ePresenter – the latest event technology on the rise - 22nd Aug
- Last week the latest in conference technology – ePresenter – made a splash at the largest Congress held in
Sydney
this year: the XXII International Congress of The Transplantation Society.
Australia
to host luxury travel symposium - 22nd Aug
- The Minister for Tourism, Martin Ferguson AM MP, says
Australia
's tourism industry is set to benefit from
Sydney
winning the right to host a highly prized international symposium focusing on the luxury travel sector.
Showcorp... the new ‘Plus’ in Videoplus! - 19th Aug
- Bob Dewstow CEO of Videoplus has announced the acquisition of Showcorp, the company’s latest addition and one that starts to redefine the ‘Plus’ in Videoplus.
Australia
showcase $3.7 billion investment in business events infrastructure at PAICE - 19th Aug
- A record number of 45 Australian exhibitors have descended on
Auckland
to attend the Pacific Area Incentives and Conferences Expo (PAICE), commencing today.
Randwick
track protected from pligrims - 18th Aug
- No Fuss Solutions has set a new world record. The company has assembled the world’s largest temporary grass protection cover for the Pope’s visit to Randwick Racecourse for World Youth Day 2008.
Diversified Exhibitions acquires restaurant shows - 18th Aug
- Further consolidating the strength of its food show portfolio, Diversified Exhibitions has acquired the Restaurant shows from Single Market Events.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre – just about as ‘Green’ as it gets - 18th Aug
- The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is leading the way when it comes to green convention centres.
Industry given unique opportunity to sign-up top brands - 18th Aug
- Film, television, music, events, gaming and online content producers are being called upon to take advantage of the industry’s definitive source of big ideas, launched to help brands and their agencies find partnership opportunities with some of the country’s best ...
Club Melbourne Ambassadors kick major ‘business events’ goals for
Melbourne
- 14th Aug
- Earlier this week over 190 guests gathered at an exclusive event at the MCEC, where it was announced that members of the Club Melbourne Ambassadors Program (CMAP) have secured 19 future major international conventions for Melbourne...
Palazzo Versace upgrades to Videoplus In-House Audio Visual ! - 14th Aug
- Following extensive and exhaustive negotiations, Palazzo Versace, described as
Australia
’s only six-star hotel, has announced the appointment of Videoplus as their new in-house audio visual technical services provider
SCVB to become Business Events Sydney - 13th Aug
- The Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced it will update its constitution and change its name to Business Events Sydney as part of its continuing drive to win more business meetings for the harbour city.
CHEEKY team cooking launch in
NEW ZEALAND
- 13th Aug
- Cheeky Food Group is one of the most successful team building companies in
Australia
– providing unique team cooking events to the conference industry. Now they’ve hit the shores of
New Zealand
with their recent launch event in Queenstown.
Sydney’s $145m Conference Windfall - 11th Aug
- Sydney will welcome an extra 46,210 international conference delegates at events worth almost A$145 million to the local economy thanks to a solid annual result announced today by the Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB).
LOUD events Take Over Hedgehog Events - 9th Aug
- LOUD events have taken over one of
Australia
’s largest and most successful set building, trade display design and theming event companies, Hedgehog Events.
No “Greenwash” at this World Congress - 8th Aug
- Making any event “green” is a challenge, with many issues to consider but Tour Hosts has been working with 5th World Congress of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) to conduct audits, measure carbon footprints and trial a ...
Howards win Silver Jupiter for Australia - 7th Aug
- Howard & Sons Pyrotechnics have won the Silver Jupiter at the prestigious International Des Feux Loto-Quebec held in La Rhonde, Montreal, Canada.
A night to remember in Sydney - 7th Aug
- Corporate and Special Events, a division of Tour Hosts Pty Limited, will manage
Sydney
’s biggest International Congress Dinner this year, with plans set to sparkle at the Rocks!
