Following the announcement that Events 1012 & Beyond, the first official conference for the UK events industry on the subject of the 2012 Olympic Games, will take place on Tuesday 24 February 2009, the Events 2012 Development Group has announced that UBM Conferences have been appointed to manage the event.

Ticket prices have also been confirmed as £349.00 per delegate, with a special rate of £249.00 for those who are signatories to the 2012 UK Event Industry Fair Pricing & Practice Charter. However, even before ticket prices were confirmed over 150 pre-registrations for the events have been received.

“We are creating an event that, particularly in the current climate, is designed to provide practical help and information to those within the events industry that are specifically looking to target business associated with the games in 2012,” said David Sharpe, head of the Events 2012 Development Group. “It is also especially encouraging to see the level of registrations we have achieved at such an early stage.”

Events 2012 & Beyond will be the first in a series of conferences designed to help the event industry understand the Olympic and Paralympic opportunities leading up to the London games in 2012, and it is being organised in conjunction with Visit London and Visit Britain. The conference will take place on the first day of International Confex 2009 at the Earls Court Conference Centre in London.

For more information and to register, visit www.events2012andbeyond.com