The retreat was held at the Selsdon Park Hotel & Golf Club.

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This scheme has been designed to aid buyers find the very best venues and industry suppliers for meetings, conferences and events.

In response to industry needs Sustainable Events Ltd launch led by Fiona Pelham. Sustainable Events Limited provides sustainability, support and consultative services to businesses across the events sector.

On the 16th November 2009 several MPI UK & Ireland student members received their masters degree in Conference and Events Management from the University of Westminster.

Congrex UK becomes a supporter of Meetings Industry Meeting Needs (MIMN), the meeting industry’s charity

As operating budgets come under pressure in the global economic downturn don’t let staff training be the first cut or take more than it’s fair share of a dash to conserve cash.

Leeds Metropolitan University has been given a major boost after being announced as the first Centre of Excellence for Event Management in Yorkshire and the Humber.

The 2009 Meetings Industry Marketing Awards will be held on Friday 16th October at the Park Plaza Riverbank London. Tickets now available.

LateMeetings.com, the online meetings booking service and directory has announced more summer deals from its member venues on the service’s news portal www.meetingsnews.co.uk and the opportunity to win a day of golf for four.

Win a weekend stay in the MPI Prize Draw at the stunning Westminster Hotel & Spa in Le Touquet, courtesy of SERREP in celebration of its new website.

VisitBritain launches its "Keep Britain Talking Now" campaign to support the UK's Meetings and Events industry in difficult times

The new MPI UK board, headed up by the Barbican’s Anthony Hyde, took office on July 1st 2009 and kicked off with a hugely successful summer networking party at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2nd July.