World PCO Alliance appoints new top team
- MICE News
- Thursday, 20 July 2023
The World PCO Alliance has elected André Vietor of Spain’s Bco Congresos as its new president, taking over from Nancy Tan of Singapore-based Ace:Daytons Direct (Int'l),
The World PCO Alliance has elected André Vietor of Spain’s Bco Congresos as its new president, taking over from Nancy Tan of Singapore-based Ace:Daytons Direct (Int'l),
The Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) has appointed its inaugural chief executive, Melissa Brown, who recently returned to Australia to work with cyber security start-up Sapien Cyber.
Australia’s Adelaide has been named as host city for the second Advancing Earth Observation Forum (AEO24) in 2024.
Events and hospitality tech company Cvent has released its Event Industry Report 2023 – Australia Edition.
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre will roll out a new AI Life Sense Alert System in 61 accessible toilets of the centre to enhance visitor safety.
Installation is now being conducted in phases, with completion slated for end of July.
Monica Lee-Müller, HML managing director said: "The first phase of installation covering 10 accessible toilets has been completed.
"The installation of the remaining 51 toilets will be completed by end of July. The system can detect a toilet user’s posture (active or static, seated or lying down) and collect motion value for AI-enabled analysis to identify if a fall/accident has taken place or the toilet user has become motionless.
Event technology platform Joyn has acquired Australian-owned event management company Arinex.
Dr Tamara Gray (Leclercq) has been appointed research manager for Business Events Adelaide (BEA).
Gray (pictured right) was most recently operational lead for Adelaide BioMed City.
Gray holds a PhD in Biochemistry. She moved into research management in Precision Cancer Medicine at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).
Monica Lee-Müller (pictured), managing director of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (HML), has been awarded the Medal of Honour 2023 in recognition of her contribution to the development of the convention and exhibition industry in Hong Kong. She was president of UFI for the 2011-2022 term and is an executive committee member of the Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Industry Association.
A new investigation from consumer advocacy group Choice has revealed facial recognition technology is being used at a number of major Australian stadiums, often without people’s knowledge or consent.
The World PCO Alliance has elected André Vietor of Spain’s Bco Congresos as its new president, taking over from Nancy Tan of Singapore-based Ace:Daytons Direct (Int'l),
The Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) has appointed its inaugural chief executive, Melissa Brown, who recently returned to Australia to work with cyber security start-up Sapien Cyber.
Australia’s Adelaide has been named as host city for the second Advancing Earth Observation Forum (AEO24) in 2024.
Events and hospitality tech company Cvent has released its Event Industry Report 2023 – Australia Edition.
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre will roll out a new AI Life Sense Alert System in 61 accessible toilets of the centre to enhance visitor safety.
Installation is now being conducted in phases, with completion slated for end of July.
Monica Lee-Müller, HML managing director said: "The first phase of installation covering 10 accessible toilets has been completed.
"The installation of the remaining 51 toilets will be completed by end of July. The system can detect a toilet user’s posture (active or static, seated or lying down) and collect motion value for AI-enabled analysis to identify if a fall/accident has taken place or the toilet user has become motionless.
Event technology platform Joyn has acquired Australian-owned event management company Arinex.
Dr Tamara Gray (Leclercq) has been appointed research manager for Business Events Adelaide (BEA).
Gray (pictured right) was most recently operational lead for Adelaide BioMed City.
Gray holds a PhD in Biochemistry. She moved into research management in Precision Cancer Medicine at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).
Monica Lee-Müller (pictured), managing director of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (HML), has been awarded the Medal of Honour 2023 in recognition of her contribution to the development of the convention and exhibition industry in Hong Kong. She was president of UFI for the 2011-2022 term and is an executive committee member of the Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Industry Association.
A new investigation from consumer advocacy group Choice has revealed facial recognition technology is being used at a number of major Australian stadiums, often without people’s knowledge or consent.