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Stage Electrics to install 1,000sqm ice rink in Bristol

Stage Electrics will install the largest outdoor ice rink in the South West this month for Bristol’s Winter Wonderland event, at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway.The lighting, sound and stage suppliers will provide complete event management for the attraction, which will run from 13 November until 4 January 2009.

Stage Electrics and The Mall have worked in partnership for three years to provide the Winter Wonderland spectacle. This year’s rink will be 1,000sqm, 50% bigger than last year’s which attracted 30,000 skaters."The Winter Wonderland is a Christmas spectacle that delights all visitors, and this year’s larger rink will please all keen ice skaters," said Stage Electrics live events commercial manager Ian Tregaskis.
"Skating outside is a fantastic winter activity that has grown hugely in popularity in recent years," added The Mall marketing manager Maria Crayton. "It feels really Christmassy and is something that the whole family can enjoy together. Source

Iris Experience takes foothold in Singapore

Experiential agency Iris Experience has opened a Singapore office just ten months after launching its first international office in New York.The new office will allow the agency develop and deliver integrated experiential campaigns, including property creation, live events, sponsorship activation, retail support and corporate events for global clients such as Sony Ericsson and Adidas. It will also benefit parent company Iris Worldwide’s regional offices in Delhi, Sydney and Singapore.

"The landscape is changing in the Asia Pacific market and it’s an opportunity for us to really shake things up and show how effective experiential can be in building longer term emotional engagement with consumers," said Iris Experience global business development director Cameron Day. "Working with Iris Singapore and the other offices in the region we will continue to build our worldwide offering, bringing our unique vision to demonstrate the vital role experiential can play in driving client value to the market." Source

Venturi’s Table teambuilding Christmas bookings is up 67%

Venturi’s Table Corporate Cookery Centre reported a 67% increase in Christmas bookings taken in September and October, despite the current economic climate.Venturi has hosted 2,500 people since April this year. Reasons behind the increase in bookings have been attributed to companies wanting to reward staff and keep staff morale high in these turbulent times."Yearly rewarding staff with a Christmas party is important for us and this year it is non-negotiable," said property development and investment company Helical Bar senior development executive Duncan Walker.

Venturi’s teambuilding packages cost £135 per person and involves groups creating Italian meals with expert chefs on hand to help. Source

Event Salary Survey

Take part in the Event Salary Survey and find out what you should be earning
In order to build up a clear picture of current salary and employment trends, Event magazine in conjunction with ESP Recruitment and researchers Vivid Interface, has devised a survey aimed at professionals at all levels, across all sectors of the events industry.
The results of the survey will provide invaluable information for employers and employees throughout the events industry. To ensure our findings are accurate, we are enlisting the help of people like you, from the heart of the industry, to complete this confidential survey.

The more people that get involved, the more in-depth the results will be, so we would appreciate it if you could pass the survey to your colleagues as well. All completed questionnaires will be treated with the strictest of confidence. Just click here to take part. Source