Summit sponsors 2009
ACEM acknowledges the generous support of the following organisations:
Elite Sponsor
Griffith University Department of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management has led the way in offering specialised programs supported by research in the areas of events, hotel, real estate and property development, sport and tourism management. Our programs include: Bachelor of Business (Event Management), Graduate Certificate in Event Management and Master of Business (Event Management). These are designed to provide you with skills and understanding to plan, promote, sustainably operate and evaluate corporate, private and public events in this fast-paced, growing sector of the global economy. At Griffith the opportunity to succeed is only limited by your imagination.
AV Partner
Within the audiovisual and events industry the Videoplus name is synonymous with high production values and meticulous customer service. Videoplus specialises in the supply, set up and operation of high-tech equipment for conferences, conventions and special events. Videoplus takes pride in providing superior audio visual services and event staging equipment at a diverse range of events, from a small boardroom presentation for ten, through to a gala dinner for ten thousand.
Staging Partner
Staging Dimensions are able to provide clients with highly innovative, cost effective and seamless solutions to events. This is achieved through our in house capabilities, including the awe-inspiring range of 3000 sq metres of theatrical props, sets, table decor and event lighting combined with the experience and skill of some of leaders in all fields of theatrical and live performance; this makes Staging Dimensions one of the largest business event suppliers in Australia. Staging Dimensions provides: Event Technical Design; Production Design and Management; Theatrical Lighting Design and Supply; Event and Streetscape Lighting Design and Supply; Stage, Curtain, Props and Scenery Hire; Set Design and Construction; Scenic Workshop; Table Décor Supply and Design; and Linen and Chair-cover Supply.
Silver Sponsor
Execugifts a multi award winning company is Australasia's # 1 supplier for Conference Merchandise. Specialising in providing quality merchandise such as satchels, lanyards, speakers and delegate gifts. We are market place trend–setters through creative customising of conference bags and satchels in our factory, special product colours and exclusive designs which match conference or incentive collateral. Envirogifts, a division of Execugifts has been established to source and supply the most effective, environmentally responsible and sustainable conference merchandise currently available. “Committed to Excellence" is the Execugifts guarantee with a dedicated team of over 20 staff. Execugifts’ think outside the square to create unique products to suit our clients’ conference or event theme - we make the ordinary extraordinary!
The epitome of five star elegance, the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa combines casual Queensland charm with superior international style to create a unique, unrivalled Gold Coast experience. Whether your stay is for holiday or business the resort provides five-star deluxe accommodation, complemented by outstanding service. An aquatic playground forms the centrepiece of the resort and spreads across a hectare of exquisitely landscaped gardens. This includes a five-metre deep saltwater lagoon, home to more then 400 tropical fish and an artificial coral reef.
Bronze Sponsors
A LIST Guide is a stylish and comprehensive directory listing the best Venues, Event Suppliers and Team Building Activities in each state and territory. A LIST Guide saves valuable organising time by having the most professional, established and respected businesses in the industry in one easy-to-use guide. Limited copies of the new national A LIST Guide Australia 2009 (RRP $49.95) will be made available for ACEM Summit attendees, with 690-pages full of the leading venues, services, suppliers and activities across Australia. Be sure to check out the website and subscribe for free monthly industry updates, special offers and amazing competitions.
The Carbon Reduction Institute was founded in 2006 with a mission to help businesses grow by taking action against climate change. CRI administers the NoCO2 Certification program, which provides certification and logo branding for businesses that have committed to becoming carbon neutral or in reducing their own emissions impact. CRI has also worked with event managers to make events such as the 2008 Sydney New Year's Eve carbon neutral. To increase its reach to the event’s industry, CRI is working with ACEM to develop a carbon offsetting calculation tool that will allow any event manager in the world to measure and offset the carbon footprint of their event.
Certain Software®, Inc. (formerly Amlink Technologies) provides innovative technologies used by meeting planners and planning professionals to produce a wide spectrum of meetings and events. Certain events™ has two turnkey software solutions - events Enterprise and events on-demand - to harness the power and versatility of the world's most sophisticated event management technology available.
Event and Sports Projects Australia Pty Ltd (ESPA) is a leading commercial supplier of professional event and project management services to a diverse range of large-scale events. Julian Sanderson is the Director of ESPA and with over 20 years experience locally and internationally in the events and sporting arena, Julian has built a solid reputation for providing a range of specialised event services. Some of ESPA’s services include; Integrated Transport and Traffic Management Solutions for events and venues, Site Design and Site Management, Workforce Planning and Operations, Procurement, Logistics and Contractor Management. By combining a customised and innovative approach to working with their clients, ESPA is able to utilise their established working relationships to provide cost effective solutions for event organisers, promoters and venues.
