http://eventexperts.com.au Leaders of innovation in the Special Events Industry Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:54:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Registrations for the ‘23rd MEA National Conference’ are now open. MEA 2010 will be held in Melbourne, Vic from 17-20 April, 2010 at the Melbourne Convention Centre.  The theme for this year’s conference is, ‘Meetings Mean Business’; aimed at promoting the professionalism and significance of the meetings and events industry to ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/11/mea-national-conference/ Lighting is a key element of Event Design; lighting can completely transform a space, thus setting the scene and mood of an event, provide cues and segues for presentations and highlight décor, or become a key feature of the décor itself.  One of the most exciting aspects of our job ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/10/light-shows/ Lights, Camera, Action - Something special for you in March To celebrate the launch of the Academy of Wedding and Event Planning ‘Podcast Library’ within our Virtual Campus Library, we would like to offer all new students a year’s membership (valued at $195) to our ‘Podcast Library’. The Podcast Library features ‘sessions’ from the ‘Special Events Show’ ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/09/special-offer-on-all-enrolments-at-the-academy/ This week’s blog of the week is a blog for…bloggers.  Here at Event Experts, we don’t make any secret of our belief in the power of social media, like blogging and twittering, for you business.  As with most subjects, there is no shortage of information about how to ‘blog’, on ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/09/blog-of-the-week-skelliwag/ “I try to take one day at a time – but sometimes several days attack me at once” Jennifer Unlimited, Comedienne Over the weekend I held an online ‘tutorial’ with several of our students who are part of our ‘Summer School’ group.  When we first met we discussed ‘Motivation’, and at this ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/08/making-time/ I just stumbled across an article about David Tutera being taken to court by his clients for failing to turn up at their wedding. As I read on I discovered that the reason behind this was because his clients didn't make their final payment. This just reiterates the point I have made ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/04/david-tutera-in-court-with-disgruntled-clients/ This week we are off to Tasmania and our feature event venue is the historic, Innkeepers Lenna of Hobart.  Built in 1874 Lenna is a restored colonial home that has been classified by the National Trust and is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register.  Lenna is ideally situated in the ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/04/venue-review-lenna-of-hobart/ Both Kylie (my fellow Event Expert) and I are big on brainstorming.  We are geographically separated by NSW, but with email, Skype and phone we manage to brainstorm regularly.  We also both brainstorm with ourselves and our white boards (oh and a glass of wine and some music in the ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/03/brainstorming-top-tips/ As I have said many times on this blog, being a wedding planner and running a wedding planning business take two different skill sets. Being a business owner isn't easy and we all need help to build a better business. If you speak to any really successful business people they ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/02/the-business-bakery/ Finding colour inspiration as a Special Event Planner of any type can be hard, so knowing where to go to check out colour schemes and ideas can be very helpful. I stumbled across a great website last week whilst doing some research for one of our new Academy Wedding Styling Courses. ... http://eventexperts.com.au/index.php/2010/03/01/colour-trends-for-wedding-and-event-planners/