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Would you host an event in Taiwan?
Taiwan may not be your first thought when planning an event in Asia, but while visiting the country recently C&IT decided to ask three important questions about the unexpected destination.
Four ways to translate UK event excellence overseas
James Connell, Production Director at Event Concept, explains the concept of local yet global in raising the bar to UK standards overseas.
Top 10 most accessible European cities for MICE
With one in six people living with a disability according to the World Health Organisation, planners must ensure the cities they choose are accessible to all.
The tech trick revolutionising events
Erin Rooney, Chief Marketing Officer at Allseated, explains how the new phenomenon of ‘digital twins’ is revolutionising the sustainable event space.
Festival Merch Shouldn’t Cost the Earth
Chris Houghton, CEO of The UK Festival Awards’ Official Merch partner, Teemill, explains how their sustainable model for branded apparel radically reduces waste and gives customers exactly what they want. Across the board, consumers are seeking sustainable options. When you consider the stats on pollution in the textile industry and waste in the festival industry, that’s a tricky demand to meet. 10% of worldwide CO2 comes from clothing, 60% of clothes include plastic, and a truckload of clothing is burned or buried every second. Then, when we look at the waste produced by UK festivals alone, it’s close to 24k tonnes a year.
Top 6 painless airports for MICE travel
Finding the perfect location for international conferences is difficult, so to assist your decision, here are the top stress-free airports for MICE travel.
Insite Graphics awarded for sustainability efforts
It has become the first company to achieve Tier 5 under the new scoring system of ESSA’s Sustainability Accreditation
IBTM World unveils 2023 theme
The event will illustrate the influence of event professionals in “shaping culture” and “driving the future of business”
Major tourism partnership announced for Coventry and Warwickshire
The partnership aims to ensure that the region’s tourism community “has a voice at national level”
ExCeL introduces 3D venue mapping technology
The technology works by creating a replica of a venue, bespoke to a client’s needs, allowing them to better visualise, plan and share their event
Cvent launches new solution
Events+ aims to enable year-round engagement with event audiences and encourage users to capitalise on “the power of video”
DRPG invests in AI technology
The new service will offer DRPG’s clients “aggregated and anonymised data”
£25m approved for Barbican Centre upgrade
The Renewal Programme will transform underused spaces within the centre
Net Zero Carbon Events reaches 30 financial contributors
Support organisations range from convention bureaux, venues and event service suppliers to event organisers and associations
Events By Amadeus secures three-year contract with Birmingham venue
The contract has been achieved as a result of the team’s longstanding relationship with IET Birmingham: Austin Court
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