Heather Hook | Feb 19, 2016
The Hollard Daredevil Run will see men of all ages, shapes and Speedo-sizes run help to spread the word that early testing and detection of common male cancers can save lives. Daredevils will brave a skimpy 5km run in public wearing nothing more...
Heather Hook | Feb 18, 2016
Get your arts and culture on with this tribute show to Franki Valli and The Four Seasons, now showing at Joburg Theatre until February 28th. The show features an international cast, who cover the rise to fame of Franki Valli and his ever changing...
Heather Hook | Feb 16, 2016
INHOUSE Venue Technical Management, a subsidiary of the Gearhouse Group South Africa has taken delivery of another 12 units of the Bose L1 Compact portable PA system supplied by Durban-based Energywise Systems, into its various operations across...
Heather Hook | Feb 5, 2016
The first Consensus Conversation at Hackle Brooke Convention Centre uncovered whether government should initiate or spearhead a Professional Planner Standard being investigated at this time. This was one of the outcomes from the Events Summit in...
Heather Hook | Jan 28, 2016
Whether you are organising a party, fundraiser, awards dinner or other event, budget is one of the biggest things to keep in mind. You want to create an amazing look and feel, but not overdo it from a cost perspective. One of the great things about...
Heather Hook | Jan 28, 2016
Everyone attending a conference has a reason to be there. Although this article is written tongue in cheek, there are some truths to these different types of attendees – see how many you can recognise. I know as a conference organiser I have met...
Heather Hook | Jan 25, 2016
A purposely-designed limited attendance from the second Event Summit will gather on Friday 29 January at Hackle Brooke Convention Centre to debate and agree on the fundamental steps before the Professional Planner Standards begins to take shape....
Heather Hook | Jan 20, 2016
If you are lucky enough to be able to afford professional events management software to track tasks, develop programmes, handle registration and marketing etc then there are a variety of options available to you – but we suggest doing detailed...
Heather Hook | Jan 18, 2016
In the last few years the use of apps and smart phones has increased vastly. We now read our emails, check our messages and can basically operate an entire office off of a tiny little device that fits in to our pocket or hand bag. So it only makes...
Heather Hook | Jan 18, 2016
The vexing issue of definitions continues to confuse all sectors of the MICE industry. One person’s event is another person’s conference hence the accepted generic term of MICE which describes the gathering of people irrespective of the type or...
Heather Hook | Jan 12, 2016
Eventing is known for involving a fair amount of paperwork – pre, during and post-event. To be honest, I detest paperwork with a passion, and for this reason, I make sure that I have a team who are brilliant at it. This frees me to get involved in...
Heather Hook | Jan 12, 2016
Use the basic template below for your follow up email to the venue, once you have made telephonic contact. I always suggest phoning and speaking to someone first, as sometimes emails can get lost in the many others that the venue coordinators...
