The Advice Centre will provide visitors with free and impartial advice about any aspect of the live events industry and is led by Mike Lyon. Mike is director of Write Style Communications Ltd and has over 10 years experience as a Conference and Events manager for a major UK Bank.

Maarten Vanneste from Meetings Support Institute, who is speaking at the show, will also be at the Centre to talk about his two new publications: “Meetings Architecture Project” and “Learning Meeting and Conference in practice”

Duncan Reid, Confex Group Event Director said; “Yet again, we are delighted to be able to bring together a team of the very best industry experts, who have kindly given up their time to be at Event UK and openly share their expertise with our visitors. The Advice Centre remains a very successful attraction, both at this show and International Confex. In fact, our visitors often tell us that they find this type of expert independent advice invaluable.”

Amongst the features within the centre include a library of FREE information guides, a Bookshop containing the latest event management publications, a Media Centre with all the relevant trade magazines and Internet access for Event Organisers to source the latest conference related websites. There will also be a walk in CV Clinic, manned by a number of specialists in event recruitment.

The Advice Centre is located adjacent to the Seminar Theatres.

The Event UK Advice Centre team includes:

• Joanna Aspin - Independent trainer and consultant to the industry
• Kate Cripps - Event Group Director, BBL Events, specialising in creating event strategies
• Damian Hutt - Director, Compelling Conferences
• Richard John - Event Management Consultant and trainer in the UK Conference industry
• Mike Lyon - Copywriter and Consultant for the live events and exhibition industry
• Anthea Payne - Director Iroko Events, conference and events specialists
• Linda Raymonde - Events Recruitment Specialist and consultant for the CV Clinic
• Hannah Rousell - Real Recruitment and MPI member
• Susan Spibey - Professional Conference Organiser and consultant on NVQ’s
• Emma Thompson - Organise This, event management covering CSR and environment issues
• Richard Tierney - Creative Director, Producer and Writer
• Maarten Vanneste - Meeting Support Institute
• Samme Vickers - Real Recruitment and consultant for the CV Clinic
• Guy Wilkinson - Director Eligo Recruitment and consultant for the CV Clinic