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BriefencounterTHIS week wegive you theletter S Switzerlandand
Scotlandtwo very aspirational countries,both in town to assure us
that all
is well on the otherside of the world and
inviting us tocome on over.
Youll learnmore about
the letter S onpages twoand three.
Last night BENwas invited enmasse to an adaption of NoelCowards
play Brief Encounterat The Concourse in Chatswood,in their
impressive 500 seattheatre.
Limelight Magazinesaid ofKneehighs spin on this muchloved 1945s
lm, British socialetiquette meets vaudeville style
and slapstick; its funny, touchingand beautiful.I commend it to
you and
guarantee youll come away witha smile on your face.
Whats more it gives theperfect opportunity to have yourown Brief
Encounter with themeeting and exhibition space atThe Concourse.
Now thats a bonus! Jill
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Editor: Jill
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1300 799 220
PCOs conferenceA THOUGHTprovoking
business program combined
with ample opportunies for
etworking and peer to peer
iscussion, can be expected at
his years PCO Conference.
The event is taking place at
he Melbourne Conference and
xhibion, 28-30 November.
The inclusive industry program
will examine changes to the
meeng sector and the outlook,
with the future full of both
hallenges and opportunies for
he industry.The Associaon will also oer
elegates, sponsor and exhibitor
ta complimentary access to the
post event workshops - details at
onference.pco.asn.au.
EEAA fnalists
THE Exhibion & Event
Associaon of Australia has
released the list of nalists for its
2013 Awards for Excellence - the
outcome of the deliberaons of
35 independent judges.
The 16 category winners will
be announced at the EEAA gala
dinner at the Sydney Convenon
and Exhibion Centre on 26
November.
Our member companies
connue to leverage these
awards to showcase their
achievements and to put the
spotlight on their nest work
and people, said EEAA ceo Joyce
DiMascio.
It is a night of great pride
which celebrates the very
essence of professionalism and
teamwork.
Award categories include
Young Achiever, Best Consumer
Show (large and small), Best
Trade Show (large and small),
Best Supplier Team, Best Venue
Team, Best New Product or
Service, Best Green Iniave,
Most Outstanding Markeng
Campaign, Best Custom Stand,
Best Show Team and Best New
Show.
Earlybird registraons to aend
the EEAA 2013 Conference and
Awards close today - CLICK HERE.
The full list of nalists can be
accessed by CLICKING HERE.
Pacifc World at EIBTMGLOBAL DMC, event
management and pco
organisaon, Pacic World, has
conrmed that it will once again
be partnering with EIBTM to
deliver operaonal support for
all aspects of the show which
once again is taking place in the
Fira Gran Via, Barcelona later this
month (19-21 Nov).
Mnica Sala Reyna, country
manager of Pacic World Spain,
commented, EIBTM moved the
show to Barcelona ten years ago
and we are delighted to have
been working with them then.
As the ocial DMC, Pacic
World is responsible for managing
over 5,000 hotel room night and
working with a list of ocial
hotels to secure aracve rates
for EIBTM delegates. she said.
Graeme Barne, Reed
Travel Exhibions, senior
exhibion director commented,
Implemenng EIBTM each year
is an enormous task and it is
incredibly important to us that
we work with suppliers whom we
can trust implicitly.
In addion, EIBTM has also
partnered with Pacic World in
a bid to raise 15,000 for Casal
dels Infants, a charity dedicated
to improving the quality of life
of children, young people and
families at risk of social exclusion
in Barcelona.
The project, based on the
noon that if each of the 15,000
meengs industry professionals
expected to aend EIBTM
donates at least 1 each, will
raise enough funds to secure
scholarships for 20 young
adults within the Meengs
and Hospitality Industries in
Barcelona.
Take a WORKCATION
BUSINESS guests at the stylish
Hansar Bangkok can enjoy a
WORKCATION that includes
nightly accommodaon in their
Urban Suite (pictured) with it
own garden wall, custom Terrazzo
tub, luxurious bedding and pillow
menu, round trip airport transfers
via BMW 5-Series, a 60 minute
signature massage at LUXSA Spa
plus an addional 25% discount
on addional spa treatments
during the stay and a premium
cocktail craed at ROUGE.
