Press Releases

The AEV/AEO/ESSA Technical Committee, Electrics convened at the QEII Centre on Thursday November 9, 2017 with Chris Morrison of Olympia London in the chair. Morrison opened with a welcome to all membe ...

The AEV Catering Working Group gathered for its last meeting of 2017 at ExCeL London on Wednesday November 29, with Phil Wetz in the chair. Wetz welcomed all to the meeting before formally accepting t ...

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced that its 2018 conference, built on the theme of ‘Tomorrow’s World’, will be held at ExCeL London on Thursday June 28. The ever popular conference ic ...

The Association of Event Venues has announced the appointment of Anna Clover, director of venue operations & customer experience at the QEII Centre, to the association’s board. Clover joins the board ...

The AEV Security Working Group met at Telford International Centre on Wednesday October 25, 2017 for its second meeting of the year, and with Andy Coulson of Farnborough International in the chair. Af ...

The AEV eGuide Working Group met for the second and final time this year at the NEC, convening in the Concourse Suite. Siân Richards assumed the chair for the first time, welcoming the attendees, intr ...

The AEV/AEO/ESSA Sustainability Working Group met for the second time this year on Thursday October 19th at the NEC, convening at Severn Trent’s anaerobic digestion plant at Coleshill, where all NEC G ...

The AEV/AEO/ESSA Health & Safety Working Group convened for its second meeting of the year at the NEC, Birmingham on Wednesday October 11 with Paul Brough of Olympia London in the chair and 27 attende ...

The second meeting of the new Event Industry HR Working Group took place at Diversified Communications, Brighton on September 13 2017, with Trevor Foley of tfconnect in the chair. Foley welcomed all a ...

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) board has welcomed its newest member, Manchester Central’s CEO Shaun Hinds. Hinds, who joined Manchester Central as CEO in June following his tenure as managing d ...

After graduating with a BSc.(Hons) in Product Management, Michelle joined Barclaycard Arena as a catering coordinator, before being offered a role as an event manager at NEC where she built her consid ...

The AEV/AEO/ESSA Technology Working Group gathered at the NEC Birmingham on June 28 2017 for its first meeting of the year with Murray Dickson of NEC in the chair and 15 members in attendance. Dickson ...

Built upon Trevor Foley's extensive network and long-standing relationships across the global events industry, tfconnect is a strategic partner for organisers, venues and suppliers. Trevor is a mine o ...

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced the publication of its annual salary survey, produced by survey specialists Explori from data submitted by AEV member venues in the UK. The 2017 Sal ...

Siân Richards began her career in the events industry as an exhibition organiser in 1987, and after building her event expertise through roles with P&O Events and SECC, she joined Olympia London in 19 ...

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced the publication of the Summer 2017 edition of the eGuide, the document that conveys the best advice, guidance and regulations pertaining to working ...

The AEV Event Managers Working group convened ahead of the AEV conference, at The NEC, Birmingham, on June 28, 2017 with Michelle Baldwin of the NEC taking the chair for the first time. 20 members rep ...

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has brought its second annual conference to a successful conclusion, with over 150 delegates attending The Vox, Birmingham, on June 29, 2017, for a day of industr ...

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has added a counter-terror update to its programme for the 2017 AEV Conference, to be held at The Vox, Birmingham, 29 June. Representatives from the National Coun ...

The AEV Security Working Group held its first meeting of the year on Wednesday May 3, 2017 at Olympia London, with Andy Coulson of Farnborough International in the Chair. Coulson welcomed the attendee ...