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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After 29 years as the national voice for business events, the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) has been voluntarily de-registered – recently confirmed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. BECA has achieved much on behalf of the business events industry, in particular raising the profile of the sector with government and funding research to demonstrate the sector’s contribution to the economy. During COVID lockdowns, however, it …
November 13, 2023
The Australian Business Events Association, the newly formed peak body for the business events industry announces its board of directors and launches its new logo in the lead up to its official launch on 3 July 2023. With a focus on supporting members of all sizes from large corporations to small businesses, the composition of the board of well-regarded industry and business leaders from all areas of the country …
May 25, 2023
Peter Jones responds to the formation of the ABEA Back in 2020 – 21 the events industry was in chaos, especially in Victoria which suffered the longest lockdowns in Australia, I was part of the Business Events Advisory Group who met regularly with the Victorian Tourism and Major Events Minister, who at one stage asked us “Exactly what the X!?! is the events industry?” He explained that he had …
May 25, 2023
The amalgamation has been announced of AACB, EEAA and the ACCG into the Australian Business Events Association. The current peak body, BECA, described Business Events as generally made up of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions. This new organisation is essentially made up of representatives of convention bureaux, convention and exhibition centres and expo organisers. PCOs and Incentive associations have not joined them. The key association representing PCOs is the …
May 10, 2023
Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) acknowledges the creation of the Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) as a new body in the greater Australian events industry. MEA recognises that ABEA will seek to replace the Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) and the Exhibition & Events Association of Australasia Ltd (EEAA) as individual entities, as well as the Australian Convention Centres Group (ACCG). For many years MEA has collaborated with …
May 8, 2023
In the biggest shake-up of the business events association landscape in over a decade, the Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB), the Australian Convention Centres Group (ACCG), and the Exhibition & Events Association of Australasia Ltd (EEAA) have announced they have unified and will launch the Australian Business Events Association on 3 July 2023. The work to spearhead the new association has been led by a Project Development Group, …
May 5, 2023
The Federal Government has today confirmed a $2 million allocation to measure the impact and benefit of business events. The project is being rolled out in two phases, including the addition of new questions to Tourism Research Australia’s National and International Visitor Surveys which are already in place and collecting data. Secondly, the Government will work closely with the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) to roll out “bespoke data …
March 30, 2023
First up… Congratulations to two event industry figures named in the Australia Day honours list Anthony BASTIC AM – For significant service to the special events industry and Gregory Kenneth BOWMAN OAM – For service to the tourism and hospitality industry. A united voice for Business Events? At the height of COVID lockdowns the entire event industry (not just business events) struggled to get a voice to government. One of …
February 3, 2023
Australia’s peak industry body uniting various business events industry segments, the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA), is leading a review to explore the opportunity to create a larger, more impactful, and sustainable organisation to better represent the interests of the business events industry. Business events are highly valuable to the Australian economy, providing $36 billion in economic contribution in FY19, and supporting the visitor and knowledge economies. Business …
September 27, 2022
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November wrap
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done an update and for good reason. Like the rest of the event industry my photography business is currently flat out. So here is my wrap for November so far and I’ll wrap again before Christmas. Last month our industry lost a true gentleman when Mark Magennis lost his battle with cancer. As co-owner of Decorative Events & Exhibitions, Mark was a …