In addion, theres free
Wi-Fi, a complimentary
Minibar (replenished daily),
daily buet and a la carte
breakfast served at EVE and
one hour daily complimentary
use of boardrooms - email
[email protected]
$160m SA conference boostSOUTH Australias tourismminister Leon
Bignell has hailed
the power of business events,
with conferences scheduled for
the Adelaide Convenon Centre
over the next three years set to
boost the state economy by at
least $160 million.
He said this gure was expected
to rise to more than $200m as
further forward bookings are
conrmed.
Its good news for the state
which is making a signicant
investment in infrastructure, with
stage 1 of the $350m convenon
centre redevelopment having
reached a key phase with the
installaon of the highest part of
the steel structure.
During the next three years,
on current bookings alone,
55,000 people will visit the
Adelaide Convenon Centre
from interstate and overseas,
generang 180,000 bed nights forthe hotel industry, Bignell
said.
The upgraded Adelaide
Convenon Centre, along with
other work being done along the
Riverbank precinct, is making
Adelaide a more appealing
conference and convenon
desnaon, he added.
Events secured include the
800 delegate 2014 Asia Pacic
Oil & Gas Conference Exhibiton
as well as the Australian
Gastroenterological Societys2016 Annual Meeng, expected
to aract 1000 aendees.
Health and medical conferences
are a key focus for the precinct.
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AS an industry we are no
strangers to air travel, however
the glamour of aircrew jobs
and keeping us safe can be a
mystery.Such as how tall do you need
to be a ight aendant?
You dont necessarily need to
be 160cm, but you do need to
be able to reach to 208cm.
Good looks wont go astray
but a good personality, ashing
a sincere, genuine smile and
a willingness to help others is
what counts.
Forget buddying up, ight crew
y with dierent colleagues on
each ight, on dierent aircratypes and conguraons a
crew posion system monitors
previous ying record and
assigns posions.
A tad o-pung is the
necessity to clean the toilets
in-ight (thank goodness)
to make sure they are clean
for passengers, including for
themselves.
Since the humidity level inside
the aircra is low, skin tends to
get dry, so plenty of aenon isneeded to moisturising.
While it varies from airline to
airline, on many internaonal
carriers the cabin crew and the
rst ocer eat the same meal
and the captain a dierent one
in case of food poisoning.
When it comes to protecng
the aircra from lightning,
weather radar and ying around
storms is primarily used.
The circular shape and the
conducve nature of the
fuselage means that the planes
body becomes a Faraday cage,
which allows energy from the
lightning to ow around the
plane, thus protecng the
people inside.
business events news1st November 2013
crumbs!
Arajilla spends $1.1mARAJILLA on Lord Howe Island
has completed a major $1.1
million refurbishment.
The refurbishments
concentrated on upgrading the
resorts six Banyan Suites in line
with its other accommodaon,
improving its popular day spa and
the guest lounge.
Bill Shead, Arajillas Owner, said:
Having owned the property forover twenty ve years, weve
been consistently invesng in
its development with mulple
renovaons over this me, but
this is one of the biggest.
The scale of the refurbishment
is indicave of our commitment
to Lord Howe Island and in
providing the best facilies for
our guests.
One of the things that many
people wouldnt appreciate is
the work that goes into logiscswhen making these kind of
upgrades to a place like Arajilla,
with our remote locaon
everything is harder and there
is the extra costs of freight and
of course, pung up the various
tradespeople throughout the
project.
Scotlands tunes of glory
THE skirl of the bagpipes and
a piper dressed in an edgy 21st
entury kilt (right) piped in
guests to the Hilton Sydneys Zeta
Bar on Tuesday evening when
VisitScotland in concert with
People Make Glasgow went all
out to impress.Among those spreading the
message of Homecoming
Scotland 2014 and the Glasgow
2014 XX Commonwealth Games
and of their intenon to promote
n-between games tours during a
10-day break of Londons hosng
of the Rugby World Cup and The
Ashes Series in 2015, was Gregor
Tait, a former Scosh backstroke
wimmer, and an Olympian for
Great Britain.
