Two organisations are looking for leadership replacements after Mark Day announced this week via social media that he was leaving the business events industry. Day, who has been with Business Events Geelong for 10 years as its Business Events Manager, will leave for a career change in the real estate industry in a few weeks.
It’s time to celebrate – the 100th issue of Spice magazine is out now! That’s right – our autumn edition of Spice magazine is our 100th issue and our highly popular annual Hot Seat feature!
Wrapped Creations is thrilled to announce their appointment to produce the upcoming National NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony. As a proud Aboriginal owned and operated company, Wrapped Creations takes great pride in its connection to the land and people of this country. The opportunity to be a part of such a significant event in the Indigenous calendar is an honour and a testament to our team’s hard work and dedication.
New President takes charge at IAPCO – PCOA wishes to congratulate, long standing member, Sarah Markey-Hamm, CEO of ICMS Pty Ltd and the new President of IAPCO. The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) is a not-for-profit membership association, registered in Switzerland. IAPCO Members are Professional Congress Organisers (companies, not individuals) that have qualified for Membership under the detailed application process by demonstrating that they consistently deliver PCO services to their clients and partners at high-quality standards.
As we get stuck into 2023 and the realities of the post-pandemic status quo for business events, micenet’s special edition for AIME explores the big issues – from budgets to event format evolution, sustainability, the skills shortage, raising our industry profile, risk and what’s next for hybrid events.
ASN Events announces new leadership roles as company accelerates growth. Prominent industry Professional Conference Organiser, ASN Events has announced new leadership roles within the company, and expanded Senior Leadership team.
PCEC is pleased to announce Kendra Naidoo, former Director of Corporate and Events Services, as the new General Manager Venue Operations
In this edition our cover story focuses on the latest business events news from Queensland’s Noosa. We also see what’s ahead in 2023 for Queenstown/Southern Lakes and the Whanganui regions. We cover a recent famil in the mighty Waikato region and there is also a review of the PCOA conference in Hobart in December.
Lucky winners at the Tourism New Zealand prizes of Lisa O’Neill’s ‘Everything You Want’ bundles were Daniell Colrain and Alex Robertson.
Run every day for 18 weeks to achieve the 870km distance from Canberra to Hobart in time for the start of the PCOA Conference AND raise much needed funds for mental health support of people in the business events industry via Beyond Blue along the way.