by Rosemarie Dawson Rosemarie Dawson is the MD of Business Professional Services Limited, an association management company with experience in organising and managing events of all kinds for the voluntary sector. An annual conference is the highlight of the […]
Insights from the 3rd Sector Expo
Melbourne’s Third Sector conference offered up great insights earlier in April. The event attracted a large delegate base from associations and charities from within Australia, with a number also attending from New Zealand. Hailed as a ‘hotbed’ of leading professional […]
Thinking of holding a hybrid event?
As we look to ways of increasing the participation of attendance at events that we hold, there is a need to investigate ways in which we supplement the delegate experience. With developments in ’virtual meetings’ technology, delegates need not attend […]
Highlights from the Better Boards Conference Adelaide 2014
Two delegates from the New Zealand Association Resource Centre participated in the Better Boards Conference held in the spectacular Adelaide Convention Centre. Held during the first week of August, the event was memorable and impressive in every respect, most of […]
Upcoming conferences
NZARC has recieved the following information from Associations Forum in regards to their upcoming Australian conferences that we believe may be of interest to you. Future Leaders Conference Tuesday 25 – Wednesday 26 November 2014 Northside Conference Centre, Sydney CEO […]
EthnicA 2014 – A Focus on our Multicultural Society
Throughout April and May the Office of Ethnic Affairs hosted its annual EthnicA conferences in Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton and Auckland. The conferences bring together diverse cultures, community groups and organisations to share ideas and experiences, encourage debate on diversity issues, […]
Premier Conference for Trade Associations
Chief Executives and Committee Members of trade and industry representative associations should consider attending the upcoming SEEANZ Conference. The 27th Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand are holding their annual conference in Sydney on the 17-18 July 2014. […]
Event Management
We were recently asked about the basics of running a good conference and what were they key most important components of ensuring a successful event. One of our trustees mentioned the phrase ‘death by lists’! The foundation of any conference […]
Databases – Your best friend!
Love them or hate them, databases and CRM (customer relationship management) tools can be the best thing for making sure you are spending the best effort in the right places in order to sustain and grow your organisation. Do you […]