AIME visitor registration open now

Visitor registration for AIME (Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo) 2015 is now open.

5 January, 2015

Newcastle secures 2016 global health conference

Newcastle has been confirmed as the host city for the 2016 Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) Global Health Conference (GHC).

5 January, 2015

AIME 2015: Where your business inspiration begins

Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) has released further details surrounding its exciting new community strategy ahead of the highly anticipated annual event, taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MECC) on the 24 and 25 of February 2015.

17 December, 2014

PAICE 2014 kicks off tomorrow

The Pacific Area Incentives and Conferences Expo (PAICE 2014) is on tomorrow and conference and incentive organisers can register on the day if they have not already done so.

18 November, 2014

Brisbane gears up for G20

Brisbane is preparing to welcome 4,000 delegates and up to 3,000 media representatives in the lead up to the G20 summit on 15 and 16 November.

11 November, 2014

Conference design for a Gen Y audience

Spice caught up with Australian Computer Society President Brenda Aynsley to find out how to design a conference program that make Information Computer Technology (ICT) careers appeal to Gen Y.

5 November, 2014

Revealed: Hunter Valley Convention Centre design

The first artist impressions of the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Conference and Events Centre were released late last week, along with news that the centre is on target to open by January 30, 2015.

2 November, 2014

AIME hosted buyer applications open

Applications for the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) 2015 Hosted Buyer program are now open.

29 October, 2014

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to add a hotel

The Victorian State Government has announced that Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) will be expanded to include hotel accommodation.

27 October, 2014

Adelaide to host world’s biggest space congress

Adelaide set to host the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in September 2017.

9 October, 2014

G20 injects $10 million into the Cairns economy

The G20 meetings that wrapped up last week were worth $10 million to the Cairns economy.

23 September, 2014

Ernst and Young to audit business events industry

The independent chairman of the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA), Matt Hingerty, has called on the business events industry to take part in the major study of the sector being undertaken by Ernst and Young (EY).

14 September, 2014

Kuala Lumpur wins Perfect China for the third time

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (The Centre) has won the Perfect China Convention for 2014, further cementing it’s competitive position in the Asia Pacific region.

28 August, 2014

IHG’s gorgeous Gold Coast famil

InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort and Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise recently hosted a group of Melbourne and Sydney-based PCO’s.

28 July, 2014

Breaking news: Sydney secures the world’s biggest finance conference

Sydney will host Sibos 2018, the world’s biggest and most influential financial conference, in a coup that will inject $50 million into the NSW visitor economy.

15 July, 2014

Bill Clinton and Bob Geldof to speak at AIDS conference

The 42nd President of the USA and former Boomtown Rat Sir Bob Geldof are confirmed to speak at the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) to be held in Melbourne this month.

1 July, 2014

Convene Q to focus on speaker programs

Delegates at Convene Queensland (Convene Q) on July 29 are set to get the lowdown on ‘The Who, How and Why of your Conference Speaker Program’.

30 June, 2014

Gold Coast shines at new business exchange

Forty event planners from Australia, New Zealand, China and Singapore arrived on the Gold Coast last Thursday for the This is Gold Coast Business Exchange.

23 June, 2014

Meetings 2014 a massive boost for NZ

New Zealand’s business events economy is being given a significant boost this week with Meetings 2014 hosting over 600 PCOs from across Asia-Pacific.

18 June, 2014

Hunter Region launches Altogether Perfect MICE campaign

Newcastle, Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley have joined forces to attract business tourism to the region.

16 June, 2014