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“A great way of getting out of the boardroom and death by
PowerPoint.”“Completely refreshing and innovative approach.”“It’s really inspiring. A lot o...
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The bell is tolling for venues without sustainability
certification.Are you carefree with your water use, or do you routinely leave the
lights on? I...
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Last week I travelled to Portsmouth for P&MM's Clipper Challenge. The agency brings together corporate clients and suppliers in a networking event...
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At an association forum recently one of the delegates
suggested the meetings industry was riding its luck on environmental and
sustainability issues...
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“Please don’t tell me you put sumo wrestlers in front of one of the world’s biggest banks?” Erm, yes, Lord Sugar. I am afraid they did.Some of you may...
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"Most companies have a strict policy around how they
buy things, down to the paperclips - but meetings to a large extent remain
unmanaged."...
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Are we on the brink of discovering just how important the events industry is?With the All Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) for UK Events set to take i...
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Ever felt the amount of events terminology and jargon was
creating a new language of 'meetingese'? Don't know your RFP from your DDR?
Confused by th...
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As the meetings industry casts its eyes in the direction of Frankfurt for IMEX this week, many of us will be reminded of those things German that we e...
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At the risk of starting to sound a little
fixated, I’m going to have another rant about food. My colleague came in this
morning complaining of being...
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It’s an often heard complaint: having a meeting about a
meeting. But who should attend and whose voice won’t get heard?
Reports last week that Pri...
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Last night I had my first encounter of social media anger. When I say this I don’t mean I posted something terrible on
Twitter about One Direction an...
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Like many of my age growing up, I was fed an almost weekly news diet of terror in Northern Ireland, but you should see how things have changed.Images ...
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If I told you a non-rider could be up on a horse and playing a competitive game of polo within the space of an hour, you probably wouldn’t believe me,...
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This time
last week I was standing on a building site in Athens in ‘business attire’ (well a smart top, skirt and flat ballet pump shoes) accessorise...
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You may have noticed something new about our website if you are using a hand-held or tablet-style device: we’ve gone mobile-friendly!
When yo...
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I remember a time when I was able to fly all the way from London to Dublin
– and back – for a mere £30 all-in. It wasn’t that long ago, either. ...
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So another trade association enters
the fray and yet another acronym is added to the already convoluted events
lexicon: the Scottish Events and...
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Remember the angst the last time the Wi-Fi connection in your hotel dropped-out at the most inopportune moment? And how much time it cost you? Tr...
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For many of our gathering there was a lot of curiosity about setting foot - trousered or otherwise - within the hallowed portals of Freemason's Hall...