Dates for your Diary  

AOIFE's 18th Annual conference will take place on the 10th

and 11th of November in the Carlton Shearwater, Ballinasloe . 

 

It will feature the hosting of the IFEA Europe's 18th Annual Convention also . With over 200 Irish delegates and some 100 Festival Organisers from European Countries it promises to be a vary unique delegate experience . Registrations and expressions of interest from the Irish Festivals will this year be expected by May - so as to allocate rooms and sort out accomodation listings. We'd welcome any programming ideas you may have - please contact Colm or email suggestions to colm@aoifeonline.com

 

 

If so, please bear in mind that Event Management students from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Galway, Ireland, are available for work placement from June to December 2011.

 

Taking our students on work placement is a cost effective way of finding professional, flexible employees who are eager to learn and apply the skills they have learned in college.

 

These students are ideal for positions in Event Management, Public Relations, Marketing or Administration as they have studied many aspects of the event management industry, including:

 

- Event Planning

- Public Relations

- Festivals & Special Events

- Conference & Meeting Planning

- Marketing

 

If you are interested learning more about this opportunity, we would be happy to hear from you.  You can contact us at this email address, or phone us on the following numbers:

 

Karen Smyth: +353 91 742565

Jessica Duffy: +353 91 742427

Margaret Mulchrone: +353 91 742428

 

 

The 40-city Imagine Ireland project will feature theater, dance, literature, music, film and visual arts, Irish officials said Friday in announcing the project at a news conference at Lincoln Center.

 

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Application by CV and covering letter only. For details Click here

 

Closing Date 4th February.

It's hard to imagine the city turning down the sole bidder to run Taste of Chicago and its other outdoor summer festivals.

 

Given the qualifications of the bidder - Celebrate Chicago, a partnership that includes experienced concert promoters Jam Productions and AEG Live, plus the Illinois Restaurant Association - accepting the bid would offer a way for the city not just to trim its budget but also to improve the musical quality of its downtrodden summer festivals.

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The dawn of 2011 marks the sponsorship industry's return to full health.

A year ago, sponsors, properties, agencies and others in the business were lamenting the fact that less money was spent on corporate partnerships in 2009 than in the previous year, a never-before-seen circumstance.

 

And while it can't be said it will never happen again, '09's contraction in annual spending remains for now an anomaly. The 26th annual year-end industry review and forecast from IEG shows that sponsorship expenditures by North American companies grew 3.9 percent in 2010 to $17.2 billion. Spending globally grew 5.2 percent to $46.3 billion.

 

Both sets of figures were ahead of IEG's projections made a year ago. At the end of 2009, North American spending was forecast to rise 3.4 percent and worldwide budgets were predicted to grow 4.5 percent.

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This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in persuing a career in Costume Design and making.  Particularly suited to Students wishing to gain experience in a working environment.

 

Key Areas of Responsibility will include amongst others assisting in the construction of costumes for puppets and humans, cutting of patterns for hats and costumes, sewing and trimming, costume fittings and dress rehearsals, inflatable artwork construction and costume hire assistance to customers.

 

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