WORLD – UBM has expanded its global portfolio of events serving the cruise and general maritime industries with the acquisition of organiser Seatrade Communications.

The Live Group has created an industry portal aimed at sharing knowledge and information about the continuing evolution of hybrid events. The online portal will host new thinking, research and opinion on the changing face of the industry with the advent of new social and digital technologies. The Hybrid Generator will be a free-to-use resource […]

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This year’s High Definition festival saw developing energy drink brand OMG! create a stunning brand activation zone for festival-goers. The zone was created through the use of an innovative inflatable structure supplied and installed by Evolution Dome. The use of an inflatable structure reduced the build time and also gave the drinks company the desired […]

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London-based event marketing specialistevvnt has announced a partnership with BusyConfto utilize evvnt API to automate the event submission process. BusyConf is a complete conference-planning platform that delivers the tools organizers need to collect comprehensive speaker proposals, add and effectively manage unlimited event collaborators, streamline the event ticket registration and sponsor payment process, create a mobile-ready schedule, and attract attendees […]

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AMERICAS – Toronto’s Exhibition Place has strengthened its team with the appointment of Francesca Colussi to the position of director of security and parking.

  Sheffield Business School has teamed up with Events Industry News to explore the nuances of leadership in the events sector and in the final part of his series of three blogs, we speak to Simon Graveling, who produces some of the biggest events in the world, including a number of both Winter and Summer […]

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AMERICAS – Boston and Cambridge are reporting another year of continued strength, as the number one United States destination in the ICCA 2013 Top 20 Rankings for countries and cities.