Eventia, the voice for the events industry and member of the BVEP, has welcomed the Prime Ministers support for the Britain for Events campaign, but cautions that the on-going uncertainty over the future procurement of live events in the public sector needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency.
Nick de Bois MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Events, and Kevin Murphy, CEO ExCeL London, outlined their collective support of the Britain for Events campaign and the opportunity the industry has to grow its impact on the UK economy. Speaking at the campaign launch last night, de Bois also underlined how industry and government could work in partnership to benefit UK events.
On Wednesday 20th October the 2011 IVCA Fellowship Lunch, in association with CTN Communications was held in the Cholmondeley Room at the House of Lords.
The Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) has today released a report that examines Britain’s competitive position in providing subvention and bid support for international conferences and events.
Open letter to the industry