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14th November 2016
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EDITOR: BONNIE TAI
SPACE CONFERENCE FOR SYDNEY BE
AUSTRALIA has been chosen
to host the world’s largest
Insights
space conference, with up to with Penny Lion
3,000 international experts
NEW Zealand is a mature
to converge on the new
market, with many New
International Convention Centre Zealand planners having
Sydney (ICC Sydney) in 2020. organised incentive programs
The Scientific Assembly of the to Australia on several
Committee on Space Research occasions. Our challenge
(COSPAR) selected Sydney over is to inspire and inform
bidding rivals Shanghai, Prague, them about Australia’s ever
Valencia and Lausanne, bringing evolving business events
the gathering to the southern industry to encourage them
hemisphere for only the second to consider Australia again.
time since 1974. As part of Business
The $10 million event was Events Australia’s strategy,
announced by Federal Minister of space science and research, would help “enable economic Pacific Area Incentives &
for Industry, Innovation and and we back this up with growth and high tech jobs Conferences Expo (PAICE)
Science Greg Hunt, who said it our ongoing commitment, of the future to be further helps us achieve this by
provided a ringing endorsement investment and operation of developed on our shores and in providing a platform for
for Australia’s space community. major space infrastructure.” the Asia-Pacific region”. industry to meet face-to-
“Australia is the perfect choice Business Events Sydney The successful bid was led face with buyers. Based
to host COSPAR,” Hunt said. (BESydney) ceo Lyn Lewis-Smith by the Australian Academy of on feedback from New
“We have some of the world’s said a united community had Science and the University of Zealand buyers wanting to
best researchers, a long history pursued the conference, which NSW, supported by BESydney. engage more with event
specialists and venues, we
debuted at this year’s event
‘Australia’s Event Creators’,
Singapore hosts Aussie planners Christchurch remains a new dedicated space that
featured a range of first-time
open for business exhibitors that focus on event
delivery.
CHRISTCHURCH conference
venues and visitor attractions With the help of Australian
are all operating as normal industry, we have also
today following the broadened their knowledge
of Australian product through
magnitude 7.5 earthquake
our bespoke and tailored
which struck 130km north of
content. This financial year,
the city last night. we have already delivered
Christchurch and over 40 pages of content that
Canterbury Tourism chief focuses on new product and
executive Vic Allen said ‘out of the box’ experiences
the damage in the CBD that appeal to the New
appeared to be minimal, Zealand customer. We
although building encourage you to continue
assessments were still being to share any developments
carried out. or event news with us by
NINETEEN meeting planners from Australia and New Zealand “We are encouraging people emailing bea@tourism.
were treated to a recent showcase of Singapore, hosted by to keep their plans to come australia.com to help us
Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore Airlines and Destination Asia. to Christchurch,” he said. showcase why there is
The group arrived in style via SIA’s Premium Economy class nothing like Australia for
before taking part in a Tai Chai session among the Supertrees business events.
at Gardens by the Bay, trying their hand at cooking at a Cookery Today’s issue of BEN
Magic Pulau Ubin class and experiencing the Formula 1
Business Events News today
Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix.
has two pages of news plus a
The meeting planners are pictured above gaining cultural
full page from Crowne Plaza
insights at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort and Spa.
Terrigal.
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