Centre Rides the Waves with Sydney Boat Show - 6th Aug
- The Sydney International Boat Show has celebrated its 20th anniversary at
Australia
’s most popular meetings venue, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Sydney & Melbourne to alternate Motor Shows - 5th Aug
- The organisers of the Sydney and Melbourne motor shows are looking at alternating their shows after increasing costs drive car makers out of attending two shows a year.
Cleanevent
Australia
announces new structure for NSW - 5th Aug
- Big Plans, Huge Strategy, Great Team, Customer Service being the goal
Hosted buyer applications open for AIME 2009 - 4th Aug
- AIME 2009, the Asia Pacific’s leading event for the meetings and incentives industry, has opened applications for Hosted Buyers. People who wish to participate in the Hosted Buyer Program can apply online at the AIME website
Staging Connections wins venue services contract at new Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah - 30th Jul
- Gearhouse Staging Connections has been successful in acquiring the Venue Event Services Partnership contract for the prestigious US$1.5 billion Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah, located at the pinnacle of The Palm Jumeirah development in the United Arab Emirates.
Dockside Group Launches 'Rocks' Takeover - 28th Jul
- Dockside Group, has announced the acquisition of renowned restaurants Waterfront & Wolfies Grill at The Rocks to its existing portfolio making the Dockside Group one of
Australia
’s largest independently-owned venue operators.
SCVB And Events NSW Forge New Partnership - 25th Jul
- New South Wales is forecasting a significant hike in its share of the international business events market, following a new partnership between the State's two major event bodies, Events New South Wales and the Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB).
Blank canvas creates high impact at RSVP08 - 22nd Jul
- When Staging Connections sat down to conceptualise the design and theme for its stand at RSVP recently, the team faced a similar dilemma as its clients.
EEAA announces new executive committee - 22nd Jul
- Matthew Pearce, Managing Director, Diversified Exhibitions, who was voted President, Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) at its recent AGM, immediately laid the groundwork for his term in office by appointing key working groups to ensure ....
Melbourne
mixes business and pleasure for
Sydney
’s corporate clients - 21st Jul
- Spa treatments, stretch hummers, exclusive shopping and ‘hidden secrets’ were all on the itinerary to impress Sydney’s top corporate clients as part of recent Melbourne winter familiarisation (‘famil’) programs.
Hola! Privyet! Melbourne sets sights on Russian and Spanish Incentive Markets - 18th Jul
- Increasing
intern
ational interest in
Melbourne
as an Incentive destination has seen the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau publish Russian and Spanish versions of its popular incentives brochure: Melbourne Incentives – Personally Rewarding.
Geo-spatial sciences congress boost for
Victoria
- 18th July
- More than 2500 delegates are expected to inject more than $25 million into the Victorian economy when they attend the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Congress in 2012.
New Planner’s Guide showcases
Melbourne
as a city on the move - 16th July
- Melbourne’s new developments, ‘green credentials’ and leading Business Events suppliers are each highlights of the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau Planner’s Guide 2008-09.
Norwest Productions acquires Oceania Audio and McLean Audio Services - 14th Jul
- Norwest Productions, Australia's largest professional audio service provider, has announced the completion of the acquisition of the businesses of both Oceania Audio New Zealand and Australia and Melbourne based McLean Audio Services.
Howard & Sons Pyrotechnics set to Evolve in
Montreal
- 9th Jul
- Three years in the making, Howard & Sons Pyrotechnics are poised to unleash their latest, most creative and technically complex pyromusical during the 2008 edition of L’International Des-Deux Loto-Quebec in
Montreal
,
Canada
.
Winners are grinners at e-awards - 7th Jul
- There were plenty of happy faces last Wednesday evening following the announcement of winners of the inaugural BT Publishing e-awards for the Australian special events industry
National support for new Melbourne Convention Centre at all time high - 3rd Jul
- National support for the new Melbourne Convention Centre continues to go from strength to strength with a predicted 97 conventions to date expected to inject more than $515 million into the Victorian economy.
