ABOUT THE EVENT
The Great Association Meetings & Events Symposium will provide you with all the inspiration, tools and practical ideas you need to make your events massively more successful. You should attend if you want to ...
- Generate more delegates to your events,
- Increase the profitability of your events,
- Improve your delegate experience,
- Reduce your event costs (or not get ripped off),
- Maximise your event income,
- Increase your sponsorship,
- Integrate new technologies, and
- Make your events more successful overall.
THE PROGRAM
Great care has been taken to ensure the content and speaker quality is exceptional. When selecting speakers and topics we specifically looked for people with new and innovative ideas to share, excellent presentation skills, and a compelling story to tell. The program mixes compelling keynotes, a mid-conference workshop, engaging concurrent sessions, and a few other things that will be revealed on the day.
COMPELLING KEYNOTES
The Top Tech Trends Transforming Events and Associations (Corbin Ball, Corbin Ball & Associates)
International Speaker. Based in Washington State, Corbin Ball, CSP, CMP, DES, MS is an international speaker, consultant and writer helping clients worldwide use technology to save time and improve productivity. With 20 years of experience running international technology meetings, he now is a highly acclaimed speaker with the ability to make complex subjects understandable and fun. His articles have appeared in hundreds of national and international publications. Corbin has been named as one of "The 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry" five times by Successful Meetings/MeetingNews magazines.
Using Gamification to Enhance the Delegate Experience (Dr Zac Fitz-Walter, Eat More Pixels)
Dr. Zac Fitz-Walter is a leading gamification designer, working with Government agencies and large companies around Australia to help them effectively use gamification for their customers or internally within their workplaces. He takes the most popular games and unpacks them, looking at how they have been designed in incredibly motivating ways. He regularly keynotes at conferences and runs gamification workshops around Australia. Zac is also an established app designer and developer, helping build 25 apps for industry and research as part of his app development company Eat More Pixels, including conference and gamified event apps. Zac previously researched and taught at the Games Research and Interactive Design Lab as an Associate Lecturer in the Bachelor of Games and Interactive Entertainment at Queensland University of Technology. He received his PhD for investigating the effective design of gamification for smartphone apps and mobile devices.
Designing Innovative Conference Programs (Joanne Jacobs, Disruptor’s Handbook)
Joanne Jacobs is an award-winning digital strategist and company director, and she is co-Director (with Gavin Heaton) of Disruptor's Handbook, a firm that facilitates incubation of innovation from a marketing perspective. She is on the Board of Code Club Australia, as well as the NSW Government Digital Advisory Panel, she is on a number of other industry advisory boards, and she is an active mentor of startups. In her career, Joanne has worked in London where she ran a social media production house, and she was a consultant in social networking technologies, as well as a professional speaker, business coach, trainer and strategist for digital marketing practices. Joanne also has a long history in academia, researching and lecturing in strategic use of IT and digital marketing. She is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at University of Technology Sydney. She was co-editor with Axel Bruns of the book, Uses of Blogs (2006).
The Future of Association Conferences (Gihan Perera, Futurist)
Gihan Perera is a futurist, conference speaker, author and consultant who gives business leaders a glimpse into what's ahead - and how they can become fit for the future. Since 1997, he has worked with business leaders, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and other change agents - helping them with their strategy for thriving in a fast-changing world. Forbes magazine rated him the #5 social media influencer in the world (and #1 in Australia) in his area of expertise. Gihan will present an educational, eye-opening, and engaging ride into the future to learn about the global megatrends shaping the association meetings industry, the mindset that helps you leads the change, and the skills you need to achieve it.
How to Massively Increase Your Delegate Numbers (Judy Anderson, Inventium)
Helping people and organisations to identify breakthrough opportunities for innovation and experiment with their ideas is a focus of Judy’s at Inventium. One of her major motivations is being able to demystify innovation for people, creating an army of innovators in her wake. Her business degree focussed on Entrepreneurship, during which she studied International Business at Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in France and represented Australia at the Annual Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organisation Conference in Chicago, USA. Before joining Inventium, Judy was a Senior Innovation Consultant at Deloitte where she worked with employees at all levels to generate creative solutions to client challenges and rapidly prototype and scale their innovations. She has managed program initiatives aimed at improving the ways in which people work, as well as improving business processes, technologies, products and services. Judy excels at making complex concepts simple. She is experienced in facilitation, having run workshops for clients across Australia, USA, Europe and Asia. In her time outside of Inventium, Judy immerses herself in the Australian startup environment. Known (unashamedly) for her dad jokes, her warped sense of humour will make its way into most conversations. Judy is also proficient in the baking of brownies, but don’t let her chocolate addiction fool you, she’s a Tough Mudder finalist to boot!
ENGAGING CONCURRENT SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
Following are some of the concurrent session options available to delegates ...
