Becoming a Sponsor
Join us in Melbourne and take up this ideal opportunity to showcase your products and services at what is Australia 's largest industry conference and MEA's highlight event of the year. Download the Sponsorship Prospectus below for more information.
More information on the conference sponsors will be available in the coming weeks.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is Australia 's most flexible convention and exhibition space located in the centre of Melbourne . The ‘6 Star Green Star' environmentally rated convention centre features a state of the art plenary, a grand banquet room and multiple meeting rooms, with sensational views of the city.
Crown Events & Conferences
Crown is home to three world-class hotels, offering the choice of unsurpassed opulence at Melbourne's most luxurious hotel, Crown Towers or the relaxed affordable style at Crown Promenade Hotel and the new Crown Metropol opening early 2010. In December 2009, the new Crown Conference Centre extension opened catering for an additional 8 to 840 delegates. It is Australia’s only purpose-built hotel convention facility and will cater for large residential conferences, meetings, product launches and exhibitions. When the meetings are over, guests can relax and enjoy the entertainment offered by Crown Entertainment Complex including a 24 hour casino, a variety of premium and casual dining, bars, nightclubs along with luxury and general merchandise shopping outlets.
mice.net magazine
mice.net strives for reader satisfaction by guaranteeing editorial integrity and reliability. It is Australia 's leading business events magazine (D&M Independent Research, January 2009) and offers buyers/readers a fresh perspective on news, views, interviews, opinions, trends, case studies, destination reports and columns from leading industry experts. It is Australia 's highest circulating audited magazine (CAB audit, September 2009), received by 15,792 qualified buyers throughout Australia and New Zealand . Average readership is 55,272 as determined by independent survey carried out Micromex Research May 2009)
Peter Rowland
Peter Rowland Catering's vision is to work in partnership with clients to provide innovative, dynamic and creative event solutions.
For over 45 years, this wholly Australian-owned company has grown into a total hospitality management business, managing some of Melbourne's most exclusive venues.
Their renowned expertise in food, beverage, logistics and design ensures every event is delivered with passion and creativity.
Staging Connections
Staging Connections is the experienced event staging partner you can rely on. Seamlessly delivering and supporting events across Asia Pacific with 100 locations and in-house partnerships at over 70 premier venues. Providing a range of services from audio, vision, lighting and technical production management through to styling and theming, set design, screen content and webstreaming. www.stagingconnections.com
Solution RED
Solution RED provides technical and creative services to the meetings and events industry. Regardless of the size or needs of your meeting or event, Solution RED can provide services for 10 to 10,000 guests. Be it a conference, gala dinner, cocktail reception or product launch; Solution RED will deliver a complete technical and creative solution.
Saxton
Saxton Speakers Bureau is 45 years young this year. Since its foundation in 1965, Saxton has exclusively represented many Australian leaders, including James Strong, Bryce Courtenay, Hon E. Gough Whitlam, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Sigrid Thornton, Peter Holmes a Court, Rod McGeoch, Hon Bob Carr, Roger Corbett, Mike Munro and Linda Nicholls. Saxton’s range of services has grown and they now specialize in the provision of the finest speakers, entertainers, trainers and teambuilders. Saxton also provides a range of ancillary services including media endorsements, contract negotiation, program design, copy writing and speaker management, a 24 hour service and much more. Today Saxton sits as the first and foremost bureau in Australia. We believe that it’s the passion, creativity and personal contact that has made all the difference. We invite you to experience the Saxton Difference. www.saxton.com.au
ICMI Speakers & Entertainers
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ICMI is Australia’s leading Speakers and Entertainers Bureau. With eight offices Australia wide, ICMI exclusively represents many of Australia’s most outstanding speakers and entertainers. In 2001, ICMI was appointed as the official licensee by the Australian Olympic Committee to run their Speakers Bureau, Olympic Communicators. ICMI also offer clients an extensive range of both fun and experiential learning Teambuilding Activities.
TALENT SOLUTIONS direct
TALENT SOLUTIONS direct (TSD) is one of Australia’s leading talent managers and consultants. Through their vast range of experience spanning over the past 20 years, they have an acute understanding of how the industry works from both the performer and the clients’ perspective. Customer service and professional conduct are the highest priority and have become an integral part of the TSD culture. Showcasing a refreshing and very personal approach to consulting, the team at TSD is completely committed to producing the very best results every time and with a boutique range of managed vocal artists and performers as well as having direct access to an endless pool of talent, the success of your next event is in great hands. TSD, lead by Anthony Jaye, brings 22 years of performance-based experience, knowledge and relationships to TALENT SOLUTIONS direct.
