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business events news
7th March 2016
Editor: Bruce
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Auckland Convention Bureauoffers free and impartial adviceto
help you discover everythingAuckland has to offer. We’reavailable
every step of the wayto ensure your next event is asuccess.
A world of choice
With event venues, transport,accommodation, activities,
luxuryproducts and technical services,Auckland has everything you
needto deliver a world-class event.
Impressive choiceAuckland’s stunning surroundingsare home to
many world-classconvention facilities than cancater for conferences
of up to, people.
There’s a range ofaccommodation choices to suitany budget, and
many haveconference facilities, savingtravel time and costs.
Smooth choice
Auckland has a very compactcentral business district, that’seasy
to get around. Most of themain convention centres are
located just a short walk frommany of the city’s most
popularattractions.
Confident choice
In Auckland you can choose fromthe country’s largest
selectionconference and exhibitionservices, tailored to your
needs.
Easy choice
Auckland is by far the bestconnected city in New Zealand,that’s
easily accessible to visitorsfrom overseas and from the restof the
country.
Choose to have it all
aucklandnz.com/conventions
BCD expands tech marketBCD Meengs & Events (BCDM&E) will
signicantly expand
its life sciences and high-tech
oerings aer purchasing Plan
365, a markeng logiscs agency
specialising in these domains.
BCD M&E’s global president
Sco Graf said the acquision
added nearly “50 dedicated
experts” to the company’s
exisng team.
The new members will deliver
event-to-enterprise soluonsout of the Life Sciences Center
of
Excellence.
The move brings with it Plan
365’s oerings including speaker
bureau management, virtual
meengs, web conferencing and
other program management
services to “reinvigorate and
amplify” go-to-market strategies
through direct and indirect sales
channels.
Plan 365 was founded a decade
ago by Carey Barnes, who willconnue to lead it under its new
ownership.
“We are condent that BCD
M&E’s global footprint, suite of
complementary services and
technology soluons will bring
new value to our customers as
the ability to deliver and scale
globally becomes more and more
crical,” said Barnes.
She said Plan 635 was
“delighted” to join forces with a
global leader in the meengs and
events space that is “not onlycustomer-focused and soluon-
oriented but also commied to
the success of its employees”.
Glebe Island eventsSYDNEY Exhibion Centre @
Glebe Island (SEC@GI) has made
a successful start to 2016 with
the Reed Gi Fairs Sydney which
aracted more than 16,500
visitors.
The show, held 20-24 Feb is the
centre’s biggest trade exhibit and
one of the largest in the country.
It has been an important event
for SEC@GI since it started
operaons in 2014.
This year saw 450 homewares
and gi exhibitors - with at least
115 new companies joining the
show since last year.
“It was a fantasc show, we
were extremely busy every day,”
group director of operaons
for Reed Exhibions Australia
Stephen Steenson said.
“Each year we refresh and
update the fair to reect
the needs of both exhibitors
and visitors. It’s been a great
collaborave eort with the
SEC@GI team to connually
deliver on this commitment”.
Eventbrite/QueueSELF-SERVICE ckeng and
egistraon plaorm Eventbrite
s set to expand aer acquiring
event management plaorm
Queue.
Eventbrite plans to integrate
Queue’s planning and
ollaboraon tools into its web
plaorm and mobile box oce
oluon, Eventbrite Neon, which
will soon be available in Australia.
Vice president of Strategy
at Eventbrite Randy Befumo
aid Queue would build on
Eventbrite’s “commitment to
deliver the most innovave event
oluons to our broad range of
ustomers”.
“Queue has built a suite of
ndustry-leading products,
designed specically with the
omplex needs of venues in
mind,” he said.
“We are thrilled to welcome
heir talented team to the
Eventbrite family and believe
heir experse in music will
ubstanally enhance our ability
o deliver for customers”.
