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It must be said that Executive PA Magazine readers really get around. I run into readers all over the country, and I’ve even started going on tour with them. I’ve just been on a famil to Coffs Harbour, on the northern New South Wales coast, with a group of readers from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney (we had fun with Segways and Nerf guns, like Ruth Kapea, above). Read all about the amazing adventure in an upcoming edition. In Melbourne, the whole Executive
PA Magazine team turned up at the AIME business events trade show with a group of readers as fully hosted buy- ers (see the photos on page 32, and more on our Facebook page). But the fun doesn’t stop there: there’s an excit- ing offer from Kingfisher Bay Resort on World Heritage-listed Fraser Island – and readers have a chance to go to see for themselves how this Queensland destination can add a dash of magic to corporate events. This familiarisation visit is in June (see page 49), plus we’re taking two hand-picked readers soon to Geelong and beyond (page 46). And then there’s the Whitsundays
(Our Cover). While it’s fun to scout possible des-
tinations for your events, you really need to know what you’re doing when organising a conference or incentive. That’s where Meetings & Events Aus- tralia comes in. MEA, as it is known, is Australia’s largest industry body for events, conventions and meetings. MEA has just launched the Australian Events Academy as its training and educa- tion arm, so if you want to learn more about organising events, see the story on page 9. If you do organise a successful event,
you could well win an Executive PA Magazine award. This year we have some great prizes, so head to page 17 and be inspired to nominate someone – even yourself.
Our cover Wish you were there? Well, it could be possible as I’m heading to the Whit- sundays for a famil in June with some readers in tow, to check out the region’s conferencing, incentive and teambuild- ing offerings. We’ll be visiting Daydream Island Resort & Spa, Hamilton Island, Hayman and the mainland township of Airlie Beach. Read more on page 11.
Louis Allen, Editor,
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