Temporary venues must innovate to meet demand, say IOC and UEFA

Speaking at the first conference of the Association of Global Event Suppliers (AGES), Martin Kallen of UEFA and Xavier Becker of the IOC said suppliers of temporary infrastructure must be innovative to keep pace with growing demand at major events
Host city selection is not political endorsement, says IOC president

President Thomas Bach has asserted that the International Olympic Committee remains politically neutral, but asks Games hosts to prevent discrimination and uphold binding international rights
HOST CITY 2015: The Largest Meeting of Cities and Sports, Business and Cultural Events

HOST CITY builds on the great success of its 2014 event by launching HOST CITY 2015: The Largest Meeting of Cities and Sports, Business and Cultural Events, a Conference and Exhibition on 9th and 10th November
Magical ideas to capture the public imagination

Helen Marriage, director of artistic events company Artichoke and speaker at HOST CITY Bid to Win, talks about the role of art in major events and civic spaces
The global growth of World Rugby

Bernard Lapasset, chairman of World Rugby and vice chairman of the French National Olympic Committee, tells HOST CITY about the values that are driving rugby across the world
SportAccord Convention welcomes back Repucom as Marketing Research Partner for World Sport & Business Summit

Repucom will once again be the Official Marketing Research Partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit taking place from 19-24 April 2015 at the Sochi Expocentre, Sochi, Russia
Sportaccord Convention announces PwC as a Gold Partner for the World Sport & Business Summit

PwC will be a Gold Partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit taking place from 19-24 April 2015 at the Sochi Expocentre, Sochi, Russia
Balfour Beatty to build 1,500 homes on Olympic Park

In a joint venture with Places for People, Balfour Beatty is to build 1,500 new homes on the former Olympic Park, up to 30 per of which will be “affordable” housing, the mayor of London announced today
Red Bull gives beach volleyball wings

The FIVB has partnered with Red Bull to give beach volleyball a lift as Rio 2016 approaches, with Swatch renewing sponsorship of flagship events
London to host annual athletics festival starting with 2015 Anniversary Games

The Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, which first took place a year after the 2012 Olympic Games, is to return to the former Olympic stadium in July 2015