Conference News March 2020 | Page 11

11 Get EventWell at Confex EventWell, the event industry’s resource for mental health and wellbeing advice, has launched its annual mental health and wellbeing campaign for the events industry, #EventWell20 and Event Wellbeing Day. The campaign will take place on 26 February, in partnership with International Confex and Mash Media, The PA Show and Forum Events & Media, Balancing Edges, Event Industry News, and Venues + Events Live, supported by the Mind and Rethink Mental Health ‘Time to Change’ campaign team. #EventWell20 will be followed by Event Wellbeing Week (#EWW20), which will take place from 21-27 September. Approximately 20 companies and employers have signed the EventWell Manifesto in the last four weeks. Employers include Capita Travel & Events, Absolute Corporate Events and Venues and Events International and the HBAA. The EventWell team will be at stand AVG22 in the Association Village Green. Mental health and wellbeing speaker sessions are also planned for the first day of International Confex, and both days of the PA Show. Helen Moon, managing director of EventWell and founder of Event Wellbeing Week, says one in three event professionals are struggling with mental ill health every year. She says: “Lots is being done by way of training mental health first aiders and introducing wellbeing programmes and benefits, which is great. However, what event companies and businesses also need to do is look to incorporate the government’s six core standards identified in the 2017 Thriving at Work report, which address workplace culture and lead to safer, diverse and inclusive workplaces that lead to happier and healthier working environments.” MOVING UP Digest Amanda Groth TEN6 Creative has announced the appointment of Amanda Groth as its new marketing and communications manager. Georgina Mitchell Creative events agency Timebased has appointed Georgina Mitchell as its new chief operating officer. Greg Knight Lime Venue Portfolio has confirmed the appointment of Greg Knight as its new business development manager for the South of the UK. Freya Vaughan Murray Edwards College has expanded its events team with the appointment of Freya Vaughan as events manager. Paul Bartlett After paying a visit to the Black Country Living Museum, one of the filming locations for the hit show Peaky Blinders, CN editor Martin Fullard took inspiration and donned his flat-cap (minus razor blades) for UKinbound’s annual fancy dress party in Bristol a few days later. www.conference-news.co.uk Warwick Conferences has announced the appointment of Paul Bartlett as its director of conferences.