 The committee behind the 21st MEA Annual Conference, held in Alice Springs recently, should all get a big pat on the back for their efforts in creating what was a highly informative and at times entertaining event. If there was a downside it was that there were maybe too many sessions being held concurrently, meaning that delegates had to choose just one stream when another one they may have liked to also attend was being held at the same time. Is there a solution? Perhaps one is that all presentation notes should be made available at the end of the conference via a website.
 It’s official: those USB memory sticks that everybody thinks are better for the environment are in fact worse than providing information on recycled paper. This was confirmed by Rob Cawthorne from the Carbon Reduction Institute at the MEA conference in Alice Springs recently, who said the energy that goes into creating the USB sticks along with the fact that they cannot be disposed of in an environmentally-friendly manner was not the best option for disseminating information.
Still on all things green, the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) should be commended for its latest offering – the “Green Credentials” summary report that identifies green initiatives undertaken by various Melbourne and Victorian government bodies and suppliers to the business events industry. This is the first report of its kind to be commissioned by an Australian convention bureau.
What is it with airport queues? They appear to be getting longer wherever and whenever you go and there really is no need for it. Airlines are fully aware how many passengers they are expecting and so should be able to allocate enough staff to reduce queue waiting times considerably. Even with the e-ticket machines the queues are still ridiculously long. Our advice? Turn up late so that you’re there just before your aircraft is due to depart. Wait in the line for a few minutes and then you will be called to the front when your flight is called. It is probably the only time in the world when you are actually rewarded for being disorganised.
Amway came, saw, and left packets of money behind in Melbourne following their mega-event recently. Turn to page 8 to read all about it.
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