The Professional Conference Organisers Association (PCOA) last night regrettably announced that it was postponing the scheduled annual conference, which was planned for Hobart later this month. Barry Neame, PCOA president, said the decision to postpone was not taken lightly.
Christchurch has won the rights to host the world’s largest regional seed association congress, to be held in November 2023 at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre. The Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA) Asian Seed Congress is expected to attract up to 1,000 delegates, including 900 international and 100 New Zealand seed industry experts, for a week of meetings and workshops.
The NSW Government and Business Events Sydney have released details of a new funding program open for applications from today to stimulate the return of business events across Greater Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong.
We are all very pleased and excited to let you know that after 18 months our Pan Pacific Hotels in Australia are reopening for business as usual and we can’t wait to welcome you back. To celebrate our reopenings we have released Early Bird Conference Residential Packages that will assist your clients to Take Their Meetings Offline in 2022.
Luna Park announced today that we will be investing $30 million to upgrade one of Australia’s best known and most loved destinations. This investment will turn Luna Park into a world-class amusement park, fit for the 21st century, replacing some older rides with nine new, family-friendly rides and attractions.
The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) has announced its enhanced hybrid and virtual capabilities, expanding the list of event offerings at the award-winning venue.
Hard hit by the pandemic, the event industry has seen the rapid acceleration of demand for integrated event solutions, with strong enquiry for hybrid, live streaming and online options.
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is Open for Business
We are pleased to share with you that BCEC is open for business. Following the official reopening of the Centre by the Queensland Treasurer, the Hon. Cameron Dick, we have since hosted our first events to great acclaim from our clients, with everyone having a good time in a well-managed safe environment.
We are now busy working on our upcoming events and continuing to adapt to the challenges and opportunities that COVID-19 brings for us as well as for you, our clients.
Virtual events play central role in Australians’ working life as online attendance continues to grow
ONE in three of us now attend more than 10 virtual events a month, according to a new study that indicates the sharp growth in online events sparked by the need to work and meet remotely could become permanent.
More than half (51%) of the respondents to the Australian study 1 expect to attend even more virtual events this time next year, while four in five say virtual events can be “as good as or better than their physical event counterparts”.
BECA appears before Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 for reinforcements to support Australia’s $35.7 billion industry
21 August 2020
• BECA has called for targeted government support that will build confidence and create momentum for people to get back to in-person business events.
• Border restrictions continue to impose the most significant challenge impeding the recovery of the business events industry.
In this edition we take you to Taranaki, Palmerston North and Whanganui.
We also take a look at some Venues with a Difference, have a regional update from Auckland and report on a famil to Queenstown.
There’s our regular people on the move, social scene and industry update columns too.