Record Month of May for Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre - 2nd Jul
- Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has reported its busiest ever month for national association meetings – an achievement which reflects the venue’s continued popularity amongst local meeting organisers
Darwin
celebrates opening of
Australia
’s newest convention centre - 1st Jul
- Amidst a week-long celebration of spectacular laser light shows, dancing jet skis, and inspirational fireworks, the Darwin Convention Centre officially opened its doors to the world
Right royal treatment for Sofitel’s corporate rockstars in
Fiji
- 30th Jun
- Bula, bonjour and more were in store for nine lucky corporate representatives from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane who had the chance to visit the Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa in May as part of a joint familiarisation hosted by Sofitel, Air Pacific and the Fiji Visitors Bureau.
Good Food & Wine Show Sets New Record for Recycling – and Visitor Numbers - 30th Jun
-
Sydney
’s Good Food & Wine Show broke new records not only for visitors, but also for waste management, with the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre recycling more than 80 per cent of the waste produced during the three-day event.
ETF announces RSVP Sydney and AEE co-location - 25th Jun
- Exhibitions and Trade Fairs (ETF), the company which organises RSVP Sydney and the Australian Events Expo (AEE) has announced that it will co-locate these two important
Sydney
events in 2009.
World Youth Day registrations approach 200,000 - 23rd Jun
- Registrations for World Youth Day Sydney 2008 (WYD08) have been rolling in, with just under 200,000 in the system, organisers said today.
Opera Point Events’ Simon Sandall in the kitchen for the kids - 19th Jun
- Opera Point Events’ Head Chef Simon Sandall reunited with Matt Moran on Thursday June 5 to produce the menu for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick’s annual signature fundraising event, the Gold Dinner.
Sydney
Wins $43.6m Conference Trifecta - 18th Jun
-
Sydney
has won its third major conference in as many weeks, adding a $15.6 million insurance congress to its June score card.
Tourism
Australia
announce dates for Dreamtime 2009 - 16th Jun
- Tourism
Australia
’s Business Events team is pleased to announce the dates for Dreamtime 2009, the premier event for the incentive market. Dreamtime will be held between Saturday 10 October to Sunday 18 October, 2009.
$30 million injection as International Nursing Congress meets in
Melbourne
-
16th Jun
-
Melbourne
has won the right to host the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress, which is expected to attract more than 6000 delegates and inject more than $30 million into the Victorian economy.
Moreton Hire appoints mergers and acquisitions manager - 13th Jun
- Leading exhibition and event hire company, Moreton Hire, has formalised its intention to actively pursue growth through mergers and acquisitions with the appointment of Moreton Hire Group chief financial officer, Deborah Christian, as mergers and acquisitions manager.
The quest for sustainable native timber to build a new convention centre - 12th Jun
- As part of achieving a ‘6 Star Green Star’ certification for the new Melbourne Convention Centre, Plenary Group and its construction contractor Brookfield Multiplex, needed to source a forest that was able to supply sustainable Australian native timber to cover 8500 ....
Motorola Introduces MOTOTRBO™ Digital Two-way Radio system in
Australia
- 11th Jun
- Motorola, Inc. today announced the availability of its MOTOTRBO™ professional digital two-way radio system in
Australia
, bringing a host of new features including global positioning system (GPS) and data to radio users.
ZOOM Productions wins international multimedia business - 11th Jun
- Australian multimedia organisation, ZOOM Productions, is winning accolades internationally for its standard of service and willingness to adopt new technologies.
Centre Wins World Travel Award – for the Third Year - 11th Jun
- The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has won the World Travel Award for
Australasia
’s Leading Conference Centre for the third consecutive year.
Icon conference centre receives thumbs up from first clients - 9th Jun
- Heritage Queenstown has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from delegates attending the first events at the new Icon Conference Centre.
Cheeky Food Group Teams Up with
Melbourne
- 6th Jun
- Cheeky Food Group has successfully launched their
Team
Building
program into the
Melbourne
market with two events held at the Carlton Brewhouse.
Sydney
Wins Lung Cancer Conference for 8000 Delegates - 5th Jun
- Sydney will take a lead role in the fight against lung cancer after a successful bid to host the World Conference on Lung Cancer for up to 8000 international experts in 2013.
