Audio visual production specialists AV1 turned an industry on its head this week at the Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) National Conference in Darwin, taking out the award for Technical & Creative Production against year-on-year finalists Staging Connections QLD, VIC and WA. Accepting the award on Tuesday 7 May at Darwin Convention Centre dressed in [...]

Staging Connections’ New South Wales and Victorian teams are delighted to be crowned winners in the Education category alongside six of the events industry’s best at the Meetings and Events Australia National Industry Awards Ceremony on Tuesday night.  Collecting the award on behalf of the very proud Staging Connections’ teams was Terry Oomens, Director of [...]

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) has won the national award for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Awards, further endorsing its already established credentials in that area. The receipt of the prestigious CSR Award in consecutive MEA national Awards is a clear demonstration of BCEC’s leadership in what the Centre [...]

The management and staff of the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre had good reason to celebrate this week by collecting four awards at the annual Meetings & Events Australia’s national Industry Awards of excellence. Prime convention and exhibition centres in Brisbane, Adelaide and on the Gold Coast also collected major awards, highlighting the nationwide quality [...]

Sydney has shone brightly once more, with Australia’s leading convention bureau, Business Events Sydney (BESydney), taking out the national Metropolitan Destination Marketing Organisation Award at last night’s Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Awards. Held at the Darwin Convention Centre, the annual awards were among the highlights of MEA’s 26th National Conference, which ran from 4-7 [...]

Last night, the MEA National Meeting Manager of the Year award was presented to MCI Australia Project Director, Cindy-Lee Bakos. Cindy-Lee took home the prestigious Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) national award for her work on three key events: the Asia Pacific Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association Congress, the Commonwealth Business Forum, and the combined FAOPS-PSANZ congresses. [...]

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre’s (MCEC) Prue Rogers has been named Business Development Person of the Year at the prestigious National Meeting and Events Australia (MEA) Awards in Darwin last night. As Assistant Director of Sales Rogers’ success is due to the significant results she produced for MCEC during the 2011/12 financial year, working [...]

Each year Australians are responsible for thousands of great events both at home and abroad. The Australian Event Awards aims to recognise their achievements.  The Australian Event Awards is the pinnacle awards program for the Australian Events Industry and is now in search for a home. The Event Awards provides an opportunity for Australian events, Event Managers, [...]

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has won a record five categories at the prestigious National Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) Awards, announced in Darwin last night. Reflecting its professionalism across a wide range of areas, the Centre was awarded the top accolades for In-House AV Services, Banquet and Catering and Education.  The Centre’s Senior [...]

ExpoNet has taken home one of the exhibition industry’s highest national honours winning the national award in the Exhibition Services category at last night’s Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) National Awards Ceremony held in Darwin. The exhibition and events supplier was recognised for its outstanding provision of products and services to the conference, meeting and [...]

The Meetings and Events industry awards for 2012 were presented at the gala dinner to finish off the 2013 MEA conference e in Darwin – and the winners are Individual Awards Operations Person of the Year Business Development Person of the Year Event Manager of the Year Meetings Manager of the Year Y MEA Future Leader MEA [...]

Renowned Sydney Venue and Catering collection, Doltone House takes out the NSW 2012 Meetings & Events Industry Award for Specialty Meeting Venue. Doltone House has been announced as winner of the 2012 NSW Meetings and Events Industry Award for the Specialty Meeting Venue category, following a win in this category last year.  The prestigious night [...]

This week, global integrated event services company, Staging Connections took out the state title for Western Australia (WA) in Meetings & Events Australia’s Industry Awards 2012, as the Queensland (QLD) team now look towards achieving the national Hall of Fame. Entering the MEA Awards for the first time, the WA office submitted an entry in [...]

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre is celebrating a record number of wins at this year’s Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) NSW Awards event, topping five categories in the prestigious awards. In recognition of its professionalism and leadership in venue management, the Centre was announced the winner of the awards for Meeting Venue – 500 [...]

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) performed strongly at the Queensland Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) Awards, winning three of the major award categories. The MEA Awards recognise excellence, best practice and professionalism in the meetings industry and these prestigious awards showcase Queensland’s strong standing in the high yield business events sector. Continuing its award [...]

MCI Australia was nominated for two awards and subsequently took home both at the MEA South Australia Gala Awards Dinner. The MEA Association or Government Meeting of the Year—South Australia was awarded to The Australasian Osseointegration Society (AOS) 8th Biennial Conference, managed by MCI Australia Project Manager, Brylee McFarlane and Project Coordinator, Emma Wall. The project team overcame many [...]

Last Monday the MEA Victoria Meeting Manager of the Year award was presented to MCI Australia Project Director, Cindy-Lee Bakos. Cindy-Lee took home the prestigious Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) award for her work on three key events: the Asia Pacific Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association Congress, the Commonwealth Business Forum, and the combined FAOPS-PSANZ congresses. [...]

