Julia Mafcher | Feb 14, 2013
South African National Tourism Minister, Mr. Marthinus van Schalkwyk, will officially open Meetings Africa on 19 February 2013.Meetings Africa is the biggest business events exhibition on the African continent. This years event will be hosted by...
Julia Mafcher | Feb 14, 2013
Companies in North America are more optimistic about business travel in 2013 but also bracing for higher travel costs only partially offset by modest budget increases. Hotels, airlines and meetings venues will capitalize on growing demand to wield...
Julia Mafcher | Feb 7, 2013
An authentic method of ensuring experienced and knowledgeable MICE individuals from all sectors – receive certification that will be accepted by either management or clients has proven as a workable, swift and simple system. This CPD...
Julia Mafcher | Feb 7, 2013
Happiness is work and play and not knowing the difference, and it all takes place on a little patch of real estate behind a microphone, speaking to a bunch of people thinking about whats for lunch. Yes, Im a professional speaker and its the...
Julia Mafcher | Feb 7, 2013
Decorex SA, in association with sponsor Caesarstone, is proud to announce a new look to its annual Conversations on Architecture (COA) conference in 2013.Launching just before Decorex Durban, a three-city road show featuring some of the worlds...
Julia Mafcher | Feb 7, 2013
Greening is a process, made up of a series of small actions and steps that gradually take you closer to where you want to be. However, you never really get there, as the goal posts keep advancing too, says Justin Hawes, MD of Scan Display, about...
Helen Brewer | Feb 1, 2013
A simple break down You’ve just learnt one acronym when another one pops up. It’s hard to keep up, isn’t it? Not for long. The MICE Academy provides us with in depth explanations about the most important acronyms out there. Event planners...
Nigel Walker | Feb 1, 2013
Look how far we’ve come The rate of technology change is mind boggling, accelerating with many thousands of ideas, apps and innovations emerging to help us do our jobs and serve our clients better. We live and work in exciting times. The...
Edgar Hirt | Feb 1, 2013
Stay on top of your industry game In this exclusive interview AIPC president talks about the latest trends in the MIC E industry when it comes to greening, budgets, international congresses, security issues and more. 1. Are participation numbers...
Julia Mafcher | Jan 31, 2013
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) has announced the details of its inaugural Conference, a half-day event that is aimed at those operating within the events industry.Three speakers have been secured for this event: Jeunesse Park – the founder of...
Julia Mafcher | Jan 31, 2013
The year was 1961. Your eyes met across the dance floor as Chuck Berry was belting out how you were going to twist again like you did last summer. Her skirt was flying about as widely as her grin as she twirled, and you knew in that moment that she...
Julia Mafcher | Jan 31, 2013
The first inaugural Focus Group for the serious MICE industry individuals zeroed-in on every aspect of event lighting techniques. Participants were taken through their paces as to good and not-so-good lighting. As proceedings commenced the...
