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NHS Nightingale hospitals to shut at the end of April
The field hospitals were built to provide extra capacity for patients needing critical care, but insufficient numbers of medical staff meant they were not used
ExCeL London launches plan for Phase 3 expansion
The 100,000sqm venue, which is currently serving as an NHS Nightingale hospital and mass vaccination centre, is encouraging local communities to have their say on the proposals
Event venues step up to help vaccination programme
An NHS England press office spokesperson told Conference News that, along with operating as a vaccination centre, ExCeL London has been reopened as a Nightingale hospital to treat non-critical care patients
ICCA presidential report covers Covid, congress, community and co-operation
ICCA president James Rees delivered the following presidential report to association members at the 59th General Assembly on 19 October
Getting back to business
James Rees, executive director at ExCeL London and ICCA president, talks to Martin Fullard, reflecting on the venue's transformation into a hospital and looks ahead to a brighter 2021
ExCeL London expands senior leadership team
ExCeL London has announced that it has expanded its senior leadership team via the appointment of Anna Clover as head of event management and Simon Callow as head of technology, further strengthening the venue’s senior leadership team.
Clover has 27 years of industry experience, and previously worked as director of venue operations and customer experience at The Queen Elizabeth II Centre. She has also been a main board director for the Association of Event Venues (AEV).
ExCeL to reopen October 1
One of the UK’s biggest exhibition venues and home to one of the largest Nightingale Hospitals will reopen on October 1.
Smyle offers free one-to-one advice to vulnerable events businesses
Rick Stainton founder of Smyle Group, is offering help for smaller businesses which may need help ahead of rebuilding
Quiz: how much do you remember Confex 2020?
International Confex took place at ExCeL London, 25-26 February 2020. It seems like a lifetime ago, and our industry has changed forever. Were you there? Let's see how much you remember!
ExCeL London "totally committed” to supporting its customers
ExCeL London has said it is still working with a small number of clients which have been affected by event disruption as a result of Covid-19
