Olivia Powell
ICC Sydney’s theatre performance becomes Aware Super in Darling Harbour
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has unveiled a new look and name for the theatre it manages on Darling Harbour, as it transitions from First State Super Theatre to Aware Super Theatre. Effective from 14 September, the new name and branding follows the rebranding of the theatre’s naming rights partner, First State Super, to Aware Super. Aware Super secured the naming rights to t...
Aventri launches Virtual Event Platform
Event management software (EMS) company Aventri has launched a new Virtual Event Platform. The solution is fully integrated in the Aventri Event Management Solution, and allows event and marketing professionals to manage online, hybrid and in-person events on a single platform. The platform also offers engagement and monetisation features in addition to security software and real-time insights. CE...
Live business returning in September at Palacongressi Di Rimini
The Palaongressi Di Rimini is running a number of live events taking place throughout September, with the month’s calendar beginning with the Grand Orient of Italy (GOI), 11-13 September. Originally scheduled for April, it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s edition of the event has the tagline ‘United in Diversity’, and will include two exhibitions, one...
Edinburgh ICC appoints new finance director
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has announced the appointment Stuart Bone as finance director. Bone, who joins the conference centre from Glasgow-based company CMS Window Systems, previously worked with EICC CEO Marshall Dallas during his seven-year-long position as finance manager at Nuffield Health. Long serving finance director Les Florence had retired from the business ear...
Canberra introduces new social distancing technology
Canberra will be introducing new contact tracing and social distancing technology through the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government Tourism and Hospitality Support Package. ACT chief minister Andrew Barr confirmed support for the delivery of new contact tracing and social distancing technology, Smart Badge, in a bid to help Canberra attract new business events to the region. The funding is...
The Hague webinar celebrates partnerships and first anniversary of Ottawa MOU
The Netherlands capital, The Hague recently hosted its fifth webinar, which focused on leveraging strategic business partnerships, while flagging the importance of wider industry partnerships and the need to break down the traditional supplier, client and competitor paradigm. The webinar also celebrated the first anniversary of The Hague’s Convention Bureau’s partnership with Ottawa Tourism, the C...
twofour54 Abu Dhabi’s game on with Unity Technologies
twofour54 Abu Dhabi, home to over 600 media companies, has announced a 10-year partnership with Unity Technologies, a video game software development company, which will see the companies establish a Centre of Excellence for the game development industry in the region. twofour54 and Unity will also develop a physical gaming hub where local start-ups and students can learn the skills needed to succ...
Extended reality studio opens at Royal Lancaster London
Smart AV, a division of 4Wall, a UK-based AV equipment supplier, has opened an extended reality studio for virtual and hybrid events – SmartStudio XR – at Royal Lancaster London. SmartStudio XR’s extended reality (XR) technology allows custom 360-degree virtual worlds to appear behind physical presenters. The studio is made up of a 10m wide LED stage, including LED floor, broadca...
Sands Expo and Convention Centre now Singapore’s first carbon neutral MICE venue
Sands Expo and Convention Centre, at Marina Bay Sands has announced that it has become the first carbon neutral MICE venue in Singapore. Already a LEED-Platinum and ISO20121-certified venue, Sands Expo’s carbon neutral status is a step towards Singapore’s goal of transitioning to a low-carbon economy. Executive director of sustainability at Marina Bay Sands, Kevin Teng, said: “Being carbon n...
London Concours 2020 goes ahead live
Against all the odds, Thorough Events and London venue The HAC came together to successfully host 2020’s London Concours.
Business Events Perth Aspire Awards recognises Australian research and innovation
The Business Events Perth 2020 Aspire Awards has showcased the “innovation and intellectual might” of Western Australia. The 16 Aspire Award winners included diabetes researcher Dr Elizabeth Johnstone (pictured), who has been working on the pre-clinical profiling of a drug to treat both diabetic and rare kidney disease, and Jason Coleman, an engineer developing autonomous systems for s...
Giant iTab launches the World’s first Hybrid Sanitiser Smartphone for events
Event technology and digital solutions provider Giant iTab has announced that it has launched a hybrid sanitiser smartphone. The sanitiser smartphone has health and safety features including auto hand-sanitiser and a visitor temperature reader. It will also include analytics to show how, when and where it was used with an on-screen message each time the sanitiser is used. The 22″ Hybrid Sani...