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892019 Business Events News for Wed 29 Apr 2015 - Gold Coast to host ATE NT budget $500k biz ev drop $600k Mineralhellip
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business events news
29th April 2015
Editor Jill Varleyinfobusinesseventsnewscomauwwwbusinesseventsnewscomau
1300 799 220
RegionallyinspiredIT WAS allabout ldquooldacquaintancesnot beingforgottenrdquo inregional Victoria last week withthree regions hosting famils andevents
In the once fre ravagedMarysville there was the launchof the $28m Vibe MarysvilleHotel and Conference Centre
(BEN 27 Apr) which the Ministerfor Regional Development JaalaPulford described as an anchorfor the community ldquobringingmore jobs and tourism toMarysville and surroundsrdquo
A Gippsland and Phillip Islandfamil organised by BusinessEvents Victoria (BEV) showcaseda number of the regionrsquosremarkable properties includingthe Feng Shui friendly andwheelchair accessible Century Innin Traralgon and the Phillip IslandGrand Prix suites that overlookthe Circuit (pictured) big enoughto hold a car launch
In Dunkeld with the GrampiansNational Park as its backdropThe Royal Mail Hotel opened its
new events centre the MountainView roomSeating up to 140 it replaces
the conference centre destroyedby fre in October 2013 Jill
Have your say now
Take part in the industryrsquos BIGGEST
Salary and Employment Survey
WIN an AppleWatch SamsungGalaxy Tablets
amp HOYTS MovieVouchers
Hurry Closes today
Todayrsquos issue ofBEN
Business Events News today
has three pages of news plus a
cover page from jito
Gold Coast to host ATETHE Gold Coast will
host the Australian
Tourism Exchange (ATE)
2016 with a venue
and dates yet to be
announced
The event was
expected to see $10m
injected into the Gold
Coast economy during
the ve days of the
trade show Tourism
Australia saidManaging director John
OrsquoSullivan conrmed the region
as host at an industry brieng
today
Tourism Australia released
a tender for exhibion
management services for ATE
from 2016-18 with the 2017
event due to be held in NSW and
the 2018 event in South Australia
(BEN 27 Aug 14)
Queensland Minister for
Tourism and Major Events Kate
Jones said the region was readyto host ATE for the rst me
which would connect Queensland
tourism businesses with 600
internaonal travel buyers
ldquoDelegates will also have
the opportunity to explore
other Queensland desnaons
spreading the benets of the
Australian Tourism Exchange
around the staterdquo
About 1500 Australian tourism
seller delegates from 500
companies typically aended ATETourism Australia said
$600k Minerals boothdesign tender
GEOSCIENCE Australia has
released a request for tender for
the design and construcon of an
Australia Minerals booth at the
China Mining conference held
from 20 to 23 Oct in the TianjinMeijiang Convenon Center
The conference typically saw
about 5000 delegates with
around 400 exhibitors and a 10m
by 10m booth was sought for a
budget of $60000 annually to be
constructed in the Center
Geoscience Australia is acng
on behalf of Australia Minerals
eight of the countryrsquos government
geological organisaons and said
it could keep the same design for
another two to three yearsCLICK HERE to read more
Aussies to neede-visas for Canada
FROM 15 Mar 16 Australians
will need to get an electronic
Travel Authorisaon before ying
to the country
Australians will be able to apply
online from 01 Aug this year
The Canadian Tourism
Commission said the processwould see most Authorisaons
granted ldquowithin minutesrdquo cosng
CAD$7 and valid for ve years
from the date of issue
Credit Tourism Australia Tourism and Events Queensland
892019 Business Events News for Wed 29 Apr 2015 - Gold Coast to host ATE NT budget $500k biz ev drop $600k Mineralhellip
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullbusiness-events-news-for-wed-29-apr-2015-gold-coast-to-host-ate-nt-budget 34business events news Page 2
Just one click away from keeping up
to date with all the Business Events
News as it comes to hand
Follow uson social media
business events news29th April 2015
HERE at BEN we have the
luxury of not being required to
perform major surgery while
in the course of reporng on
recent events
Not so for CNNrsquos Dr
Sanjay Gupta chief medical
correspondent and a
neurosurgeon who operated
on an eight year old girl who
suered a head injury duringthe Nepal earthquake the New
York Times reported
The doctor was reporng on
the earthquake but volunteered
to help medical sta struggling
to deal with the number of
wounded the publicaon
reported
The life saving surgery was
reportedly performed with
boled water and basic
equipment - you can donate
to the Red Cross EarthquakeAppeal by CLICKING HERE
crumbsNT budget $500k biz ev drop
THE 2015-16 Northern
Territory budget has seen the
NT Convenon Bureau (NTCB)
receive $500000 less than the
2014-15 budget
Two million dollars was
allocated to the Bureau to market
and promote the NT as a business
events desnaon in the Budget
released yesterday
This compared with $25m in
the 2014-15 Budget (BEN 19 May)
and $17m in 2013-14
