As part of our 25th Anniversary celebrations, Sarah Storie-Pugh looks back on the events she has held here… the good times and the catering tastings. Sarah was MD of Concorde Services (now Congrex-UK) from 1983-2006.
In a series of blogs to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of Congrex UK looks back over eight years of the National Conference of Visitor Attractions:
In a series of blogs commissioned to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Robert Harrison, Regional Managing Director UK & Benelux, Congrex looks back on one very memorable month in 1999:
It’s a time to hold one’s nerve – says our Chief Executive and industry veteran Ernest Vincent. There is a promising future ahead.
I joined the meetings, exhibitions and events industry at the time of the last ‘big’ financial upset in the mid 1970s. It was as tough then as it is now. But then – as will certainly be the case again – we succeeded in filling our venues and creating new events of all descriptions.
To mark our 25th Anniversary this year, a number of conference industry professionals have shared their memories of the many significant events held at the Centre over the years. In the first of the series, Sally Greenhill shares her memories of organising The Peace Conference on Yugoslavia in 1992:
One of my strongest memories of The QEIICC is from 1992.
In the first of a series of blogs from our staff to mark our 25th Anniversary, Sarah Page, our newest recruit, shares her experiences of The QEIICC. The 24th June marked 25 years for The Centre, and 25 DAYS of Sarah working here:
In two weeks time I officially graduate from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts with a BA (hons) in Theatre Performance Technology. So to already be working at The QEIICC is quite an achievement.
As an AV Technician I work as part of the Interface team to set up and run lighting, sound and data for the many conferences and events we hold here.
The eagerly awaited MPI Young Achievers Award returned to The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on 06 June 2011. Paul Cook, the creator of the competition and MC for the evening gives us his account of the evening:
Now in its second year, you could almost touch the atmosphere. It was electric. Even the students were excited but wow the competition between the various lecturers is something to see.
The eagerly awaited MPI Young Achievers Award returned to The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on 06 June 2011. Paul Cook, the creator of the competition and MC for the evening gives us his account of the evening:
Now in its second year, you could almost touch the atmosphere. It was electric. Even the students were excited but wow the competition between the various lecturers is something to see.
The Annual Conference Awards will be held at The QEIICC on Friday this week. Sue Etherington, Commercial Director discusses commercial conferences and their importance to the industry.
Commercial conferences are classed as events which generate revenue either through delegate fees or sponsorship. Over 15 percent of events held at The QEIICC last year were commercial conferences, and we estimate that they brought over £1 million to the Centre.
