Industry Initiatives – EventWell®

Stress Matters

The vision of Stress Matters is to reduce stress in the events industry. We all know that it’s stressful, but why is it? Alongside their own survey of over 200 people that work in the events industry, Stress Matters are also working to establish what makes event co-ordinator the 5th most stressful job by CareerCast, as voted…

Make Events

Having discovered “the gym” at 30, Holly Moore is now an avid gym bunny and trains five times a week. Always last to be picked for the netball team through high school, Holly wishes someone had encouraged her to go to the gym in her 20’s. “Going to the gym is my non-negotiable. I’m not…

mia

Working with leadership and organisational development expert Roffey Park Institute, the mia (Meetings Industry Association) is carrying out focus group and survey research to find out what businesses within the industry are currently doing to build compassionate and productive workplaces, and to ascertain what future best practice should be. Michael Jenkins, CEO of Roffey Park…

Unicorn Events

Unicorn Events are committed to wellbeing and run a number of initiatives within their office to combat stress and promote healthy work practices and lifestyle which include: Gym membership Monthly office based massages Standing desks to encourage movement For more information on the above you can contact Unicorn Events via the contact form below

Soaring WW

Soaring WW Director Adam Baggs, will be taking on the ultimate cycling challenge during UK Event Wellbeing Week – a distance of 250 miles with 13,000 feet of climbing, from Cirencester to Lands End! All for his local charity Gloucester Young Carers. For more information on the above you can contact Adam via the form below:

ILEA UK

In addition to co-founding and supporting #EventWell17 in direct response to feedback and research with their UK members, ILEA will host a series of educational digital and live events during UK Event Wellbeing Week which include; event wellbeing blogs, videos, social media videos and ‘The ILEA Boot Camp and Picnic Chats’. For more information on…

EventHuddle

EventHuddle’s debate on the morning of Wednesday 20th September will centre on wellbeing in the events industry. EventHuddle is a monthly topical discussion forum. Each gathering takes place at the prestigious 1 Wimpole street (home of the Royal Society of Medicine), in the form of an early morning panel discussion, placed between a sumptuous breakfast…

ICE Awards 17

At ICE they are concentrating on a few issues within the events sector one of which is creativity in all its shapes and sizes. From their research it is a known fact that for practitioners in any sector seeking creative solutions, one of the biggest challenges is finding enough time and mental space to explore…

The Mice Blog

The Mice Blog’s #eventplannerstalk discussion on the evening of Monday 18th September will centre on wellbeing in the events industry. The weekly Twitter Chat takes place every Monday evening between 9pm and 10pm and we are delighted to have the support of Irina and her followers and network. Put the date in your diary and…

Category: Industry Initiatives