This drop was due to two
reasons Tourism NT business
and events execuve director
Suzanne Morgan said the rst
being that Bureau funding had
previously been siloed from the
rest of Tourism NTrsquos but that
NTCB was now a more integrated
component in recognion of the
value of business events visitors
to the NT with addional support
provided in terms of personnel
markeng insights and more
There had also been areallocaon of funding from
all secons of Tourism NT into
infrastructure smulus through
development grants such as the
$475m Tourism Infrastructure
Development Fund (BEN 08 Apr)
Morgan said
Associaon of Australian
Convenon Bureaux (AACB)
execuve director Andrew Hiebl
said the NT government had been
ldquoextremely supporverdquo of the
business events industry and the
budget reected a focus towards
infrastructure through grants
NTCB had the advantage of
being able to leverage Tourism
NTrsquos funding pool and resources
ldquoOverall markeng funds
must ulmately be ed to
infrastructure programs within
the desnaon and therefore
uctuaons in priority between
the two are common
ldquoHowever ulmately AACB is
keen to see healthy year-on-year
increases across the board to
keep Australia compeverdquoCLICK HERE for the Budget
Win a Manly
AdventureTHREE Accor Manly Beach
hotels Novotel Sydney Manly
Pacic Q Staon Manly and
Sebel Manly Beach are inving
readers to take a virtual tour
through Manly showcasing three
Manly adventures in this unique
conference desnaon
To enter watch the three
adventures in the video below
tell them your favourite and why
in the comments eld and be
in the running to win a Manlyconference to the value of
$5000
Click the ldquoRequest a Quoterdquo
buon and ll out the online
form to enter
Addionally meet at one
of the three hotels for your
opportunity to receive triple Le
Club Accorhotels Meeng Planner
points on eligible revenue and
complimentary internet in the
main meeng room where
availableCLICK HERE to view the video
892019 Business Events News for Wed 29 Apr 2015 - Gold Coast to host ATE NT budget $500k biz ev drop $600k Mineralhellip
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullbusiness-events-news-for-wed-29-apr-2015-gold-coast-to-host-ate-nt-budget 44business events news Page 3
Business Events News is Australiarsquos newest online publicaon dedicated to
the vibrant meengs incenves conferences and events sector
Sign up for a free subscripon at wwwbusinesseventsnewscomau
Postal address PO Box 1010 Epping NSW 1710 Australia
Street address 441 Rawson St Epping NSW 2121 Australia
P 1300 799 220 (+61 2 8007 6760) F 1300 799 221 (+61 2 8007 6769)
Part of the Travel Daily group of publicaons
Publisher Bruce Piper
Editor Jill Varley infobusinesseventsnewscomau
Deputy Editor Alex Walls
Adversing and Markeng Sean Harrigan and Magda Herdzik adversingbusinesseventsnewscomau
Business Manager Jenny Piper accountsbusinesseventsnewscomau
business events news
Business Events News is a publicaon of Business Events News Pty Ltd ABN 80 153 775 449 All content is fully protected by copyright Please obtain wrien permission to reproduce any material While every care has been takenin preparaon of the newsleer no liability can be acc epted for errors or omissions BEN takes no responsibility for the opinions of its contributorscolumnists Informaon is published in good faith to smulate independentinvesgaon of the maers canvassed Responsibility for editorial comment is taken by Bruce Piper
business events news29th April 2015
How to ensure your meeting achieves your objectives
MEETINGS are an ecient way toachieve business outcomes so long
as the right planning and forwardthinking takes place Too oftenbusinesses hold poorly-focused
unstructured meetings that wastetime and donrsquot achieve what they setout to do The key is to set out the
meetingrsquos purpose and objectivesfrom the outset and work backwards
to determine how to achieve themYour meeting objectives may
include
bull Coming to a decision
bull Brainstorming ideasbull WIP or status updates
bull Communicating or getting buy-inbull Creating a plan
Once yoursquove determined whatyoursquore trying to achieve considerthe following
bull Who will need to attend thismeeting
bull What documents should be
prepared (eg an agenda) for themeeting
bull What resources or documentswill be needed at the meeting
bull What technology will be required- a projector Internet accessSound What software will you
needbull How much time will you needbull How will you know the meeting
has achieved its objectivesBy examining these factors yoursquore
much more likely to hold a meetingwith purpose and focus that meetsyour objectives and saves time
Nigel Taylor isthe Partner atFour SeasonsHotel Sydney for AVPartners whichcreates integratedevent experiencesthrough combiningstate-of-the-art audiovisualtechnology unrivalled expertise and ahighly-tailored approach
For more visit wwwavpartnerscom
Partner UpThe low down on tech in the events world
Kuta meeting oferTHE Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort
with more than 1600 sqm of
exible meeng and event space
including a 700-sqm ballroom