MEANWHILE Eventbrite has
been named Fast Company’s Top
10 Most Innovave Companies
n Live Event with the award
pecically recognising the
ompany’s introducon of
Radio-frequency idencaon
echnology (BEN 10 Dec 15).
Qantas was theresays Gray
PETER Gray has claried Qantas
did exhibit at AIME aer telling
readers in his recent column (BEN
03 Mar) that the Aussie carrier
was not present at the event.
China UncoveredTOURISM Australia has
announced a second half day
enrely dedicated to China has
been added at its upcoming
Desnaon Australia and China
Uncovered conference on 16 and
17 Mar in Sydney.For more CLICK HERE.
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THERE’S a new item thesecurity team at China’s major
political meetings in Beijing willbe on the lookout for - the
selestick.
Delegates have now beenbanned from using them afterself-absorbed
politicians,journalists and business leaderswere spotted weilding
the polesaround last year’s meetings ofthe National People’s
Congressand Chinese People’s PoliticalConsultative Conference.
Authorities said it was timethat delegates focused on their
work rather than their own smileswhile framing the perfect
selesnap for Instagram.
CPPCC spokesman ZhangJing’an said people waving thelong metal
sticks around were“distracting” and gave a “badimpression”.
Not to worry, we’re sure thedelgate’s sele sticks will enjoy
awell-earned day o.
crumbs!
Square pegs,Rounds holes
BEING a
recruiter to
the Events
Industry has
given me
an excellent
view on just
how big and
how diverse this industry is.
People working in some sectors
of events won’t even get an
interview in other sectors
as the roles are considered
too dierent. When you are
searching for a new job,
most people see this as an
opportunity to use their existing
skills and build on them in a
challenging new job. Consider
your skills the square pegs and
the new job, a round hole. The
two don’t always look like they
will t. Job seekers must knowtheir skills, so they can match
them with the selection criteria
listed in the job description. You
might not be comparing like for
like, but it’s how you articulate
the similarities of your skills to
a potential employer. Knowing
the versatility of your skills will
always open more doors to you!
Ben on BEN
Each month Business Manager forinPlace Recruitment, Ben
Carnegie,
writes his observations from therecruiter’s perspective to help
job
hunters nd the perfect job.Ben has over 15 years working
in ve star hotels and the MICEindustry and has worked on some
of
Australia’s biggest events.
MTA’s golden conference
CLOSE to 400 agents, guests
and suppliers converged at the
Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort on
the Gold Coast over the weekend
for the Mobile Travel Agents
(MTA) annual conference.
The event themed ‘Power of
Community’ was the biggest the
company has ever held.
Emceed by ABC Gruen Planet
regular Dan Gregory, there were
also several inspiraonal speakersincluding author of
best-selling
novel Mao’s Last Dancer, Li
Cunxin.
Li wowed the audience with his
life story which highlighted the
rich rewards of hard work.
This was followed by
movaonal talks, breakout
sessions and workshops.
Aendees enjoyed a casual
pool party held on the hotel’s
beach front grounds on the
Friday evening and a fun run
all culminang in a vibrant
celebraon dinner party on the
Saturday evening with ash
dancers and a live band.
Celebrity chef Lance Seeto and
sailing Star Jessica Watson hosteda family bbq on the Sun.
Pictured above are md and co-
founder of MTA, Karen Merricks
together with Li Cunxin, Li’s travel
agent and MTA member Jonica
Gilbert, and md and co-founder
of MTA Roy Merricks.
Malaysia medical pact
MALAYSIA Airlines togetherwith Malaysia Healthcare Travel
Council (MHTC) are promong
Malaysia as a premier desnaon
or medical tourism.
Under a Memorandum of
Understanding Malaysia Airlines
will be posioned as MHTC’s
preferred healthcare tourism
airline and will sponsor ckets
or familiarisaon events to the
country.
Those taking trips to Malaysia
or medical procedures will be
upplemented with discounted
ates.
The signing took place during
he recent Malaysia Healthcare
Media Week.
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