Asian corporates sample
Sydney
and the red centre as unique business event destinations - 29th May
- Business Events Australia’s targeting of new business from Asia was the focus of a high level corporate incentive familiarisation which kicked off in
Sydney
this week.
Caxton Street
Seafood Festival 2008 - 29th May
- This year’s Caxton Street Seafood Festival was the most successful to date. 2008 saw the introduction of pre-purchased tickets and an entertainment line-up to rival any outdoor music festival programme.
Mercure Grosvenor
Adelaide
set to host landmark climate change summit - 29th May
- The Mercure Grosvenor Adelaide will welcome the ‘who’s who’ of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability on 4 and 5 June for the Local Government Association (LGA) of South Australia’s inaugural ‘Beyond Carbon – Local Government Climate Change Summit’.
World Travel Awards comes to
Australasia
- 29th May
- World Travel Awards, described by the acclaimed Wall Street Journal as “the Oscars of the Travel Industry”, is coming to
Australia
for the first time … the most prestigious global travel and tourism honours ever.
Melbourne
to host
intern
ational experts on Ageing - 29th May
-
Melbourne
has won the right to host the Global Conference of the International Federation of Ageing (IFA), which is expected to attract more than 2,000 delegates, injecting more than $8 million into the Victorian economy.
It’s official; there was more to discover at the Australian Events Expo 2008 - 28th May
- The Australian Events Expo (AEE) was staged at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on the 21st and 22nd of May and was voted by visitors and exhibitors to be a resounding success.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre pitches in for a worthy cause - 28th May
- The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) will once again join with more than 30 other top Victorian restaurants and wineries to raise cash for the Australian Childhood Foundation to help reduce child abuse, family violence and neglect in the community.
Heritage Rotorua achieves Green Globe Benchmarking - 27th May
- Heritage Rotorua has recently become the latest Heritage Hotel to become Green Globe benchmarked for sustainability. This achievement represents 92% of all Heritage and CityLife Hotels room inventory now being Green Globe benchmarked.
Melbourne
hosts largest environmental event of its kind in
Australia
- 26th May
- ENVIRO 08 was launched by the Environment Minister Gavin Jennings at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
VEIC appoints Peter Jones as inaugural Chairman - 26th May
- The Victoria Events Industry Council welcomes the appointment of Peter Jones as its inaugural Chairman.
MCEC sets environmental benchmark for meetings industry - 21st May
- The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has set an environmental benchmark for the industry, becoming the only convention and exhibition venue in
Australia
with both Green Globe and Waste Wise accreditation.
Sydney Scores as Golden Oldies Join a Bumper Year - 21st May
- Sydney has scored another major win in the international sports arena, having secured the rights to stage the 18th Air New Zealand Golden Oldies World Rugby Festival in 2010.
Immediacy score Victoria's top Events Industry Award - 13th May
- Melbourne-based media production company, Immediacy, has won a top accolade at the Meetings & Events Industry Awards (Victoria) in the Special Event Organiser category.
New international rankings put
Sydney
as
Australia
's
Leading
Business
Events
City
- 13th May
-
Sydney
’s position as
Australia
’s leading business events city has been reconfirmed in the latest International Congress & Convention Association rankings which place Sydney 22nd in the world for business events, with a record 65 meetings in 2007.
ACEM conducting the Executive Certificate in Event Management in
Melbourne
- 12th May
- The Australia Centre for Event Management (ACEM) will be conducting the Executive Certificate in Event Management in
Melbourne
2nd - 5th June, 2008. The course will be held in association with the Centre for Tourism and Services Research,
Victoria
University
World Youth Day 2008 program detailed - 9th May
- Times and details of the major events at World Youth Day Sydney 2008 (WYD08) in July have been confirmed today.
The Australian Events Expo Cocktail Party is all about the Conversation - 8th May
- On Wednesday 21 May 2008 from 5.30pm, the Australian Events Expo (AEE) Cocktail Party is being held at the Harbours Edge Events Centre in
Darling
Harbour
.
