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EICC Extension – 1 Year to go

Eric Rymer — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:23:12 +0000

The EICC extension is being constructed on time and on target. With one year to go until opening, the project has gone smoothly. The Atrium building now has its external cladding and you can now get a good impression of

EICC Atrium

how it will look on completion.

Internally, the conference centre is progressing well, [...]

What is happening in the world of meetings?

sallyg — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:12:25 +0000

Monday 26th March at 13.00 during GIBTM in Abu Dhabi Sally Greenhill launched the latest IBTM meetings industry research and facilitated discussion of what is happening in the world of meetings in the Gulf/Middle East/ North Africa region.

Panellists include Dr Edith Szivas who works for the Jumeirah Group as Director of Research and Consultancy at the [...]

IBTM Global Industry Research

sallyg — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:50:22 +0000

Want to know which destinations are hot? Where are events likely to be held in the next twelve months?

At AIME in Melbourne Tuesday 21st February Sally Greenhill launched the preliminary results of a new research project which The Right Solution are working on for the IBTM portfolio of Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE).

The results for the Asia [...]

Visit Durham conference market strategy

sallyg — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:14:45 +0000

We are really lucky to travel around in our jobs and see beautiful places. This is certainly the case with our new project for Visit County Durham. Durham is a really pretty town which is rich in history and has amazing buildings. Many of these are available for conferences and events including the Cathedral, Castle and [...]

SKOLKOVO INNOVATION CENTRE END USER INPUT

sallyg — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:26:32 +0000

The Right Solution has been appointed to advise on the development of a new convention centre in the Skolkovo Innovation Centre, to the west of Moscow (see: http://www.i-gorod.com/en/).

As part of the appointment, we are carrying out market research to establish the size and mix of facilities that will be incorporated into the centre. It would be extremely [...]

BVEP subvention and bid support

sallyg — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:25:02 +0000

The latest UIA international association meeting statistics show the UK increased the number of meetings held in 2010 to 375 compared to 353 in 2009. However this compares with 686 for Spain, 597 for Belgium, 572 for Spain and 499 for Germany. How are they attracting so many more than the UK? Just 3% of [...]

The British Meetings and Events Industry Survey 2011

sallyg — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:14:18 +0000

This year’s British Meetings and Events Industry Survey was launched 23rd September.

The report outlines the changes in the corporate and association markets in the last twelve months and predictions for the year ahead.

The results this year reflect the volatile economic situation in the UK with an increase in smaller, shorter, events that are increasingly non-residential [...]

The China and Asia Meetings Industry Research Report 2011

sallyg — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:41:40 +0000

Sally Greenhill from The Right Solution launched the latest China and Asia Meetings Industry Research Report Tuesday 30th August at 2pm at CIBTM, Beijing.

The incredible growth potential of the China meetings market is clearly identified in this year’s research. This is the fifth year that the survey has been undertaken and the trends over that [...]

EICC Extension majors on sustainability

Eric Rymer — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:12:34 +0000

The EICC is one of the very few convention centres to have achieved the ISO 14000 certification and is a leader in the industry on “green” meetings. That leadership will be maintained in the new extension – due to open in early 2013 – by ensuring that energy usage is kept to a minimum. Part [...]

An uplifting experience for the EICC

Eric Rymer — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:10:50 +0000

Eric Rymer of The Right Solution recently accompanied members of the design team and EICC on a visit to the factory where the innovative moving floor for the EICC’s extension is being manufactured. Delstar Engineering Limited are making the 29 lifts, which comprise the moving floor for the new facilities at the EICC, due to [...]