Are you Accredited – PCOA President, Barry Neame says the PCO Accreditation program was established in 2009 to provide individuals and businesses with a set of standards that are recognised as the minimum standard level of service and business practices. “The PCO Association offers two types of Accreditation that provide individuals and businesses with a set of standards that are…
Business Events leaders and members of the Business Events Council of Australia last week met with parliamentarians at the Business Events Meets Parliament bipartisan Friends of Tourism luncheon held at Parliament House. The event was attended by politicians from both sides of politics who engaged with the industry as they pitched the value of business events to Australia and described…
Three exciting regional famil options are among the highlights for professional conference organisers and incentive operators who attend a major business events expo at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) on 18 July. Convene Queensland (Convene Q) will showcase more than 100 venues, accommodation choices, attractions, activities, theme and audio visual companies, speakers and other suppliers in the state. It…
Leaders of the Business Events industry have visited Canberra to engage with Federal Parliamentarians and senior departmental officials as part of the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) Business Events Meets Parliament program, taking place today. The event commenced last night with a BECA board dinner with special guest Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Mr Matthew…
New hotel development responds to record occupancies – yet are we building enough? Australia’s tourism industry continues to be a ‘super sector’ for the nation’s economy, with strong growth in both international and domestic visitor numbers. The extreme levels of occupancy we are experiencing in Sydney and Melbourne CBD’s, translates to upwards of 100 nights per year above 95% occupancy.…
Eventbrite, the world’s largest ticketing and event technology platform with nearly three million events each year, and fast-growing Australian event suite, Entegy, have integrated to create the conference and exhibition event sector’s most powerful and broad-reaching, end-to-end event management solution. The integration, which can be accessed through Eventbrite’s open API platform, Eventbrite Spectrum, will launch first in Australia and New…
Networking opportunities – build it and they will come, right? Well, not exactly… sometimes people need a little push. Read on to find out how 2016’s PCOA Conference used friendly competition to drive engagement. Case Study b Entegy Pty Ltd p: 1300 730 808 w: www.entegy.com.au Join us for the 10th Annual PCOA Conference and Exhibition, at the Gold Coast…
“For many decades Howard Smith Wharves have been sitting disused, however, this dynamic project will unlock the historically significant site’s full potential as an entertainment and lifestyle precinct,” Cr Quirk said. “This development, undertaken by successful tenderer The Howard Smith Wharves (HSW) Consortium, will deliver a five star, 164 room Art Series Hotel as well as parkland, a 1500 square…
Join us to celebrate the 10th birthday of the Annual PCOA Conference and Exhibition, returning to the Gold Coast, the city where it all started. The Conference themed ‘MEETING Beyond Tomorrow’ will be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre between Sunday 26 – Tuesday 28 November 2017. Building on the past successful conferences and the growing interest…
Ali Copeman has been appointed the Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) Approved Professional Conference Organiser (PCO) Group Chairperson. Ali is a CINZ PCO member based in Dunedin where she established akB Conference Management in 1999, and has been working nationwide in the industry ever since. She was Director of the Otago Chamber of Commerce for nine years, the last…