Following a recent vote in Parliament, new rules for All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) have been agree by the House of Commons.
The new rules, which come into effect on 1st October 2023, have been put in place to improve transparency and reduce the risk of foreign influence.
The APPG for Events, which acts as the UK events industry’s official voice in Parliament, and which has been established since 2011, has confirmed that it will continue to operate under the new regulations.
The Association of Event Organisers (AEO) is pleased to announce the launch of the #CHOOSEEVENTS campaign, spearheaded by the AEO Development Board which is led by Alison Willis, divisional managing director at Easyfairs and James McGough, managing director at Clarion Events.
The Events and Industry Alliance (EIA) recently submitted a response to Westminster’s Business and Trade Committee’s inquiry on export-led growth.
Martin Fullard, Director, News & Content at The Business of Events (TBOE) introduced July's Briefing from TBOE.
'Over the past six weeks we have been working with Government on two fronts. Firstly, we have been in advanced discussions with the Department for Business and Trade about partnering with International Trade Week, which has been confirmed for 6-10 November 2023, and we look forward to announcing more details relating to this in August.
The EIF (Events Industry Forum, a not-for-profit organisation) has made a substantial funding contribution to www.eventsapprenticeship.org to help it develop and promote apprenticeships in the UK events industry.
New plans to maximise the potential of the UK creative industries and grow the economy have been set out by the government on 13th June 2023.
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