The Meetings Show has confirmed that the iconic Science Museum, situated in the heart of West London, will be the host venue for its Hosted Buyer Welcome Reception in 2018.
Taking place on the evening of Tuesday 26 June, the exclusive event will see more than 300 of the show’s pre-qualified hosted buyers in attendance, ahead of the main exhibition on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 June at Olympia London.
The invite-only welcome reception will offer buyers a chance to experience the Science Museum’s Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery, as well as a sneak-preview of the venue’s new dedicated conference and events space – Illuminate – which will be open in January 2019.
Spread across seven different zones, Wonderlab offers a chance to get hands-on with scientific phenomena, where guests can order live experiments at the Chemistry Bar, see lightning strike or travel through space under a canopy of stars.
Jack Marczewski, account director for The Meetings Show, said: “We are extremely excited to have the Science Museum as our Hosted Buyer Welcome Reception Partner and to be able to offer our hosted buyers the chance to experience one of London’s most inspirational and creative venues. The reception will be a great opportunity to network and a fantastic welcome to London for event planners coming from across the UK and internationally to attend The Meetings Show.”
Ben Lheureux, Head of Catering & Events at the Science Museum, said: “We’re delighted to be hosting the 2018 Hosted Buyer Welcome Reception at the Science Museum. The team is busy planning a fun, informative and memorable evening with great food, drinks and entertainment. It’s a particularly important event for us as we officially open the bookings diary for our new venue, Illuminate, the next day, so we want to create something really special to mark the occasion.”
Registration is now open for The Meetings Show’s hosted buyer programme. UK and international event planners can apply at www.themeetingsshow.com.
