24th April 2017

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NSW SECURES STARTUP FESTIVAL
NEW South Wales has secured
a local version of the San
Francisco LAUNCH Festival
for startups in 2018 and 2019,
making it the first time the
event has been held outside of
the United States.
The States Premier Gladys
Berejiklian welcomed the
increasing ties between the
innovation industries in NSW
and the US, after welcoming US
Vice President Mike Pence over
the weekend.
Securing the rights of the
LAUNCH Festival through
Business Events Sydney is
a coup for our fast-growing
startup community, she said.
Business Event Sydney ceo
Lyn Lewis-Smith said the event
would boost entrepreneurship
and innovation by profiling
the ground-breaking ideas of
our local talent and increasing
skills, knowledge and networks,
to help new businesses flourish.
LAUNCH Festival will draw
international experts and
capital to Australia, and should
see Australian businesses
launch their start-up, raise funds
and learn skills to help them
build a company.
The San Francisco event
Tourism Australia
profiles start-ups in robotics,
virtual reality, education,
design, consumer goods and
technology.
Well known brands such as
Fitbit, Dropbox and Yammar,
started out at the festival.
Information surrounding the
venue, dates and delegates
remains unknown at this point.
Todays issue of BEN
Business Events News today
has two pages of news.
ICESAP new
Accreditation
INCENTIVE, Conference &
Event Society Asia Pacific
(ICESAP) has launched an
agency accreditation scheme
for the Asia Pacific region,
starting May 2017.
Nigel Gaunt, president
of ICESAP, said the
accreditation provided the
industry with a consistent
set of standards and a
foundation for raising the
quality and professionalism
of event organisations.
A pre-launch event will
take place in Sydney on 27
Apr at The Langham Sydney
Drawing Room from 6-9pm.

This is GC line-up announced

IT WAS the high light of
the weekend for business
professionals who dished
out $399 to attend the
OCannabiz Conference and
Expo at the Sheraton Centre
Toronto Hotel.
But it wasnt a room full
of people in weed-leaf
hoodies having bongs, but
instead entrepreneurially
minded people discussing
their ambitions to start
cannabusinesses over a
networking breakfast on Sat.
The legalisation of weed in
Canada was also discussed
as well as the health
benefits of the drug.
Industry consultation
THE program
for next months for Powerhouse
This is Gold Coast
Business Exchange THE business events industry
has been revealed. and tourism sector are invited
Hosted by Gold to take part in a public
Coast Business consultation for the new
Events from 25-28 Powerhouse Museum planned
May, the initiative for Parramatta in Sydney.
will showcase the A final business case with
destinations strengths in the events sector. options for the new museum
An afternoon at Polo by the Sea will feature in the program, will be released by the NSW
along with other events including a welcome function at The Government later this year.
Star Gold Coast and a gala dinner at Sea World Resort and This could include keeping
Conference Centre to showcase the venues newest event space. some Powerhouse presence
A Commonwealth Games-inspired breakfast will also be held at the current site in Ultimo, a
at RACV Royal Pines Resort. popular venue for events.
Director of Gold Coast Business Events, Anna Case, said NSW MP for Parramatta Geoff
the event would see the city work together to secure future Lee said the expanded business
conferences with approximately 50 Gold Coast suppliers case would ensure the region
exhibiting and hosting events. and the community got the best
Every part of This is Gold Coast Business Exchange is designed venue for their needs.
to deliver the Gold Coast wow factor and leave no doubt that This project represents
were the best choice for business events in Australia, she said. a significant investment in
It will be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition cultural opportunities, jobs and
Centre and multiple other business event venues. economic growth, he said.
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24th April 2017

Events ITB CHINA TO FOCUS PCO

Calendar ON MICE EVENTS Update
WELCOME to the THE third day of the first ITB Hotel GSA. with Barry Neame
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the ultra-luxury cruise
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This is Gold Coast PCO Speakers will include: Crystal
discuss the insights and
Famil; Gold Coast; for
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Zhang, president of UCC; Kitty
Huang, Wyndham Hotel Group; SIN hosts Asia current trends on who is
booking cruise conferences &
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25 - 27 MAY
Dong Wei, Shouqi Car Rental;
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Networking Marketplace on within the travel sector.
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25-26 May in Singapore will Equally, the conference and
31 MAY - 1 JUN
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20 - 21 JUL Leadership Conference to be industry must do.
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here: travelindustryexpo.
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the event, which will be held bad customer experiences is no doubt that meetings at
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Convention Centre Sydney the 45 MRNSW units along with the inaugural ACCE
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