A must for event organisers

Attendee registrations are now open! click here to register.

If you organise events in Wellington - this is an event that you cannot afford to miss. Entrance to the Expo is FREE.

A wide range of exhibitors will come together to showcase what the city can offer you - making it easy to find everything you need to know about holding an event in Wellington.

Special door prize

Attend the Expo and be in to win a night out for two to the opening night of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's performance of the Nutcracker, a night's stay at the Museum Hotel and breakfast the next morning. Performance tickets and nights accommodation are for 29th October 2010. A special thanks to the St James Theatre and the Museum Hotel for the prizes.

Inspirational Speaker Programme

To add even more value to your attendance at the Expo, we put together an inspiring Speaker Programme of topics that past attendees have identified as useful. Best of all - there is no charge to attend the seminars - simply turn up on the day.  If there is a topic that you think would be of interest to event organisers we'd love to hear from you.

10.00am - 10.40am - The art of event marketing with Karlene Hazlewood from Chilli Marketing
If people don't know about your event, they won't come. This is why marketing to the right audience is vital to the success of any event.

Karlene Hazelwood from Chilli Marketing will share with you tips on where to start, choosing the right channels to reach the right people, thinking outside the square and how to work with the media to generate interest around your event.

11.30am - 12.10pm - Gathering valuable event feedback with Rachel Wells from TouchScreen Marketing'
Quality feedback is essential for planning a successful event and allows you to continually improve and evolve. Without feedback we can't get a true picture of what is working and what isn't.
 
Rachel Wells from Touchscreen Marketing is an event research expert. Having worked with many event organisers and venues - Rachel will give you tips on question style, best survey methods to suit event type and give industry examples of effective surveying.

1.00pm - 1.40pm - Breaking the ice with Mark Hemmings - Human Rhythms
Have you ever wondered what the secret is uniting and energising a team, to encouraging participation and overcoming shyness or to motivate a group?

Mark Hemmings from Human Rhythms has uncovered the secret to getting your conference or training session off to an inspirational start; and leave your delegates feeling inspired and energised. Mark will share tips on how to break the ice and illustrate how these methods work.

2.30pm - 3.10pm - Events Capital + Rugby World Cup 2011 -What you need to know - with Derek Fry, Wellington City Council
It's the most anticipated event Wellington has ever seen and the city will be focused on all things Rugby World Cup come September 2011. Now that the big event is only a year away, many are wondering what the city has planned for during this time and what does this mean for the events industry.

Derek Fry, Director - Rugby World Cup 2011 & City Events from Wellington City Council will highlight what event organisers need to know about the City's plans for this period, how this will affect the events industry, rules around events related to the rugby and answer questions.

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