Resilience in motion; Remaining agile in a pandemic In times of change, resilience has proven paramount in remaining open throughout this pandemic. In an uncertain landscape, ICC Sydney has successfully taken an agile approach and continuously adapted to the current health regulations. Despite not knowing how long the road to recovery is, our successes in the venue give us confidence…
We know that there is no real substitute for coming together to meet & celebrate as a group.
But in today’s fast moving and dynamic environment we can still stay connected with real time gatherings in smaller groups and be invigorated as a collective.
EventsAIR launches new version of OnAIR BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND – April 2021 EventsAIR announces its release of its latest version of its phenomenally successful virtual and hybrid event solution OnAIR. Since May 2020, the team at EventsAIR has been helping event planners around the globe deliver great virtual event experiences to over 800,000 attendees. With its latest release, EventsAIR raises the…
Meeting Newz magazine – March/April 2021
Cost Saving – The Virtual Conference Network Plans to help weather the perfect storm The Virtual Conference Network has introduced new plans for conference organisers to create and stage virtual, hybrid, semi-live and in person events. The plans reflect the downturn in business and the reduction in revenue experienced by PCOs without sacrificing features and functionality and will enable them…
Spectacular new 360-degree virtual tour opens up the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre like never before. An interactive and immersive new 360-degree video will enable prospective clients to embark on a virtual site inspection and see the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) from a whole new angle. The innovative video, GCCEC360, invites viewers to walk through Australia’s…
WHY THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY IS THE SILENT SUFFERER OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC It’s been almost 12 months since COVID-19 hit Australia and abruptly shut down the business events industry. Events including conventions, symposiums, association meetings and trade exhibitions all disappeared overnight. The financial impact of the pandemic on Australia’s economic health has been well and truly documented. Specifically looking at…
EventsAIR holds bootcamp for over a thousand event planners Event planners were immensely impressed after getting a sneak peek into the amazing 3D graphical experience available in OnAIR v5 BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND – Ahead of the launch of OnAIR v5 the revolutionary new version of the OnAIR virtual and hybrid event solution created by EventsAIR, the company hosted three online bootcamps…
Interview with Paula Leishman by Micenet’s Joyce DiMascio : “Snap lockdowns don’t do us any favours” Paula Leishman calls it as it is. She’s been running her business as a professional conference organiser for 21 years and has a clear handle on the current state-of-play in the business events market. Her company, Leishman Associates, is based in Tasmania and operates…
The 2020 PCOA President’s Award was presented to Trevor Gardiner, Chief Executive Officer of Centium at the recent 13th Annual PCOA Hybrid Conference & Virtual Exhibition. This award is given to a member of the business events industry who strives and achieves excellence, and the recipient of the 2020 award is a true visionary. This year’s recipient, Trevor Gardiner, has…