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London City Selection (LCS) has announced the appointment of a new board to lead the venue collective for the next 12 months. Oliver Hargreaves, Deputy

Head of Sales at Barbican Centre, has been appointed as the new Chair of London City Selection, supported by Vice Chair Rob Harris, Commercial Events

Sales Executive of London Stock Exchange.

Other new members of the board include Rowan Bennett of the HAC, Paul Martins of Cavendish Venues, Simon Kane of One Moorgate Place and Rachel Loynes of

Bishopsgate Institute. Lorraine Butler from Middle Temple will take up a new role on the board as membership chair. The announcement was made to members at LCS’s

AGM, held recently at the Baltic Exchange.

Commenting on his appointment, Ollie Hargreaves says: “I have been involved with London City Selection on behalf of Barbican Centre for a number of years and have

witnessed first hand the organic growth of the collective and the benefits it offers members. With a refreshed brand and new website this year which is already delivering

significantly more enquiries for members, I am looking forward to working with the new board and members to develop London City Selection further in 2016.”

Outgoing Chair Ed Bolling, General Manager of Ironmongers’ Hall, and former Secretariat Theresa Thompson of Barbican Centre, along with Georgie Smith from Sadler’s

Wells will all remain on the board.

New member venues to join LCS this year include Baltic Exchange and Innholders Hall.

London City Selection is the only venue collective to require the Meetings Industry Association (MIA) AIM Accreditation of its members as part of its criteria for joining.

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Pictured: The new LCS board

London City Selection (LCS) has unveiled its new board for the next 12

months, appointing Barbican Centre's deputy head of sales Oliver

Hargreaves as its new chair.

Hargreaves will be supported by vice-chair Rob Harris, commercial

events sales executive of London Stock Exchange.

He said: “I have been involved with London City Selection on behalf of

Barbican Centre for a number of years and have witnessed first hand

the organic growth of the collective and the benefits it offers members.

With a refreshed brand and new website this year, which is already

delivering significantly more enquiries for members, I am looking

forward to working with the new board and members to develop

London City Selection further in 2016.”

Other new members of the venue collective board include Rowan

Bennett of the HAC, Paul Martins of Cavendish Venues, Simon Kane of

One Moorgate Place and Rachel Loynes of Bishopsgate Institute.

Lorraine Butler from Middle Temple will take up a new role on the

board as membership chair.

LCS, a group of venues working within the City of London,

has welcomed Baltic Exchange and Innholders Hall to its membership.

Outgoing chair Ed Bolling, general manager of Ironmongers’ Hall, and

former secretariat Theresa Thompson of Barbican Centre, along with

Georgie Smith from Sadler’s Wells will remain on the board.

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2015‐16.jpg)City of London venue collective, London City Selection

(LCS) recently announced the appointment of a new board to lead the venue collective for

the next 12 months. Oliver Hargreaves, Deputy Head of Sales at Barbican Centre, has been

appointed as the new Chair of London City Selection, supported by Vice Chair Rob Harris,

Commercial Events Sales Executive of London Stock Exchange.

Other new members of the board include Rowan Bennett of the HAC, Paul Martins of

Cavendish Venues, Simon Kane of One Moorgate Place and Rachel Loynes of Bishopsgate

Institute. Lorraine Butler from Middle Temple will take up a new role on the board as

membership chair. The announcement was made to members at LCS’s AGM, held recently at the Baltic Exchange.

Commenting on his appointment, Ollie Hargreaves says: “I have been involved with London City Selection on behalf of Barbican Centre for a

number of years and have witnessed first hand the organic growth of the collective and the benefits it offers members. With a refreshed brand and

new website this year which is already delivering significantly more enquiries for members, I am looking forward to working with the new board

and members to develop London City Selection further in 2016.”

Outgoing Chair Ed Bolling, General Manager of Ironmongers’ Hall, and former Secretariat Theresa Thompson of Barbican Centre, along with

Georgie Smith from Sadler’s Wells will all remain on the board.

New member venues to join LCS this year include Baltic Exchange and Innholders Hall.