MCEC cooks up a local storm at corporate and special events expo - 8th May
- RSVP 08,
Australia
’s leading event dedicated to the corporate party and special events industry, returns to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) on 14 and 15 May.
Major events funding welcome, says VEIC - 6th May
- Funding allocated to the promotion of
Victoria
as a business events destination in today’s State Budget is timely and welcome, says VEIC.
SCVB's Biggest Hosted Buyer Program at the Australian Events Expo 2008 - 6th May
- The Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) will mount its biggest ever hosted buyer program for this year’s Australian Events Expo, May 21-22, including its first contingent of buyers from the United States.
Olympic Torch Relay participants fill National Convention Centre - 5th May
- Big names and international media packed out Canberra’s National Convention Centre on Wednesday, April 23, as all the Olympic torch bearers were accredited and given their uniforms.
Heritage Queenstown Icon Conference Centre - Opened today and ready for business! - 1st May
- Heritage Queenstown's Icon Conference Centre was officially opened today. The event was celebrated at a special luncheon in the brand new Icon Conference Room.
Staging Connections puts AMWAY on Australian stage - 30th Apr
- Staging Connections once again linked up with Amway to stage and deliver one of
Melbourne
’s largest incentive based business events held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) during April 2008.
Preferred media of today: a mix of digital and live events - 28th Apr
- Digital media and face-to-face marketing present the most compelling combination for brands to focus their media activity - making the future for exhibitions and live interactive events rosy, according to Trevor Foley, Chief Executive Officer, Events Industry Alliance, UK.
Phillip
Island
Nature
Park
wins bid to host biggest business incentive in
Victoria
ever - 24th Apr
- Phillip Island Nature Parks has hosted approximately 7000 Chinese business people in April, for the Amway China Leadership Seminar Program, in the biggest piece of business the
Nature
Park
has received.
Melbourne
: leaving other cities green with envy - 24th Apr
-
Melbourne
is well positioned to embrace the international meetings industry’s demands for “greener” business events, according to a new report released by the Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau (MCVB).
Sydney Means Business as SCVB aims for Top Ten - 23rd Apr
- The Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau has unveiled plans to put Sydney among the world’s top 10 conference destinations, capitalising on a groundswell of support from industry and government.
Convention centre wins build on
Victoria
’s strengths - 22nd Apr
- The new Melbourne Convention Centre, taking shape on the banks of the
Yarra
River
, has already won Victorians 23 major opportunities to showcase our strengths in research and innovation to the world.
Darwin
ready to host the world - 22nd April
-
Darwin
is gearing up to become
Australia
’s newest convention city when the Darwin Convention Centre welcomes its guests in June 2008.
Aussie Outback Station launches facilities for unique corporate meetings and retreats - 22nd Apr
- Stretching across 12,000 acres of Lachlan River Country, Burrawang West is a fully operational sheep stud and cattle station which offers corporate guests the chance to experience outback Australia from its luxurious homestead retreat.
Victorian Events Manager of the Year - 22nd Apr
- Sofitel Melbourne’s Director of Conferences and Events Sharon Bretz has won the prestigious MEA Award to become "Winner 2007 Victoria Meetings or Events Manager of the Year".
Audited figures show AIME 2008 attendance up by 25% - 21st Apr
- Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) and Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) announced today the audited figures for AIME 2008 and the results of independent research conducted with visitors, hosted buyers and exhibitors.
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Lights the Way - 21st Apr
- The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre is continuing to light the way in environmental initiatives, replacing all 800 lights in its five exhibition halls with new energy efficient fittings.
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre wows world’s top PCOs - 18th Apr
- The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has hosted some of the world’s leading Professional Conference Organisers (PCOs) at a special site tour and dinner designed to highlight the professionalism and flexibility of the Centre – as well as its world-class setting.
PCOs form their own association in
Australia
and
New Zealand
- 17th Apr
- Most PCO’s are small business’s who have come under increasing pressure from suppliers and have little bargaining power as individuals - change could be implemented if this industry sector could speak on some issues with one voice.
