Business Events News for Mon 17 Aug 2015 - DMS, Mackay, Singapore, Christmas venues and more

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business events news

17th August 2015

Editor: Jill Varleyinfo@businesseventsnews.com.auwww.businesseventsnews.com.au

1300 799 220

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On the QT...THE ‘bit ofshoosh’ column(BEN 13 Aug)elicited anumber ofcommentsfrom our readers.

CINZ’s ceo Sue Sullivan whoinstigated the ‘shoosh’ duringMEETINGS 2015 to silence thenoisy people who talked whenshe was speaking, said of herexperience, “I was talking to a

colleague afterwards and saidnext time I’ll bring a sheep ormy dog whistle hung around myneck with my pearls or better stillput my ngers in my mouth towhistle up the crowd. They didn’tthink it a very becoming thingfor me to do. Clearly, they don’tknow me that well,” she joked.

Weighing in to the issue, ICMSAustralasia md Bryan Hollidaysuggested his solution might beworth considering.

“Many years ago when an

audience was becoming tootalkative during an awardsceremony, I started playing thenational anthem…the MC quicklyregained control.”MEANWHILE many readers

will be surprised to learn thattoday is my last as editor of BEN .

It has been a wonderful ride andI am proud to have been at itsbirth and to have been part of thepublication’s growth.

The time has come, however forme to move on to a new role.

Bye bye BEN and all the crew,it’s been wonderful working withyou all! Jill

Today’s issue of BENBusiness Events News today

has two pages of news and the

latest BEN Christmas Venue

Guide on page three.

DMS showcase to expandDESTINATIONMarkeng

Services (DMS)

today announced

a major game

changer to its

annual Sydney

and Melbourne workshop

program that will see it for the

rst me untethered from the

ming of AIME.

DMS managing director Marissa

Fernandez said instead thepopular event will take place in

March - and will expand to cover

Auckland and Perth as well as

Sydney and Melbourne.

Fernandez told BEN she believes

the “more eecve” March

period will improve opportunies

for networking, sales meengs,

trade educaon and relaonship

building within each marketplace.

“The new standalone four-city

DMS Connect format will bring

senior execuves from a widerange of well-accredited DMCs

to meet a targeted audience of

our business events and high-end

leisure clients,”

Fernandez

shared.

“This is an

opportunity in

which we can

also thank our

very loyal clients in New Zealand

and Perth - we are literally living

up to our moo of ‘connecng

you to the world’ – except now

we are bringing the world to our

Australasian clients in their homemarkets”, she said.

DMS Connect - the largest

porolio of global DMCs will be

held between 7-10 March 2016,

with conrmaon of nal details

expected next month.

Christmas ideas?THERE are sll opportunies to

parcipate in upcoming edions

of the BEN Christmas Venue

Guide which showcases opons

for the upcoming fesve season.

See page three for today’s

venue guide; enquiries for future

placements to Magda Herdzik on

1300 799 220.

BEN business as usualBUSINESS Events News

founding editor Jill Varley ismoving on to a new role, but it’s

business as usual for us here with

the rest of the team connuing

to produce BEN , now Australia’s

favourite online MICE publicaon.

We wish Jill all the best, and in

the meanme keep sending all

your news and updates to info@

businesseventsnews.com.au.Mackay cooperationMACKAY Tourism and the

Mackay Entertainment &

Convenon Centre say they

received a combined sevenleads for new business and two

potenal return conferences

via their rst-me combined

parcipaon at last month’s

Convene Q trade show in Brisbane.

A successful pre-show program

saw more than 36 qualied

visitors come to the stand, with

a number of associaons and

organisaons indicang they

will be adding Mackay to their

conference bidding rotaon.

Key aracons includedMackay’s unique Beach Horse

Races event, while the stand

included produce tasngs from

the Sarina Sugar Shed.

