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News

• Recommendations on Subvention & Bid Support Submitted to Minister - January 2012
• Minister for Tourism to Attend Confex - January 2012
• Austerity or Opportunity - comment by Michael Hirst, OBE. - November 2011
• ABPCO confirms St Paul's Cathedral as venue for gala dinner at annual conference - November 2011
• Summary of the press coverage generated as a result of the Britain for Events launch event - November 2011
• Letter from Prime Minister, David Cameron, in support of Britain for Events - November 2011
• Government and Industry Partner to Support Britain for Events - October 2011
• New Report Outlines Event Industry Role in UK Economic Growth - October 2011
• ABPCO to celebrate 25 years at its 2012 Annual Conference in London - registration live - October 2011
• BVEP Launch Report into Global Subvention Practices - October 2011
• Cardiff hosts business tourism chiefs - September 2011
• Eventia Measures Impact of Recession on the UK Business Events Sector - July 2011
• Business Visits and Events Partnership to Co-ordinate Annual "Britain for Events" Campaign - May 2011
• All Party Parliamentary Group for Events Established - March 2011
• Raconteur Supplement on Corporate Hospitality & Events - March 2011
• More support needed in governments tourism policy - March 2011
• Minister questioned about business tourism cuts - March 2011
• VisitBritain Chief Executive, Sandie Dawe's letter to Michael Hirst - February 2011
• England's Business Tourism Action Plan (DRAFT) - February 2011
• Events Industry to establish All Party Parliamentary Group - January 2011
• Prime Minister - letter - December 2010
• Government responds to industry call for support - October 2010
• Interview with Simon Mills (head of Business Visits & Events and Brand Partnerships and coordinator of the Britain for Events 2010 campaign) on Kingdom FM (Soundbite MP3) - October 2010
• Industry rallies for Government support - October 2010
• Report shows Meetings and Events Industry delivers £36.1 billion - October 2010
• Meetings & Events Manifesto Continues to Receive Government Support, Vince Cable endorses campaign - September 2010
• Business Visits and Events Can Help Deliver Re-Balanced Economy Says BVEP - August 2010
• Meetings Manifesto: Why does Britain need one? - June 2010
• Meetings & Events Manifesto for Britain Officially Launched - MPs receive personal copy of document - June 2010
• Actual Impact of the Credit Crunch on the Conference & Events Market - May 2010
• Volcanic Ash - The Impact on the Meetings Industry - May 2010
• The Pathfinder Report Period 1 January to March 2010 - May 2010
• Events Industry Employers Missing Out on Training Opportunities - April 2010
• MIA launches dedicated Destinations Group - March 2010
• Events Sector meets with Government officials to call for further industry support ahead of meeting with Members of Parliament - March 2010
• Event Associations Give the Go-Ahead to Industry Professionalisation - February 2010
• VisitBritain FORESIGHT "Market Focus" - Issue 76 - February 2010
• Presentations from the Tourism 2012 Seminar hosted by VisitBritain, the DCMS and Visit London are now available - January 2010
• Event Industry and HSE agree to revise the Purple Guide - January 2010
• ISO to develop sustainable event standard in run-up to 2012 Olympics - January 2010

Briefings

• Raconteur Supplement on Corporate Hospitality & Events - March 2011

  This Raconteur piece which appeared in The Times in March 2011 is a really comprehensive round-up of the Sector.

  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• BVEP - Terms of Reference - December 2010
  
  
• Business Visits and Events House of Commons Reception - October 2010 - October 2010

  

  The Reception took place on 20th October 2010 and celebrated the Partnership's 10th birthday and The National Meetings and Events Week - "Britain for Events". The event was sponsored by International Confex.

  Below are the presentations given at the Reception:

  • Presentation by The Partnership's Chairman, Michael Hirst OBE
  • Presentation by Sandie Dawe, Chief Executive, VisitBritain
  • Presentation by Kevin Murphy, Chief Executive, Excel London

• New Britain for Events report (eBook) on the size and value of Britain's events industry, its characteristics, trends, opportunities and key issues - October 2010
  
  
• Business Visits & Events Partnership - Celebrating 10 years Of Leading The Way For Britain's Events: Resume of the BVEP's activities in the last 10 years - March 2010