Glasgow Convention Bureau and the SEC won gold at the business tourism ‘Oscars’
NEW EVENTS INDUSTRY BOARD SURVEY TO HELP IDENTIFY EU FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
The UK Events Industry Board’s (EIB) Working Group for Infrastructure has launched a survey to help collate the value of EU grants, funding infrastructure and service related projects that have benefited business events across the UK. Since Britain joined the
13 ‘NOT UNLUCKY’ FOR GLASGOW
Glasgow has won the title of the UK’s best convention bureau for a record 13 years in a row. Glasgow Convention Bureau
scooped the gong at the pres- tigious Meeting and Incentive Travel (M&IT) Awards, dubbed the business tourism ‘Oscars’, in London. Glasgow Convention Bureau,
which is part of Glasgow Life, beat off strong competition to secure the coveted title ahead of Newcastle-Gateshead Conven-
EICC TO LEAD DEBATE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
The EICC, pictured, will host the sustainability workshop at EventIt
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) is to launch a conversation about
tion Bureau, London & Partners, Liverpool Convention Bureau and Marketing Edinburgh. Aileen Crawford, Head of
Glasgow’s Convention Bureau, said: “Tis suite of awards from what is widely regarded as the ‘Oscars’ of the business tourism industry reinforces Glasgow’s reputation as the UK’s conference capital. Our unrivalled success is testimony to the outstanding partnership working that exists right across
sustainability and the events industry at this year’s EventIt. The EICC will host a work-
shop at the SEC in Glasgow on March 21 where it will discuss the impact of climate change and how Scotland can be a global leader on events and environmental responsibilty. Titled, ‘There is no Planet
B – lessons for the Events Industry from children around the globe,’ the curated session will attempt to engage events professionals in how to respond
our conventions sector – from the SEC and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, our five uni- versities and the wider business community.” Meanwhile, the Scottish Event
Campus (SEC) was crowned Best UK Conference Centre and the University of Strathclyde’s Tech- nology and Innovation Centre (TIC) collected bronze in the Best Academic Venue category in a triple whammy for the city.
positively to growing demands to reduce the industry’s envi- ronmental footprint. The session description is as
follows: ‘The events industry like all others has its part to play in tackling climate change. This session curated by the EICC is designed to ask the question, are we doing enough? What can the Scottish events industry do to be global leaders in addressing climate change and ultimately saving our planet.’
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European Union in 1973, the European Investment Bank has lent €118bn to help fund UK infrastructure projects. The EIB subgroup is keen to understand the current levels of investment so that it can make recommen- dations to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sports (DCMS) to keep the funding stream open. The EIB is urging destinations
across the UK to complete the survey to help identify any EU funding that has contributed towards the capital costs for convention centres or other venues, transport develop- ments, convention bureaux development or training pro- grammes.
Visit
https://www.surveymonkey.
co.uk/r/eu-funding
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