Entries by Rebecca Christian

Headline: #GetBritainMeeting

We are delighted to see that the government is allowing meetings to start again, and so begins a long road to a new normal for our industry.  Susan Spibey, Executive Board Chair of the IEM, is keen to point out that hybrid seems to the way to go, harnessing all that we have learnt during […]

Headline: Code of Professional Conduct

Following in from our Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions on IEM Membership, we thought it would be useful to share with you our draft  Code of Professional Conduct for comment. As the professional body for Event Management, the IEM is committed to championing and protecting the quality and integrity of the event management profession.  We set […]

Headline: Membership FAQs

Since our Skills for Events Summit on 30th June we have had lots of questions and great suggestions, which we have been working on incorporating into our plans.  Please keep them coming! In order to make sure that everyone is informed of our progress we have come up with the following Top 10 Frequently Asked […]

Headline: #BuildBackBetter

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Skills for Events Summit on 30th June.  Special thanks go to our great line-up of speakers including Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester; Tim Nichol, Pro Vice Chancellor of LJMU Liverpool Business School; and Dr Caroline Jackson, BVEP Vice Chair and AEME Board Member. The feedback […]

Point of View: Ash Rowe

Ash Rowe Senior Event Manager at Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-rowe-3436689b/ As part of our commitment to championing the industry, we are talking to people about their careers and what IEM means to them. Ash Rowe is a winner of The Marketing Show Tomorrow’s Talent.  Within his current role, Ash has worked across […]

Diary: INVITATION: Skills for Events Summit

The way forward for Professonal Recognition 30 June 2020  10:00h to 12:00h Location:  Online As business sectors continue to emerge slowly and cautiously from ‘lockdown’ around the world, the events sector in the UK and much of Europe remains in ‘lockdown’.  Many people in the sector are suggesting business events are an important answer to […]

Diary: SAVE THE DATE! Skills for Events Summit, 30th June 2020

Events are widely recognised as economic drivers with many people in the sector suggesting business events are the answer to ‘bounce back’ post COVID-19.  The scope and scale of events varies enormously and whilst the opportunity for arranging ‘mass gatherings’ is not yet prudent, ‘organised events’ such as conferences, exhibitions and business events can be […]

Point of View: Maciej Mikolajczak

Maciej Mikolajczak Production Manager, EY https://www.linkedin.com/in/macmikolajczak/ As part of our commitment to championing the industry, we are talking to people about their careers and what IEM means to them. Maciej’s career has always revolved around events. Over the last 10 years he has worked for global corporations (management consulting: McKinsey & Co.; PA Consulting; a law […]

Headline: The Jackson Interview: The UK Events Report

Caroline Jackson Event Consultant and Educator, caroline4events Vice Chair, Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) Executive Committee Member, Association for Events Management Education (AEME) Former Head of Department for Events & Leisure at Bournemouth University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-jackson-56666112/ The Directors of IEM met with Caroline Jackson via Zoom following the launch of ‘The UK Events Report’ by […]