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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Save Victorian Events has released the results of a snap survey of Victoria’s Event Industry. This is the fourth survey we have done of the event industry in the last year. We’ve had over 400 responses. The purpose of these surveys is to get solid data that we can all use to brief governments, media and others about the real situation in the Event industry, and so we can …
January 20, 2022
As we say goodbye to 2021 we must ask “are we heading to freedom or disaster?” First an explanation about the lack of posts via ASE over the past three weeks. Quite simply, I’ve been too busy. In 2020 the advertising revenue dried up and I kept ASE going via my own resources. This year I changed the format from running media releases to encouraging commentary and opinion. I’m …
December 22, 2021
The Victorian events community closed the door on what has been a terrible 20 months for the Exhibition and Event industry as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. At a gathering of key industry stakeholders, the Victorian Events community came together to reunite and reconnect with their peers, saying goodbye to almost two years of inactivity for the sector. Industry leaders gathered at Harry the hirer’s Head Office in …
December 16, 2021
So, I needed a calculator to work it out but it’s a scary number. It has been 616 days since the Melbourne Grand Prix was cancelled on the 13th March 2020 to last week’s announcement where we Victorian’s are basically back to what we do best – vertical consumption and dancing at the same time! Peter Jones Sounds like a flashback to an 80s themed party and surely the …
November 24, 2021
OK, so they have been back in other states for quite some time now but NSW and Vic where the hardest hit by the Bondi virus outbreak, so in Sydney and Melbourne we have reason to celebrate. Interpretation of the health rules however is still inconsistent – I worked in two major Sydney venues this month – while both required masks for hospitality staff, one had no requirement for …
November 19, 2021
While business events are not expected to return until March, Sydney Showground and the MCEC will be buzzing with costumed fans over the first two weekends of December as consumer events return. Readers would be aware that regular contributor Gary Fitz-Roy is the owner of Expertise Events who own Oz Comic Con. ASE asked Gary to share what went on behind the scenes to get this consumer event on …
November 19, 2021
We are happy to be able to share that today the Victorian Government has finally announced a $230 million Covid-19 event cancellation insurance scheme. Save Victorian Events began campaigning on this issue back in August 2020. Back then we were a pretty lonely voice on this critical issue. Most told us it would never happen and we shouldn’t bother (and have kept telling us!). As part of the …
November 16, 2021
I’ve been a long time member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers (AIPP). This association has a lot in common with our own industry associations. In both instances members are professionals operating in their field but are not required to be licenced. These associations are run by members who make up a governing board (national) with state branches. They make their money from memberships and conferences (with expos). …
November 12, 2021
This week, representatives of the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) including Deputy Chair Geoff Donaghy (ICC Sydney), Kate Smith (Waldron Smith Management), Matt Pearce (Talk2 Media & Events) and Andrew Hiebl (Association of Australian Convention Bureaux), met online with Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Shadow Minister for Sport and Tourism, and the Hon Tony Burke MP, Shadow Minister for the Arts. The conversation focused on BECA’s three key priorities of …
November 5, 2021
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What the x!?! is the events industry (real question)
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 …