A giveaway of a trip to the

Mackay Airport Beach Horse

Racing Fesval was won by Aimee

Du Toit from Arinex, while Lisa

Hilton, events manager from the

Master Plumber’s Associaon of

Queensland won a gi pack from

the Sugar Shed.

PSst...Auckland winsAUCKLAND has won the bid to

host the PST 2016: Internaonal

Conference on Privacy, Security

and Trust.

The three day conference

will aract over 250 delegates,

with the conference securedusing support from Tourism

NZ’s Conference Assistance

Programme bid fund.

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Business Events News is Australia’s newest online publicaon dedicated to

the vibrant meengs, incenves, conferences and events sector.Sign up for a free subscripon at www.businesseventsnews.com.au.

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Street address: 4/41 Rawson St, Epping NSW 2121 Australia

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Publisher: Bruce Piper

Editor: Jill Varley [email protected] Adversing and Markeng: Sean Harrigan and Magda Herdzik [email protected]

Business Manager: Jenny Piper [email protected]


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 accepted for errors or omissions. BEN takes no responsibility for the opinions of i ts contributors/columnists. Informaon is published in good faith to smulate independentinvesgaon of the maers canvassed. Responsibility for editorial comment is taken by Bruce Piper.

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CHOCOLATE alert - theEmbassy of Ecuador is set toshowcase the country’s sweetestwares in an Australian “chocolatemaster class”.

It’s part of an internationalExquisite Ecuador roadshow,which has seen the SouthAmerican country also host eventsin Miami, Madrid and London.

Ecuador will participate in the

Fine Food Australia event atSydney Olympic Park next month.

Just in case you were wonderingthe nation is the world’s topexporter of premium “Fino deArriba Cacao” cocoa beans andproducts including ne chocolate.

But that’s not all - other majorexports include Ecuadoriancoee, prawns, hearts of palmand beautiful roses.

The mission also aims to explorecommercial partnerships withAustralia and the Asia-Pacicregion - but who cares aboutthat stu? Those with the rightpriorities can check out the chocvia Xocolatl Brokers Australia atwww.xocolatlbrokers.com.

crumbs!BEN ’s calendar details

upcoming MICE events acrossthe globe.

If you have an upcoming eventyou’d like us to feature, email

[email protected] .

24-26 AUG

IAPCO EDGE Auckland, PullmanAuckland Hotel; more info at:iapcoeducation.org/event/ edge-auckland

26 AUG

Gold Coast Connect Melbourne,Crown Promenade Melbourne;details: www.visitgoldcoast.com

31 AUG-3 SEP

PCMA Global ProfessionalsConference; Melbourne; see:www.pcma.org

1-2 SEP

The Event Show; Sydney; formore details email:[email protected]

3-6 SEP

Alice Stampede ‘15; AliceSprings; for more info go to:ntconventions.com.au

6-9 SEP

Luxperience; AustralianTechnology Park, Sydney; see:www.luxperience.com.au

9 SEP

Show Me Wellington 2015; TSBBank Arena and ConventionCentre, Wellington; details at:www.pwv.co.nz

10-11 SEP

MICE Asia Pacific Exhibition2015; Suntec SingaporeConvention & Exhibition Centre,

Singapore; more info at: www.miceasiaexhibition.com

21-23 OCT

ITB Asia; Marina Bay Sands,Singapore; details at:www.itb-asia.com

18 NOV

Pacific Area Incentives &Conferences Expo (PAICE);SKYCITY Auckland ConventionCentre; Auckland; more info at:www.paicexpo.co.nz

EventsCalendar

Do you have

the BEN app?

Singapore celebrates its 50thIF you could

name an Asian

country that has

reinvented itself

by embracing

cung-edge

modernity yet

has nurtured

its own mul-

cultural heritage

roots, you’d be

hard pressed not

to say Singapore.