Exponet
Exhibition Hire / Expo Hire has changed its name to ExpoNet to better reflect its broad range of product and service offerings and network of branches in Sydney, Brisbane/ Gold Coast and Melbourne. The name ExpoNet was first conceived 20 years ago by the principals of Exhibition Hire and Expo Hire when, as two of Australia’s leading exhibition suppliers, they decided a national approach was needed to market the industry and its services. ExpoNet encapsulates the history and identity of our combined company and more accurately reflects the wide variety of industry products and services that we provide today, including exhibition equipment hire, custom stand design and construction, event signage and graphic services, and lighting and audio visual support.
Ovations
Ovations International is a full-service Speaker’s Bureau with over 20 years experience. Ovations assist clients to find the best speakers, trainers, MCs and entertainers in Australia and the world. They have partnered with more than ten thousand organisations bringing their events to life. Being independant means Ovations do not hold any exclusive agreements with speakers and will provide you with professional, unbiased and tailored advice every time.
Flemington – The Event Centre
With over 15 venues, Flemington – The Event Centre has become renowned in Melbourne for hosting the finest events. From fashion parades to awards dinners, stunning product launches, five day conferences, business breakfasts we have a venue to suit your event. Located 10 minutes from the CBD with stunning views over the Melbourne city skyline all set amongst beautifully manicured lawns and rose gardens.
EventConnect.com
EventConnect.com provides buyers with a lot more than a simple online directory, the time saving online enquiry tool and unique ‘group user' functionality enables multiple buyers within an organisation to share key information.
Suppliers are provided with a comprehensive online marketing platform and can add press releases directly into the ‘latest news' pages with the ability to integrate social media platforms that will automatically populate their latest news and benefit from ongoing distribution via third party news aggregators.
Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue opened the Australian skies to more people than ever before, as Guests embraced great value fares. That was just the beginning of our innovative ideas. Today, Guests can check-in online, enjoy live2air entertainment, award-winning service and two cabin classes on-board. Our modern fleet of Boeing and Embraer aircraft now flies to 27 cities and centres around Australia.
ShowFX
Looking for an amazing display of fireworks, flames & pyrotechnics? Or a great way to mark the moment with fog, snow, bubbles, confetti or streamers? For the right effects - you need ShowFX. From gala dinners to private special occasions or your next corporate event - we custom design and build everything needed to produce fireworks and special effects entertainment.
Wacky Entertainment
Since 1995, Wacky Entertainment has delivered an array of performances to conferences, gala dinners and major events across Australia and overseas. Our range of over 100 in-house acts gives unparalleled choice and our creative team are experts in tailoring entertainment specifically for your event.
Scenovia
Scenovia is a specialist creative and technology group, offering the strategy and development of all screen-based and print media Australia wide. We are leaders in developing and managing websites and online applications for Australia 's meetings and events industry. Websites, Emarketing Programs, Online Surveys, Call for Papers/Awards Submission Systems, Identity Design.
Wise Connections
Creative solutions, personalised service and the expertise to make it happen. Our tailor-made business events, conference and incentive programs are guaranteed to be memorable for all the right reasons – your objectives will be achieved, your participants will have a fantastic experience and you can remain stress free!
RACV City Club
Only one Club can offer you a unique experience for your next conference or event, up to 500 guests on Level 17.Combining flexibility and imagination with impressive facilities, including 6 meeting rooms, Conservatory, luxury accommodation, 460 car spaces, business centre, theatrette, fitness centre and private dining rooms, RACV Club will elevate your next conference or event to a new level.
EventPix
EventPix is Australia 's specialist conference, corporate and event photography company. Photographers from around Australia are selected for their creativity and professionalism to ensure you receive the best possible photographic coverage of your or your client's event, while our central office ensures consistent results delivered in a professional and timely manner.
Execugifts
Execugifts is Australasia 's leading supplier of conference merchandise and promotional products. The company specialises in providing quality conference, corporate and promotional merchandise such as satchels, speakers' and delegate gifts, fundraising and novelty promotional items and motivational incentive rewards.
Epicure Catering
Epicure is one of Australia’s premium catering companies. Market leaders in eco-friendly catering, our customers enjoy the freshness of local, environmentally sustainable produce from known sources that are cruelty free. We operate exclusively in a premium range of remarkable venues and we are major event specialists. From the small and intimate to large scale extravaganzas, Epicure Catering brings experience and attention to detail at every level.
Cacao
Opening its doors in 2003 Cacao has since expanded to now occupy 4 retail shops throughout Melbourne. Cacao also has a strong retail and corporate business all around Australia including 5 stars hotel, airlines and Blue chip companies. French Master Chocolatier Laurent Meric and newcomer Chef Patissier Tim Clark head up a team that has delivered Cacao many awards won in prestigious competitions nationally since 2005. Over the last 2 years Cacao won more than 20 prizes.
2008: 12 medals in show, 3 Gold, and People’s choice award.
2009: 9 Gold medals & Grand Champion award.
Cacao owes its success to 3 fundamental factors. First of all the use of the finest Belgium chocolate single origins combined with the best ingredients from around the world and, at last but not least, the expertise of French Master Chocolatier Laurent Meric and Tim Clark.
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