Helen Brewer | Nov 4, 2014
Sitting in on a discussion in which several groups wished to consolidate or amalgamate their efforts, the MICE Academy was a tad intrigued that the overall facilitator had not taken the time to find out each groups raison d’etre or in plain English...
Helen Brewer | Oct 28, 2014
There are Codes of Conduct, Rules for Accreditation, Practising Standards of Operation to name but a few of the regulations governing those that have paid to be signatories to a code, accreditation or standard adherence. Rarely does the MICE...
Helen Brewer | Oct 28, 2014
The MICE Academy reported some weeks ago that the cutting of MICE Spend had not been heeded and flagrant misuse of tax-payers money was being consumed at resorts with conference facilities –resulting in more than half the delegation absent –...
Helen Brewer | Oct 14, 2014
Quoting from an article on SA Conference: ‘The international conference specialist, Europa Organisation, has recently launched a division in Africa, Europa Organisation Africa (EOA), under the leadership of Sue McGuinness, who has been involved in...
Helen Brewer | Oct 7, 2014
John Fisher’s article in Sept/Oct edition of Meetings mag entitled ‘ The Trouble with Associations’ says it all. Most of us in the MICE industry have challenges in grasping the differences between a trade association and an occupational...
Helen Brewer | Oct 7, 2014
The MICE industry stands on the cusp of a new era with professional planners assisting the potential client on how to get the best from distributing a series of quotations/RFPs for the type of event envisaged. Effective communications in which...
