4 HRS AGO - Event technology company Aventri has added another 1,500 non-traditional venues to its database, in a new partnership with VenueBook. The post Aventri adds 1,500 venues to its database with new partnership appeared first on CMW. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The UK’s NEC Group has announced a series of high-level appointments, following the news that its Managing Director for Conventions and Exhibitions, Kathryn James, will retire. The post UK’s NEC announces three high-level appointments appeared first on CMW. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) has announced its partnership with ExCeL London as a preferred partner. The post ABPCO welcomes ExCeL as preferred partner appeared first on CMW. Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - The UK’s Central Hall Westminster has awarded a new £15m contract to independent catering company Green & Fortune. The post Central Hall Westminster awards £15m catering contract to Green & Fortune appeared first on CMW. Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - E-sports business conference ESI will be returning to New York in April 2020. The post Esports conference ESI returns to New York appeared first on CMW. Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - Ashfield Meetings & Events, a global healthcare event management business, has appointed Jason Erickson, Steve Sanders and Danisa Frentiu as part of its global leadership team. Erickson has been appointed as its global managing director. He has previously led Ashfield Commercial and Patient Solutions in Canada for 7 years. Steve Sanders has joined as its global finance director from Hillrom, a medical device business, where he was director of business operations. Sanders has over 20 years’ experience working in finance management and leadership roles. Danisa Frentiu has been appointed as global senior director of human resources. Frentiu also joined Ashfield in Canada, where she managed its talent agenda. Frentiu also has over 15 years’ HR experience. The three appointments will join the global leadership team at Ashfield Meetings & Events with Penny Callaghan, director of operations and business support services in Europe and Asia and Jo Brook, engagement director. Gavin Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - The Australian Government has announced a new AUD$76m fund to help the country’s tourism industry recover. The post Australian Government pledges huge bushfire recovery fund appeared first on CMW. Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - Singapore EXPO & Max Atria unveiled a suite of two new offerings at the EXPO 2.0 Launch Festival at the venue, 16 January. The new offerings, are designed to capture new and hybrid business events and to spur growth of future-ready enterprises and jobs as well as delivering top-class visitor experiences. The event also showcased a brand refresh that comes on the back of SingEx Venues’ successful tender bid in November 2018 to continue operating Singapore’s largest MICE venue for a further 10 years. Themed ‘Your Community EXPOrience’, the event was attended by 1,000 guests from the MICE sector as well as many other industries and communities, with Singapore Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education, Mr Chee Hong Tat, as the Guest-of-Honour. Guests were shown a launch video highlighting the capabilities of the new suite, which includes FleX, a modular meeting village and ApeX, a plug-and-play high-tech plenary hall. Singapore EXPO & MAX Atria also showcased Collapse