30 November, 2016

EEAA ends 2016 on a high at new ICC Sydney

The Australasian business events sector has turned up in force for the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia’s (EEAA) 2016 Conference and Awards for Excellence.

Held as official pre-opening test events at the soon to be open-for-public International Convention Centre Sydney, attendees included Organisers, Association Organisers, Venues and Suppliers from across Australia and New Zealand.

EEAA Chief Executive, Joyce DiMascio, said the 2016 Conference program included commentators and experts from both inside and outside the industry who contributed their knowledge and ideas for the whole community to benefit and grow.

“Globally, nationally and locally major shifts are occurring and we have heard about these in the conversations on and off stage kicked off by international expert, Steve Monnington.” DiMascio said.

“We have spoken over many years about the changes impacting the way people communicate – these changes are now at the heart of the way expos and events are delivered. But change will be a constant as both the macro and micro influences on the social and business environments continue to play out.”

In his opening address, new EEAA President, Spiro Anemogiannis, said that the conference program included topics from global industry mergers and acquisitions, to an economic overview with the ever-present topics of marketing, data, digital trends and will finish up with case studies on trade and consumer shows with association perspectives.

Anemogiannis also commented on the strong position of the Association and the plans for 2017.

“2016 has been a good year for the EEAA. We have delivered our core work and also explored some opportunities to widen the remit of the EEAA.”

“We have an active and engaged membership and we hope to continue to grow this membership to ensure we reflect the changes that are occurring in this industry,” Anemogiannis said.

“This year, we have continued to attract new members and today I am pleased to announce that Airbnb is joining EEAA as our newest Platinum Partner. We also welcome our most recent new members – The Event Crew, Unimet Security and Entegy. Tourism Australia also partnered with EEAA to become a Platinum Partner of the Young Stars Program.”

“Our challenge is to redefine the image of our industry, contemporise the language around our sector and establish new partnerships within the key influencers of marketing spend.”

A new EEAA website was also presented to Members ahead of the Conference, DiMascio said, giving Members the opportunity to learn about the new features and register.

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