Australia
hosts Amway Greater China’s top achievers - 15th Apr
- Amway Greater China’s decision to choose
Australia
as the destination to reward 7000 of its top distributors this month is a huge win for the business events sector, the Minister for Tourism, the Hon Martin Ferguson MP, said today after speaking at the Gala Dinner last night in
Melbourne
.
Inspiring and informative Seminar Program finalised for the Australian Events Expo
- Finding the time to up skill in the events industry is often hard, so after a very successful seminar program in 2007, organisers for the Australian Events Expo have teamed up again with Meetings & Events Australia to deliver another educational and relevant seminar program that will run alongside the show.
Rising industry star recognised - 14th Apr
- Rising star at EVENT PLANNERS AUSTRALIA, Lauren Broadfield-Glass had her professionalism recognised by receiving the MEA and Ungerboeck Systems International Young Professional Scholarship at the Victorian Meetings & Events Industry Awards for Excellence.
Staging Connections in two MEA state wins - 12th Apr
- SC Canberra General Manager, Karsten Richert and his team were elated at winning the state award and said that the award was "an outstanding achievement by everyone in the Canberra office, with the team providing quality event solutions even during times of strong change.
IHG awarded Parliament House of Australia catering contract - 11th Apr
- IHG has been awarded the contract for provision of catering services to Parliament House in Canberra. Effective as of 1 July 2008 for five years with options to extend, the contract will see IHG manage key catering services within the national seat of Government.
AIME 2007 wins Event of the Year - 11th Apr
- The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB), along with Reed Travel Exhibitions, has been awarded Event of the Year for its Asia Pacific Incentives & Meeting Expo (AIME) 2007 at the state level of the prestigious Meetings & Events Australia Industry Awards.
Melbourne
Convention + Visitors Bureau takes out state award - 11th Apr
- The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) has been awarded Best Convention Bureau/Tourist Organisation at the Victorian state level of the prestigious Meetings & Events Australia Industry Awards.
etm presents cheque to the Starlight Children's Foundation - 8th Apr
- etm group today presented the Starlight Children’s Foundation with $27,723.47. The money was raised at “A Night Among Stars” fundraising dinner, design and managed by etm staff.
Canberra
climbs the summit - 7th Apr
- The Canberra Convention Bureau has announced that the national capital is ready for the Australia 2020
Summit
, which will be held at Parliament House on Saturday 19 April and Sunday 20 April 2008.
Industry leaders address the challenges as
Sydney
builds event business - 2nd Apr
- Some of
Australia
’s leading business events figures met in
Sydney
yesterday at a special forum to discuss how
Sydney
can attract more global business events and the challenges the industry faces.
Ride World Youth Day's Coat-Tails - 1st Apr
- Sydney is about to host the biggest event in Australian history, World Youth Day (WYD) 2008. This brings surprising benefits to event planners including more public transport, free concerts and events, increased security and best of all: no APEC-style roadblocks.
Sydney Showground transforms into Gladiator Dome - 31st Mar
- Sydney Showground’s signature venue, The Dome, was drilled, rigged and transformed from a 7,200 square metre, pillar-less space, into an impressive ‘Gladiator Dome’ for Channel 7’s series of Gladiator, premiering last night, 30 March 2008.
The Australian Events Expo showcases the very best in entertainment - 28th Mar
- An ideal way to see and experience everything on offer for any event you may be organising, is to visit this year’s Australian Events Expo (AEE) being held on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 May 2008 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Sydney
Creates new Business Events Forum - 27th Mar
- The new forum is a joint initiative of the Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) and the Tourism Industry Council of New South Wales, and aims to give the city a united approach while capitalising on the combined expertise of its corporate leaders.
More exhibition space remains a priority for Sydney - EEAA - 26th Mar
- As expressed in response to the recent O’Neill report, EEAA welcomes any expansion of exhibition space, as intimated in today’s announcement by Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore of her plans to give the city a complete makeover.