is extending its meeng oer to
planners who spend a minimum
of US$20000
The oer allows add-on benets
for larger bookings including
a complimentary 60-minute
Balinese Massage at Shine Spa
The oer is available to 30 Junwith a minimum of 10 group
guests required
To enquire CLICK HERE
BEV amp BEN do Gippsland
LAST weekend as part of its
aim to grow regional Victoriarsquos
hare of the conference and
events market Business Events
Victoria (BEV) invited nine
meeng planners and BEN to
experience the region with a
ocus on Gippsland
and Phillip Island
First stop out of
Melbourne was
Lardner Park seton 300 acres with
extensive facilies
ncluding a $5m
exhibion centre
There were site
nspecons in
Traralgon of the
61-room Quality Inn
Convenon Centre
with ve conference rooms and
unch at Century Inn the Grand
Promenade room of which seats
150Next was a brief choccie x
at Dalliance Chocolaterie and
Providore at Miraboo North and
hen an overnight at the RACV
nverloch
Here the state of the art
purpose-built conference and
events centrersquos oor-to-ceiling
glass windows reveal dramac
views of Bass Strait and the
Anderson Inlet
Prior to a sumptuous dinner of
local produce a class in the ne
art of focaccia baking was held in
the RACVrsquos bakery
ANZAC Day and the dawn
service was aended with the
locals at the Inverloch
RSL and concluded with
the skies over Inverloch
beach bathed in a ery
sunrise (pictured)The next day aer
an inspecon of the
event facilies at Phillip
Islandrsquos Grand Prix
Circuit a spot of Go
Karng took place on
the Circuitrsquos 75m scale
replica
Lunch and a paddle
of four tasng beers was held at
Rusty Waters Brewery and nally
Gippsland was farewelled with
an inspecon of Ramada ResortPhillip Island with 211 units
set on 85 acres and meengs
facilies for 160 theatre style
Pictured above is the group at
RACV Inverloch from le Helen
McLean Adeline Keh Emma
Harvey Rod Wellington Ann
Byrne Dominique Rickard Lisa
Chanda Chris Porter Vanessa
Lawry and Jill
ibtm knowledge siteIBTM events has launched a
new website to share knowledge
from its events with the meengs
sector
ibtm knowledge week would
run to 01 May having started this
week the organisaon said
CLICK HERE to access the new
website
Blue Mtns spaceunveiled
THE Fairmont Resort Blue
Mountains has unveiled itsClub Room conference space
(pictured)
Used since August the room
was nished this month with
the 80 sqm space featuring three
Chestereld sofas and a replace
as well as a private kitchenee
The room could cater to theatre
boardroom and cabaret style
events suitable for small to
medium meengs from 36 to 100
delegates Accor said
The Resort was also oering abusiness events menu including
live cooking staons and food
stalls Accor said
892019 Business Events News for Wed 29 Apr 2015 - Gold Coast to host ATE NT budget $500k biz ev drop $600k Mineralhellip
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullbusiness-events-news-for-wed-29-apr-2015-gold-coast-to-host-ate-nt-budget 24business events news Page 1
business events news
29th April 2015
Editor Jill Varleyinfobusinesseventsnewscomauwwwbusinesseventsnewscomau
1300 799 220
RegionallyinspiredIT WAS allabout ldquooldacquaintancesnot beingforgottenrdquo inregional Victoria last week withthree regions hosting famils andevents
In the once fre ravagedMarysville there was the launchof the $28m Vibe MarysvilleHotel and Conference Centre
(BEN 27 Apr) which the Ministerfor Regional Development JaalaPulford described as an anchorfor the community ldquobringingmore jobs and tourism toMarysville and surroundsrdquo
A Gippsland and Phillip Islandfamil organised by BusinessEvents Victoria (BEV) showcaseda number of the regionrsquosremarkable properties includingthe Feng Shui friendly andwheelchair accessible Century Innin Traralgon and the Phillip IslandGrand Prix suites that overlookthe Circuit (pictured) big enoughto hold a car launch
In Dunkeld with the GrampiansNational Park as its backdropThe Royal Mail Hotel opened its
new events centre the MountainView roomSeating up to 140 it replaces
the conference centre destroyedby fre in October 2013 Jill
Have your say now
Take part in the industryrsquos BIGGEST
Salary and Employment Survey
WIN an AppleWatch SamsungGalaxy Tablets
amp HOYTS MovieVouchers
Hurry Closes today
Todayrsquos issue ofBEN
Business Events News today
has three pages of news plus a
cover page from jito
Gold Coast to host ATETHE Gold Coast will
host the Australian
Tourism Exchange (ATE)
2016 with a venue
and dates yet to be
announced
The event was
expected to see $10m
injected into the Gold
Coast economy during
the ve days of the
trade show Tourism
Australia saidManaging director John
OrsquoSullivan conrmed the region
as host at an industry brieng
today
Tourism Australia released
a tender for exhibion
management services for ATE
from 2016-18 with the 2017
event due to be held in NSW and
the 2018 event in South Australia
(BEN 27 Aug 14)
Queensland Minister for
Tourism and Major Events Kate
Jones said the region was readyto host ATE for the rst me
which would connect Queensland
tourism businesses with 600
internaonal travel buyers
