AEO News

Hiscox has renewed its partnership with the Association of Event Organisers (AEO) in 2017 to provide specialist insurance advice to event organisers. The two organisations have now been working together for an impressive ten years.

AEO has launched the Development Board (DB), the next generation of potential Board members, which will report directly to the AEO Council. The DB recently held its inaugural meeting where the structure, focus and roles of the Group were determined.

The event industry’s leading associations, AEO, AEV and ESSA have come together to launch Stop the Drop, a health and safety scheme that aims to prevent falls when working at height. Conceived earlier ...

AEO signature events such as the AEO Forums and FaceTime Exhibitor Masterclasses will receive CPD (Continuing professional Development) accreditation in 2017. The first two events in the New Year, the AEO Forums at BDC, London, on 27th January and the FaceTime Exhibitor Masterclass, at SECC Glasgow on 21st February, will be the first ever AEO events to receive CPD certification.

The AEO is delighted to announce that LiveBuzz has been appointed as the official and exclusive registration partner of the association for 2017. The partnership will include the provision of event re ...

The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) will partner AEO in 2017 to promote its Use an ESSA Member campaign to event organisers and their customers.
The agreement will position ESSA as an official partner of the three FaceTime Exhibitor Masterclasses as well as two flagship AEO events, the AEO Forums on 27th January and the AEO Conference on 7th and 8th September.
 

AEO is delighted to launch its new association website developed by ASP, AEO’s online marketing partner which specialises in developing online solutions for the event, exhibition and conference market.

 

Two new faces join the AEO Council, in addition to a number of other changes to the composition of the group of 20 leading industry professionals that governs the association.

This year’s AEO Conference was certainly different. Held at the Grand Hotel, Brighton, the event opened with an icebreaker event on the evening of Wednesday 7th September at the BAi360 where the 60 attendees were treated to a trip to the top of the newly opened visitor attraction.

Paul Byrom, managing director of Upper Street Events Ltd, has been officially elected as the new chair of AEO (Association of Event Organisers) following a successful year as vice chair of the association.

The great and the good of the event industry will meet in Brighton next week to debate and discuss the impact of generational change on the way that event professionals run their businesses, engage with new audiences and develop their event portfolios.

FaceTime’s latest National Exhibitor Masterclass saw a record number of exhibitors flock to its annual event at the NEC, Birmingham on 21 July!

The event, supported by the AEO and NEC, and sponsored by ESSA and GES, presented a mix of theory and practical advice ranging from top networking tips, to social media and understanding the technoscape.