admin | Dec 4, 2013
The Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) strives to deliver great service and create the ideal platform for industry transformation – a vision that has seen the venue receive a Silver Arrow Award in the category of Event and Exhibition Venue in...
Helen Brewer | Nov 28, 2013
Event Managers in South Africa can be rated amongst the finest the world has to offer. Whether corporate, association, public sector or independent – the nation’s event managers have bragging rights with their range of in-depth ability on...
Miss Meet | Nov 21, 2013
Working in event management is very similar to being in the wild. Miss Meet shares how to spot different clients and how they behave in their natural surroundings. I have been in the industry for many years and have been around the proverbial...
admin | Oct 24, 2013
With only six more Mondays left to plan your year-end function, last minute business meeting or incentive trip, the clock is ticking! Don’t panic, SA Conference brings top MICE specials FOCUS ROOMS With packages starting at just R350 p/p Focus...
admin | Oct 24, 2013
As most South Africans are wondering how 2013 has gone so quickly, thoughts at this time of year are turning towards that desperately needed December break and what to do when work and school let out for the summer. We’ve been conditioned in recent...
Helen Brewer | Oct 17, 2013
Once upon a time it was customary to write a letter of thanks or mail a postcard of appreciation. That was in the long forgotten days before the advent of technology or modern rules that – for some obscure reason – prohibit...
Helen Brewer | Oct 17, 2013
Following on from September’s MICE Focus Group when SACA’s (SA Chefs Associations) Thomas Overbeck took us through three hours of real understanding of what happens in the kitchens and participants gained much valued credits – the MICE industry is...
Helen Brewer | Aug 21, 2013
‘It is the knowledgeable and experienced in event management that will ensure the ongoing proactive professionalism of the events industry’ was the unanimous agreement at a recent industry luncheon. Adding to this is USB’s Robin Hogarth and his...
admin | Aug 8, 2013
Pieter Buitendag, general manager of Protea Hotel President in Cape Town, gives us his top conferencing tips. The most frequent requirements from CLIENTS and PCOs about MICE locations are: Technology It’s very seldom that one sees anyone at a...
Helen Brewer | Aug 1, 2013
According to the Oxford Dictionary, subvention is defined as “grant of money especially one from government in aid of an institution”’. In MICE terms there are a number of variations including hard cash for securing international association...
admin | Jul 25, 2013
‘The catering was appalling’. How many times has that been the first reply when a conference, award banquet, product launch or brain-storm session outcome was mentioned? The real answer to the catering should be more questions – who provided...
admin | Jul 4, 2013
‘What singles out specific MICE venues as first choice?’ questioned one corporate event manager at a recent MICE Focus Group. The rhetorical question could have been – how long is a piece of string. Being a leading venue by following what other...
