Manchester Central, The North’s leading events, conference and exhibition venue will be the home of the Chartered Institute of Housing Annual Conference and Exhibition for the next five years.

The leading social and affordable housing event in the UK brings together housing associations, arms length management organisations (ALMOs) and local authorities.

The event, led by Ocean Media Group, is the biggest and best attended event in the UK’s housing events calendar with more than 7,600 housing professionals and over 300 key suppliers all under one roof.

Angie Robinson, Chief Executive of Manchester Central, said: “We are thrilled to have been chosen to host the CIH annual conference and exhibition for the next five years. This conference and exhibition was a huge success at Manchester Central in 2012 and we are looking forward to building on that success over the coming years.”

The conference and exhibition has been running for more than 60 years. It staged its first conference at Manchester Central last year and the results were extremely positive, with a significant increase in commercial revenue and 24% higher attendance than the previous year.

Sarah Payling, Event Director at Ocean Media Group, said: “We are extremely pleased to sign this deal with Manchester Central. This iconic venue fits perfectly with the CIH conference and exhibition and suits our needs perfectly. It is also great to be in the centre of one of the world’s most vibrant cities with some housing excellence best practice on our doorstep.”

Grainia Long, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing, said: “Last year’s event was a huge success – we had some really positive feedback from our members about the new venue so we’re delighted to be returning to Manchester Central for 2013 and in the years to come.  Housing 2013 is focusing on finding the solutions to deliver the homes we need and I’m confident it will be better than ever.”

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Digital experience agency Luma are officially launching their new ‘Yr’ brand of off-the-shelf event solutions, with an online launch campaign and official launch party set for the end of next month. The digital experience agency chose the Event Production Show to be their event of choice for the public launch of their exciting new ‘Yr’ product range of highly interactive event solutions and will also be exhibiting at Confex next week.

The introduction of the interactive product range for events follows the success of the YrWall digital graffiti wall in 2009. Products featured within this exciting and innovative new range include the YrMoves augmented reality dance experience, and the YrMirror digital content delivery which now features gesture based controls for increased user interaction.

The Yr brand has been developed as a way of differentiating the off-the-shelf event solutions from the company’s other area of business – bespoke interactive solutions for event, experiential, and retail environments. The dynamic and striking branding is a representation of the engaging and interactive nature of the products, and the full range can be seen on the new Yr website at www.thisisluma.com/yr.

Tim Williams, Commercial Director of Luma, said the following; “We are hugely excited to launch the new products and branding, and were very pleased at the great response our products received at the Event Production Show.”

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James Morgan ISES UK, Director of Education

Creativity is at the heart of the events industry, at the heart of creativity is ISES. This year at International Confex, ISES UK will be delivering the Creativity Hub. The free immersive space will allow teams and individuals from the events industry to interact with industry experts on creative solutions to their creative challenges.

Attendees can book into one of three expert workshops covering a wide range of subject areas, and brainstorm with other event professionals, consult with their guest speaker and implement creative solutions generated from the show for their workplace. Designed to inspire creative thinking, Creativity Hub is an inspirational environment dedicated to creativity and event planning.

James Morgan, Educational Director at ISES UK comments; “With tight budgets and constant pressures to deliver innovative and market leading events, getting creative is the vital key to success. It’s difficult to take the time and really get creative so the Creativity Hub is an ideal solution for visitors to the show.”

James Samuel, Director of International Confex and Live Experience adds; “We’ve introduced the Creativity Hub because events professionals are under constant pressure to be creative and come up with new ideas on a daily basis, which can mean the difference between delivering a good event and delivering a great one. Inspirational and interactive content should be at the heart of an exhibition and so we’re delighted to be working with ISES on this new feature for the show.”
Spaces are free and will be available on a first come first served basis. To book your space visitwww.international-confex.com/creativityhub

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