ldquoDelegates will also have
the opportunity to explore
other Queensland desnaons
spreading the benets of the
Australian Tourism Exchange
around the staterdquo
About 1500 Australian tourism
seller delegates from 500
companies typically aended ATETourism Australia said
$600k Minerals boothdesign tender
GEOSCIENCE Australia has
released a request for tender for
the design and construcon of an
Australia Minerals booth at the
China Mining conference held
from 20 to 23 Oct in the TianjinMeijiang Convenon Center
The conference typically saw
about 5000 delegates with
around 400 exhibitors and a 10m
by 10m booth was sought for a
budget of $60000 annually to be
constructed in the Center
Geoscience Australia is acng
on behalf of Australia Minerals
eight of the countryrsquos government
geological organisaons and said
it could keep the same design for
another two to three yearsCLICK HERE to read more
Aussies to neede-visas for Canada
FROM 15 Mar 16 Australians
will need to get an electronic
Travel Authorisaon before ying
to the country
Australians will be able to apply
online from 01 Aug this year
The Canadian Tourism
Commission said the processwould see most Authorisaons
granted ldquowithin minutesrdquo cosng
CAD$7 and valid for ve years
from the date of issue
Credit Tourism Australia Tourism and Events Queensland
892019 Business Events News for Wed 29 Apr 2015 - Gold Coast to host ATE NT budget $500k biz ev drop $600k Mineralhellip
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullbusiness-events-news-for-wed-29-apr-2015-gold-coast-to-host-ate-nt-budget 34business events news Page 2
Just one click away from keeping up
to date with all the Business Events
News as it comes to hand
Follow uson social media
business events news29th April 2015
HERE at BEN we have the
luxury of not being required to
perform major surgery while
in the course of reporng on
recent events
Not so for CNNrsquos Dr
Sanjay Gupta chief medical
correspondent and a
neurosurgeon who operated
on an eight year old girl who
suered a head injury duringthe Nepal earthquake the New
York Times reported
The doctor was reporng on
the earthquake but volunteered
to help medical sta struggling
to deal with the number of
wounded the publicaon
reported
The life saving surgery was
reportedly performed with
boled water and basic
equipment - you can donate
to the Red Cross EarthquakeAppeal by CLICKING HERE
crumbsNT budget $500k biz ev drop
THE 2015-16 Northern
Territory budget has seen the
NT Convenon Bureau (NTCB)
receive $500000 less than the
2014-15 budget
Two million dollars was
allocated to the Bureau to market
and promote the NT as a business
events desnaon in the Budget
released yesterday
This compared with $25m in
the 2014-15 Budget (BEN 19 May)
and $17m in 2013-14
This drop was due to two
reasons Tourism NT business
and events execuve director
Suzanne Morgan said the rst
being that Bureau funding had
previously been siloed from the
rest of Tourism NTrsquos but that
NTCB was now a more integrated
component in recognion of the
value of business events visitors
to the NT with addional support
provided in terms of personnel
markeng insights and more
There had also been areallocaon of funding from
all secons of Tourism NT into
infrastructure smulus through
development grants such as the
$475m Tourism Infrastructure
Development Fund (BEN 08 Apr)
Morgan said
Associaon of Australian
Convenon Bureaux (AACB)
execuve director Andrew Hiebl
said the NT government had been
ldquoextremely supporverdquo of the
business events industry and the
budget reected a focus towards
infrastructure through grants
NTCB had the advantage of
being able to leverage Tourism
NTrsquos funding pool and resources
ldquoOverall markeng funds
must ulmately be ed to
infrastructure programs within
the desnaon and therefore
uctuaons in priority between
the two are common
ldquoHowever ulmately AACB is
keen to see healthy year-on-year
increases across the board to
keep Australia compeverdquoCLICK HERE for the Budget
Win a Manly
AdventureTHREE Accor Manly Beach
hotels Novotel Sydney Manly
Pacic Q Staon Manly and
Sebel Manly Beach are inving
readers to take a virtual tour
through Manly showcasing three
Manly adventures in this unique
conference desnaon
To enter watch the three
adventures in the video below
tell them your favourite and why
in the comments eld and be
in the running to win a Manlyconference to the value of
$5000
Click the ldquoRequest a Quoterdquo
buon and ll out the online
form to enter
Addionally meet at one
of the three hotels for your
opportunity to receive triple Le
Club Accorhotels Meeng Planner
points on eligible revenue and
complimentary internet in the
main meeng room where
availableCLICK HERE to view the video
892019 Business Events News for Wed 29 Apr 2015 - Gold Coast to host ATE NT budget $500k biz ev drop $600k Mineralhellip
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullbusiness-events-news-for-wed-29-apr-2015-gold-coast-to-host-ate-nt-budget 44business events news Page 3
Business Events News is Australiarsquos newest online publicaon dedicated to
the vibrant meengs incenves conferences and events sector
