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New COVIDSafe guidelines
Tuesday | May 19 2020THE release of the new COVIDSafe Guidelines for Business Events (BEN breaking news 13 May) will help underpin the distinction between general gatherings and “highly organised and managed business events,” according to the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA).
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TAFE NSW events online
Tuesday | May 19 2020THE COVID-19 pandemic isn’t stopping TAFE NSW students from continuing to learn about the events sector, with teaching in the Diploma of Event Management being conducted using web conferencing technology this term.
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Marriott online
Tuesday | May 19 2020MARRIOTT International has launched new virtual meetings packages across 22 hotels in its Australian and New Zealand network.
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COVID-proof Crowne
Tuesday | May 19 2020SYDNEY’S new-look Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach is using a custom-built technology solution to enable meetings to be conducted across multiple spaces in the hotel and thus ensure safe social distancing.
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NZ go-ahead
Tuesday | May 19 2020TICKETED large events, including domestic business events and conferences, can now proceed in New Zealand as the country continues to ease COVID-19 restrictions.
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MeetGB goes virtual
Tuesday | May 19 2020VISITBRITAIN will showcase the best of the UK’s business events at an upcoming online event called MeetGB Virtual.
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Crumbs! 19 May 20
Tuesday | May 19 2020WITH COVID-19 lockdowns still in place across the globe, many events are going digital, and Adelaide’s 2020 Cabaret Festival is no different.
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BEN breaking news – BECA delivers COVIDSafe guidelines to government
Wednesday | May 13 2020New protocols aim to instil confidence in Australia’s business events industry. The Business Events Council of…
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BE sector pushes for restart
Tuesday | May 12 2020THE business events industry is urgently calling on Australia’s Federal and State Governments to differentiate exhibitions and business events from mass gatherings, as a way of expediting a domestic post-COVID industry reboot as early as Aug this year.
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MEA awards in the cloud
Tuesday | May 12 2020THE Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) 2019 National Awards have been re-imagined as an online virtual event, to be broadcast live from Sydney’s International Convention Centre on Fri 29 May.
