Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side.
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The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has been awarded Best Exhibition or Trade Show at the 2023 Australian Event Awards & Symposium. At a gala event held at the Highline Venue in Bankstown, NSW, AIME received the prestigious award, cementing its position as the flagship trade show for the meetings and events industry in Asia Pacific. AIME Event Sales Manager Suzie Kovacevic and AIME Event Director Silke …
September 19, 2023
After a week of connecting and doing business, the MEETINGS 2023 finale for 675 guests was all about celebrating, in true Wellington style. The farewell celebration was held at TSB Arena’s Shed 6 venue and saw a collaboration with the creative team at NW Group who created an immersive experience for guests from the moment they entered the venue. MEETINGS Event Manager, Chris Peak says guests went all out …
July 28, 2023
At the recent MEA Evolve conference ASE caught up two members of the board to discuss the future of the event industry and of MEA. Michael Firman is the chair of the MEA national board of directors and a long time member of the association. During the conference the board took to the stage to address the future of the association and to answer questions from the floor. ASE …
June 18, 2023
New Zealand’s capital, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington is set to host New Zealand’s largest business events showcase MEETINGS 2023 next week, the first time it has been held in the city. Staged by Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA), MEETINGS will be attended by a record number of international and domestic buyers and exhibitors on 21 and 22 June. For the first time in four years, buyers from international markets including …
June 14, 2023
Australia’s longest operating and largest events industry association, Meetings & Events Australia (MEA), has acknowledged and celebrated excellence and achievements in the industry during 2021 & 2022. Held at The Star Gold Coast and hosted by Master of Ceremonies Luke Hannan, the 2021-2022 MEA National Awards presentation ceremony was the perfect bookend to MEA’s highly successful annual conference, Evolve 2023. More than 200 guests witnessed 35 Awards be presented …
June 9, 2023
Arinex has marked its 50th anniversary by launching a refreshed brand with new logo, and paying tribute to its visionary founder. Arinex Managing Director, Nicole Walker with founder Roslyn McLeod The brand was unveiled to over 250 Arinex clients, past and current staff, partners and industry leaders at its 50th anniversary celebration at the ICC Sydney on Friday, 12 May. Arinex Managing Director, Nicole Walker, said the refreshed …
May 19, 2023
The business events industry will converge on New Zealand’s vibrant capital in June for the first time in the event’s 27-year history. Run by Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA), MEETINGS is New Zealand’s premier business events tradeshow with 100 hosted and semi-hosted buyers and media from Australia, 134 hosted buyers from New Zealand and 10 from international markets including North America and Singapore attending. Up to 300 buyers from …
May 5, 2023
The Business Events Australia Asia Mega Famil Showcase has kicked off today with the first group of international planners arriving in Australia for a pre-famil visit ahead of the Sydney program with host city partner Business Events Sydney
March 30, 2023
AIME has today released new insights into the success of their 30-year anniversary show which took place over three days at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in February 2023. A post show analysis has revealed: ● AIME will generate an anticipated $200 million in business between exhibitors and buyers over the next 12 months – a near 70% increase on 2022. ● 90% of exhibitors were satisfied with …
March 29, 2023
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Update 19th May
Welcome to this week’s update MEA Awards program The MEA awards program appears to be struggling to make a comeback after COVID. NSW is always the strongest state in the MEA awards program but this week’s presentation saw an underwhelming list of winners with many of the 37 award categories not contested. I’ve heard that the Victorian awards was similarly underrepresented. Let’s hope the membership bounces back to support …