Monday Insights – May 23rd

This Monday’s Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed from the previous week.

Headlines

Shortlist announced for the EVCOM Clarion Awards 2022. This year’s awards entries were overseen by a panel of judges who have shortlisted entries from corporate filmmakers and event organisers across a variety of categories, including environmental, social welfare and diversity and inclusion. 

The winners will be announced at the EVCOM Clarion Awards ceremony at Mary Ward House on the 23^rd June.

For the full shortlist, visit the EVCOM website, here.

Glasgow Convention Bureau to host international conference, BRAIN and BRAIN PET 2022, an international conference focusing on brain health and function. 

Although the conference is taking place from 28 May-1 June, the venue has been working with the conference organisers to help take the subject matter beyond the conference and into the local community.

Glasgow Convention Bureau connected the organisers with Brain Health Scotland; Glasgow City Council’s Education team; Network Rail and Buchanan Galleries to arrange a variety of events aimed at helping people to better understand how making healthy choices affects our brain.

Lime Venue Portfolio is reporting on another record-breaking period of event enquiries and conversions across its 80+ strong portfolio.

We’re seeing over 50% quarter-on-quarter increases across all our business sectors, and our prediction that Summer Parties would drive performance has been proven right. Fourteen per cent of all our enquiries are in the evening, reception, or social sectors. We think this could also be a good indication for a healthy Christmas Party market, which we are also seeing enquiries for as well. It shows a confidence in celebration events, and a growing value of what they can achieve for business.

We’re also seeing 33% of non-converted enquiries lost due to a lack of capacity in our venues. While this absolutely chokes me, it must be great news for the industry. It shows there are quality events being run, and that businesses have confidence in what we do, and the desire to get these programmes in place.

Jo Austin, sales director, Lime Venue Portfolio

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London City makes net zero pledge

London City Airport has published a new sustainability roadmap in a bid to become the first net zero airport in London by the end of the decade.

Steps being taken include phasing out gas for heating its buildings and ensuring all airport vehicles become electric.

It also aspires to be the most sustainably connected airport in the UK, with 80% of all journeys to and from the airport to be made by sustainable transport modes by 2030.   

eter King, Chief Executive of Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre said: 

“Given our size, location and the nature of our route network and operation, we are ideally placed to help shape the next phase of aviation innovation in London, establishing it as a global leader of the net zero economy, supporting innovation, research and development and creating jobs for the amazing young people of this city.

Robert Sinclair, London City Airport Chief Executive Officer