Sign up for a free subscripon at wwwbusinesseventsnewscomau
Postal address PO Box 1010 Epping NSW 1710 Australia
Street address 441 Rawson St Epping NSW 2121 Australia
P 1300 799 220 (+61 2 8007 6760) F 1300 799 221 (+61 2 8007 6769)
Part of the Travel Daily group of publicaons
Publisher Bruce Piper
Editor Jill Varley infobusinesseventsnewscomau
Deputy Editor Alex Walls
Adversing and Markeng Sean Harrigan and Magda Herdzik adversingbusinesseventsnewscomau
Business Manager Jenny Piper accountsbusinesseventsnewscomau
business events news
Business Events News is a publicaon of Business Events News Pty Ltd ABN 80 153 775 449 All content is fully protected by copyright Please obtain wrien permission to reproduce any material While every care has been takenin preparaon of the newsleer no liability can be acc epted for errors or omissions BEN takes no responsibility for the opinions of its contributorscolumnists Informaon is published in good faith to smulate independentinvesgaon of the maers canvassed Responsibility for editorial comment is taken by Bruce Piper
business events news29th April 2015
How to ensure your meeting achieves your objectives
MEETINGS are an ecient way toachieve business outcomes so long
as the right planning and forwardthinking takes place Too oftenbusinesses hold poorly-focused
unstructured meetings that wastetime and donrsquot achieve what they setout to do The key is to set out the
meetingrsquos purpose and objectivesfrom the outset and work backwards
to determine how to achieve themYour meeting objectives may
include
bull Coming to a decision
bull Brainstorming ideasbull WIP or status updates
bull Communicating or getting buy-inbull Creating a plan
Once yoursquove determined whatyoursquore trying to achieve considerthe following
bull Who will need to attend thismeeting
bull What documents should be
prepared (eg an agenda) for themeeting
bull What resources or documentswill be needed at the meeting
bull What technology will be required- a projector Internet accessSound What software will you
needbull How much time will you needbull How will you know the meeting
has achieved its objectivesBy examining these factors yoursquore
much more likely to hold a meetingwith purpose and focus that meetsyour objectives and saves time
Nigel Taylor isthe Partner atFour SeasonsHotel Sydney for AVPartners whichcreates integratedevent experiencesthrough combiningstate-of-the-art audiovisualtechnology unrivalled expertise and ahighly-tailored approach
For more visit wwwavpartnerscom
Partner UpThe low down on tech in the events world
Kuta meeting oferTHE Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort
with more than 1600 sqm of
exible meeng and event space
including a 700-sqm ballroom
is extending its meeng oer to
planners who spend a minimum
of US$20000
The oer allows add-on benets
for larger bookings including
a complimentary 60-minute
Balinese Massage at Shine Spa
The oer is available to 30 Junwith a minimum of 10 group
guests required
To enquire CLICK HERE
BEV amp BEN do Gippsland
LAST weekend as part of its
aim to grow regional Victoriarsquos
hare of the conference and
events market Business Events
Victoria (BEV) invited nine
meeng planners and BEN to
experience the region with a
ocus on Gippsland
and Phillip Island
First stop out of
Melbourne was
Lardner Park seton 300 acres with
extensive facilies
ncluding a $5m
exhibion centre
There were site
nspecons in
Traralgon of the
61-room Quality Inn
Convenon Centre
with ve conference rooms and
unch at Century Inn the Grand
Promenade room of which seats
150Next was a brief choccie x
at Dalliance Chocolaterie and
Providore at Miraboo North and
hen an overnight at the RACV
nverloch
Here the state of the art
purpose-built conference and
events centrersquos oor-to-ceiling
glass windows reveal dramac
views of Bass Strait and the
Anderson Inlet
Prior to a sumptuous dinner of
local produce a class in the ne
art of focaccia baking was held in
the RACVrsquos bakery
ANZAC Day and the dawn
service was aended with the
locals at the Inverloch
RSL and concluded with
the skies over Inverloch
beach bathed in a ery
sunrise (pictured)The next day aer
an inspecon of the
event facilies at Phillip
Islandrsquos Grand Prix
Circuit a spot of Go
Karng took place on
the Circuitrsquos 75m scale
replica
Lunch and a paddle
of four tasng beers was held at
Rusty Waters Brewery and nally
Gippsland was farewelled with
an inspecon of Ramada ResortPhillip Island with 211 units
set on 85 acres and meengs
facilies for 160 theatre style
Pictured above is the group at
RACV Inverloch from le Helen
McLean Adeline Keh Emma
Harvey Rod Wellington Ann
Byrne Dominique Rickard Lisa
Chanda Chris Porter Vanessa
Lawry and Jill
ibtm knowledge siteIBTM events has launched a
new website to share knowledge
from its events with the meengs
sector
ibtm knowledge week would
run to 01 May having started this
week the organisaon said
CLICK HERE to access the new
website
Blue Mtns spaceunveiled
THE Fairmont Resort Blue
Mountains has unveiled itsClub Room conference space
(pictured)
Used since August the room