High-Tech HD Makeover for Centre’s Video Production Unit - 25th Mar
- The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre’s in-house video production unit, Centre Video Production (CVP), can now take on more video production and broadcast projects than ever before, following a major technical upgrade to its editing facilities.
New Novotel Forest Resort Creswick helps reverse brain drain in regional
Victoria
- 19th Mar
- As
Victoria
’s largest tourism-based development, the new Novotel Forest Resort Creswick is providing much-needed employment opportunities for the local area as well as attracting highly trained people back to their home town.
Brisbane
Marketing wins Meeting Industry accolade - 18th Mar
- For the second year running Brisbane Marketing has been named
Queensland
’s best Convention Bureau/Tourist Organisation at the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Industry Awards (
Queensland
).
Captain Cook Cruises set to sail for WYD08 Papal Boat-a-cade - 17th Mar
- WYD08 organisers today announced that Captain Cook Cruises will become the official cruise operator for the event and will provide the official entry vessel for His Holiness - The Sydney 2000.
Sydney
Exhibition and Convention Centre wins Industry Award - 17th Mar
- The Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre has won the New South Wales Meetings and Events Industry Award for its achievements as a meeting venue for 2007.
Hilton Hotels in close shave with charity - 12th Mar
- Hilton Hotels in
Australasia
to support the Leukaemia Foundation and participate in Worlds Greatest Shave
Meetings & Events Australia to manage the AEE Seminar Program - 12th Mar
- After a very successful program in 2007, MEA will manage an informative and relevant seminar program with a range of topics suited to all event and meeting managers in the corporate, association and government sectors.
Citrus first past the post with new online destination for STC’s Grand Pavilion - 11th Mar
- Digital agency Citrus has won a brief to build an online destination for the Sydney Turf Club’s (STC) new $30 million Grand Pavilion at Rosehill Gardens as part of a major marketing push to position the venue as Sydney’s freshest and most exciting event space.
Global industry leaders confirmed for EEAA leader’s forum - 11th Mar
- The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) has confirmed global industry leaders will feature as keynote speakers at this year’s Leader’s Forum, 14-15 April 2008, Sofitel Mansion & Spa Hotel,
Werribee
,
Victoria
Here’s cheers to Sofitel Werribee Park’s Mansion conference offer - 11th Mar
- Sofitel Werribee Park Mansion & Spa has just launched a new conference incentive for the months of May and June.
Hurdle into Beijing Olympic contention with an Accor Hotel Stay this autumn - 11th Mar
- Book an Accor hotel in Australia before 31 May and put yourself on the blocks for Olympic glory
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre wins Top Award from Variety International - 10th Mar
- Variety, the Children’s Charity (NSW) is honoured to announce the SCEC as the recipient of Variety International's Corporate Award for 2008, the organisation's highest award presented to corporate sponsors who have demonstrated outstanding and ongoing support of Variety.
The Best Deluxe Accommodation in Australia - 7th Mar
- Crown Promenade Hotel has again been awarded one of the highest honours in the Australian tourism industry, winning the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards for Deluxe Accommodation.
Crown ‘Aussie Icons’ Bowl Off - 6th Mar
- Bowlers dressed as lifesavers is not usually de rigueur for team-building of the bowling variety, but when Crown Towers and Crown Promenade Hotel launched its inaugural Wholesale Bowl Off Challenge
Forum to Tackle Challenges as Sydney Ramps up its Events Drive - 6th Mar
- One of the world’s leading business events experts will join some of Australia’s top events and tourism heads next month to address a special forum on Sydney’s place on the global meetings stage.
Mercedes-Benz gets on board with World Youth Day - 5th Mar
- Organisers from WYD08 welcomed the partnership, which will see Mercedes-Benz provide vehicles from its passenger car and commercial vehicle range for transporting volunteers, officials, VIPs and other dignataries during the week-long event in July.
The Australian Events Expo welcomes
New Zealand
to the show - 5th Mar
- The Australian Events Expo is being held on 21st and
22nd May 2008
at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre where you can expect to see a diverse and unique show made up of the most comprehensive selection of event professionals from across
Australia
.
