One Industry Once Voice Newsletter - w/e 20th November 2020
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- Monday, 23 November 2020
Please download below the One Industry Once Voice Action Group Newsletter for the week ending 20th November 2020.
Please note urgent request regarding the state of our Industry survey, for the whole events and experiences ecosystem. The One Industry One Voice survey will help industry trade associations and campaigns gather and share consistent evidence of the impact of Covid-19 on the UK events industry, the impact of Government support and where further support is needed. The evidence that is generated will establish a cornerstone for all industry campaign efforts, so please do not underestimate the value of your time helping to distribute this and encouraging participation. Please encourage your members to respond to this survey by the 27th of November. Link is https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VYNPD3J
All Party Parliamentary Group For Events Re-Established
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- Wednesday, 18 November 2020
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Events (APPG) has now been re-established as an official APPG in Parliament following the appointment of a new Chair and Vice Chair.
HBAA calls upon Chancellor to create a ‘Re-Skill and Re-Equip’ fund for viable businesses and their staff
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- Tuesday, 10 November 2020
HBAA is writing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer asking him to create a ‘Re-Skill and Re-Equip’ fund to help many viable businesses across various industry sectors to Re-Skill their staff and Re-Equip their companies to enable them to adapt and stay in business.
HBAA - 'At last the Chancellor has given us clear longer term information at an earlier stage so that the industry can plan ahead'
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- Thursday, 05 November 2020
Juliet Price, Consultant Executive Director, HBAA commented; “At last the Chancellor has given us clear longer term information at an earlier stage so that the industry can plan ahead and not just wait with uncertainty until the end of lockdown.
We Create Experiences campaign brand launches
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- Wednesday, 28 October 2020
One Industry One Voice, the coalition of events industry associations and businesses supporting the coordination of individual sector campaigns, are now planning a national and regional media campaign #WeCreateExperiences, aimed at the public and corporate buyers.
The campaign planning work started in September and is aiming to launch before the end of the year, subject to the prevailing national situation and any developments in relation to the consumer/business market guidance for events re-opening into 2021.
VisitBritain launch new business events campaign: Events. Reimagined.
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- Friday, 23 October 2020
VisitBritain have launched their new international recovery campaign, ‘Events. Reimagined’, as part of their international hosted buyer partnership with The Meetings Show.
EVENTS INDUSTRY MAKES DIRECT PLEA TO GOVERNMENT £30 billion industry faces ruin over winter months
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- Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The outdoor events industry, which provides entertainment for millions each summer, is on the verge of collapse following the lockdown this year, according to the Events Industry Forum, the organisation that represents the sector.
Already some 50 percent of the full-time workforce have been made redundant and another 25% will lose their jobs when furloughing ends at the end of this month (October). In addition, thousands of freelance operators and part time employees have had little or no income this season.
New Research Provides Baseline for UK Meetings Market Recovery
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020
New research into the UK’s conference and meetings sector, entitled the ‘UK Conference and Meeting Survey’ (UKCAMS), provides a baseline against which the future recovery of the UK’s meetings and conference market can be measured.
BVEP Partners Update w/e 9th October 2020
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- Friday, 09 October 2020
By Simon Hughes, BVEP Chair. Suspense and Strain - The constant media references to Churchill when the PM makes a speech or addresses the nation in this moment of national crisis are wearing very thin with me, particularly as I’ve been ploughing through Churchill’s ‘The Second World War’, which I quoted from in the last update. There is simply no comparison between these two leaders once you learn how the former used expert advice, dealt with the detail, delegated effectively and built a Cabinet around him based on trust, strength, unity and talent. I realise these updates are reading more and more like the manic thoughts of deranged blogger, but I’m trying to keep it real despite everything that’s going on, so please either bear with me or just stop reading now.
EIA Delivers Open Letter to PM and Chancellor
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- Monday, 05 October 2020
On 2nd October, the EIA, comprising ESSA, the AEV and the AEO has delivered an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak after the continued lack of support provided to the event industry, despite DCMS having communicated approval of both guidance and a pilot exhibition.
Guest Blog - And So Onwards to The New Season
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- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Post by Steve Heap, General Secreatary AFO, Chairman EIF - The Covid-ravaged 2020 festival season is best put behind us for those of you who can. May I now encourage you to get moving as soon as possible on your planning cycle for 2021. Clearly, we may not know whether Covid is over and done with but if we don’t start planning now we will be too late for another season and as we all know, that would be devastating.
Event First Steps and C&IT Launch Research on Racial Diversity in Events Industry
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- Monday, 31 August 2020
Event First Steps (EFS) & CIT have released a sector wide survey on Racial Diversity in the Events Industry. EFS is an initiative for industry newcomers founded by Caitlin Kobrak, Elena Clowes and Priya Narain.
Latest mia research reveals the true cost of COVID-19 on the sector
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- Wednesday, 19 August 2020
The Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) latest research reveals the business meeting and events sector has been decimated by the impacts of COVID-19 and is urgently calling on government intervention.
HBAA survey finds Venues will be more flexible on cancellation terms but are adding more robust contract clauses after Covid-19 experience
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- Thursday, 06 August 2020
Venues will be more flexible on cancellation terms but are adding more robust contract clauses to cover potentially similar issues, according an HBAA survey on venue attitudes to commercial terms following the Covid-19 crisis.
The survey of 35 member venues, including 18 venue groups and 17 independent venues, also revealed that nearly all are still planning how to handle the additional costs resulting from social distancing and extra cleaning at present.
PLASA - Watch and share the latest #WeMakeEvents campaign video
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- Tuesday, 21 July 2020
While the world re-opens, the events industry is still left in the shadows without the support we urgently need.
The £1.57bn arts rescue package and the re-opening of outdoor events only addresses the tip of the iceberg and will do little to support the weakening supply chain.
AEO, AEV, and ESSA Launch the All Secure Standard
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- Monday, 20 July 2020
A combined group of members from the Association of Event Organisers (AEO), the Association Event Venues (AEV) and the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA), led by the associations, has today launched the All Secure Standard, a risk assessment based framework of Covid-19 secure industry best practice and guidance for business events and consumer shows which take place in meetings, conferencing and exhibition centres.
NOEA - Events Festival Industry Left on the Shelf
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- Monday, 20 July 2020
- Industry will lose major festival brands
- Half of event businesses face losses of £100,000+
- Job Losses could reach tens of thousands.
