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Meeting Newz on Facebook
Meetings Newz now has a Facebook group. The group site will post comments, specials and updates and is specifically for advertisers, readers, friends and fans of Meeting Newz. If you would like to join our group, please click here.
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Wellington shows its wares |
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Interest is high in the inaugural Wellington on Show, which will showcase more than 72 conference venues and suppliers on February 11. More than a week before the event nearly 300 registrations have been received for this Wellington Convention Bureau innovation. Wellington’s easy walkability makes the event possible, with venues welcoming on site visits from 10am to 3pm. Oyster and wine matching, Ruth Pretty and Martin Bosley cooking demonstrations, Weta Cave presentations, celebrity speakers and prize draws will feature throughout. Wairarapa suppliers will be on show at the Wellington Convention Centre. |
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Wellington Convention Centre says goodbye to GM |
After 11 years of leading the team at the Wellington Convention Centre as General Manager, Neville Brown has taken up the role of director - city
services for the Wellington City Council. During his time at the Wellington Convention Centre, Brown has seen the venue undergo many changes and has seen the business grow into a successful venue provider. The appointment to fill the role of general manager for the Wellington Convention Centre will be postponed until at least March while a Governance review is undertaken and Brown will continue to oversee the operation with support form his management team.
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Registrations open for Convene Auckland |
Convene Auckland 2010 visitor registrations are open at www.conveneauckland.co.nz. The event is being held at SKYCITY Auckland on Tuesday, April 20, with optional familiarisation tours and a buyer cocktail party on April 19. The exhibition concentrates on the region from Hamilton to Northland and is open to anyone who organises meetings, functions, roadshows, exhibitions, trade events, seminars, weddings and other group and business events. The show is also ideal for special interest tour operators and destination management companies who are looking for new and fresh ideas in the greater Auckland area. As well as a trade show with pre-appointment schedules and a ‘free flow’ format, Convene Auckland will include a panel discussion on conference industry issues, seminars relating to organising events, and a showcase of comedians, musicians, speakers and other entertainers. The complete programme is free for bonafidé buyers.
Organised by ProMag Publishing Ltd, the event already has an exciting list of exhibitors, with only about 40 stands still available. Event manager Tess Mason says Convene Auckland 2010 has a reputation for attracting an eclectic mix of suppliers to the events industry - and this will again be reflected by new and returning exhibitors. Some new faces this year include Dawsons@The Kelliher Estate, Elevate Corporate Team Events, Flying Flowers Ltd, IT Rentals and Mount Richmond Hotel & Conference Centre. Even that small sample demonstrates the variety buyers will find at Convene Auckland. A full list of exhibitors, plus details on pre-tours and other aspects of Convene Auckland can be found at www.conveneauckland.co.nz. |
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Win when you book your clients to New Caledonia in 2010 |
Aircalin, in conjunction with Le Meridien Noumea and Transat Tours New Caledonia, has a fabulous prize to give away to the first person to book a group on Aircalin’s Earlybird deal before April 2010. Check out the pdf for Aircalin's special MICE offer for 2010. Phone 09 308 3363 or visit www.aircalin.com to book the airfare. The group must travel on Aircalin, stay at Le Meridien and go through Transat Tours for ground operations.
The prize consists of:
- Return Economy airfares Auckland/Nouméa/Auckland with Aircalin
- Return airport transfers in New Caledonia with Transat Tours
- Three nights at the Le Méridien Hôtel, Nouméa – share twin classic room, room only, including daily buffet breakfast, compliments of Le Méridien Noumea
- Day trip to Duck Island - for two people - compliments of Transat Tours. Once you have a confirmed booking please contact
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at New Caledonia Tourism straight away. The prize will be awarded to the first person to do so. |
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Is that land ahead? Rachel Leitch, of Holiday Inn Auckland Airport, points to the way ahead during a Conventions & Incentives NZ (CINZ) get together just before Christmas. The sailing trip with Corporate NZ was a small group activity for members and CINZ chief executive Alan Trotter says the organisation will have more such occasions during 2010. 
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The Professional Conference Organisers (PCO) Association will hold its 2011 conference and trade show in Christchurch. The event is likely to attract close to 200 PCOs, primarily from Australia, as well as sponsors, media and exhibitors. The 2009 conference in Canberra, from December 13 to 15 attracted 180 PCO delegates and 121 others. Peter Sugg, a director of the PCO Association, says the group wanted to show its support for New Zealand. Kiwis turned up in force for the Canberra event and the association has a growing membership base on this side of the Tasman. Sugg was thankful to Conventions & Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) chief executive Alan Trotter for organising the bids - which came from Auckland and Wellington as well as Christchruch. 'Our only pre-requiste was that the destination has to have good general access from the east coast of Australia.' The 2010 conference will be held in Hobart, Tasmania. More on Christchurch's winning bid in the January issue of Meeting Newz. Meeting Newz is the official New Zealand magazine for the PCO Association.
 | It's coming to Christchurch and we're happy... Hayley McKay, Vbase and Jan Whiteside, Christchurch and Canterbury Convention Bureau after hearing that news that Christchurch was named host city for the PCO Conference in 2011 | |
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