informs our independent organiser network, we want to hear about the content most relevant to you. Get 10% off tickets by completing our survey
Is the RFP dead?
Agencies are getting frustrated when pitching against the incumbent and having their ideas stolen.
The challenges of hosting Eurovision 2023
C&IT spoke to the Managing Director of The ACC Liverpool, the venue for Eurovision 2023, about what went into hosting the world’s biggest song contest.
What Gen Z really want from incentive travel
2023 has seen the biggest shift in travel trends since the pandemic, and here’s what the newest generation are wanting from their incentive trips.
Shein on Event Extraordinaires and Fashion Faux Pas
Events Manager from the global fashion giant, Shein, spoke to C&IT about their large scale events, sustainability pledges and what the future holds.
Money matters: your guide to post-Covid event insurance
The event insurance landscape was utterly changed by the pandemic. Martin Linfield, divisional director event sector at James Hallam Insurance Brokers, takes us through everything you need to know about post-Covid cover.
Can better training solve the sector’s skills shortage?
To coincide with Learning at Work Week (15-21 May), Andrew Harrison, director of the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA), discusses why formalising training and development in the workplace could be key to plugging the ongoing skills gap and retaining talent in our sector…
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