Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side.
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Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side.
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Australasian Special Events in 2021
I started ASE in early 2000. It was a year of optimism for the event industry. We had survived the Y2K …
February 23, 2021
Posted by Trevor Connell
February 23, 2021
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The Australian Open needs to happen as it is an event that encapsulates the tourism, hospitality and events industries here in Victoria which have been, and still are, severely depleted by the pandemic.
January 29, 2021
Posted by Peter Jones
January 29, 2021
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In 2020, the events industry quickly adapted to survive. Virtual interactions became the norm, from Zoom calls to full animated avatar …
December 15, 2020
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December 15, 2020
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Robyn Johnson’s announcement that she is leaving MEA got me to thinking about the number of industry associations most of us …
October 15, 2020
Posted by Trevor Connell
October 15, 2020
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After 9 months of watching, learning, and quite frankly just existing in this COVID-19 world, I’m finally at the point where I can say ‘it is what it is,’ and I just have to accept what this means for us as a company, a city and an industry as a whole.
October 15, 2020
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The Australian Open needs to happen as it is an event that encapsulates the tourism, hospitality and events industries here in Victoria which have been, and still are, severely depleted by the pandemic.
In 2020, the events industry quickly adapted to survive. Virtual interactions became the norm, from Zoom calls to full animated avatar driven worlds. Event and conference organisers mastered a new skillset by jumping on board with virtual technology. The Sports Tech World Series Conference (STWS), held in November 2020, took a bold step by converting its in-person event to wholly virtual. STWS is the world’s leading sports technology community …
Robyn Johnson’s announcement that she is leaving MEA got me to thinking about the number of industry associations most of us belong to. There are many producers and suppliers who work across many sectors. For example – stage technology companies provide AV, audio, lighting etc for business events, music events, sporting events, festivals, live theatre and private events. Many event producers work on business events along with private and …
After 9 months of watching, learning, and quite frankly just existing in this COVID-19 world, I’m finally at the point where I can say ‘it is what it is,’ and I just have to accept what this means for us as a company, a city and an industry as a whole.
The Events and Exhibitions Industry identifies inconsistencies in the government’s definitions and calls for the persons limit to be changed in the next Public Health Order due at the end of September and there is legal precedence see below ! Paddy’s Market, shopping centres and sporting events can now host over 150 people in their venues, as long as they adhere to the COVID safe guidelines of social distance …
Gary Fitz-Roy MD of Expertise Events asks what is the daily number of COVID cases within a State that allows us to resume events.
It is important for the business events industry to show the way when it comes to creating association conferences. MEA had the opportunity to show the way when their annual conference had to be “renovated” due to the COVID lockdown. A truncated version of the conference was produced this week – how did it go? First up – full marks to the committee for “pivoting” in these “unprecedented times”. …
Security firms are in the spotlight again after being blamed for the latest COVID outbreak in Victoria. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed repeated media investigations into dodgy practices by security firms. The most consistent issues have been the use of sub-contractors and the lack of training. Inside the messy world of the security firms at the heart of Victoria’s COVID-19 crisis Leaked …
Scotland, and Edinburgh in particular, has a lively festival and event program that is often seen as an inspiration for Australia. The vision for Scotland’s festival program was mapped out in 2008. In this article Professor Joe Goldblatt and event manager Gerry Reynolds ponder how Scotland’s event industry will recover from COVID-19. Their findings would also be relevant to festival and event directors in Australia. When “Scotland the Perfect …
On the weekend I visited a few venues in Sydney. First up, the MCA, where a steady flow of people were wandering around to view the Nirin exhibition. There were staff on the main doors and at the entrances to each of galleries monitoring how many people were in each sector. They were courteous and attentive and the experience was quite relaxed. Secondly, we went to a pub …
Dormant, billion dollar white elephant venues, thousands out of work or on Jobkeeper, and hundreds of events being cancelled every week, possibly never to return – The Events Industry is on its knees and leaders in the industry are calling for the government to at least give them a restart date. Gary Fitz-Roy, MD of Expertise Events, a large family-owned events business that runs Oz Comic-Con, Craft Shows, …
Spectacular. Iconic. Historic. These are the kind of friendly adjectives often deployed to describe ‘hallmark’ or ‘mega’ events – perhaps best exemplified by the likes of the Olympic, Commonwealth and Asian Games, the FIFA World Cup, Expos, Biennales and other grand-scale sporting and cultural experiences, festivals, celebrations and commemorations. Because of their scale and complexity, these events tend to draw on the assets of an entire city or region …
Live Performance Australia has developed a $345 million plan to help the live performance industry restart, rebuild and reopen for audiences following the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan includes capital investment in performing arts companies and productions to help them restart, extending income support to businesses and individuals to retain jobs, and incentives to encourage Australians to return to live performance events. “As we enter the …
It is important for the event industry to be at the forefront of event design, technology and presentation. It is also important for industry events to show the way for the rest of industry. This includes conferences, seminars and award presentations. Associations and other industry players should be early adopters of technology and be prepared to go out on a limb to try out new concepts. Last week Meetings …
So far the federal government has only published a Three Step Framework for Recovery Now the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has stepped up and put out a PROPOSED TOURISM RESTART TIMETABLE The Chamber’s newly-formed Tourism Restart Taskforce approved the timetable for business events, venues and attractions, and domestic and international travel, at its weekly meeting last Friday. According to the proposed timetable, Business Events of less than 100 pax can …
The recent announcement of the $250 million support package for the arts community is wonderful news, but has again highlighted that the events industry still isn’t being heard and given some direction or support. It’s encouraging to know that some states have announced a roadmap to easing restrictions around events, but it’s a shame that this does not apply nationally, as, without a definitive reopening date, we are unable …
When I was a young man, my first real job was working in a theme park entitled Six Flags Over Texas that was located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas and opened in 1961 following upon the great success of Disnelyland in California. I was thrilled when I was hired at the tender age of 19 with the phenomenal salary of $2.00 (£1.75) per hour to operate the sound …
Peter Jones shares his thoughts on how corporate, fundraising or awards dinners might look under the current social distancing proposals. Your annual dinner for 1,000 is now going to look something like this in the new world we find ourselves in. Sorry, can’t allow 1,000 pax in due to social distancing. We might be allowed 350 pax maximum. However you still have to book and pay for a space …
Alan Joyce is proposing that Qantas can resume services with full aircraft. Let’s extrapolate that option to the event industry. Joyce argues that “Social distancing on an aircraft is impractical,” and if the 1.5m distance between people was enforced, a 180 seat Airbus A320 could only board 22 passengers “That means airfares are going to be eight to nine times more than they are today” Compare that to a theatre, …
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Australasian Special Events in 2021
I started ASE in early 2000. It was a year of optimism for the event industry. We had survived the Y2K bug (that never was). We had celebrated the dawn of the 21st Century a year before the actual start of the new millennium, and in Sydney we were anticipating the 2000 Olympics. We are all familiar with the challenges our industry has faced since then. But nothing has …