14 December 2020 - Submitted by Louisa Daley Submitted by Louisa Daley on 14 December 2020
Looking back on the resilience of the events industry is a key area of focus in the next edition of the Confex webinar series.
Taking place at 4pm, 17 December, Julian Agostini, MD of Mash Media and three Exhibition News Award Pioneers winners Join Phil Soar, Ray Bloom and Simon Kimble will look back on the resilience of the events industry and talk about how events will return.
Connecting people has been the main goal of events throughout its rich history, and while we have had essential, but very frustrating restrictions preventing us doing what we do best, people will always find a way of getting back together – it is hard wired into our DNA.
Conference News’ own editor and Mash Media editorial director, Martin Fullard.
The annual awards, which reward excellence and professionalism in the world of association events also recognised lockdown heroes and industry partners. IPSE picked up the award for Best In-House Conference by and Organiser while Haymarket won Best Conference by an Agency Organiser.
Conference News editor Martin Fullard won the Chairmen’s Award for his efforts in bringing the industry together, clear reporting on developments and advocacy.
“In a remarkable year we expected remarkable entries and our membership truly delivered,” said Barbara Calderwood, ABPCO co-chair. “ABPCO members demonstrated creativity, flexibility and tenacity as they organised events under very different circumstance compared to anything they have done in the past. Thank you to all our members for submitting their entries and well done to our worthy winners, who were chosen through a mixture of audience voting and j
A new type of exhibition to service the events industry will take place at the Royal Lancaster London Hotel, Mash Media has announced.
The exhibition, called A-Livex, will run over a single day on 26 January 2021 with limited capacity in a Covid-secure environment, yet with one major difference. Rather than make use of a large event space, the exhibition will see hotel bedrooms used as exhibition stands.
Fifty hotel rooms across three floors of the hotel will have their beds removed and will operate as an exhibition booth or meeting room. A one-way system will be in operation and registration will include the need to make scheduled appointments.