Event manager Gina Shaw has joined Elevate Communication’s major events division as it ramps up activity post pandemic. Shaw brings more than 15 years’ experience in the conferencing and events industry to her role at the Brisbane-based marketing agency and is one of just 58 professionals to hold PCOA Certified Events Manager status in Australia and New Zealand.
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.
Two organisations are looking for leadership replacements after Mark Day announced this week via social media that he was leaving the business events industry. Day, who has been with Business Events Geelong for 10 years as its Business Events Manager, will leave for a career change in the real estate industry in a few weeks.
It’s time to celebrate – the 100th issue of Spice magazine is out now! That’s right – our autumn edition of Spice magazine is our 100th issue and our highly popular annual Hot Seat feature!
Event management company K&M Events has launched, specialising in the planning and execution of corporate events, exhibitions, retreats, roadshows, summits, professional development days and special events.
In this edition the cover story focuses on Hawke’s Bay and we bring you the latest news from the region.
‘We know that business events in Tasmania are not the same as other destinations.’ says Business Events Tasmania CEO Marnie Craig.
Spice readers have once again thrown their support behind the event industry and voted with great enthusiasm for their favourite services and suppliers. From cutting-edge technology to creative styling, find out who made the industry’s hottest hit list.
With a focus on domestic association conferences, trade exhibitions, workshops and seminars, as well as corporate meetings and incentive group events with a business event program, funding is available to offset actual costs for hosting their events in Victoria.
As part of the Tourism Industry Reference Panel’s Interim Action Plan, the Queensland Government has launched a $7 million program dedicated to attracting business events to the three state-owned Convention Centres, Cairns Convention Centre, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.