Team Building - not just about high ropes courses anymore!
Jodie Parker, Managing Director and Professional Conference Organiser of Iceberg Events explains that Team Building activities are bigger and more adventurous than ever... or can be as simple as a...
View ArticleCool venues in Brisbane & other places!
Lots of venues around Brisbane Brisbane, not surprisingly, has heaps of really good venues to use for functions. There is starting to be a lot more use of the river, which I love. I had a look at the...
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Tips for an island location
We've just come back from taking a Franchise Group away to Hamilton Island! How great is this for a group photo location? Hamilton Island is a great location for a conference - to take people away...
View ArticleStaff Retreats justified, or junket?
Jodie Parker, Managing Director and Professional Conference Organiser of Iceberg Events discusses the politics of staff retreats. The worst possible thing that you can do on a staff retreat is make...
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Team building with bowls
We've just arrived back from hot and steamy Cairns. Luckily, we weren't in Mackay (which was the original plan)! This is the second time we've worked with this particular group for their conference,...
View ArticleSponsorship - how to get the most out sponsoring an event
Let's face it, a lot of events (and conferences) depend on sponsorship. You can make sponsorship easy, or you can make it hard. The way to make it hard is to not be clear about what your sponsors...
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More on sponsorship - what about branded beer?
Just continuing on from my last post - I recently saw a fabulous idea for branding - beer. Brews Brothers, in Woolloongabba, can brew any kind of beer you like (for instance, if you like Corona, they...
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Funky venues in the Valley
I had the opportunity to go to a Branding Workshop run by DAIS the other day at the Emporium Hotel in Fortitude Valley. I had a fantastic morning - the workshop was great, and highly inspiring -...
View ArticleSchool Reunions
I can't believe it, but it's my 20 year high school reunion this year. I went to an all-girls school, so you can imagine the difficulty in tracking everyone down. A couple of very clever girls that I...
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Beautiful Tassie
I'm in Hobart currently with the Tasmanian Convention Bureau with a whole lot of other people involved in conferencing - on a "famil" (no, that doesn't mean "junket" it means "look at every possible...
View ArticleTips for making your franchisee conference stress free and cost effective
Meetings can be the ultimate time & money waster. Who hasn't sat in a meeting that could have gone for half the time, had it been better managed? They can also be great tools for revitalizing...
View ArticleWhy have a franchise conference?
Sounds like a lot of hard work to me! Why should we bother? Things are ticking along the way they should be – won’t this just be a distraction? On the contrary. A conference could be what focuses...
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Jodie Parker gives the lowdown on how to party like a professional
Jodie Parker, Managing Director of Iceberg Events discusses with Style's Kate Watson on the lowdown on how to party like a professional. The following is the full interview on party tips: What do you...
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Sandstorm - Beach volleyball venue in Brisbane
I had the opportunity a little while ago to check out Sandstorm - the Beach Volleyball (and other sports) venue at QEII stadium. How cool is that?? You could do some serious themed beach parties...
View ArticleThe Conference for Conference Organisers
Emma & I have just come back from the inaugural PCO conference (yes, a conference for conference organisers!) on the Gold Coast. We had a fantastic time for a whole range of reasons: I don't think...
View ArticleWhat does an event manager do, anyway?
So – you’ve decided to hold a franchisee conference. Great idea – where to start? Assign someone to be in charge of the project. Whether this is someone on your existing team, someone you hire...
View ArticleTen hot tips for briefing an event manager
One of the issues that we hear all the time from our clients is that it’s impossible to compare quotes from various event managers – they all charge differently, they all include different things –...
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Blogging event
Ok, I have been shamed. After last night's Networx Event (monthly networking events for marketing and communication professionals), where we had a fantastic panel of new media experts, I realise that...
View ArticleEvents in a Global Financial Crisis
I know, everyone is talking about the GFC. We have had our first conference fall over because of it! So I thought maybe it was time I did a list of things you can do to keep the costs down for your...
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Mackay - New Convention Centre!
I was lucky enough to visit Mackay recently to check out the new Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre (MECC) which is still under construction. The $12 million waterfront project is expected...
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