Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb has launched a new initiative to attract more international business events to Australian…

Ebola threat reduces World Parks Congress numbers
Forty-one delegates registered to attend the IUCN World Parks Congress which concludes at Sydney Olympic Park tomorrow had visas revoked…

Brisbane readies for G20
Brisbane’s highest profile event of all time - the G20 Leaders Summit – will have the city running in overdrive…

Three day meetings ‘suck’
A Melbourne digital agency is challenging the traditional three-day annual meeting with shorter, more frequent events of its own. Real…

Are events being dumbed down?
A new breed of clients and a changing business environment must prompt innovation and weed out the slackers for the…

Starwood means business
With a string of new hotel openings throughout Asia Pacific and the recent launch of an all-new loyalty scheme for…

Centres & Organisers: Better Together
Convention centres are emerging from the challenges of the global economic slump with some valuable new lessons in business operations,…

ISES global survey predicts growth
The International Special Events Society (ISES) has released its Global Business Survey, revealing strong growth across all sectors of the…

Bigwig Gigs
The usual rules go out the window when you’re planning a CEO speech, writes Ian Whitworth. Meetings people love a…

New Zealand: Accessing exceptional
New Zealand continues to be a desirable destination for the Australian business events sector with plenty to smile about. If…

How to #hashtag like a pro
Using a hashtag is one of the smartest ways to organise and share information at an event or conference. According…

Daydream hosts AACB professionals
Daydream Island recently welcomed an influential conferencing group. The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) held its 25th annual staff…

Perth’s billion dollar building boom
The mining boom might have faded, but there’s a new boom in the west as billions of dollars in infrastructure…

Weather dampens Inspire EX event
First of all, we at micenet AUSTRALIA like exhibiting at industry events. It allows our sales people to touch base…

Taste of a bygone era
Taking tea has, for centuries, been the preferred way to meet – albeit socially – but who’s to say the…