was nished this month with
the 80 sqm space featuring three
Chestereld sofas and a replace
as well as a private kitchenee
The room could cater to theatre
boardroom and cabaret style
events suitable for small to
medium meengs from 36 to 100
delegates Accor said
The Resort was also oering abusiness events menu including
live cooking staons and food
stalls Accor said
892019 Business Events News for Wed 29 Apr 2015 - Gold Coast to host ATE NT budget $500k biz ev drop $600k Mineralhellip
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullbusiness-events-news-for-wed-29-apr-2015-gold-coast-to-host-ate-nt-budget 34business events news Page 2
Just one click away from keeping up
to date with all the Business Events
News as it comes to hand
Follow uson social media
business events news29th April 2015
HERE at BEN we have the
luxury of not being required to
perform major surgery while
in the course of reporng on
recent events
Not so for CNNrsquos Dr
Sanjay Gupta chief medical
correspondent and a
neurosurgeon who operated
on an eight year old girl who
suered a head injury duringthe Nepal earthquake the New
York Times reported
The doctor was reporng on
the earthquake but volunteered
to help medical sta struggling
to deal with the number of
wounded the publicaon
reported
The life saving surgery was
reportedly performed with
boled water and basic
equipment - you can donate
to the Red Cross EarthquakeAppeal by CLICKING HERE
crumbsNT budget $500k biz ev drop
THE 2015-16 Northern
Territory budget has seen the
NT Convenon Bureau (NTCB)
receive $500000 less than the
2014-15 budget
Two million dollars was
allocated to the Bureau to market
and promote the NT as a business
events desnaon in the Budget
released yesterday
This compared with $25m in
the 2014-15 Budget (BEN 19 May)
and $17m in 2013-14
This drop was due to two
reasons Tourism NT business
and events execuve director
Suzanne Morgan said the rst
being that Bureau funding had
previously been siloed from the
rest of Tourism NTrsquos but that
NTCB was now a more integrated
component in recognion of the
value of business events visitors
to the NT with addional support
provided in terms of personnel
markeng insights and more
There had also been areallocaon of funding from
all secons of Tourism NT into
infrastructure smulus through
development grants such as the
$475m Tourism Infrastructure
Development Fund (BEN 08 Apr)
Morgan said
Associaon of Australian
Convenon Bureaux (AACB)
execuve director Andrew Hiebl
said the NT government had been
ldquoextremely supporverdquo of the
business events industry and the
budget reected a focus towards
infrastructure through grants
NTCB had the advantage of
being able to leverage Tourism
NTrsquos funding pool and resources
ldquoOverall markeng funds
must ulmately be ed to
infrastructure programs within
the desnaon and therefore
uctuaons in priority between
the two are common
ldquoHowever ulmately AACB is
keen to see healthy year-on-year
increases across the board to
keep Australia compeverdquoCLICK HERE for the Budget
Win a Manly
AdventureTHREE Accor Manly Beach
hotels Novotel Sydney Manly
Pacic Q Staon Manly and
Sebel Manly Beach are inving
readers to take a virtual tour
through Manly showcasing three
Manly adventures in this unique
conference desnaon
To enter watch the three
adventures in the video below
tell them your favourite and why
in the comments eld and be
in the running to win a Manlyconference to the value of
$5000
Click the ldquoRequest a Quoterdquo
buon and ll out the online
form to enter
Addionally meet at one
of the three hotels for your
opportunity to receive triple Le
Club Accorhotels Meeng Planner
points on eligible revenue and
complimentary internet in the
main meeng room where
availableCLICK HERE to view the video
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Business Events News is Australiarsquos newest online publicaon dedicated to
the vibrant meengs incenves conferences and events sector
Sign up for a free subscripon at wwwbusinesseventsnewscomau
Postal address PO Box 1010 Epping NSW 1710 Australia
Street address 441 Rawson St Epping NSW 2121 Australia
P 1300 799 220 (+61 2 8007 6760) F 1300 799 221 (+61 2 8007 6769)
Part of the Travel Daily group of publicaons
Publisher Bruce Piper
Editor Jill Varley infobusinesseventsnewscomau
Deputy Editor Alex Walls
Adversing and Markeng Sean Harrigan and Magda Herdzik adversingbusinesseventsnewscomau
Business Manager Jenny Piper accountsbusinesseventsnewscomau
business events news
Business Events News is a publicaon of Business Events News Pty Ltd ABN 80 153 775 449 All content is fully protected by copyright Please obtain wrien permission to reproduce any material While every care has been takenin preparaon of the newsleer no liability can be acc epted for errors or omissions BEN takes no responsibility for the opinions of its contributorscolumnists Informaon is published in good faith to smulate independentinvesgaon of the maers canvassed Responsibility for editorial comment is taken by Bruce Piper
business events news29th April 2015
How to ensure your meeting achieves your objectives
