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meeting newz January-February 2025

In this edition of Meeting Newz our cover story focuses on Auckland. We’ll take a close look at how new infrastructure is shaping our largest city along with industry trends and key business events. We also learn more about the Hawke’s Bay region and we have a review of PCOA in Brisbane.

The Star Brisbane announces opening date for Queen’s Wharf

The Star Brisbane will officially open the first phase of its $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane precinct on August 29.

The Star Brisbane CEO Daniel Finch said a steady stream of new restaurants, bars, public spaces and destinations will begin opening from late August into September and throughout the remainder of the year.

meeting news Jan-Feb 2024

In this January/February edition we learn a bit more about Taranaki and discover Tropical North Queensland… As always, we keep you informed with the latest industry news, events, social scene and people on the move. And of course we bring you the latest happenings from our key partners BEIA, NZEA and PCOA.

PCOA releases program for this year’s conference

The Professional Conference Organisers Association (PCOA) has released the program for this year’s conference which is being held in Adelaide this December. After months of collaboration with the PCOA23 program advisory committee and considering feedback from last year’s attendee survey, the PCOA23 program focuses on the theme of “Foundations for the Future” under the key pillars of Curation, Legacy and Sustainability.

PCOA23 is heading to Adelaide!

Professional conference organisers, in-house event planners and meeting industry professionals will be heading to Adelaide in December 2023 for the PCO Association’s 15th annual conference and exhibition.

PCOA21 Postponement

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.

The 2020 PCOA President’s Award was presented to Trevor Gardiner, CEO of Centium at the recent 13th Annual PCOA Hybrid Conference & Virtual Exhibition

The 2020 PCOA President’s Award was presented to Trevor Gardiner, Chief Executive Officer of Centium at the recent 13th Annual PCOA Hybrid Conference & Virtual Exhibition. This award is given to a member of the business events industry who strives and achieves excellence, and the recipient of the 2020 award is a true visionary. This year’s recipient, Trevor Gardiner, has…