News
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Qld events support
Thursday | Aug 5 2021THE Queensland Government has opened a second round of funding for its National Business Events Program, targeting national associations and corporate events bringing in more than 350 delegates who stay at least two days.
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MCEC supports homelessness initiatives
Thursday | Aug 5 2021THE Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has formalised a longstanding relationship with Launch Housing, in a new three year partnership in support of the 25,000 Victorians who are sleeping rough or homeless each night in Melbourne.
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MEETINGS 2021 secures NZ$74m
Thursday | Jul 29 2021ATTENDEES at last month’s MEETINGS 2021 conference in Auckland provisionally secured bookings worth about NZ$74 million over the two day event, with Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) hailing the sector’s first post-COVID gathering as an “outstanding success”.
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PCMA names new APAC MD
Thursday | Jul 29 2021THE Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has appointed Florence (Flo) Chua as its new Managing Director for Asia-Pacific, taking over from Karen Bolinger who has been leading the organisation locally on a part-time consultancy basis for just over a year (BEN 28 Apr 2020).
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New Whitsundays virtual reality tours
Thursday | Jul 29 2021BUSINESS events buyers can now experience the rich offerings of the Whitsundays region via a new virtual reality site inspection platform launched by Tourism Whitsundays.
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Melb show off
Thursday | Jul 29 2021THE pandemic has seen the Royal Melbourne Show cancelled for the second year running, with an estimated economic impact of $244 million to the Vic economy.
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EEAA urgent poll
Thursday | Jul 29 2021THE Exhibition & Event Association of Australia has issued a callout for the industry to lodge responses to a special survey, to help plan upcoming online sessions which aim to give the industry “practical and immediate assistance”.
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Hong Kong jab encouragement
Thursday | Jul 29 2021THE management company for the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) has launched a Lucky Draw to encourage local residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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BE Perth extension
Thursday | Jul 22 2021BUSINESS Events Perth yesterday announced a six-month extension of its Event Here Now Fund, which offers sponsorship of up to $15 per delegate, up to a maximum of $10,000, for new in-person events in WA.
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BIG ECO win for Darwin
Thursday | Jul 22 2021DARWIN will welcome the world in 2023, after having been announced as the host destination for the World Conference on Ecological Restoration.