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) was recognised for its service and innovation last night, taking home four awards at the prestigious Victorian Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Awards, held at the ANZ Pavilion, Arts Centre Melbourne. MCEC was awarded ‘Meeting Venue 500 delegates or more’, ‘Banquet and Catering’, ‘In-house AV Services’ (for the third [...]

The Melbourne Convention Bureau’s (MCB) Bid Executive, Roslyn du Plooy, was awarded the prestigious Meeting & Events Australia (MEA)/USI Young Professional Scholarship at the MEA Victoria 2012 Industry Awards on Monday night. The MEA Industry Awards recognise excellence and best business practice in the meetings and events industry, encouraging industry professionals to reach their goals, [...]

The Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) has been named as a finalist in the Exhibition and Event Association of Australia’s (EEAA) 2012 Awards for Excellence, cementing its position as an industry leader. AIME, the largest annual exhibition in Australia for meetings, incentives, business travel and events, is one of four finalists in the category [...]

Lovegrove Entertainment is proud to announce that its corporate entertainment act, Harmony and Darryl Lovegrove, were named Entertainer of the Year at the Australian Event Awards, in a glittering ceremony at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. The Australian Event Awards is the pinnacle awards program for the events industry in Australia and the only opportunity for Australian [...]

Australia’s leading events practitioners gathered to admire and celebrate the winners of the 2012 Australian Event Awards at ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, on Thursday night. The coveted Australian Event of the Year for 2012 was awarded from what the judges described as a particularly close set of finalists to the spectacular Handa Opera on [...]

The Australian Event Awards were presented at an industry dinner held at the iconic Olympic Stadium on Thursday night. The winners are… Australian Event of the Year Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – Opera Australia   Sydney Olympic Park Best Sporting Event 2012 Santos Tour Down Under – Events South Australia   Best Tourism Event [...]

Australia’s leading events venue has come out on top yet again.  Fresh from a record year for industry awards, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has been honoured once more with the Best Venue prize in the Australian Event Awards. The award confirms the Centre’s place as Australia’s top facility for events and exhibitions and [...]

After a gripping evening at the 2012 Australian Events Awards, Staging Connections are delighted to be crowned winners in the category of Academy of Wedding Planners Best Private Event, successfully defending their 2011 title.   The Australian Event Awards acknowledge the commitment, hard work and consistency that organisations make across the entire national events industry. [...]

After a judging period made all the more difficult by the excellent quality of all entries, the Australian Event Awards judging panel today announced the 2012 finalists. With events and achievements from all over Australia and for every facet of the Event Industry, the judges faced a difficult task. “2012 certainly represents a very, very [...]

Learning of their nominations last week, the Staging Connections’ team are thrilled to be chosen as finalist for multiple awards in the 2012 Australian Event Awards. As the first time Staging Connections have entered the category of Best Education or Training Program, their finalist nomination is a credit to the investment the organisation and people [...]

A ‘Super September’ is about to hit the diaries of events professionals, with a line-up of several major industry occasions approaching. Mid-September will bring industry professionals together for a multi-sector demonstration of the significant value of events for Australia, with the staging of the Australian Event Symposium, Australian Event Awards and several associated events. The [...]

(Address by Sandy Hollway to launch the 2012 Australian Event Awards and the 2012 Australian Event Symposium, 15 May 2012) I would like to thank you all for being with us this evening for the joint-launch of two of the most important fixtures on the calendar of the Australian events industry — the 2012 Australian [...]

Two more significant international convention and exhibition centre awards have been added to the growing AEG Ogden trophy cabinet. This week, the AEG Ogden managed Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) was judged “Middle East’s Leading Convention and Exhibition Centre” at the 2012 World Travel Awards in Dubai. The annual World Travel Awards acknowledge, reward and [...]

Scene Change has won the National Prize at the Meetings and Events Australia Industry Awards, in the category of Technical and Creative Production (Branch Turnover <$5m). The award went to Scene Change Tasmania, winners of their state award for the last 4 years. “We’re incredibly proud of going from startup to national award winner in [...]

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has won an extraordinary four awards in the national Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Awards for a second consecutive year. The Centre’s wins were achieved across a broad range of categories, from In-house AV Services and Banquet and Catering, to Corporate Social Responsibility and Education, reflecting its world-class services [...]

At the recent Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) Industry National Awards Night the red carpet was rolled out for the attendees with a virtual audience cheering on the finalists through a LIVE webcast. Staging Connections successfully created a branded online portal that allowed an Australian and International audience to view this important event. The webcast [...]

