News: Events
Mount Isa Rodeo gets $150,000 funding boost
Mount Isa's major event, the Mount Isa Rotary Rodeo, is set to benefit from $150,000 in funding from the Queensland Government. Announcing the funding, Member for Mount Isa...
Dec 5, 2011
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Sydney Showground Stadium set for March completion
The Greater Western Sydney Giants have celebrated the launch of the club's new home, Skoda Stadium at the Sydney Showground. NSW Premier of NSW Barry O'Farrell and Minister for...
Dec 3, 2011
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FitEx: the science and business of fitness and exercise
Following the success of this year's GetNZ Active Conference, Fitness New Zealand has announced that, from 2012, the industry conference will be expanded and re-branded as...
Dec 2, 2011
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Taiwan expects economic boost from Summer Universiade
The Taipei City government expects the 2017 Summer Universiade to generate as much as US$330 million for the local economy after the city edged out Brasilia for the right to...
Dec 2, 2011
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Regional winners dominate Western Australia's sport and recreation industry awards
Regional Western Australia has emerged as the clear winner of Western Australia's 2011 Sport and Recreation Industry Awards, with close to half of all category winners connected...
Nov 28, 2011
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Allphones Arena hosts 2011 ARIA awards
The elite of Australasia's pop industry were on hand as the 2011 ARIA Awards were presented tonight in a star studded ceremony held at the Allphones Arena in Sydney Olympic...
Nov 27, 2011
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Ungerboeck Software releases version 20.4 for events
Ungerboeck Software, the global supplier of end-to-end event management software, has released version 20.4 of Ungerboeck Software. The innovative, fully web-based software...
Nov 27, 2011
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133,200 visitors came to New Zealand for Rugby World Cup
Tournament organiser Rugby New Zealand 2011 (RNZ 2011) have welcomed official figures showing 133,200 visitors from around the world arrived in New Zealand specifically for...
Nov 24, 2011
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World Series Hockey organisers unveil prize money plan
Organisers of the inaugural World Series Hockey event have confirmed that the upcoming tournament will set a new benchmark for prize money at a hockey competition. A total prize...
Nov 23, 2011
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Singapore to host 2015 Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will return to Singapore in 2015 after the city-state was awarded the hosting rights to the multi-sport event. According to the Singapore Straits...
Nov 21, 2011
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Sport business leaders to gather at BOS summit
The first ever Business of Sport Summit (BOSS) is set to witness an illustrious gathering of key business influencers from the Australian sports industry. To be held at Sydney...
Nov 21, 2011
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Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers sign security agreement
The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), a not-for-profit sport security organisation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Qatar 2022 Supreme...
Nov 19, 2011
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VMA After Five events to be staged in four capitals
In the lead up to Christmas the Venue Management Association (Asia and Pacific) [VMA] is to stage its popular 'After Five' information and networking functions in four state...
Nov 18, 2011
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Penrith aquatic and outdoor expo does not exist
Aquatic and recreation businesses preparing to exhibit at this weekend's Splashed Outdoor Living Expo at Penrith, NSW, are being urged to contact the NSW Department of Fair...
Nov 17, 2011
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Hong Kong's exhibition industry delivers US$4.6 billion economic benefit
Hong Kong's exhibition industry contributed HK$35.8 billion (US$4.6 billion) to the local economy in 2010, equivalent to 2.1% of Hong Kong's total GDP, while generating the...
Nov 17, 2011
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Event Management Software Company Presents Innovative Solutions
Ungerboeck Software International, the global leader in event management software, featured its Mobile Web Application and Executive Dashboard module during its recent 2011...
Nov 15, 2011
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Sri Lanka to use Commonwealth Games bid as catalyst for life-changing development
Sri Lanka will continue the large-scale investment set-out in its 'life-changing' Hambantota 2018 bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, despite losing out to the Gold Coast...
Nov 14, 2011
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Gold Coast wins 2018 Commonwealth Games hosting bid
The Gold Coast has been awarded the right to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The announcement was made this morning after voting at the Commonwealth Games Federation's General...
Nov 12, 2011
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Emirates executives' FIFA revelations 'the biggest sponsorship story of the year'
The revelations by a senior executive at Dubai-based airline Emirates that the airline is "seriously thinking" about not renewing its commercial partnership with FIFA has been...
Nov 4, 2011
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Ongoing growth for Singapore conventions
Singapore's push for a bigger slice of the meetings, incentive travel, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) market is on track as venues report a full calendar of events. Venues...
Nov 4, 2011
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Gang murder conviction highlights risks of freestanding queueing posts
The conviction of gang boss Mick Hawi over the murder of a rival at Sydney Airport in March 2009 has highlighted the dangers associated with freestanding queuing posts. The...
Nov 3, 2011
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Australian festivals receive funding boost
An exhibition of six animated films displayed in custom designed artistic 'pods', themed workshops encouraging Indigenous youth to explore their cultural identity and a...
Nov 3, 2011
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Sponsorship opportunities for 2011 Victorian Sport Awards
Victoria's peak sports body vicsport has announced that sponsorship opportunities are available for the annual Victorian Sport Awards. To be held Monday 28th November at the...
Nov 1, 2011
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Record September performance for MCEC
The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has achieved its best ever quarterly result by 15%; hosting its largest sit down dinner and selling out its plenary for the...
Nov 1, 2011
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