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Hi, July was a very busy month with lots of venues paying us a visit and many promotional events at venues around town, it's hard to motivate yourself to be out in the middle of winter but we did enjoy some great hospitality. In July I spent some time in Sydney visiting clients and attending the Australian Business Events Expo. The Expo was an excellent opportunity to catch up with many of our venues partners who were exhibiting - as always I find that I am always learning something new at these events. This edition of our newsletter sees the return of our Conference Tips column with some big suggestions for name tags and tent cards in this newsletter. Just a reminder that Emma can help you find the ideal venue for your end of year event - large or small, and have been successful in securing prime December dates. I'm sure we can help you, call Emma on +613 9870 4611. Meeting Mart is just around the corner and it will be great to catch up with many of our clients and venues partners on 26 October at Crown - put the date in your diary. The not so mighty Hawks have let me down and I'm no longer leading our footy tipping competition as I only picked 4 winners last week. Hopefully the Hawks can get me into the front in the last couple of rounds. Regards Jim Conway
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AUGUST'S FEATURED VENUESRydges Bell City / Bell City Event Centre
The Bell City Event Centre is conveniently located in Melbourne's inner north just 20 minutes from the CBD and 15 minutes from Melbourne International Airport. Away from the congestion of the city and yet within easy reach of all major attractions and activities the Centre offers a total of 15 stylish conference rooms and 6 outdoor event spaces. Read more detailed information about Rydges Bell City / Bell City Event Centre or contact Sue Wall +613 9870 4611 The Pavilion at Box Hill
The Pavilion is the newest purpose built function venue within the City of Whitehorse, perfect for hosting a range of corporate, commercial, personal and community events. Conveniently located in the heart of Melbourne's busy South Eastern Suburbs, close enough for a day conference and far enough away from the pressures of the office. In the prime position at Box Hill City Oval, the Pavilion will exceed all that you have come to expect from a standard conference venue. Read more detailed information about The Pavilion at Box Hill or contact Emma Kabastanakis +613 9870 4611 "It's so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to"
- Annie Gottlier HAPPENINGSVictoria's Meeting MartMeeting Mart 2010 sponsored by Crown Events, will be staged across the Crown Conference Centre and Crown Promenade Hotel on Tuesday 26 October 2010. Exhibition space is now close to selling out for Meeting Mart 2010 with representation from major hotel brands, regional Victorian destinations along with an extensive line-up of events industry suppliers. There are some booths still available - 03 9870 2611 if you wish to participate. Invitations to attend hosted events including the Breakfast and Entertainment Showcase lunch will be sent to buyers shortly. Visit www.meetingmart.com.au Top City Hotel Award
The luxurious Langham, Melbourne has once again been awarded a top honour by readers of respected American publication Travel + Leisure. The elegant hotel was named the top city hotel for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific in the 2010 World's Best Awards for the second time in a row, cementing its reputation as a luxury hotel of choice for sophisticated business and leisure travellers. Star City to build 3000-seat events centreStar City has confirmed plans to build a $100 million, 3000-seat events centre on their Pyrmont casino site. The Events Centre will make Star City a complete entertainment destination complimenting the 2,000-seat Lyric Theatre for musicals and major theatre productions. The 2,400-square metre column-free centre would be the largest event space of any hotel in Sydney and would cater for the larger trade shows, exhibitions and conferences. Upgrade for Mercure Cairns Harbourside hotel
One of Cairns' leading three-star resorts, the Mercure Cairns Harbourside, is now in the final stages of its extensive renovation programme which has been overseen by building company Isis, who have worked together with Sydney-based hotel design company Interni to refresh and update all rooms, suites and public areas including Teshi's Restaurant and Blue Mango Bar at the hotel. Conference TipsWhen you are in the preparing stages for your conference think BIG print for your name tags and place cards. If you have a group set at tables, large tent cards (A4 folded in half) with large bold print of the name of the person, makes it easy on everyone. The facilitator can easily read the names as can fellow attendees. A tip here is to ensure the name is printed on both sides of the card so that not only those across the table but the neighbours can easily read the name on the card. It is not unusual to see people turning their tent cards around, after they have found their seat, showing a blank card to their neighbour. Name tags also need careful consideration and BIG print. Use a bold, sans-serif typeface with the largest possible font size. Name tags should be readable from at least 3 metres away, as the purpose for a name tag is to make it easy for people to meet and say "Hello". Name tags should also be pinned on the person's right hand side, as it is this side of the body that is presented when shaking hands. There is no sense giving out name tags that require your conference participants to squint and stare, so please use BIG print. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars"
- Oscar Wilde SHARING THE KNOWLEDGEOur ongoing schedule of briefing sessions and venue inspections ensures our product knowledge is extensive and current which allows us to offer you professional, authoritative and independent advice on the conference and meeting venue scene throughout Australia and overseas. Been to visit us here at our office with an update and presentation on the conference side of things have been
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