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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Someone has to come out and say this so it might as well be me. Time to say enough of the never-ending doom and gloom. Enough of the Victorian events industry in crisis to the point it will never recover and be wiped out. Enough of the poor whoa me, we are hard done by. Enough of let’s just blame the government for not handing out blank cheques. Enough …
May 24, 2021
The Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon Dan Tehan MP, and thanked Tourism Australia for its continued commitment to the Business Events industry with the extension of the Bid Fund Program by $3m for an additional 12 months through 2021/22. The Bid Fund Program is designed to increase the conversion of bids for new international business events …
April 16, 2021
Robyn Johnson’s announcement that she is leaving MEA got me to thinking about the number of industry associations most of us belong to. There are many producers and suppliers who work across many sectors. For example – stage technology companies provide AV, audio, lighting etc for business events, music events, sporting events, festivals, live theatre and private events. Many event producers work on business events along with private and …
October 15, 2020
It is important for the business events industry to show the way when it comes to creating association conferences. MEA had the opportunity to show the way when their annual conference had to be “renovated” due to the COVID lockdown. A truncated version of the conference was produced this week – how did it go? First up – full marks to the committee for “pivoting” in these “unprecedented times”. …
July 17, 2020
It is important for the event industry to be at the forefront of event design, technology and presentation. It is also important for industry events to show the way for the rest of industry. This includes conferences, seminars and award presentations. Associations and other industry players should be early adopters of technology and be prepared to go out on a limb to try out new concepts. Last week Meetings …
June 3, 2020
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Government figures highlight the challenge for the Industry
Doug MacColl discovers that 100,000 people have lost their jobs in the events sector A Nine Newspapers investigation into inbound arrivals into Australia has highlighted, as a by-product, the shocking collapse of the events industry revealed by the decrease in the number of visitors into Australia for conferences, as questions swirl around the international border system. Doug MacColl Building on the reports in the Nine Newspapers, my own research …