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…
March 28 has now passed and so too has JobKeeper, the vital support mechanism that supported the Business Events Industry over the months that saw its revenue streams decimated by between 75-100%.
The landscape is changing the traditional way conference content has been delivered with 2020 being fraught with risk. The latest data coming out of the US confirms that the format of event delivery is changing and that a new way of thinking about the way events are run has emerged.
Nell Harrison has been appointed Managing Director of The Association Specialists (TAS) effective 1 January 2021. Passing the mantle is Francis Child, the owner of TAS, who will continue to play an important role in the business as Executive Chair.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group Grows its Australian Footprint with the Opening of PARKROYAL Monash Melbourne in April 2021.