5th April 2022 BEIA / MEETINGS
Registrations are now open for day visits to MEETINGS, taking place at Ōtautahi Christchurch 15-16 June.
Ōtautahi Christchurch has been confirmed as the new host city for MEETINGS 2022.
The Events Transition Support Payment scheme has been extended to include business events of 200+ attendees.
The sector has fallen through the cracks, and those cracks are turning into a mighty chasm, writes BEIA’s Lisa Hopkins.
Even sub-100 delegate conferences are cancelling, despite them being allowed at red, says BEIA.
But the industry can recover to pre-Covid levels in 2024 if quarantine-free travel restarts soon.
Auckland Unlimited’s former destination boss will take over on 25 November from Tony Gardner, who steps down that day at BEIA’s AGM after six years in the role.
Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) is inviting registrations for its Future of Business Events Virtual Summit on Thursday, 9 December 2021.
Business Events Industry Aotearoa has welcomed the National Party’s plan to create a government fund for events industry insurance cover.
Business Events Industry Aotearoa has partnered with US-based Professional Conference Management Association to award new scholarships worth US$895.
Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s annual conference for 2021 will be moved to next year, although the organisation’s annual general meeting will go ahead online.
Level 3 makes little difference for most operators but the increase in indoor numbers to 100 for level 2 areas is welcomed.
Business Events Industry Aotearoa has postponed its 2021 conference by three weeks to 1-3 November.
Business Events Industry Aotearoa says the industry must be prepared for a long wave of disruption and should consider back-up plans.
Business Events Industry Aotearoa has opened registrations for its 2021 conference in Hawke’s Bay.
The event will be hosted at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds on 2-3 June.
The association’s CEO says the hard-hit business events sector is desperate for an uninterrupted year.
MEETINGS 2021 will take place over two days in Auckland next year, says Business Events Industry Aotearoa.
Hawke’s Bay has secured hosting rights for the 2021 Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) conference.