This year’s MEETINGS will feature a renewed focus on education for professionals young and old. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/michael
Education will be a strong focus for MEETINGS 2024, New Zealand’s
largest business events gathering. This year’s show, held at Rotorua’s
Energy Events Centre from 19-20 June, stands to be the biggest yet, with
246 stands representing 205 businesses from 18 regions of New Zealand
including 36 new exhibitors.
New to MEETINGS 2024 are education sessions for buyers during lunch
breaks, covering a wide range of relevant and trending topics like
securing event funding and how tikanga Māori can enhance events. Day
buyers registering before the end of May will receive priority
registration to their choice of sessions, while these sessions will also
be recorded and made available to all attendees.
MEETINGS will also feature the Team Up Events’ lunchtime workshop on
19 June, providing a first-hand experience of how events can incorporate
corporate social responsibility elements for local communities.
Over the course of these two days, the Tourism New Zealand Knowledge
and Destination Hub will be hosting 23 different 15-minute targeted
presentations, bringing regional showcase updates from across New
Zealand as well as insights into the Asian and North American events
markets.
Attendees can learn about sustainability certifications from Toitū
and Qualmark, GST for Australasian events, the role of professional
conference organizers, and Māori cultural protocols. Tourism New
Zealand's team will discuss resources for attracting international
conferences.
Tourism New Zealand’s Business Events team will also be on the stand
to discuss the support, bid assistance and resources available to help
attract and host successful international conferences.
Meanwhile, over 100 hospitality, event, and tourism students from Toi
Ohomai Institute will explore the tradeshow, working with organisers
and attending sessions to develop industry knowledge.