Soaring Worldwide - Powering Reputations

The Sport Merchandise and Marketing Exhibition (SMMEX) has signed up to hold its annual show at Wembley Stadium for the next two years. The exhibition has been held at Wembley Stadium since 2009 and will remain at the venue until 2014.

The most recent exhibition was held in March attracting more than 120 exhibitors and 700 key decision makers and buyers from more than 20 sports making it an unique opportunity to meet face to face and see the latest innovative merchandise, products and services.

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Membership of the Congress Rental Network (CRN), a worldwide network of top quality event industry suppliers, has increased 18% in the last two years. It has also seen interest in membership grow with a significant increase in the number of application it receives.

CRN now has 42 members across 40 countries around the world. The most recent countries to join include Singapore, Mexico and Chile, as well as its latest member from Russia. CRN’s core operating area is Europe but it has been encouraged by the number of companies applying to join from outside this region, particularly those from Latin America and Asia.

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The 2012 Carnegie Book Awards will take place at the Barbican as the awards celebrates 75th anniversary.

The 2012 CILIP Carnegie Book Awards will be held at Europe’s largest combined arts and conference venue.

The distinguished awards are a presentation of two medals – the Carnegie Medal – the UK’s most influential children’s book award – and the Kate Greenaway Medal which is awarded for outstanding illustration in a book for children and young people. Both medals are awarded annually by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). The awards prestige is rooted in the unique judging process which pools the professional expertise of librarians from across the country.

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The British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has signed a two year deal to host its annual summer meeting at Harrogate International Centre (HIC) – a deal worth £120,000.

The event will bring 500 visitors to the town during the four day meeting, contributing more than £500,000 to the local economy. The summer meeting is the largest the BAP organises, and it has been held at HIC most years since 2001.

BAP brings together people from the clinical and experimental disciplines as well as members of the pharmaceutical industry involved in the study of psychopharmacology. It is one of many high profile medical organisations which choose to host large conferences and meetings at HIC.

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Communications and PR specialist Soaring Worldwide is expanding the sectors it operates in to include the construction industry.

The decision follows the appointment of Reputation Manager Sarah Carless last year. Sarah spent five years working for an agency specialising in the construction industry and is keen to bring on new clients in this area.

Sarah says: “Having gained valuable knowledge in my previous role, I wanted to use my experience to help Soaring Worldwide grow in new sectors. The construction industry has been through a tough period but there are still many companies with success stories. Soaring Worldwide provides a variety of communications and PR tools to deliver strategies and campaigns which will benefit these businesses and help them stand out and grow.”

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Kyoto Convention Bureau hopes scheme will benefit more meetings in 2012/2013.

A grant system launched in Kyoto to encourage meeting planners to incorporate traditional cultural activities into their events has been hailed a success. In 2011/2012, the City of Kyoto introduced the Support System Culture Programme for Meeting Events as part of its policy to promote the city’s brand internationally. It proved popular with 75% of the grant budget being used to incorporate cultural activities into events – the most popular being maiko and geiko geisha.

The Kyoto Convention Bureau has welcomed the continuation of the scheme for 2012/2013 and hopes more meeting planners will take advantage of the financial support, particularly those organising smaller events.

Kyoto is widely recognised as a centre for heritage in Japan with its rich history and culture, including 17 UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. The programme supports traditional arts such as maiko and geiko, taiko drum, Koto harp, tea ceremonies and kimono dressing performances which are integrated into education workshops, gala dinners and reception parties.

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Team run Virgin London Marathon in aid of Lord Mayor’s Appeal.

Seven Barbican employees donned their running shoes in aid of charity at the weekend. The runners participated in the Virgin London Marathon as a part of the City of London team, alongside 18 colleagues, to raise money for a number of charitable causes.

Lee Dobson, Nick Haslam and George Sampson were all running in the 26.2 mile course for the third time. Both Lee and Nick produced personal bests (3:32.11 and 3:58.13 respectively) while George completed in 5:19.15. Running the marathon for the first time were; Emma Barrow (5:07.54), Sarah Wall (5:47.45), Pip Swindall (6:27.05) and Ben Yates (6:27.05).

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Moorfields Eye Hospital, one of the country’s leading hospitals, is continuing its association with LSO St Luke’s for the seventh year. In 2012 the hospital will hold two major meetings at the central London venue.

Moorfields is one of the world’s top eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research, teaching and education. It has held many events at LSO St Luke’s since 2005. The most recent event was an awards ceremony in January and two conferences are already booked for later in the year.

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UK based PR and communication specialists Soaring Worldwide has won the contract to promote a new meetings industry show.

The Meetings Show UK has appointed Soaring Worldwide as PR and communications consultants following an intensive pitch process. The team will be active at every level of the show’s development, with managing director Adam Baggs, working with the show’s strategic advisory board.

Organised by Centaur Exhibitions the inaugural show will be held at Olympia, London, in July 2013. The show will be hosted buyer led and provide a meeting place, market place and professional education resource for the UK meetings industry with international attendees and an exhibitor line up including major domestic and international brands.

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Barbican announces corporate packages for Designing 007 – 50 years of Bond Style

The Barbican has announced details of the first corporate packages for Designing 007 – a celebration of 50 years of Bond style.

With unprecedented access to EON’s archive, Designing 007 is a multi-sensory experience which will transform the Barbican spaces and take the audience on a journey through 50 years of Bond style – from 1962’S Dr No to this year’s Skyfall – to celebrate the work of 007 in design, music, graphics, cars, fashion, production, gadgets and cinematography.

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