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Media releases - business events and special events news
Recent media releases from Business Events Sydney (BESydney) - and related news on business tourism, conference bidding and special events in Sydney - are published below, in chronological order. If you wish to view older media releases, visit our media archives.
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BESydney launches latest event planning guide for Sydney and NSW
17 February 2012
Looking to plan an event in Australia’s number one business event destination? Business Events Sydney’s (BESydney) 2012/13 edition of the Sydney and New South Wales Event Planner’s Guide (EPG) will be launched at the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo 2012 (AIME) next week.
A comprehensive resource featuring the most up to date event and meeting planning information, the annual Sydney and New South Wales EPG is an extensive 90-plus page free “one-stop-shop” for event planners around the world. Read more about the Sydney and New South Wales Event Planner's Guide.
Lyn Lewis-Smith announced as Chief Executive Officer
15 February 2012
Business Events Sydney’s (BESydney) Chairman, Col Hughes, has announced that Lyn Lewis-Smith has been officially appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s leading convention bureau.
The announcement has been greeted as a sign of stability and growth within BESydney. Lyn has achieved strong results during her time as Chief Operating Officer, and most recently as Acting Chief Executive Officer. Read more
Regional NSW to host international experts on paratuberculosis
30 January 2012
Over 80 international paratuberculosis experts will visit a leading regional New South Wales research facility and learn about the State’s agriculture industry next month on technical tours that are a part of the 11th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis.
Paratuberculosis is a chronic bacterial disease that is particularly relevant to the Australian agriculture industry, due to the high susceptibility of livestock (principally cattle and sheep). To highlight the strength of regional NSW’s research talent, facilities and industry practice, a group will travel to the NSW Centre for Animal and Plant Biosecurity at Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI) in Menangle, while another group visits a large, modern, commercial sheep and beef grazing property in the Southern Highlands. Read more
Business Events Sydney Ambassadors aim to clear the air on climate change
16 December 2011
Two Business Events Sydney (BESydney) Ambassadors witnessed an idea hatched over the dinner table come to fruition, when over 45 business and community leaders gathered in Sydney last month to hear the facts on climate change from a panel of leading scientists.
At a BESydney networking event with leading international science editors in June, BESydney Ambassadors Dr Noel Barton AM and Dr Graeme Batley discussed the need for the business community to get answers to questions about climate science– straight from the mouths of the experts. Four months later, with major input from Science and Technology Australia (STA), Climate Science for Business Champions was held at the CSIRO facilities in Lindfield. STA represents over 68,000 scientists and technologists in Australia and this activity was consistent with their goal to promote the understanding and respect for science among the community. Read more
