Helen Brewer | Feb 10, 2015
Procurement departments are not out there to practice public relations and although it may be assumed the salaried event manager, be it corporate/association or public sector, are the ones that make the decisions on a range of event management...
Helen Brewer | Feb 3, 2015
All the plans for the gala dinner following the convention seemed to be in place. As is the case with most planning assignments there are the added ‘bits’ which are mentioned time and again yet fall through the cracks. In this particular case...
Helen Brewer | Jan 26, 2015
Suppliers with a tangible series of products such as staging, AV, decor, stand building  as well as venue facilities are either ‘adding-value’ as a one-stop shop by tagging on a range of organising services or setting-up separate organising...
Helen Brewer | Jan 20, 2015
Bumper Meetings Mag Pre-Test Reading Materials You will be spoilt for choice with the latest Meetings magazine to gain valuable CPD credits. There are no less than five best practice articles – all distinct and authored by those in the know. Great...
Helen Brewer | Jan 13, 2015
An IT guru once remarked, “A website is more than a brochure under glass”. With this in mind, The MICE Academy’s 2015 website reflects the cross-pollinated communication channels via various extensive media coverage over the coming...
Helen Brewer | Dec 8, 2014
The MICE Academy’s 2015 diary of activities and various initiatives promises a full and rewarding year ahead for our subscribers and strategic partners. Readers to MICE Moments should look out for: Tackling Procurement Challenges IBTM Africa’s Full...
Helen Brewer | Nov 25, 2014
Outcomes-based CPD credits are formulated on important and established lines. Handing out a certificate to a MICE individual – who merely attends a MICE-related gathering is totally useless in every sense of the word. An attendance certificate is...
Helen Brewer | Nov 25, 2014
Inbound organisers should take special note of the latest international contractual complexities. Crisis and risk are high on the agenda when it comes to inbound contractual event agreements. The litigious Americans – although South Africans are...
Helen Brewer | Nov 18, 2014
Essential pre-test reading material focussed on exhibitions. Tremendous value for exclusive go-it-alone confex undertakings: Code 123 – The Perfect Partnership Martin Hiller explores the importance of effective set-up and break-down which could...
Helen Brewer | Nov 4, 2014
It is difficult to believe there remains both MICE venues and in particular various types of organisers who cannot understand why their own caterer should not be allowed as a matter of general acceptance. The ramifications of any MICE venue...
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...
