Trade Associations

* Formed in 1987 * Provides channel of communication between festivals/events of all kinds * Members include Early Music, Bluegrass, Cajun, Step & Clog, Dance, World Music and Folk Arts festivals * Has links with overseas festivals and organisations such as AOIFE (Association of Irish Festival Events)

The Event Services Association (TESA) is an Association whose members provide products and services to Event Organisers and Events generally. Running an event? This is the ideal place to find people to help at your event. Products or services supplier to the event industry? This is the Association for you. We'll get you noticed.

The EIA is focussed on promoting the events industry and to driving industry wide issues to its 5 target audiences of Press, Clients, Agencies/Media Planners, Government and Academia. Each of the three owner associations have adopted a key EIA intention.

The Association of Exhibition Contractors is a trade association representing contractors and suppliers of goods and services to the exhibition industry . It shares a secretariat with its sister organisation the Association of Exhibition Organisers (AEO) and thus benefits from the central information source and all the services developed by the AEO. The development of a closer relationship and understanding between organisers their suppliers and exhibitors can only benefit the industry as a whole. This closer relationship is partly demonstrated by way of joint working groups covering a range of issues into which all sides of the industry have an important input. It is also a major step towards the goal of enabling the industry to speak with a united voice when striving to increase its share of the marketing cake.

The Association of Exhibition Contractors is a trade association representing contractors and suppliers of goods and services to the exhibition industry . It shares a secretariat with its sister organisation the Association of Exhibition Organisers (AEO) and thus benefits from the central information source and all the services developed by the AEO. The development of a closer relationship and understanding between organisers their suppliers and exhibitors can only benefit the industry as a whole. This closer relationship is partly demonstrated by way of joint working groups covering a range of issues into which all sides of the industry have an important input. It is also a major step towards the goal of enabling the industry to speak with a united voice when striving to increase its share of the marketing cake.

The Association of Event Organisers Ltd (AEO) is the trade body representing companies that conceive, create, develop, manage, market, sponsor, supply or service trade exhibitions and consumer events. It is run by its members for the benefit of its members through an elected council of representatives, specialist working groups and a fulltime secretariat. The AEO is the voice of the multi-billion pound exhibition industry both in the UK and, increasingly, around the globe.

The National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) is a trade association encompassing all those who are involved in the world of outdoor events. NOEA has been established for 25 years and our current membership is at over 390 individuals and organisations involved in outdoor events. Our members include event and show organisers, venues, local authorities, promoters, universities, entertainers and suppliers of equipment and services. All members abide by a professional code of practice.