Now, 50 yearsaer gaining

independence

this city-state

(one of three

with such a

designaon

including Monaco

and Vacan City), is celebrang

its 50th birthday with VIP special

events and packages some of

which include: the opening of

the Naonal Gallery Singapore in

November, housing the world’slargest Southeast Asian art

collecons; a “live like a local”

Far East Heritage Food Trail

which runs through to the end of

December and allows travellers

to uncover Singapore’s local

avours and delicacies; as well

as a So Singapore SG50 Sentosa

Tourist Pack which includes six of

Sentosa’s aracons.

Last week the SingaporeTourism Board held an industry

celebraon with execuve

director John Gregory Conceicao,

execuve director internaonal

group planning & Oceania John

Lionel Yeo, and STB’s area director

Sharon Lam on hand to cut a

celebratory Merlion cake (above).

Looking for a new way to engage clients and guests at your nextconference, product launch or training seminar? Think HOYTS CorporateSolutions! With tiered style seating, high-denition projectors and thelatest in surround sound, you candeliver everything at HOYTS – and in

a more stimulating environment thantraditional venues. Call 1300 345 664to make your next function a HOYTS experience!Thanks to HOYTS Corporate Solutions you can win two tickets to seeany lm at your nearest HOYTS cinema. Valid until November 2015 youhave plenty of time to see a lm of your choice.

To win, be the rst person to answer the question correctly. Send youranswers to [email protected]

What date is the movie Spectre releasedin cinemas across Australia?

Congratulations to Thursday’s winner, Jenny Teo from Australian Tours Management.

Alila’s Solo debutTHE rst luxury hotel of

internaonal standard in the cityof Surakarta in Indonesia’s central

Java, the Alila Solo, is to open in

October.

A hub for meengs, special

occasions and events, it will

oer 15 city-centre spaces, two

ballrooms that combined will

create a 3,500 capacity Grand

Ballroom which at 2100sqm is the

largest in the city, together with

an unmatched Execuve Lounge.

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presentsLooking for a Christmas venue or sta celebration?

Business Events News guide to 2015/16 Christmas venues is the place to showcase!To feature here email [email protected].

Christmas Venue Guide

Swanston Hotel Grand MercureMelbourne, VIC

Located in the heart of the city and featuringoptions for any budget and number of guests,

the Swanston Hotel Grand Mercure is the perfectplace for your Christmas function. With delicious

grazing dishes, canapés and a range of impressiveevent spaces on oer, we will have you and your

colleagues as merry as the festive season.

Relax and let us take care of the details so you canjoin in the festivities!

www.theswanstonhotel.com.au

Aussie WorldPalmview, QLD

Aussie World is the ultimate FUN destinationfor your next Christmas function. Whether it’s

rewarding your team with an intimate dinner ora special function for your clients, Aussie Worldis sure to impress. With a wide range of unique

spaces, quality food and extraordinary Christmastheming throughout our precinct, Aussie World

is guaranteed to deliver a memorable andentertaining event. Contact our experiencedfunctions team today to arrange a site visit.

www.aussieworld.com.au

Sharks Events CentreSouthport, QLD

Whether you are looking to cater for 10 peopleor 1000, Sharks Events Centre has the facilities

and professional sta to ensure a seamless event.In addition to a range of Christmas packages,

including 2-course, 3-course, cocktail and buetoptions, Sharks Events Centre will host its annual

Corporate Christmas Ball on December 5. All ofthe hard work has been done; decorations, food,entertainment… your colleagues only need turn

up!

www.sharkseventscentre.com.au

Angsana Lang CoThua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam

Host your next event at Angsana Lang Coin Central Vietnam and be blown away by its

outstanding facilities, unrivalled beach frontage,thoughtfully curated packages and customisean event to suit your need and a creative and

professional events team. From pre-arrival topost-meeting entertainment, dedicated event

planners will manage every detail with eciencyand exibility to ensure a world class summit,

conference, gala dinners or weddings. Formore information, contact +84 54 3695 800 or

[email protected] www.angsana.com
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