Join us for Nesrene O’Connell’s presentation – Same Same? How to Keep Your Flagship Events Fresh at the annual 11th PCOA18 conference. Do you run an annual conference? Do you fear people will walk in and say, oh, it’s the same as last year! Do you NEED and WANT to keep it fresh Year on Year? This session covers some…
Register for PCOA18 between Monday 13th August and Friday 14th September at the Early Bird registration rate to go into the draw to win one (1) Velocity Gold membership or one of five (5) Pilot Velocity Gold memberships. Not a Velocity member? Join now The winners will be announced on Monday 17th September. Terms & Conditions apply: – Must be…
As Tania de Jong AM gears up to speak at the Professional Conference Organisers Association National Conference in December, she opens up about why she has joined the program. “I have spoken and performed at hundreds of conferences over the past three decades and produce the award-winning Creative Innovation Global conference series,” she says. “Thus, I am passionate about the…
As the Professional Conference Organisers Association gears up for their national conference and exhibition in December, they caught up with one of their featured speakers, Tomer Garzberg, founder and CEO of GRONADE.com. Q – Can you tell us a what the philosophy is behind GRONADE? Throughout history, humanity has seen its share of disruptive technologies, yet some were so pivotal…
One of Melbourne’s newest hotels and event spaces, purpose built at Essendon Fields because of its proximity to both Melbourne Airport and Essendon Airport (the gateway to adventure and incentives travel in Victoria) and the CBD. Designed around today’s modern traveler, this contemporary hotel offers free daily buffet breakfast, a 24/7 StayFit Gym, as well as free Wi-Fi and a…
Fast Future CEO Rohit Talwar has been named as the keynote speaker at the upcoming PCOA Conference. Rohit Talwar to focus on ‘The Future of Meetings, Conferences and Events’ “I think it is a very exciting time for the events industry in Australia and New Zealand,” he said. “For example, foreign student numbers are up to record levels, a testimony to…
REGISTRATIONS FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL PCOA CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ARE NOW OPEN! The conference, to be held between 9 and 11 December 2018, will be a chance to meet like-minded Business Event professionals at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre’s (MCEC) newly completed $200 million expansion. AND you’ll get the chance to listen to some fantastic featured speakers. Find out…
Thanks to the support of State Library Victoria and Showtime Event Group the PCOA will be holding this year’s networking event in Australia’s oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in the world. PCOA president Barry Neame said “State Library Victoria will provide the perfect environment for attendees to network and exchange ideas in an historic setting…