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The Scottish Events Show
28 February 2008, SECC, Glasgow

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The Main Event Bar

The Main Event bar will form the centre-piece of the show. A meeting place for suppliers and clients, colleagues and old friends, the feature will showcase the quality of bar that can be brought into any corporate event to create a stylish and contemporary meeting point.

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The Main Event Theatre

This feature will allow buyers of all levels to hear a variety of speakers discuss a variety of topics surrounding the implementation of successful events.

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Between each of the speakers' sessions listed below, The Entertainment Company will showcase a variety of contemporary and classic acts available for hire throughout Scotland.

This will include acrobats, dancers, musicians, comedians etc - full timetable to be confirmed w/c 28th January.

Speaker Programme Content will include:

10:00 - 10:40
Catering to the Masses and Classes
We give three of the country's top catering companies three very different client briefs and ask them to come up with a menu to suit each. Guests at this session will be inspired and surprised about these fresh approaches to food.
Speakers include:
  • Jamie Landale, Wilde Thyme
  • Mark Miller, Heritage Portfolio
  • Alyson Cawley
11:20 - 12:00
Greening your Event - Made easy
Guests will come away from this session better informed on how both to respond and encourage their clients to take a more 'eco-friendly' and ethical approach to events. Our host, John Strachan, will discuss the services provided by each of our panelists and how that might be interpreted for the arguably eco-dismissive selfish world of entertainment and events!
Speakers include:
  • John Strachan, Maximillion
  • Neil Birnie, Wilderness Scotland
  • Emma Thompson, Organise This
12:30 - 13:10
PR: Using your events to get people talking
Is it only Fettes graduates who make it to the back pages of Scottish Field? Is a media profile essential to make it into No 1 Magazine? Where do you even start with Hello, OK and National TV? We go straight to the journalists to ask how we should be working with them.
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13:40 - 14:20
Engaging Your Audience: Top 20 Hints and Tips
As it says on the tin, this session is all about the experts in the industry discussing the events that make memories.
Speakers include:
  • Moira Walker, Unique Venues Edinburgh
  • Robert Duff, Brahler
  • Nancy Braid, Grooms Catering
14:50 - 15:30
The Commonwealth Games & Other Major City Events - Getting your piece of the action
What does the upcoming line up of high profile events for Scotland actually mean for us and our businesses?
Invited speakers include:
  • Host: Ben Goedegebuure, SECC, Glasgow
  • Interviewee: Joe Aitken, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau
16:00 - 16:40
EventScotland: an insight into our National Events Agency
Paul Bush, Chief Operating Officer of EventScotland is interviewed candidly by Robert Wright of Davies Tanner about the role of our National Events Agency.
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Acts appearing on the Main Event Theatre stage throughout the day are;

PVC:

PVC (steady now – it stands for Piano Violin Cello) and the PVC String Quartet, all of whom love to dress for the occasion – from slinky black evening gear or Scottish themes to pink 1960’s style or glittery ice queens and beyond – with music to match.

Konrad Wiszniewski

Konrad is one of Scotland's most sought after saxophonists.

After graduating from the Berklee College Of Music USA, he toured Europe and Brazil with the European Jazz Orchestra.

Recent work includes BBC Radio and Television, touring work in the UK, Germany, Portugal, Luxembourg, Turkey and Ireland.

Suspended Motion

Suspended Motion are a highly skilled duo that combine strength, agility, poise and flexibility into a seemingly effortless and jaw-dropping acrobatic performance. They are equally at home hanging 10m over your head from a trapeze or silks and will make a breath-taking finale to any corporate event.

Roaming Oysters!

Throughout the show, a selection of men will be distributing fresh oysters to visitors: an original concept for your next big event!

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