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Get digitally qualified
Thursday | Jul 15 2021THE Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has announced a collaboration with Marriott International to provide access for the Asia-Pacific business events community to the PCMA Digital Event Strategist (DES) course and qualification.
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Business Events reimagined
Thursday | Jul 8 2021INNOVATION will be key to ensuring the global business events sector weathers the pandemic, according to a new White Paper released last week by the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), Singapore Tourism Board and the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI).
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TA reviews strategy
Thursday | Jul 1 2021THE departure of long-time Business Events Australia chief Penny Lion (TD yesterday) is part of significant changes to Tourism Australia’s (TA) activities within the sector, which become effective from today.
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GC goes Back to the future
Thursday | Jul 1 2021LAST week’s This is Gold Coast business events gathering showcased some of the region’s top venues, experiences and professional services to 26 delegates from across the country.
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BECA looks to industry future
Thursday | Jun 24 2021BUSINESS events will be a key part of Australia’s long-term tourism targets, with a gathering of senior industry stakeholders this month setting an ambitious $50 billion target for the industry’s contribution to the Government’s Tourism 2030 long term visitor economy plan.
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GRANTS scheme update
Thursday | Jun 17 2021THE Federal Government’s $50 million Business Events Grants program, which closed on 30 Mar this year, was oversubscribed to the tune of $6 million, meaning the scheme’s funding was fully exhausted, according to an update from Austrade last week.
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SEE WA venues for yourself
Thursday | Jun 10 2021BUSINESS Events Perth has introduced a range of new digital tours showcasing some of Western Australia’s best conference venues.
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Ungerboeck, EventBooking merge
Tuesday | Jun 1 2021THE merger of event and venue management software specialists Ungerboeck and EventBooking is set to power the events sector “in ways never before possible as events come roaring back,” the companies believe.
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Melbourne meeting pivot
Tuesday | Jun 1 2021THIS week’s snap “circuit breaker” lockdown in Victoria has highlighted the importance of contingency planning for the events industry, forcing the Australian Society for Microbiology’s (ASM) annual conference to quickly transition to a fully virtual gathering.
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$43m for Vic events
Tuesday | May 25 2021THE Victorian State Budget handed down last week has helped provide certainty for the Melbourne Convention Bureau and Business Events Victoria, allocating combined funding of $42.913 million over four years.
