Tourism Alliance and other updates ....
During COP26 there is an urgent call to action for the event sector. BVEP asks all members and their communities to make a net zero carbon commitment HERE.
This initiative is supported by UNFCCC and SME Climate Hub (who are part of The Race to Zero) and is the only way the event supply chain can receive free resources to support action that future clients will demand. Through this initiative it has been possible to track that 2% of all business Race to Zero Commitments have come from the event sector supply chain. An increase in commitments will result in an increase in government and business focus on events as part of the solution to reaching net zero targets. For more information on the history to this initiative - https://www.positiveimpactevents.com/resources/climate-action-framework-for-the-event-sector.
You will find attached Reinsurance scheme FAQs. May we ask your feedback please as to how the Reinsurance scheme is being received. What is the take-up and what reservations are there from organisers and planners to the scheme? A meeting is to be held with the DCMS team responsible for the Scheme and it would be helpful to have contact with any business with first-hand experience of applying for the insurance or with those that have decided the insurance does not satisfy the purpose for which it was set to up to do.
SOC Extension Framework 2020 Show and Tell on 10th November - "We have recently published Version 2 of the extended framework for the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2020) which now contains 1,463 Sub Unit Groups. You can access the extended framework, supporting materials and learn more about our intended next steps on the on the ONS website. There is now just one week remaining to register interest in our live show and tell session taking place on Wednesday 10th November. At the event we will share more detail about the SOC Extension project and our future plans. You can sign up to this session now via Eventbrite."
Conference and Parliamentary Reception – The Tourism Alliance has shared that the House of Commons Events Team are cancelling all Receptions and Events in Parliament during November. As such the Tourism Alliance will still hold the Conference but will unfortunately not be able to hold the Reception in Parliament afterwards. Kurt Janson is looking into the options as to whether they could hold it elsewhere or cancel it for this year, and will inform as soon as possible. The Conference is open to all Partnership member. Programme is attached and booking link available here.