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Mash Media launches the Mash Community
The Mash Community is an online forum which will provide a resource hub and place of discussion during the COVID-19 crisis
Scotland’s Event Industry Advisory Group calls on Government for more support
EIAG warned that failure to act could cost the country its status as a world-class event destination
Guide: what you need to know about events from 19 July
Government guidance for event organisers and venues in England has been updated and as expected places focus on risk assessment
Wales to lift event restrictions
Events in Wales will be able to resume from 17 July with capacity caps before all restrictions are lifted on 7 August
Step 4 confirmed: events free to run from 19 July, but caution urged
Crowd restrictions have also been removed, meaning that events will no longer have their capacities capped
QEII launches cartoon series to celebrate re-opening
The QEII Centre, London, has created a cartoon series to celebrate the UK events industry’s ability to meet face-to-face once again.
Diane Waldron, director of sales and marketing at The QEII Centre, said: “The business meetings and events industry has done a phenomenal job over the last 18 months despite most face-to-face events not being able to go ahead.”
HBAA to call on event planners to be flexible on SLAs
Event planners must be flexible with venues on service-level agreements (SLAs) according to the trade association for the UK meetings, events and accommodation industry, HBAA.
The organisation is calling for revisions of existing SLAs due to nationwide staff shortages and a huge rise in enquiries and bookings, but confirmations remain low.
BVEP calls on health secretary Sajid Javid to support events industry
The letter comes the day after prime minister Boris Johnson announced that a final decision on activating Step 4 on 19 July would be made on 12 July.
Meetings Industry Association expresses caution at lack of guidance
It has welcomed the news that the business meetings and events sector could potentially fully reopen from 19 July
IPSE calls on Government to support events industry freelancers
19 July will be a “huge relief” to many freelancers – particularly in the events and creative industries
