Events and Awards

Sustainability in a World Gone Virtual

Wednesday 3^rd June, 4:00pm – 4:45pm

Planes are grounded, conferences are moving online, and mountain ranges are visible for the first time in years. Sustainability has been a hot topic in our industry in recent years. So what is the impact of the move to virtual on the fight for a more sustainable events sector? Will the world be more open to calls to protect the planet or will it revert back to normal? What does a sustainable events sector of the future look like? Experts in sustainability in the events sector will investigate these questions and more!

Panelists: Sam Wilson (Syntiro Associates), Andrew Reid (Shelton Fleming), Nikki Williams (IMEX) and Rick Stainton (Smyle).

Register here.

Towards recovery: 'Successfully motivate your re-united team after Furlough'

Wednesday 10^th June, 4:00pm – 4:45pm

How people are re-integrated into the business may dictate your success in the ‘recovery’ phase of this crisis.

In this session, Sharon Baker and Lucy Thompson, leadership and team coaches, will lead a discussion around questions like:

How do we re-integrate people and build team cohesion when the company may have changed?
How do we ensure people are equipped, empowered and working efficiently to enable optimal growth?
What will it take to manage any internal dynamics between furloughed and other employees?
What do we need to know to lead this process sensitively and effectively to ensure wellbeing?

Join us for this stimulating and interactive session with other agency leaders.

Register here.

The Big Skills Share

When: 16^th – 18^th June. Three 10 minute sessions each day at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.

What: A series of Instagram lives of ten minute skills sharing videos.

EVCOM Members will be taking part in a cross-community skills share.

DAY ONE: The steps to creative inspiration!

How do you get ideas? Three creatives will share how they get inspired!

DAY TWO: Become software savvy!

Three experts will explain the basics of a creative software of their choice, for anyone who is looking to try out new technologies and skills!

DAY THREE: Top Tips!

Three experts share their top tips on a subject matter of their choice, from event design to finding the perfect shooting location!

Re-building a Well Workforce

When: Available online on Wednesday 24^th June

What: Talk

Laura Capell-Abra (Stress Matters) will be sharing her insight into how to find the balance between your team’s wellbeing and re-building your business. As lockdown relaxes and companies are slowly getting back to work we are now in that position of trying to work out how to get through the other side of a pandemic. She will look at how to utilise your best assets and how to build a stronger team than pre-pandemic.

Shooting Stories

When: 4pm – 4:45pm, Wednesday 1^st July.

What: Webinar

Film is all about telling stories. Experts share their insight into shooting stories, from documentary films to the story of a brand. They discuss the importance of stories, how to persuade clients the importance of stories, and how to tell them right!

Designing a Hybrid

When: 4pm – 4:45pm, Wednesday 8^th July

What: Webinar

This new normal has shown us the many possibilities that the virtual has to offer, but combining the virtual world with the live world isn’t new! We speak to experts about what it takes to design and deliver a fantastic hybrid event.

(Set) Location, Location, Location

When: 4pm – 4:45pm, Wednesday 29^th July.

What: Webinar

Now that the Covid-19 guidelines allow us shoot on location again, filmmakers share their tips on finding the perfect location, and dealing with the challenges of the less perfect ones!

EVCOM Awards Site

20th March 2020 - EVCOM Clarion Awards Open for Entry

The EVCOM Clarion Awards celebrate excellent work across film and live, that has a CSR focus.

The window for entry begins on 20th March 2020. You will have seven weeks to submit your work for the chance to have it celebrated and showcased at the Clarion Awards ceremony.

Find out about the EVCOM Clarion Awards and enter here.

15th May 2020 - EVCOM Clarion Awards Close for Entry

The EVCOM Clarion Awards celebrate excellent work across film and live, that has a CSR focus.

The window for entry begins on 20th March 2020, and closes on 15th May. You will have seven weeks to submit your work for the chance to have it celebrated and showcased at the Clarion Awards ceremony.

Find out about the EVCOM Clarion Awards and enter here.

25th May 2020 - EVCOM London Live and Film Awards Open for Entry

The EVCOM London Live and Film Awards celebrate the best of the best in live events, experiences and corporate film.