MEETINGS are an ecient way toachieve business outcomes so long
as the right planning and forwardthinking takes place Too oftenbusinesses hold poorly-focused
unstructured meetings that wastetime and donrsquot achieve what they setout to do The key is to set out the
meetingrsquos purpose and objectivesfrom the outset and work backwards
to determine how to achieve themYour meeting objectives may
include
bull Coming to a decision
bull Brainstorming ideasbull WIP or status updates
bull Communicating or getting buy-inbull Creating a plan
Once yoursquove determined whatyoursquore trying to achieve considerthe following
bull Who will need to attend thismeeting
bull What documents should be
prepared (eg an agenda) for themeeting
bull What resources or documentswill be needed at the meeting
bull What technology will be required- a projector Internet accessSound What software will you
needbull How much time will you needbull How will you know the meeting
has achieved its objectivesBy examining these factors yoursquore
much more likely to hold a meetingwith purpose and focus that meetsyour objectives and saves time
Nigel Taylor isthe Partner atFour SeasonsHotel Sydney for AVPartners whichcreates integratedevent experiencesthrough combiningstate-of-the-art audiovisualtechnology unrivalled expertise and ahighly-tailored approach
For more visit wwwavpartnerscom
Partner UpThe low down on tech in the events world
Kuta meeting oferTHE Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort
with more than 1600 sqm of
exible meeng and event space
including a 700-sqm ballroom
is extending its meeng oer to
planners who spend a minimum
of US$20000
The oer allows add-on benets
for larger bookings including
a complimentary 60-minute
Balinese Massage at Shine Spa
The oer is available to 30 Junwith a minimum of 10 group
guests required
To enquire CLICK HERE
BEV amp BEN do Gippsland
LAST weekend as part of its
aim to grow regional Victoriarsquos
hare of the conference and
events market Business Events
Victoria (BEV) invited nine
meeng planners and BEN to
experience the region with a
ocus on Gippsland
and Phillip Island
First stop out of
Melbourne was
Lardner Park seton 300 acres with
extensive facilies
ncluding a $5m
exhibion centre
There were site
nspecons in
Traralgon of the
61-room Quality Inn
Convenon Centre
with ve conference rooms and
unch at Century Inn the Grand
Promenade room of which seats
150Next was a brief choccie x
at Dalliance Chocolaterie and
Providore at Miraboo North and
hen an overnight at the RACV
nverloch
Here the state of the art
purpose-built conference and
events centrersquos oor-to-ceiling
glass windows reveal dramac
views of Bass Strait and the
Anderson Inlet
Prior to a sumptuous dinner of
local produce a class in the ne
art of focaccia baking was held in
the RACVrsquos bakery
ANZAC Day and the dawn
service was aended with the
locals at the Inverloch
RSL and concluded with
the skies over Inverloch
beach bathed in a ery
sunrise (pictured)The next day aer
an inspecon of the
event facilies at Phillip
Islandrsquos Grand Prix
Circuit a spot of Go
Karng took place on
the Circuitrsquos 75m scale
replica
Lunch and a paddle
of four tasng beers was held at
Rusty Waters Brewery and nally
Gippsland was farewelled with
an inspecon of Ramada ResortPhillip Island with 211 units
set on 85 acres and meengs
facilies for 160 theatre style
Pictured above is the group at
RACV Inverloch from le Helen
McLean Adeline Keh Emma
Harvey Rod Wellington Ann
Byrne Dominique Rickard Lisa
Chanda Chris Porter Vanessa
Lawry and Jill
ibtm knowledge siteIBTM events has launched a
new website to share knowledge
from its events with the meengs
sector
ibtm knowledge week would
run to 01 May having started this
week the organisaon said
CLICK HERE to access the new
website
Blue Mtns spaceunveiled
THE Fairmont Resort Blue
Mountains has unveiled itsClub Room conference space
(pictured)
Used since August the room
was nished this month with
the 80 sqm space featuring three
Chestereld sofas and a replace
as well as a private kitchenee
The room could cater to theatre
boardroom and cabaret style
events suitable for small to
medium meengs from 36 to 100
delegates Accor said
The Resort was also oering abusiness events menu including
live cooking staons and food
stalls Accor said
892019 Business Events News for Wed 29 Apr 2015 - Gold Coast to host ATE NT budget $500k biz ev drop $600k Mineralhellip
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullbusiness-events-news-for-wed-29-apr-2015-gold-coast-to-host-ate-nt-budget 44business events news Page 3
Business Events News is Australiarsquos newest online publicaon dedicated to
the vibrant meengs incenves conferences and events sector
Sign up for a free subscripon at wwwbusinesseventsnewscomau
Postal address PO Box 1010 Epping NSW 1710 Australia
Street address 441 Rawson St Epping NSW 2121 Australia
P 1300 799 220 (+61 2 8007 6760) F 1300 799 221 (+61 2 8007 6769)
Part of the Travel Daily group of publicaons
Publisher Bruce Piper
Editor Jill Varley infobusinesseventsnewscomau
Deputy Editor Alex Walls
