Event Industry News roundup
Events Industry Alliance launches the 2022 SASiE report
The Events Industry Alliance (EIA) – the collective associations of AEO, AEV and ESSA, is pleased to publish the seventh Size and Scale Index for Exhibitions (SASiE) report.
Shaun Hinds, CEO Manchester Central and current EIA chair, commented: “The report identifies and confirms important trends in UK exhibitions as well as describing the key dimensions and characteristics of the sector.”
Podcast: Touchdreams – Shaping websites for 2023
Since 2011, using content management systems including Drupal and Webflow, Touchdreams has been building websites for ‘e-commerce, product businesses, service businesses, agencies, accounting, law, anything you can think of’ from its offices in Cape Town and London.
After giving host James Dickson some background on the company, this episode sees Touchdreams founder Dane Rossenrode talk about bringing his broad experience to bear, specialising in sites for the events industry.
Expanded Event Technology Awards open for submissions on 1st April
The Event Technology Awards (ETA) 2023 opens for entries on 1st April with five more categories.
A product of exhaustive research, the Best Immersive Brand Experience, Best Metaverse Experience, Best Audio Visual Supplier, Best Event Technologist and Best CTO awards throw the coveted recognition out to a greater number of innovators.
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At MPI EMEC Brighton, experts discussed key event industry trends and learnings for 2023 and beyond
Earlier this week, Waves Connects founder Matt Coyne attended MPI’s EMEC conference in Brighton on behalf of Event Industry News to hear what industry experts had to say about industry growth, change, audience understanding, sustainability, data, and technology.
We’re no longer in recovery, we’re in growth.
That was a defining message of conversation at the recent MPI EMEC conference held in Brighton this March where many experts shared their experiences, vision, and creativity about the future of the meetings and events industry.
Event Tech Live Las Vegas announces Audio Visual partner
Minnesota-based production company AVEX will design, supply and run the sound, lighting, screens at Event Tech Live Las Vegas next month, as the show’s AV partner.
In business since 2002, AVEX opened in Las Vegas three years ago where it specialises in large format AV and lighting systems alongside its event production work.
Meet in Wales confirms 10 new ambassadors
Meet in Wales has confirmed the arrival of more ambassadors to its growing programme, aimed at building relationships with industry to support business events in the destination. The Ambassador Wales Conference Programme mirrors Wales’s wider strategy of working with specific sectors that underline its own industrial strengths.
Each of the new ambassadors represent these sectors, including life sciences, environment, renewable energies, and sustainability. They also include wider scientific expertise in astronomy, from inspiring science education and technology to the promotion of the Dark Skies in Wales, to inspire future generations on the importance of reducing light pollution.