Tait is now living on the GoldCoast and married to Aussie
Alice Mills, a sprint freestyle,
buery and individual medley
wimmer and winner of two relay
gold medals at the 2004 Athens
Olympics.
It isnt hard to project yourself
o Scotland next June when the
e-enactment of the 1314 Bale
of Bannockburn is being staged
n all its glory in Srling, while the
2014 Ryder Cup takes place 23-28
September at Gleneagles.Then, during the me of the
Edinburgh Taoo, Alba Travel &
Events is promong the World
Pipe Bands Championships in
Glasgow, aeconately known as
The Worlds.
Its an event that in 2013
aracted 225 bands and more
than 8000 pipers from 17
dierent naons.
When vising Edinburgh
consider the famous railway
hotel, The Balmoral, next to
Waverley Staon.
This historic 5-star is not just a
lure for enthusiasc rail riders but
also for Australian C&I groups,
100 of which were ensconced at
the hotel this week.
Gregor Tait is picturedabove
with thistle man Clyde, the
ocial Glasgow Commonwealth
games mascot.
ello, ello Aucklandbags a winner
AUCKLAND was up against
Turkey and Bulgaria when they
bid for and won the Internaonal
Police Associaon conference.
IPA president for New Zealand,
Paul Visser, along with vice
president Ross Pinkham and
secretary general Coleen Meyers,
travelled to this years conference
in Denmark to bid for hosng
rights for the 2016 event, the
outcome of which Visser says sll
has the team on a high aer a
unanimous vote from the judges..
Our presentaon went really
well and we are all grateful for
the support given by Auckland
Convenon Bureau.
Interest has been amazing
since winning the bid, with
comments like Ive been waing
to come to New Zealand and now
here is my excuse.
Auckland Convenon Bureau
manager Anna Hayward says
she is thrilled to secure the
event, expected to contribute
NZ$435,000 to the economy.
Two hundred police ocers
from around the world are
expected to aend the four day
conference in 2016.
New Double Bay gmINTERCONTINENTAL Hotels
Group has appointed Frederic
Brohez as general manager of the
new 140-room InterConnental
Sydney Double Bay which is set toopen early next year.
Brohez moves from his current
role as hotel manager at the
InterConnental Le Vendome
Beirut in Lebanon.
Malaysia theme parkDESTINATION Asia report that
Resort World Genng has closed
Malaysias Genng Outdoor
Theme Park for three years and
invesng more than US$130
million (RM400 million) to enable
the construcon of the Tweneth
Century Fox Theme Park.
Scheduled to open in 2016, all
the rides and aracons at the
First World Indoor Theme Parkremain operaonal and open to
the public.
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CONTACT US:
PublisherBruce Piper
EditorJill Varley
Advertising:Christie-Lee
[email protected]
P: 1300 799 220F: 1300 799 221
PO Box 1010 Epping, NSW,1710 Business Events Newsis part of the
Travel Dailygroup of publications whichalso include: Travel
Daily,Cruise Weekly and PharmacyDaily.
While every care has been taken
in the preparaon of Business
Events News no liability can be
accepted for errors or omissions.BENtakes no responsibility
for
the opinions of its contributors.
Informaon is published in good
faith to smulate independent
invesgaon of the maers
canvassed.
Switzerland - whats not to love?AN UPSWINGin
Australian visitors and
a 20% growth expected
for 2014 was the posive
message Switzerland
gave guests at an
inmate high tea held at
the Sir Stamford Sydney
this week.
Reliable, punctual,
polically and
economically stable
and authenc, with a
landscape that ranges
from palm trees to
glaciers; whats not to
love?
Francois Michel, vice-
president Region Du
Leman, Lake Geneva
region and Rayomand
Choksi, sales director
forw Australia, Titlis
Cableways, Hotels &
Restaurants, said that
while the tourism and MICE
markets in their regions are
reasonably healthy considering
the economic climate, there is a
need to build up the Australian
conference and incenve market.
