20th October 2020
business events news business events news Meet, share, engage MORE than 100 younger members of the Australian business events community are set to take place in a virtual meeting exchange designed by the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) Young Stars Committee. Taking place tomorrow 21 Oct at 12 noon AEDT, the “Meet, Share and Engage” online gathering will be led by EEAA Young Stars Committee Co-Chairs Kay Badaksh and Roslyn, Du Plooy, while other participants will include EEAA CEO Claudia Sagripanti and Info Salons Group CEO Jo-Anne Kellaway - to register or for more info CLICK HERE. Sagripanti said from the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic EEAA had placed a high priority on future-proofing the industry, with talent retention and engagement forming a key pillar in the organisation’s Rebuild Strategy. The plan also includes a Young Stars Pathway Program (BEN 28 Jul) which features coaching sessions with industry leaders.
NSW opens up THE NSW Government has further relaxed its COVID restrictions, now allowing up to 500 patrons for outdoor seated events, subject to the four square metre rule. NSW hospitality venues may are also operate under a two square metre rule per occupant outdoors, and group bookings for up to 30 patrons are now allowed. Businesses wanting to adopt the new rules must use an electronic method of registering attendance. Corporate events must comply with a 300 person limit or one person per four square metres, whichever is less, but future bookings exceeding the maximum number can be taken as long as the organiser complies with the rules in force when the event takes place. Outdoor corporate events can have up to 150 people and weddings of up to 300 are allowed from 01 Dec.
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16/10/20
THE Australian ARD MUST GO THE COVID BE business events $6,225.47 sector is breathing PAY a sigh of relief after AMOUNT the vanquishing of the visual pollution Andrew Hiebl SIGNED of Andrew Hiebl’s COVID-19 beard. Health Day on 10 Oct marked Hiebl, head of the Australian seven months since National Association of Convention Cabinet shut down the business Bureaux (pictured), vowed events industry in Australia due not to shave his facial hair on to COVID-19. 13 Mar - the same day that “It also marks seven months Prime Minister Scott Morrison of growing my COVID beard imposed a range of restrictions as a daily reminder of the as well as warning Australians mental health impacts that not to travel overseas - as a the pandemic is placing on daily reminder of the mental our people in the tourism and impacts COVID-19 is placing events industry,” he said. on the sector, with the aim of Hiebl’s donation to Beyond raising funds equivalent to Blue (inset) comes in the form 0.01% of Government funds of a giant novelty cheque which for mental health during the also recognises the generosity pandemic (BEN 23 Jun). of those who have supported Having achieved a massive him in his quest. total of $6,225.47 from 106 donors, Hiebl has finally given in to the incessant itching and Today’s issue of BEN once again looks like a freshBusiness Events News today faced 21-year-old. has two pages of news. “This year’s World Mental TWO SIX THOUSAND,
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