REED REBRANDS GIBTM TO IBTM ARABIA
MIDDLE EAST – Reed Exhibitions has rebranded its Gulf Incentives, Business Travel and Meetings exhibition (GIBTM) trade show to a table top, one-to-one meetings format, in line with the Indian, African and American industry trade shows in its IBTM portf
SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT SHOW ORGANISERS SEEKS NEW EXECUTIVE
WORLD – Executive director of the Society of Independent Show Organisers (SISO), Lew Shomer has announced that he will be stepping down effective from 30 September 2015.
Event Trade Fair in Factory 2014 in Hokkaido
Intercross Communications Inc. are hosting “Event Mihon-Ichi in Factory 2014″(mihon-ichi: exemplar fair) on September 25th and 26th. This event is joint hosted by Hokkaido Event Promotion Cooperative and collaborated by Sapporo Factory.
Many companies from various fields and groups will be present at the event. Companies related to upcoming Tokyo Olympic and Paralympics, newest amusement and entertainment, imagery, sounding, lighting, special effects, exhibition, construction, and sales promotion will be there. Other companies seeking for the opportunity to participate in event market will also be present.
A Look At Facebooks New Tools To Promote Events
There are 400 million people around the world using events on Facebook every month, the company stated in an announcement. Nearly 30% of all those events are are created by Pages. To make it easier for Pages to reach more people when promoting their events, Facebook has introduced some new features that help Pages promote […]
Industry Responds to APPG Inquiry
A document summarizing the industry response to the All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into the international competiveness of the UK events industry has been drafted and is available to the industry. The results of the APPGI were presented in December 2013 and industry was given the opportunity to submit responses and commentary on the findings […]
Hiscox strengthens event insurance offering with the acquisition of Event Assured
Specialist insurer Hiscox is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Applewell Ltd. to acquire Event Assured, a specialist provider of insurance for the events sector. The business will continue to operate under the Event Assured brand, with the existing local management team remaining in place. Founder Brian Kirsch will continue to […]
Robe Pointes for O.A.R. Tour
Lighting designer Jeremy Lechterman chose Robe’s Pointe multifunctional luminaire as one of the core elements of his lighting design for rock band O.A.R.’s Summer U.S. amphitheater tour. Lighting equipment was supplied by Omaha, Nebraska based Theatrical Media Services (TMS). Based in Brooklyn, New York, it was Lechterman’s second summer tour with O.A.R. who were promoting […]
The Venue Expo proved to be a hit for the North of England and plans for 2015 are already underway
The North’s first ever exhibition for event professionals came to EventCity this week, with 3272 unique visitors attending over the 2 days, perusing exhibitors from some of the best of the UK’s events industry. Companies such as Tweetwall Pro from Cambridgeshire, LED Factory from Greenford and Eventologists from Leicester all took part, hoping to gain […]