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New limit of 2
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020EVEN the smallest of business events and meetings are now unable to take place in Australia, with previously introduced limits of 100 people, then 10 people now revised further down to gatherings of just two at a time.
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Delegate Connect goes virtual
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020MELBOURNE-BASED Iconic Live is showcasing its new Delegate Connect technology, which recently turned a client’s 2,000-attendee, 300-presenter traditional conference “completely virtual” in just three days.
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IBTM connects
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020REED Travel Exhibitions’ IBTM division has launched a new online resource hub called IBTM Connect, with the aim of keeping exhibitors, hosted buyers and the wider industry connected through the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Crumbs! 31 Mar 20
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020VISITORS to a newly constructed exhibition hall in Saudi Arabia will be able to take a good hard look at themselves, after the building was awarded a Guinness World Record for being the biggest mirrored edifice across the globe.
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$2.5 billion monthly event hit
Tuesday | Mar 24 2020THE massive shutdown of the Australian business events sector due to COVID-19 is taking $2.5 billion out of the national economy each month, according to new figures released by the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA).
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Dealing with the now and preparing for the future
Tuesday | Mar 24 2020ICC Sydney CEO Geoff Donaghy provided this update on the industry’s response to the coronavirus.
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Memphis virtual event
Tuesday | Mar 24 2020THE US City of Memphis, Tennessee, has launched a “virtual music festival” to help people across the globe who are self-isolating.
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Pharmacy conference pivots to online
Tuesday | Mar 24 2020THE organisers of last weekend’s Australian Pharmacy Professional (APP) conference at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre pulled out all stops to ensure elements of the event could proceed, despite the sudden imposition of government sanctions against large gatherings.
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MEA restructures
Tuesday | Mar 24 2020MEETINGS and Events Australia (MEA) has been forced to restructure “to ensure we remain stable, active and relevant” through the COVID-19 crisis.
