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Sir Bob Geldof Delivers Keynote Speech in Bristol | July 2010
Sir Bob Geldof spoke passionately at the annual ICT conference held at the UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre on the subject of government funding for technology in UK schools. He also explained his personal interest in parental communications, and why schools should embrace new technology to improve the welfare and safety of their children. Although best known for the 1985 Live Aid...
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Budding Designers See Their Ideas Transformed | July 2010
Five children from Whitegate School in Clifton visited Absolute Design in West Bridgford on Wednesday 7th July to see their design of a logo to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the East Midlands Conference Centre transformed. ‘Keiths Team' from Whitegate Primary School were the winners of a competition launched by Nottingham Conferences in February of this year. They had already...
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Olympic Displacement Effect Drives Business for Birmingham in 2012 and Beyond | July 2010
Companies pushed out of South East and London venues by the ‘Olympic displacement' effect are flocking to the Midlands to hold their events. But Southern conferences centres and hotels forced to turn down long term clients in favour of Olympic business risk losing out longer term warned a Birmingham conference centre. Companies who have had 2012 bookings turned down are now taking...
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Record breaking July for Well Met Conferencing | July 2010
In January this year, Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Met University, was already fully booked in July at its pioneering centre, Carnegie Village. Just a few months on, the entire venue portfolio is experiencing a bumper month of bookings for July with £333,000 worth of events secured. As well as the events secured at Carnegie Village, which include the Language Study Centre, Rugby...
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2010 Academic Venue Show - Venue Success Stories | July 2010
The 2010 Academic Venue show proved to be a huge success for VENUEMASTERS and many of the venues who exhibited at the event. This year's event was held on 12 May and attracted over 450 visitors. This was a 14% increase on 2009 which created a real buzz at the stunning Emirates Stadium venue. The Academic Venue Show provides a great opportunity for exhibitors to meet with event organisers...
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