Adversing and Markeng Sean Harrigan and Magda Herdzik adversingbusinesseventsnewscomau
Business Manager Jenny Piper accountsbusinesseventsnewscomau
business events news
Business Events News is a publicaon of Business Events News Pty Ltd ABN 80 153 775 449 All content is fully protected by copyright Please obtain wrien permission to reproduce any material While every care has been takenin preparaon of the newsleer no liability can be acc epted for errors or omissions BEN takes no responsibility for the opinions of its contributorscolumnists Informaon is published in good faith to smulate independentinvesgaon of the maers canvassed Responsibility for editorial comment is taken by Bruce Piper
business events news29th April 2015
How to ensure your meeting achieves your objectives
MEETINGS are an ecient way toachieve business outcomes so long
as the right planning and forwardthinking takes place Too oftenbusinesses hold poorly-focused
unstructured meetings that wastetime and donrsquot achieve what they setout to do The key is to set out the
meetingrsquos purpose and objectivesfrom the outset and work backwards
to determine how to achieve themYour meeting objectives may
include
bull Coming to a decision
bull Brainstorming ideasbull WIP or status updates
bull Communicating or getting buy-inbull Creating a plan
Once yoursquove determined whatyoursquore trying to achieve considerthe following
bull Who will need to attend thismeeting
bull What documents should be
prepared (eg an agenda) for themeeting
bull What resources or documentswill be needed at the meeting
bull What technology will be required- a projector Internet accessSound What software will you
needbull How much time will you needbull How will you know the meeting
has achieved its objectivesBy examining these factors yoursquore
much more likely to hold a meetingwith purpose and focus that meetsyour objectives and saves time
Nigel Taylor isthe Partner atFour SeasonsHotel Sydney for AVPartners whichcreates integratedevent experiencesthrough combiningstate-of-the-art audiovisualtechnology unrivalled expertise and ahighly-tailored approach
For more visit wwwavpartnerscom
Partner UpThe low down on tech in the events world
Kuta meeting oferTHE Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort
with more than 1600 sqm of
exible meeng and event space
including a 700-sqm ballroom
is extending its meeng oer to
planners who spend a minimum
of US$20000
The oer allows add-on benets
for larger bookings including
a complimentary 60-minute
Balinese Massage at Shine Spa
The oer is available to 30 Junwith a minimum of 10 group
guests required
To enquire CLICK HERE
BEV amp BEN do Gippsland
LAST weekend as part of its
aim to grow regional Victoriarsquos
hare of the conference and
events market Business Events
Victoria (BEV) invited nine
meeng planners and BEN to
experience the region with a
ocus on Gippsland
and Phillip Island
First stop out of
Melbourne was
Lardner Park seton 300 acres with
extensive facilies
ncluding a $5m
exhibion centre
There were site
nspecons in
Traralgon of the
61-room Quality Inn
Convenon Centre
with ve conference rooms and
unch at Century Inn the Grand
Promenade room of which seats
150Next was a brief choccie x
at Dalliance Chocolaterie and
Providore at Miraboo North and
hen an overnight at the RACV
nverloch
Here the state of the art
purpose-built conference and
events centrersquos oor-to-ceiling
glass windows reveal dramac
views of Bass Strait and the
Anderson Inlet
Prior to a sumptuous dinner of
local produce a class in the ne
art of focaccia baking was held in
the RACVrsquos bakery
ANZAC Day and the dawn
service was aended with the
locals at the Inverloch
RSL and concluded with
the skies over Inverloch
beach bathed in a ery
sunrise (pictured)The next day aer
an inspecon of the
event facilies at Phillip
Islandrsquos Grand Prix
Circuit a spot of Go
Karng took place on
the Circuitrsquos 75m scale
replica
Lunch and a paddle
of four tasng beers was held at
Rusty Waters Brewery and nally
Gippsland was farewelled with
an inspecon of Ramada ResortPhillip Island with 211 units
set on 85 acres and meengs
facilies for 160 theatre style
Pictured above is the group at
RACV Inverloch from le Helen
McLean Adeline Keh Emma
Harvey Rod Wellington Ann
Byrne Dominique Rickard Lisa
Chanda Chris Porter Vanessa
Lawry and Jill
ibtm knowledge siteIBTM events has launched a
new website to share knowledge
from its events with the meengs
sector
ibtm knowledge week would
run to 01 May having started this
week the organisaon said
CLICK HERE to access the new
website
Blue Mtns spaceunveiled
THE Fairmont Resort Blue
Mountains has unveiled itsClub Room conference space
(pictured)
Used since August the room
was nished this month with
the 80 sqm space featuring three
Chestereld sofas and a replace
as well as a private kitchenee
The room could cater to theatre
boardroom and cabaret style
events suitable for small to
medium meengs from 36 to 100
delegates Accor said
The Resort was also oering abusiness events menu including
live cooking staons and food
stalls Accor said
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