The Gold Coast Convention Bureau, a division of the Gold Coast Tourism Corporation is the peak business events marketing body for Australia’s premier resort city. Our professional team can help ensure your conference or incentive event is a huge success. With a wealth of local experience, we provide in-depth knowledge of the services, facilities and attractions available in the region. Gold Coast Convention Bureau provides the following cost-free services: provide the latest, unbiased, obligation-free information on venue and product selection for business groups visiting Australia’s Gold Coast;provide assistance with bid preparation and bid support;assist you with arrangements for site inspections, introductions to suppliers, pre and post tours and pre-event stays;liaise with Gold Coast City Council for Mayoral letters of invitation, welcome letters and a Mayoral welcome address (civic reception); offer Gold Coast City imagery for the production of promotional materials for your group event; offer Gold Coast Tourism’s collateral for the production of promotional materials for your conference, meeting or group event; coordinate welcome destination packs; and assist with social and partner program planning.
Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise is located in the heart of Surfers Paradise, surrounded by restaurants, cafes, shops, attractions, nightlife and only 100 metres to the beach. The hotel recently completed an $15 million dollar revitalisation of all guest areas including, lobby, meeting rooms, restaurant and guest rooms. Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise’s bold new look coupled with it’s fun and fresh service, makes the hotel the ideal choice for your next event. Relax. It’s Holiday Inn.
RiskSense is an online industry-specific risk management and incident reporting software product. The product was developed by Reliance Risk. It helps to assess and control business and event-related risk, record, analyse and visually represent incident data, profile crowd safety and benchmark industry risks and incident statistics within an organisation and against other relevant users. RiskSense is based on internationally recognised standards for risk management. It was developed in response to an increasing perception that risk management is purely for operational compliance rather than as a tool for making risk-based decisions across a business or for an event. We believe RiskSense will help improve risk management for events by building an industry ‘knowledge base’ that helps drive continuous improvement and reduce the amount time needed to do risk assessment, yet improve the quality of the information collected.
Sustainable Event Solutions have developed SEMS ‘sustainable event management system’, a unique easy to use sustainability framework designed by event management professionals in conjunction with environmental and sustainability experts. SEMS identifies, measures and reports environmental, social and economic benefits across an event. SEMS has been developed for event and meetings organizers, government and private enterprise. SEMS is supported by Sustainability Advantage NSW. SEMS is consistent with the British Standard BS8901, specification for a sustainable event management system with guidance for use’.
VenueCAD is designed for the Events and Venues industry providing users with complete control of floor plans, seat allocations and inventory management. Create perfectly scaled plans with a suite of specialized tools including drag and drop simplicity with precision CAD accuracy. Share your plans with contractors or work interactively online with your client. It takes only minutes to design a perfectly scaled room plan…. what you see is what will fit! Generating inventory reports, guest lists from any event is as easy as pushing a button.
Supporters
Slow Food is an international not-for-profit organisation that brings together ethics and pleasure, ecology and gastronomy. Slow Food is much more than the opposite of fast food. It’s about using local seasonal produce, restoring time-honoured methods of food production and preparation. It’s about understanding the ethical implications of our food choices, and sharing food at a convivial table. Slow Food counters the demise of local food traditions around the world and the disconnection between the food we eat and where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.
The Alison Principle is committed to inspiring individuals and organizations to adopt more sustainable principles, more “considered and purposeful” ways of doing business. The Alison Principle provides event design, consultancy, public relations and marketing for clients who demand exceptional quality, authenticity, style, integrity and the commitment to sustainable and environmental practices and principles. Our clients are the new leaders in the market, those who want to embrace new ways of doing things and appreciate the intrinsic benefits of sustainability as well as the business.
Emerald Publishing is the world's leading publisher of management research, research you can use. Good research in management should help the world to be better managed. To make the world better managed means a bridging of the gap between the world of research and the world of application. Emerald's mission is to make this a reality.
John Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd was founded in 1954 and is the Australian, wholly-owned subsidiary of John Wiley and Sons, Inc. of New York, whose origins go back over 200 years. The Higher Education division of Wiley Australia publishes and markets a comprehensive range of university textbooks published by itself and parent company John Wiley and Sons in the US. Wiley is a leading publisher in the Sciences, Engineering and Business fields. The division also markets the list of US Publisher Norton on an agency basis. Local publishing is a large and important segment of the business, especially in the Business, Tourism and Hospitality, Management, Marketing and Accounting areas where courses require particularly Australian content.
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