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 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
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
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
The Australian Convention Centre Group (ACCG), comprising representatives from the nation’s leading convention and exhibition centres, have passed a resolution to support the amalgamation of relevant industry associations, in the interest of the broader event sector.This follows a similar resolution by the Exhibitions and Events Association of Australia (EEAA) in December, when EEAA members unanimously moved a motion to allow its Board to merge with the Association of Australian …
February 1, 2023
Today, the Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) held a special general meeting of its members to vote on the future representation of Australia’s business events industry, and the result was unanimous. AACB’s members have supported a special resolution to establish a new well-resourced peak body, representative of the entire business events community across Australia, together with the Australian Convention Centres Group (ACCG) and the Exhibition and Events Association …
January 31, 2023
Over the years I have attended hundreds of awards presentations and heard the stories of many recipients – some are inspiring, others emotional or just enjoyable. So, why would you enter and what awards are out there that you can enter? First up there are event industry awards such as the Australian Event Awards, and those run by the associations such as MEA and EEA. Then there are other …
March 7, 2022
With restrictions lifted and people encouraged to return to their workplaces, it is now time for Victoria to get back to business. At the forefront of this drive is the resumption of Victoria’s robust business events sector. Today the Hon Martin Pakula, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, met with senior representatives of the industry associations, Exhibition & Event Association of Australasia (EEAA), Meeting and Events Australia (MEA) …
March 2, 2022
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Gary FitzRoy attempts to negotiate ‘The Bumpy Road to Recovery’
EEAA recently ran a panel discussion in support of UFI Asia-Pacific Week entitled ‘The Bumpy Road to Recovery’. Gary FitzRoy has some observations with what was presented. Having raised a number of issues impacting the industry recently I was eager to view the session in full for myself to see if they tackled the core issues. Now there are a handful of companies and people who seem to dislike …