ExpoNet has claimed two of the event industry’s highest national honours for excellence being awarded winner in the Exhibition Services category and taking home the coveted Platinum Award at the Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) National Awards. The events supplier received the MEA Awards accolades for its outstanding provision of products and services to the [...]

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) won the major venue award at this year’s Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) National Awards in Sydney this week. Operated by leading international venue management group, AEG Ogden, BCEC was named Australia’s best Meeting Venue – 500 Delegates or More from a highly competitive national field of entries in [...]

Renowned NSW venue and catering collection, Doltone House takes out the national 2011 Meetings & Events Industry Award in the Speciality Meeting Venue category as well as national 2011 Cause Related Event of The Year for the Biaggio Signorelli Foundation event. After being announced NSW state winner for both categories in the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) [...]

The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau’s (MCVB) Beverley Williamson has been named Business Development Person of the Year, as well as the coveted Meetings or Events Professional of the Year, at this year’s prestigious Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) National Awards. Announced on Tuesday night at the 25th MEA Annual Conference Awards in Sydney, Ms [...]

Business Events Sydney’s (BESydney) talent, expertise and strategic thinking was recognised and celebrated at last night’s Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) National Industry Awards with Australia’s leading convention bureau winning the Metropolitan Destination Marketing Organisation Award and Senior Consultant Ian Stuart being honoured with the ‘Outstanding Contribution Award. 2011 was a year of exciting change [...]

The spectacular climax to the Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) 2012 National Conference was the 2011 National Industry Awards gala dinner. Over 650 meetings and events professionals gathered at the Parkside Ballroom, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre to await the anticipated announcement of the winners in a beautifully styled black-tie event. 34 awards were presented [...]

You are invited to walk the virtual red carpet and be part of the glitz and glamour of the Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) National Awards Night. On the evening of Tuesday 24 April, Staging Connections will be presenting the 2011 MEA National Awards via live webcast. The webcast will give meetings and events professionals [...]

The Australian Event Awards and Australian Event Symposium will be launched together on 15 May 2012, revealing the hotly anticipated 2012 Symposium program and providing the first glimpse into the Event Awards for this year. Sandy Hollway AO will also present insights into both programs and the state of the industry. Two of the events industry’s most [...]

Darwin Convention Centre (DCC) has received one of the major awards in the prestigious Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Industry Awards, being declared the Northern Territory winner in the prime category, Meeting Venue – 500 Delegates or More. MEA is the key meetings industry association and its national awards are hotly contested by the highly [...]

The Australian Event Awards, Australian Centre for Event Management (ACEM), and International Special Events Society (ISES) have announced that they will join forces to present the 2012 Australian Event Symposium at Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. The Symposium will be staged on September 13 and 14 and will incorporate: The ISES Australasia Conference for Event Practitioners [...]

The MEA SA awards dinner was a classy affair when guests gathered in the Crystal Room of the Stamford Plaza Adelaide. Highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Muriel Ellis Award for outstanding service to the meetings and events industry in SA to Rob Bulfield – a very popular recipient. Other awards went [...]

Exceptional customer service proved the winning formula for Brisbane’s Absolute Events & Marketing, winning them two top industry honours at the Meetings & Events Australia Queensland (MEA) Awards.  Not only did they win the Meetings and Events Management Organisation Less Than 8 Employees for the second year in a row, and Director, Susan Harris, was [...]

More than 100 Queensland key industry party-goers glammed up to attend Thursday’s Queensland MEA awards at The Edge, at State Library.  With delicious catering by Ab Fab Catering, pre-event drinks were a time of networking with friends and colleagues before moving into the auditorium for the awards ceremony. MC Glenn Searle from InspHigher offered witty [...]

The annual Victorian Meetings & Events Industry Awards for 2011 was hosted by the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre on Tuesday 13 March 2012. Opulent lamps marked each table, the Banquet Room’s walls draped with picturesque images aligned with the evening’s theme of ‘Melbourne City Lights’. The night celebrated the success of each Award recipient [...]

Business Events Sunshine Coast (BESC) has been announced as the winner of the Meeting and Events Australia (MEA) State Award for Excellence. The BESC team won the ‘Regional Destination Marketing Organisation’ category at the event attended by over 100 at the State Library in Brisbane. BESC is a division of Sunshine Coast Destination and CEO, [...]

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) turned in a dominant performance at the prestigious Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Queensland Industry Awards, winning three of the major award categories. The BCEC team took home awards for three of the major categories – Meeting Venue 500 Delegates or More, Banqueting & Catering and Corporate Social Responsibility [...]

Meet Beverley (Bev) Williamson – winner, Business Development Person of the Year at this year’s Victoria Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Awards. Ms Williamson is a major player in the Victorian business events industry. Working with her team, she secured 36 major international conferences for the state of Victoria in the 2010/2011 financial year, with [...]