Helen Brewer | Jul 18, 2013
‘Success should be celebrated – just like a birthday’ The Academy started the MICE Focus Groups in January 2013 and with six Focus Groups under our belt, we can claim the experience has been an interesting and fulfilling one. Many participants have...
Helen Brewer | Jul 11, 2013
‘United we stand, divided we fall’ so the saying goes’. In the South African meetings industry the fragmentation continues with various member associations overlapping with one another. But we are not alone. From the UK’s annual Summer Eventia held...
Helen Brewer | Jun 27, 2013
‘We live in an age where you cannot be passive and merely the proverbial spectator’ especially in the event industry. This was part of the message presented by Louis the Lawyer and Wayne Duvenhage at the sixth MICE Focus Group of 2013. Entitled...
Helen Brewer | Jun 27, 2013
‘Establishing standards is long overdue or we are going nowhere as an industry.’ Unfortunately this is not being stated by the conference industry. There are so many long and short courses that provide all the theory and degrees while a...
Helen Brewer | Jun 13, 2013
‘It may be a serious rocky ride for business gatherings with e-tolls on the near horizon’ We know the e-tolls may be here sooner than later. The repercussions on the MICE industry have yet to be felt. For example – many a top class venue with best...
