EC&O Venues Earls Court And Olympia

Event Production Show and UK Venue Show posted an 8% increase in visitor numbers on its opening day.
 
Taking place at Olympia, the Event Production Show and UK Venue Show mark the first trade shows for the event sector, with day 1 attracting 2276 visitors with a collective buying power of £1BN. 
 
Day 2 will see respected chief operating office of UK Music, John Probyn, host a ‘Question Time’ panel discussion on the state of the sector. His involvement sparked a pre-registration flurry with over one thousand registrations made yesterday, 1st February. Other panelists for ‘Question Time’ include Tim Owen, event planning commissioner for Westminster, Clive Little, director of events & programming at the Olympic Park Legacy Company, Jo Dipple, CEO at UK Music, and Paul Cook, group head of health, safety and security at Live Nation.
 
Other sessions taking place throughout the day include a look into the emergence of RFID wristbands and a discussion on catering trends for the live event market.   
 
Sarah Brownlee, event manager of the Event Production Show said, “We are delighted at the attendee numbers. We attract a very targeted audience of buyers and it is clear they recognise the show as being a catalyst for new and innovative products for the UK’s largest ever year for live events.”    
 
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Notes to editors: 
 

• The Event Production Show takes place at Grand Hall, Olympia, London, W14 8UX.
• Dates: Wednesday, 1st February 2012 from 10.00-17.30 and Thursday, 2nd February 2012 from 10.00-17.00.
• The Event Production Show is the most diverse event exhibition in the UK, with exhibitors specialising in lighting, generators, sound, AV technology, tent and staging structures, rigging, theming, entertainment and much more.
• The Event Production Show features the Access Sessions, a thought leadership programme which gives a platform to the leading lights of the live event industry. This year’s speakers will include Live Nation COO John Probyn, Chris Vaughan, Production Director of Take That’s record breaking Progress Tour, and Feargal Sharkey, CEO at UK Music.
• Website: www.eventproductionshow.co.uk
• Twitter: @EventProdShow