The window for entry begins on 25th May 2020, and closes on 3rd July. You will have six weeks to submit your work for the chance to have it celebrated and showcased at the EVCOM London Live and Film Awards ceremonies. Find out about the 2019 EVCOM Industry Awards here.

The link for submission will be available here closer to the time.

3rd July 2020 - EVCOM London Live and Film Awards Close for Entry

The EVCOM London Live and Film Awards celebrate the best of the best in live events, experiences and corporate film.

The window for entry begins on 25th May 2020, and closes on 3rd July. You will have seven weeks to submit your work for the chance to have it celebrated and showcased at the EVCOM London Live and Film Awards ceremonies. Find out about the 2019 EVCOM Industry Awards here.

The link for submission will be available here closer to the time.

16th July 2020 - EVCOM Clarion Awards - A Virtual Ceremony

The Clarions seek out excellence in film in the support of game-changing CSR and educational initiatives.

With an emphasis on showcasing best practice in screen, live event and supporting digital in this cause-related arena, the awards call for the most innovative content across precisely defined categories of best practice and professional excellence. Due to the current crisis, the EVCOM Clarion Awards ceremony will be going virtual this year. Find out more here.

Tickets will be available soon.

EVCOMference site

Notice: Covid-19

Due to the impact of Covid-19, our live events programme, which features campfires and Talking Pictures sessions throughout the year alongside our larger events, is currently not running. We will be restarting this as soon as it is safe to do so.

The Only 5 Ways to Grow Your Agency

Date TBC (postponed due to Covid-19)

Effective new business and sales campaigns are often a challenge. In the UK’s crowded, hyper-competitive market place how can you cut through the noise and reach the right clients? What is the best way to engage and convert them to drive predictable revenues for your business? How can you fast track all of this to deliver more effective client conversations and rapid revenue growth?

Join Rob King, Founder Director at The Client Key, at this campfire looking at how to deliver more effective new business and sales campaigns – specifically for creative agencies. The workshop will be structured around the key steps to grow your agency for long term new business success.

EVCOMference

EVCOMference combines workshops, panel discussions and keynote talks from experts in the industry.

This is a chance for people from across the industry to come together to address the issues most impacting us. EVCOMference 2020 will be taking place on TBC.

Find out more about EVCOMference 2020 here.

Tickets will be available closer to the time.

2nd July 2020 (TBC) - EVCOM AGM

EVCOM’s Annual General Meeting is a chance for incoming and outgoing Board Members to come together, along with EVCOM Members, to discuss how EVCOM can best work for the community that it serves.

This will be a wonderful chance to meet the people who will be leading EVCOM going forward, and to have your views heard. Please note, this is a Members only event.

30th September 2020 - EVCOM Talking Pictures

TBC

15th October 2020 - EVCOM Campfire

TBC

19th November 2020 - EVCOM London Live and Film Awards

This year sees the return of the EVCOM London Live and Film Awards – the only awards platform that recognises excellence in both craft and communications across the live, screen and digital communities.

Find out more about the EVCOM London Live and Film Awards 2019 here.

Tickets will be available closer to the time.

11th December 2020 - EVCOM Fellowship Awards Lunch

The EVCOM Fellowship Awards in association with GROSVENORFILM recognise and reward outstanding contributions to the communication industry.

This annual event which takes place at the House of Lords brings together leading professionals from across the industry to celebrate the outstanding work and contributions by Fellows who are chosen as exemplars of the power of communication.

The EVCOM Fellowship Awards continue the tradition of our industry to celebrate innovative, visionary and outstanding achievement in communication. Last year Julian Pullan (Jack Morton Worldwide) and Hugh Bonneville joined a long list of illustrious EVCOM Fellows including John Simpson CBE, Baroness Martha Lane Fox, Lord Attenborough CBE, Bob Geldof KBE, Sir Trevor MacDonald, Dame Anita Roddick, Lord Michael Grade and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. Tickets will be available closer to the time.

You can access resources from our past events and virtual sessions here.