London City Selection is the only venue collective to require the Meetings Industry Association (MIA) AIM Accreditation of its members as part of

its criteria for joining.

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Pictured: Jackie Boughton, head of sales at

Barbican Business Events

More than a third of events booked at the Barbican this year are held

by international clients, the venue has revealed.

A concerted push to promote the central London venue to a global

audience has paid dividends Jackie Boughton, head of sales at

Barbican Business Events said, as the proportion of international

events has leapt by 5 per cent in 12 months, to 35 per cent of

Barbican’s meetings business. Three quarters of those international

bookings are new clients.

Boughton revealed the figures as Barbican confirmed £1 million of

bookings inside a week, from technology and not-for-profit clients

inside a week.

She said: “The increase in new business has come through increased

attendance at trade shows, business to business events, networking

and face to face customer interaction along with a focused CRM

campaign and an expansion of our routes to market. In addition, there

has been there has been a real focus on our attendance and strong

visibility at international trade shows and overseas missions.”

Recent high profile events include Wikimania in 2014 and The

Spectator debate held at Milton Court.

Boughton added: “Enquiries are coming in thick and fast so we fully

expect to get stronger and stronger as 2015 progresses.”

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Conference News online

24th July 2015

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Barbican closes £1million worth of contracts within a week as international profile

continues to growPublished on : Sunday, July 26, 2015

The Barbican has confirmed it sealed £1m of contracts last week

as its profile increases dramatically on an international scale.

Business wins included those from the technology and not-for-

profit sectors.

The continued popularity of event spaces such as the

Conservatory and the Concert Hall have seen the Barbican cement

its position as Europe’s leading combined arts and conference

venue. Recent success at The Meetings Show has also boosted

enquiries for the Barbican.

“Enquiries and confirmation of contracts are coming in every day,”

says Jackie Boughton, Head of Sales at Barbican Business Events. “The team has worked hard developing leads

and we have noticed a really sharp increase in business. We are very excited about the future following what has

been a very successful time for us.”

Unlike many other venues, the Barbican was specifically built with the dual purpose of holding conferences and

arts events, presenting a diverse range of art, music, theatre, dance, film and creative learning under one roof.

Recent high profile events include Wikimania in 2014 and The Spectator debate held at Milton Court.

Jackie continues: “Our profile both domestically and internationally is continuing to grow and the confirmed

contracts are just one result of our increased visibility. Enquiries are coming in thick and fast so we fully expect to

get stronger and stronger as 2015 progresses.”

With the Barbican set to announce its ‘package of packages’, organisers are urged to book events with space now

limited particularly in August and September.

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Leading Universities will work together with The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) on research intent on aiding managers

within the association sector.

Senior academics from nine universities met at the Barbican to map a research agenda with the intention of helping to boost the competitiveness of managers

working in the industry.

This follows ABPCO’s strategic decision to create a new membership category specifically to connect academic research, researchers and professional practice.

“Universities are often seen by practitioners only in relation to issues associated with the flow of students to the industry,” comments Rhodri Thomas, Professor of Tourism &

Events Policy at Leeds Beckett University. “That’s important but universities can offer more. A significant volume of research is produced by academics that, if presented

appropriately, might prompt practitioners to re-think some of their practices or help them answer some of the questions that challenge them from time-to-time”.

ABPCO’s Caroline Windsor introduced the event by stating that gaining access to research produced in universities was one of ABPCO’s five priorities and the links between

ABPCO and leading Universities has never been stronger.

“We recently undertook a poll of our members and this issue came out top,” said Caroline. “There is a thirst for more knowledge and we hope that this collaboration will help

create a flow of useful research to help quench it”.

A finalised subject for the research will now be decided upon based on the needs and wants of the industry following this initial meeting.

Universities taking part in the research include:

· Leeds Beckett University

· University of Surrey

· University of Greenwich

· Bournemouth University

· University of Derby

· University of Sunderland

· London Metropolitan University

· Northumbria University

· Liverpool John Moores University

ABPCO is the UK’s leading organisation for professional conference and event organisers, industry associates and those studying for, or seeking a career in the conference

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