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Summer Eventia 2009

5-7th July 2009

2 days & nights of the best networking & education of the year

The Summer Eventia, one of the events industry’s foremost annual events, was held at the Holiday Inn on Brighton Seafront which is superbly and prominently located on the famous Brighton beachfront, opposite the Victorian West Pier.

An encouraging 220 delegates, speakers, media representatives and sponsors made up the conference community, which was a fantastic attendance considering the current climate and a great endorsement of the value placed by delegates on attending The Summer Eventia. Feedback from participants has been universally positive, encapsulated in the comments of Tina Morris, AddingValue, ‘A big well done, Team Eventia! Great event - actually better and more focussed than last year, in my opinion. Informative, realistic and with excellent networking opportunities. We need to get even more delegates for Glasgow next year and spread the word!’

Conference highlights

Conference facilitator: Neil Jones

The conference topics covered a wide range of the key issues and trends facing the events sector. They included an overview of the global economy and projections to 2012; developing appropriate business strategies in these recessionary times; optimising social media and opening up new ways of communicating with ever-changing audiences.

Parallel workshop subjects ranged from working with agencies, measuring results, destination innovation, CSR Best Practice and the Green Globe index and opportunities for 2012 and beyond.

This year the Monday evening programme incorporated a community-based challenge for all participants. Working with Brighton’s Business Community Partnership, a local school, St Bartholomew’s, was identified and a painting project selected. One of the playgrounds, essentially a mass of concrete, was made more attractive after The Summer Eventia delegates painted all the walls creating a fresh new environment for the children.

On a more light-hearted note the evening also gave delegates an opportunity to see a bit more of the city with a walking treasure hunt tour organized by Visit Brighton. The evening ended with a welcome drop of grog from DRP’s pirate ship-themed truck, followed by rides at the fun fair on the Pier and a hearty fish and chip supper.

Programme

A copy of the full programme can be viewed here.

Presentations

Presentations from the event are available below. To open these files you will need a password as only those that attended the event can access this content.

Picture galleries

Picture galleries from the event are now available. Click www.1vis.com/gallery to view the gallery. The username is eventia09 and the password is brighton

You’ve seen the pictures now watch the video courtesy of DRP group – click here

Sponsorship

In addition to being a great learning and networking experience, The Summer Eventia provides its sponsors with a fantastic opportunity to reach a host of key customer targets and really make an impression over the two days of the conference.

Suppliers who are interested in sponsoring an element of this event for 2010: Please contact Rachel Ley or Julia Phillips on +44 (0)870 3810 417 or events@eventia.org.uk

And finally……

Mark Taylor, Head of Events for BI Worldwide and the new Chairman of Eventia, said: “Over the next 12 months, key aims for Eventia include growing the membership to include more production companies, experiential agencies, as well as corporate, association and public sector event organisers; integrating destination marketing organisations fully into membership; enhancing networking and educational opportunities; and providing professional advice and support to members on legislative issues, while ensuring that the sector’s voice is clearly heard and Eventia’s visibility is enhanced even further.”