Worldspan Group

Alcatel-Lucent – Green Initiative

Henry and I have recently completed the Alcatel-Lucent GreenTouch event at Altitude London, which is on the 29^th floor of Millbank Tower in London.

The set went up on Sunday (the day before the event) and the crew arrived to test the satellite connection for the live webcast, all looked great, apart from the view.  You’d expect stunning views from the 29^th floor, but unfortunately, a thick fog settled over London and all you could see were a few lights on the Millennium Wheel.

On Monday, the event day, the sky was clear allowing stunning views over Westminster.  What a busy day!  The number of journalists increased from 120 to 180 in the last few hours before the event.  Badges were made, USB sticks loaded and press releases printed - all in the final hours and minutes before the press launch.

The guests arrived, had time for a quick coffee and some 1-2-1 interviews before the live webcast began.  A new initiative aiming to reduce energy consumption in worldwide ICT networks by a factor of 1000.  Over 400 logged in and saw the live webcast, whilst almost 150 were finally present for the launch.  For more information on GreenTouch visit www.greentouch.org/

Award Winning

We are delighted to announce that we’ve scooped the “Best Brand Activity at a Public Event” Award for our work for BT Global Services. This prestigious accolade was announced at the 2009 Event Awards; sponsored by the leading industry publication Event Magazine, the Awards are designed to celebrate and recognise outstanding work in the fields of exhibitions, experiential campaigns and creative events.

We won such a coveted prize in recognition for our work in delivering the corporate hospitality programme for our long standing client, BT Global Services, at the start of the famous Vendée Globe race in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. The event was one of nine global events that the Worldspan team delivered as part of BT’s sponsorship of BT Team Ellen, the figurehead of which is legendary round-the-world yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur. You can read all about the event and the inside scoop on how we delivered the programme here.

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Shortlisted for Best Brand Activity at a Public Event at the 2009 Event Awards

We are delighted to share the news that our work for client BT Global Services has been shortlisted for an award at the prestigious 2009 Event Awards. Nominated within the “Best Brand Activity at a Public Event” category, our event team has been recognised for its work in designing and delivering BT Global Services’ corporate hospitality programme at the Vendée Globe.

You can read all about our work for BT Global Services at the Vendée Globe here (PDF, 1Mb).

Worldspan will be joining the other finalists at the awards ceremony on Friday 25th September. Everyone has their fingers crossed for a winning result!