- Fast Tracking Strategy Development (Linda Ginger, Growth Science)
- How We Use Innovative Ways to Engage our Audiences Around the World - The C2 Story (Meryn Pratt, C2)
- How do you know when is a good time to take CPD offshore? (Catherine Cleary, Institute of Public Accountants)
- Expanding the Influence, Reach and Membership of your Association into Asia (Adelle Evans, Chartered Accountants ANZ)
- Event Acceleration: How to create an integrated communications strategy that drives registrations, sponsorship, PR and the impact of your event. (Lily Carlyon, Mahlab)
- Dead Delegates, Medivacs for VIPs And Missing Planes - Coping When It All Goes Horribly Wrong (Leisa Donlan, Association of Rotational Moulders Australasia)
- GP17 – A Case Study on Management and Supply. (Kerry Casemore, Moreton Hire. Paula Rowntree, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners)
- How to Maximise your Sponsorship Income on Any Event (Julian Moore, Strategic Membership Solutions)
- Unexpected Wins - Easy Ways to Save Money on Your Event (Janene Wardrop, Laureate International Universities)
- How to Use Social Media to Generate a Buzz Before, During and After Your Conference (Mel Kettle, Social Media Guru)
- How to Use Your Conference to Recruit, Retain and Engage Your Members (Belinda Moore, Strategic Membership Solutions)
- How we Reinvented our National Conference to be the Most Successful Ever (Meegan George, Governance Institute of Australia)
- Is Your Event Prepared for The Unexpected? Keeping Your Event Secure and Your Delegates Protected. (Mick Ackery, Synchronicity Training & Consulting)
- To PCO or not to PCO - The Great Debate
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This event has been designed to provide insights from the point of planning your overall event strategy through to execution. If you are involved at any stage of this process, then you will benefit from attending this event. Due to the limited number of places available, registration to the event is strictly limited to people working in an association (either as a staff member or volunteer).
EVENT DETAILS
- Dates: Tuesday April 17 - Wednesday April 18
- Timing: Tuesday 10.15am - 6.30pm (including social). Wednesday 8.45am - 3.30pm.
- Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St & Glenelg Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101 - Sky Level
- Inclusions: Your registration fee includes refreshments, the social function, and all sessions.
- Twitter: Join the conversation at #AGAMES
REGISTRATION FEES
- $1100 - Association Professional
- $990 - Association Professional AND AuSAE Member*
- $330 - Concessional rate available to professionals from nonprofits with a turnover less than $200,000 per annum.
* Discounted rates are available to current financial members of AuSAE. By registering at this rate, you are giving permission for your details to be shared to the extent necessary to verify your membership status.
We've been able to keep registraton fees low due to the generous support of our venue sponsor, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. While you are in town, we recommend taking the opportunity to get a member of the BCEC team to show you around the venue. Contact Jason Broom from BCEC on jasonb@bcec.com or 07 3364 0867 for more information.
EVENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Discounted Rates – By registering at the discounted rate for AuSAE members, you are giving permission for your details to be shared to the extent necessary to verify your membership status.
- Limited Registration - Registration at the event is only available to staff and volunteers currently working for an association. There is no exhibition at the event and no registration options are available for suppliers wishing to promote their product. Limited sponsorship opportunities are available.
- Substitutions & Cancellations - Delegates may nominate an alternative person from their same organisation to attend the event in their place at any time at no extra charge. However one registration cannot be shared amongst multiple delegates.
- Payments - All bookings must be paid in full to guarantee registration. Once payment has been received, an email confirmation and a receipted invoice will be sent. If payment is not made at the time of booking, registration will be provisional and can be cancelled.
- Speakers Views - Views expressed by the event speakers are their own. We cannot accept liability for advice given, or views expressed, by any speaker at the event or in any material provided to delegates by our guest speakers.
- Photography & Filming - For promotional purposes, there may be photography and video production taking place during the event. Delegates who do not wish to be filmed or recorded should advise the organisers by email to info@answers.net.au prior to the event. By registering for this event, you authorise us to take photos at the event. You further agree that we are the owner of the copyright and photographs and that they may be used for any purpose we consider appropriate, including publicity, education or other activities and may earn income for our own benefit.
- Cancellations - Cancellations must be in writing and incur a AU$50 administration fee. Cancellations within 21 days of the event incur a 50% fee. Refunds are not available within 7 days of the event.
Data Protection - By registering for this event, you consent to having your name and organisation distributed to event attendees. They may also be provided to event sponsors. If you wish to opt out, email info@answers.net.au.
- Alterations to Programme -Cancellation/Postponement of Event - We reserve the right to make alterations to event programs, venues and timings. In the unlikely event of an event being cancelled, a full refund of the registration fee will be made. Liability will be limited to the amount of the fee paid by the delegate. In the event that the event is postponed or the dates changed, the organisers shall not be liable for any expenditure, damage or loss incurred by the delegate. If by re-arrangement or postponement the event can take place, the booking between the delegate and the organisers shall remain in force.
