The Minutes from the 29th January meeting are now posted on the EIB website and is also available to download below.

The National Outdoor Events Association has launched a new campaign to encourage better treatment of staff, volunteers and attendees of events. The new campaign, simply branded ‘Respect’, will include a Respect Charter that events-based organisations can sign up to. The aim is for events businesses to demonstrate a zero-tolerance approach to harassment of any kind while at an event.

The Events Industry Forum is looking for worthy projects to support with grant funding that will be of benefit to the outdoor event industry. If you have such a project – or know of one that would benefit from support – please let us know as soon as possible for consideration at our next Board meeting. The closing date for receipt of grant applications is 1st February, 2020.

National tourism agency VisitBritain has refreshed its Events Are GREAT creative to highlight to global meeting and incentive planners why the UK is a leading destination for international business events.

The Business of Events (TBOE) has today announced that its London and Scotland events, which were postponed due to the early general election, will now take place on the 17th and 24th March 2020.

The TBOE Senior Leadership Forum and Reception, which has been rescheduled for the 17th March 2020, will be held at The Mermaid London and will be followed by the Senior Leadership Dinner at 10 – 11 Carlton House Terrace, the home of The British Academy, in partnership with Searcys. The revised date for The Parliamentary Debate will be announced once details of the parliamentary timetable have been released.