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Smart Live expands North to MediaCityUK

Creative events specialist Smart Live has opened a northern division, opening an office in The Greenhouse, at the heart of Salford’s MediaCityUK. Smart Live’s

Taylor joins Grass Roots M&E as strategy director and promises ‘changes ahead’

Simon Taylor has taken on the role of strategy director at agency Grass Roots Meetings & Events. The role will see him working with

Leeds Beckett wins leisure studies conference for 2017

An internationally-acclaimed conference which aims to foster research, promote interest and advance education in Leisure Studies is to be hosted by Leeds Beckett University

Make Events hiring on back of record 53% growth

North West agency Make Events has employed two new staff members within its Cheshire office on the back of its most successful year to

Doing business with other cultures on September’s ABPCO roundtable

The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) will focus on doing business with other cultures at its next roundtable event on 22 September.

New research finds trend toward real-time ‘keyboarding’ and shorter presentations

Research carried out for IMEX America by Meetings Professionals International (MPI) has found that 40% of members surveyed use laptops or devices to capture

Churchill College invests £10.6m in its meetings future

Churchill College, Cambridge, is looking towards the completion of its Cowan Court, which will provide 68 hotel-standard double ensuite bedrooms, in addition to a new

SECC posts 18% growth in conference revenue

Scottish Exhibition Centre Limited (SECC) has reported increased turnover and EBITDA¹ for the year to 31 March 2016, both increasing to £29.4m and £3.8m

Slido finds fear of public speaking top barrier to audience interaction

Anonymity and fear of public speaking are rated as the primary motivators for audiences to interact with technology. At least that was the conclusion

More Brexit reaction: Industry urged to build on trade links ‘despite the politicians’

Could the UK event industry be facing export carnets and restrictions of the past? asks EVCOM chairman Steve Garvey in the wake of the EU Referendum result. The

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