Industry Research

For the past 26 years (since 1993), estimates for the size and value of the UK’s conference and meeting sector have been based on annual research undertaken among meeting and event venues, providing a supply-side perspective on this key part of the national economy.

The ‘UK Conference and Meeting Survey’ (UKCAMS) complements annual research undertaken among conference and event organisers (ie. demand-side research) by CAT Publications which is published as the ‘British Meetings and Events Industry Survey’ (www.meetpie.com/bmeis).

The ‘UK Conference and Meeting Survey’ is carried out jointly by Tony Rogers of Tony Rogers Conference & Event Services and Richard Smith of RJS Associates. Tony has been involved with the research since its inception in 1993 and Richard since 2004.

The 2019 UKCAMS research was sponsored by: VisitBritain, The Meetings Show, venuedirectory.com, Visit Guildford for Business, and Hiscox Event Insurance.

Copies of the full UKCAMS 2019 report are available priced £180 + VAT. Visit http://www.ukcams.org.uk to download an order form.

This report looks at the academic venue conference market over the period 2009-2018. It assesses volume and value aspects of the market and summarises key trends.

An assessment of the performance of countries across the world in the staging of exhibitions. It also includes a forecast of growth up to 2022.

Venue capacity is an important element for the exhibition industry and the resulting economic development it generates. With the 'World Map of Exhibition Venues', UFI (THe Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) regularly produces a global census of all exhibition venues with a minimum of 5,000 sqm of gross indoor exhibition.

An assessment of the global value of the business events sector, in terms of direct spending, economic impact, job creation and sustenance. It also provides rankings of the top 50 countries for the economic significance of their business events sectors.