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Delegate places at a unique conference offering training, development and networking for key office staff from across the south west are being snapped up quickly.

The inaugural Joint PA Networks’ conference has been developed through a collaboration between the PA Networks of Exeter, Bristol and Cardiff.

The event, which takes place at the Mercure Grand Hotel in Bristol from 9am until 5.30pm on Friday October 14, has been designed to cater for personal assistants, virtual assistants, secretaries and administrative staff.

Kim Glover, of the Exeter PA Network, said: ‘...

It’s quite convenient that the biggest holiday in the western world falls near the end of the year. This makes for a great celebration not only to pay homage to Christmas but also to a new beginning. What better way to boost company morale or build your brand than through a Christmas party? This will certainly bring out the jolly spirit in the attendees. Before the fun, however, comes the planning.

The full Christmas spirit and festivities just isn’t there in all its glory if the event is held in a generic multi-purpose room, or worse, at the company office. To...

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We are very excited to announce this year’s Green Energy Awards shortlist. We will be celebrating the success of the sector at our Awards ceremony in Bath on the 29 November. The dinner is usually a sell out, so we encourage those of you who’ve not already booked a table to do so quickly.

The Awards take part after our annual conference and exhibition Renewable Futures, which this year will be focusing on the transition towards a smart, decentralised energy system with distributed generation, greater flexibility and storage.

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