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 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
Sydney’s business events industry is calling for a NSW Government plan to safely restart its operations for fully vaccinated people and warns inaction threatens the survival of jobs across the city and regions. Representatives of Sydney’s business events industry have joined with the Committee for Sydney and Business Sydney as the Sydney Business Events Coalition to call on the NSW Government to pave a pathway for the return of …
September 3, 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
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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 can think of. Interestingly not for security, which must be the cushiest job …