For C&I groups, Switzerland
oers some out-of-the-ordinary
acvies that include taking a
hike in the mountain to a dairy
above Zerma to learn about
living on the alp and cheese
making, baking your own bread in
Lucerne and spending me in a La
Chaux-de-Fonds workshop to see
what it feels like to be a genuine
watchmaker.
In Engelberg, you can ride the
famous Titlis Rotair on Mount
Titlis, hold a seminar or workshop
on the mountain and combine
it with a breathtaking hike on a
glacier or crevasse abseiling.
By the way, if you are heading
there soon, the Titlis Rotair and
restaurants are closed from 4-15
November for maintenance.
Rayomand Chocksi from TitlisGlacier Mountain is pictured
above enjoying the Sir Stamford
Circular Quay high tea.
Fine feasting atCastaways
CASTAWAYS Resort & Spa at
Mission Beach in Queensland has
Corporate Christmas Packages
starng at $75 per person
including a three hour beverage
package.
In addion to this discounts are
being oered on accommodaon
booked in conjuncon with a
funcon.
Castaway recently welcomed
a new general manager, Judy
Bingham, who has an extensive
background in hospitality and
nance, while Emmelie Jonsson
is their new sales and markeng
manager.
Jonsson, who emigrated from
with her family from Sweden in
2012, has extensive experience
in both the internaonal and
domesc hospitality scene.
For more informaon email
[email protected].
Fancy Hong Kong?OPPORTUNITIES for Australian
business to expand into Hong
Kong as a plaorm for Asia will
be explored at a free seminar
hosted by the Hong Kong Trade
Development Council in Sydney.
Its on Tue 26 Nov from 3pm;
egos essenal on 02 9261 8911.
New Qantas loungeQANTAS has released details
of new lounges to open at Los
Angeles Airport next year.
The LA lounge is twice the
size of the current oering with
almost 600 seats, and later in the
year a separate new Qantas First
Lounge will also open at LAX.
So long, farewell and amen!A PLETHORAof new, innovativeevent
technologies are enteringthe scene, making event plannersmore
ecient by streamlining
their tasks, bringing added valueto participants and saving
costs. Virtual and hybrid events are oneof these emerging
technologiesand Gen Y (18-32) has beeninstrumental in driving
theiruptake.
Why? Because theyre allonline and its where they go forknowledge
and learning.
Theyre already watching hoursof online video footage and
usingsocial media to network.
Therefore, it makes total sense
for you to live-stream valuablecontent from your
events,extending its reach and making itaccessible to an unlimited
local orworldwide audience. In the old days, the old werewiser and
the young learnt fromtheir elders.
What were seeing now has beenturned upside down.
The old are learning from theyoung, simply because their wayof
learning and networking isso much smarter, more ecientand in line
with the digital worldaround us.
Indeed, in several universities inthe USA they have introduced
theipped classroom.
Students dont come to the
classroom for a lecture and thenget sent home to do
homework.
They are asked to learn thebasics and theory of a subject
online and then come to class todiscuss it, understand the
practiceand gain context. Other key benets of virtualand hybrid
events are the hugepotential cost savings andextended life of
content whenrecorded, the content can bestored and archived for
futureviewing.
Associations too, many ofwhom struggle to attract new,younger
members, are utilisingthe technology to give Gen Y a
glimpse and insight into theirorganisation, which then
providesthe motivation for them to join.
GENerating ChangeDirector of Conference Focus, Max Turpin is
sharing his insights on arange of topics with a regular column in
BEN.
Topics will include new generation events and making
eventseective and valuable. This is the nal in a series of
articlesdiscussing the changes taking place inevents, where Max
will explain thesetransformations, whats driving themand what it
means to you.
If youdlike toknowand learnmoreabouthybrideventsand
thebenets
they can bring to you andyour organisation, pleasecontact Max
Turpin atConference Focus on 02 97007740 or visit the website
atconferencefocus.com.au.
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