The Meetings Industry Association (mia) celebrated key achievements of the past year at its recent AGM. They included delivering continued support, insight and guidance to members during a busy but challenging period. At the 33rd annual general meeting, outgoing chair Steve Jones acknowledged the many external factors impacting the sector’s ability to trade, from high inflation to political instability…
“We are in regular dialogue with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and hold a three-way meeting every six weeks. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), part of the Ministry of Defence, connects us with organisations that have benefited from grant funding and have developed new safety and security innovation that could support the meetings industry”
Chief executive Kerrin MacPhie said in the recent press release…
“Our work informing government of our sector’s needs and any challenges to its continuity continues,” she said, adding that the new quarterly mia Insights research provides members with an opportunity to be heard.”
One of the big challenges that mia will be focusing on in the coming year, is helping members understand the importance and value of SIC/SOC codes, which will give government a clear understanding of the value of the sector.
Concluding the AGM was the appointment of the mia board for 2023/2024. Charles Sargeant of Whittlebury Hall takes over as chair from Steve Jones, who becomes past chair. Barry Cope of ACC Liverpool retains the title of treasurer and Kevin Breeze of Robinson College University of Cambridge remains as company secretary.
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