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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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
Australasian event management company Arinex has become the first to trial a new reforestation project open to business event groups visiting Tropical North Queensland. While in Cairns for the Arinex Conference, team members had an opportunity to learn about and revitalise the endangered ecosystem of the Wongabel Mabi Forest Restoration project. The team funded the planting of enough native trees to remove the non-travel related carbon emissions generated by …
March 31, 2023
Nicole Walker In a significant milestone in the 50th anniversary year of Australasian event management company Arinex, around 55 team members will gather in Cairns next week for their first face-to-face conference. The Arinex Conference will be held at the Cairns Convention Centre from Monday (27 Mar). This carbon neutral event will feature three days of presentations and workshops, followed by eco-certified tours of the World Heritage-listed tropical rainforests …
March 24, 2023
Events are back but is the industry at risk again? COVID? What COVID? Everyone in the industry knows that events are going gangbusters at the moment. A combination of pent up demand and the catch up of postponed events. This has led to a shortage of staff across the board. Jobs boards are loaded with offers for event staff, technicians, catering staff and almost any other event job you …
November 11, 2022
Roslyn McLeod OAM, Founder of Professional Conference Organisation Arinex, has been presented with an Honorary Membership of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The prestigious global award was announced at the 61st ICCA Congress in Krakow, Poland. Roslyn McLeod OAM ICCA President James Rees said the status of Honorary Membership is reserved for a small number of retired individuals who have given particularly strong service to the association. …
November 9, 2022
We often focus on environmental aspects of sustainable events, but social capital – referring to diversity, equity, access and inclusion – is another important sustainability pillar. Diverse and inclusive events consider a variety of aspects including age, mental and physical ability, culture, religion, gender identity and language. Here, Arinex Managing Director Nicole Walker gives 10 tips for a more inclusive event. Nicole Walker – photo Oneil Photographics 1.Start with …
August 15, 2022
Arinex has become the first Australian event management company to gain carbon neutral certification. The company says it is excited about the benefits for its clients, as certification will ultimately help reduce the footprint of the events it manages. The carbon neutral certification by Climate Active, is awarded to businesses and organisations that have achieved a state of net zero emissions, otherwise known as carbon neutrality. It comes as …
March 10, 2022
Can we just ignore the government and the nightly TV headlines and agree that events are back? Industry events are locked in – Get Local in Sydney in February and then in Melbourne, AIME (March) and MEA Evolve (June). Corporates seem to be more cautious, but if our industry (and venues) can show the way and pull off safe, successful events then our clients will follow suit. RATs enabling …
January 28, 2022
Nicole Walker is CEO of Arinex and President of EEAA Consumer confidence is the real question our industry is seeking answers to.  At the end of the day the best way to increase this confidence is to lead by example and demonstrate that business events can proceed in a safe way. If the tennis and cricket can still run safely then why can’t Business Events? Nicole Walker Industry events …
January 28, 2022
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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 …