Hotelympia 10K

17^th February 2008, London

We are delighted to announce that the showpiece opening for Hotelympia next year will again be a spectacular 10K race on Sunday February 17^th 2008 starting and finishing at Excel, London. The race, organised in partnership with Fresh RM will support Springboard's industry careers and education programmes.

Registration is now open: www.hotelympia10k.com

Student Centre @ Hotelympia 2008

17^th - 21^st February 2008, London

Springboard Charitable Trust is delighted to be managing the Student Centre at Hotelympia 2008 located at the impressive exhibition centre ExCel in London's Docklands.

The Student Centre is open exclusively to students on university or college hospitality, leisure and tourism related programmes and will be open on all five days of Hotelympia – Sunday 17^th February to Thursday 21^st February. It should be noted that students can only attend the show through the Student Centre, so it is vital to register through Springboard, London.

Registrations on our website are open from October 2007.

Olive Barnett Award 2008

Final: 19^th May 2008 at Claridge's, London

The Olive Barnett Award was created by the Savoy Gastronomes in 1975 to honour Olive Barnett's contribution to the industry. The Award now is made annually to the most outstanding young person under 30 working in customer-facing role in any sector of the industry anywhere in the world.

Find out more about the rules of entry, details of the judging process and the winner of 2007 at www.springboarduk.org.uk/olive

Detailed submission information will follow shortly.