Australasia’s oldest professional conference organiser ICMSA has had plenty of industry firsts in its 57 year history but has never managed three meetings all starting on the same day. Come June 26, ICMSA staff will be manning registration desks in Brisbane and Melbourne in preparation for an influx of close to 5,000 delegates attending three separate meetings.
In this May/June 2023 edition our cover story takes you to Wellington and we also visit Southland/Fiordland, and the West Coast. We look at the latest team building experiences, review the Rotorua Australian Roadshow and provide our regular industry news, events, people on the move and social pages. Of course we also have updates from our key partners BEIA and NZEA.
We are delighted to soon be able to offer quality accommodation for our clients a mere stones throw away from our conferencing and events facilities. We look forward to continuing to create enormous value for our partners and supporting their businesses with our unique and diverse offerings.
Mark your calendars for the 15th Annual PCOA Conference and Exhibition, taking place from 10 -12 December 2023 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. PCOA23 promises to be a one-of-a-kind opportunity for business event professionals to network, learn, and grow together.
Truly understand the profound quantum leap AI has taken and will take – because we’re just at the start of a profound change to everything you know as normal business.
Business Events Adelaide has added to its bid team after securing increased funding from the Malinauskas government. “The State Government’s investment in the organisation has been much welcomed, and is a clear signal that the Government sees business events as a sensible no-risk high-return investment in the State’s economic future,” said Business Events Adelaide CEO Damien Kitto.
The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023 produced by Perfect Events given the royal tick of approval by King Charles ahead of its Australia launch.
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has hit a major operational milestone, notching up one year since its first conference. Since 2 May 2022, the Centre has hosted 234 events for more than 129,700 delegates – including 70 conventions, seven exhibitions, 76 banquets, 79 meetings and seminars and two live entertainment events – generating more than $50 million* in direct economic value for the city of Ōtautahi Christchurch during that time.
The 8th IWG World Conference On Women & Sport held in Auckland, New Zealand attracted a record 1850 participants from 90 countries. It not only helped advance gender equity in sports for women and girls in New Zealand and beyond, but it raised the bar as an exemplar of what a sustainable, inclusive conference can look like, putting an emphasis on youth and Indigenous voices. As part of its longer-term legacy, it delivered 10 Conference Calls to Action, and 16 Indigenous Calls to Action.
Welcome to the Autumn edition of Business Events Tasmania Magazine. Following on from the launch of our Visionary Program late last year, we have taken the opportunity to fill the pages with the profiles and stories of some of Tasmania’s brightest, boldest and bravest leaders – our Visionaries.