Accor to launch Pullman Hotels in New Zealand - 4th Mar
- Accor will introduce its new 5-star Pullman brand to
Auckland
, following the announcement today that a
Pullman
hotel will be developed out of the former New Zealand Reserve Bank in
Customs Street
, in the heart of the central business district.
Another environmental accolade for Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre - 3rd Mar
- The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre has won the prestigious ‘Best Environmental Supplier Award’ at the Asia Pacific’s premier event for the business events industry.
SCVB Hails AIME a Success for Sydney - Feb 29th
- The Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau has hailed AIME 2008 as a great success for the harbour city, with the Bureau’s record-size stand drawing a huge number of buyers.
Having fun with folk at the National!
- Planning to be in Canberra at Easter? Lucky, lucky you….that’s when the nation’s capital becomes Celebration Central!
IHG to open Crowne Plaza Pelican Waters on Australia’s Sunshine Coast - 29th Feb
- IHG continues to expand the Crowne Plaza brand of hotels in Australia. The company today signed a franchise agreement to rebrand the Ramada Pelican Waters on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast as Crowne Plaza Pelican Waters Golf Resort and Spa on 1 March 2008.
Centre Makes its Mark on Local Park - 29th Feb
- The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre demonstrated its commitment to the environment and its local community this week when its staff members collected litter from Pyrmont’s Wentworth Park for Business Clean Up Day on February 26, 2008.
AIME 2008 hosted buyers increase by 34% and total attendance by 24% - 25th Feb
- Statistics just out show Asia Pacific’s premier event for the business events industry, AIME 2008, held in Melbourne last week, achieved a record attendance.
Business leaders appointed to key marketing organisation - 21st Feb
- Joining the Authority are Douglas Gautier - Chief Executive of the Adelaide Festival Centre, Chris Ehmann - General Manager of the Hilton Adelaide, and Stephen Yarwood, Adelaide City Councillor and Principal Town Planner at the City of Playford.
Moreton Hire executive chairman appointed to Flight Centre Limited Board - 21st Feb
- FLIGHT Centre Limited’s (FLT) Board of Directors has appointed Peter Morahan as the company’s non executive chairman.
EEAA risk management accreditation now a requirement for the industry - 20th Feb
- The Exhibition and Event Association of Australia (EEAA) is urging all organisations in the exhibition and event sector to gain risk management accreditation, a requirement for EEAA members which aims to provide a safe working environment for all in the industry.
Heritage Queenstown new ICON Conference Centre - 20th Feb
- Tourism Award-winning Heritage Queenstown announced details of their soon to open ICON Conference Centre at AIME (Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo) in Melbourne today.
O’Neill Report deeply flawed, say leading exhibition companies - 19th Feb
- Exhibition Organisers’ Coalition recommends thorough economic impact analysis, calls on NSW Government to delay implementation of report recommendations
Sofitel Wentworth Sydney Unveils Futuristic Boardroom - 19th Feb
- Sofitel Wentworth Sydney has unveiled one of the most sophisticated hotel boardrooms in Australia, the latest stage in a $10m enhancement for the landmark hotel.
Mercure Hotels launch carbon-neutral conferencing - 19th Feb
- Mercure hotels across Australia have gone green on conferencing, with its new Mercure Meetings initiative the first to offer a national Carbon Neutral Conferencing product. The new product was launched at AIME in Melbourne today.
Tourism Australia celebrates 10 years of business events partnerships in Asia - 19th Feb
- Australia will be looking to consolidate its credentials as a business events destination for the corporate meetings and incentives market, when the 10th Team Australia Business Events Educational (TABEE) trade mission kicks off in Macau next month.
New Business Events Australia brand rolled out at AIME 2008 - 19th Feb
- Tourism
Australia
has today announced the roll out of a new brand Business Events Australia, to underpin future marketing efforts to position
Australia
as a world-class business events destination, at the Asia-Pacific Incentive and Meetings Expo (AIM
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