ESSA news
- By: ESSA PR
The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has announced that it is making a Freedom of Information (FOI) request of the government.
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The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) board has elected Marija Erzen, director of Solutions2 UK, to the post of vice-chair of the association. Erzen will serve as vice-chair alongside her predecessor and newly appointed ESSA chair Lou Kiwanuka.
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The Event Supplier and Services Association, Association of Event Organisers (AEO), Association of Event Venues (AEV), and Meetings Industry Association (mia) have today made the following joint statement
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The Event Service Suppliers Association (ESSA), Association of Event Venues (AEV), Association of Event Organisers (AEO) which collectively represent the exhibitions industry, have officially joined the One Industry One Voice Coalition with their #ProjectRecovery movement.
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Following weeks of work by the three associations and their members, ESSA, AEO and AEV receive official recognition and sign-off of of the Industry's All Secure Expo Pilot.
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ESSA's serving vice-chair Lou Kiwanuka, (MD; EventShaper) has been appointed chair of the Event Industry Alliance (EIA), assuming the role from Dan Thurlow (Director of Exhibition Sales; SEC & AEV Board Member).
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The EIA, comprising ESSA, the AEV and the AEO has, last night, delivered an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak after the continued lack of support provided to the event industry, despite DCMS having communicated approval of both guidance and a pilot exhibition.
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Olympia London is ready to welcome back events from October this year with a robust plan of measures to ensure organisers, exhibitors and visitors all know they are in a safe place to enjoy events.
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ESSA held its AGM online for the first time in the association’s history, on 15 July, welcoming 95 delegates from 84 companies, the official business of the day was streamed live, including the announcement of the election of 4 board members, followed by an interactive Q&A panel.
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AEO, AEV and ESSA Industry associations launch guidance for exhibition, trade fairs, and consumer shows to reopen
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A combined group of members from the Association of Event Organisers (AEO), the Association Event Venues (AEV) and the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA), led by the associations, has rejoiced in the securing of the long-awaited go-date for the exhibitions industry, which will be 1 October 2020, subject to completion of successful pilots.
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30,000 UK job losses if UK Government fails to provide a clear date for reopening of exhibitions sector from COVID-19 lockdown
