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SPRING 2011 |
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'Like' PCB's facebook page to WIN!
PCB has launched their official facebook page, a forum for all things business events in Western Australia, with interesting information on innovative venues and product updates, destination news and facts, and of course, all the latest from the Bureau itself.
Simply 'Like' our page and we'll pop you into a draw to win a six pack of premium WA red and white wine from award-winning Xanadu Wines of Margaret River.
Visit our facebook page here — www.facebook.com/PerthConventionBureau — everyone who has 'Liked' us by 1 October will be eligible — good luck!
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CHOGM 2011
It will be an extraordinary occasion when Perth welcomes Her Majesty The Queen, more than 50 world leaders, and 4,000 delegates to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), 28 - 30 October. Perth was chosen to host the prestigious biennial summit due to its world-class meetings facilities, cultural vibrancy and remarkable growth.
Many of the world's top business leaders will also be in Perth to participate in the Commonwealth Business Forum which will coincide with CHOGM. It is tipped to produce at least $10 billion in business deals. Visit the CHOGM 2011 website or Tourism Western Australia's website for further information on what's happening, including road closures, sporting events, art exhibitions and more.
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PCB reaches results milestone - $102 million for 2011-2012!
Western Australia will become the nation's meetings hub during the next 12 months with business events expected to inject more than $102 million into the State's economy. Perth Convention Bureau's Chief Executive Officer Paul Beeson said that more than 50,000 delegates are expected to attend a total of 91 conventions, exhibitions and corporate incentive programs booked into the State in the 2011-2012 financial year.
"This is the first time in the Bureau's history that business we have secured in previous years will pass the magical $100 million mark in projected delegate expenditure over a 12 month period," he said.
Click here to read the media release.
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Construction of new Perth Airport terminal to start
The construction of a new $120 million domestic terminal will commence this month next to the international terminal, the first in a raft of major projects to transform Perth Airport in the coming years. It has been designed to meet the increased needs of regional and interstate air services; Perth Airport is recognised as the fastest growing Australian capital city airport with a 9.4 per cent growth rate during 2010-2011. Construction is expected to be completed in December 2012. Click here for more.
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The new State Reception Centre, Kings Park
The State Government's $9 million redevelopment of the Fraser's complex in Kings Park for CHOGM is almost complete. The facilities are being expanded to accommodate the Leaders' Retreat and create a lasting legacy for the people of Western Australia. Once complete, the expanded venue will cater for up to 700 people at a cocktail function and 450 seated. In addition, Fraser's Restaurant, Private Dining Room and Function Centre have undergone an extensive refurbishment.
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New direct Perth-China flights to start on 8 November
Asia's biggest airline, China Southern Airlines, will commence direct flights between China and Perth on 8 November. The service will start with three flights per week using China Southern's A330-300 aircraft. The new service will originate from Beijing with a short transit stop in Guangzhou, China's third largest city and China Southern's main hub, before flying non-stop to Perth.
WA currently attracts around 15,000 Chinese visitors a year and it is forecast that by 2020 WA will host around 100,000 Chinese visitors a year, making it WA's second largest international visitor market, behind the United Kingdom.
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Perth City Link vision takes shape
Another significant milestone has been reached in the Perth City Link project with the commencement of a $10 million works program. These works are the first step in removing the great divide between Northbridge and the Central Business District (CBD) for the first time in more than 100 years. When complete, Perth City Link is expected to attract more than $3 billion of private investment, provide 1,650 new apartments for more than 3,000 new residents and accommodate 13,350 workers in 244,000 square metres of new commercial and retail space. Visit www.epra.wa.gov.au for more.
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St Georges Tce officially opened
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi officially opened the enhancement works on St Georges Terrace on Wednesday 3 August. St Georges Terrace is the main street running through the State's foremost business and commercial district and contains some of the city's grand and historic buildings.
Over the past 11 months the City of Perth has spent $15 million on transforming Perth's premier street into an attractive, pedestrian-oriented environment. The Council has created a 'sense of arrival' in the CBD; the pedestrian areas are paved with high-quality Western Australian granite and the footpaths are lined with London Plane trees and lighting creating a more inviting, relaxing and suitable place for alfresco dining.
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Wildflowers setting Western Australia ablaze
Western Australia has the largest collection of wildflowers in the world - more than 12,000 species carpet the State with their vivid beauty and lush scent, 60 per cent of which are found nowhere else in the world. June to November is WA's wildflower season and it's big business for WA, as flower-spotters rush in from all over the globe.
Explore luscious smelling blossoms statewide, from Kings Park in Perth (culminating in the month-long Kings Park Wildflower Festival in September), to the rolling hills of the Darling Scarp, from Joondalup and Cervantes just north of Perth up to Kalbarri National Park in Western Australia's Coral Coast. The South West also attracts many visitors and this year the annual Mount Barker Celebration of Wildflowers is back again running 1 September - 15 October.
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Ningaloo Coast receives world heritage listing
604,500 hectares of the Ningaloo Coast have received a world heritage listing, the highest level of international recognition of the region's natural beauty and biological diversity. Many rare and diverse plants and animals are found within the Cape Range, and a variety of marine mammals, turtles, manta rays and one of the world's largest aggregations of whale sharks reside in the marine park.
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West Kimberley added to national heritage list
WA's iconic West Kimberley will also be placed on Australia's National Heritage List with more than 19 million hectares of the region identified as having outstanding heritage values. The listing will include the spectacular Kimberley coast from Cape Leveque in the west to Cambridge Gulf in the east, the Kimberley plateau and country south to the Oscar and Napier Ranges, and the Fitzroy River.
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Duxton's Club Lounge unveiled
The Duxton Hotel joins a long list of top Perth hotels undergoing extensive refurbishments. In addition to all 306 Club Rooms and Suites, the Club Lounge on the top floor of the Duxton Hotel Perth has also undergone a complete makeover. The hotel's function rooms now also include drop down screens and some have ceiling mounted data projectors, with electronic signage to follow. Enhancements to the hotel lobby and accommodation floors have rounded-out the revamp program. See PCB's facebook photo album here.
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Hyatt completes upgrade
Hyatt Regency Perth continues with intensive refurbishments including a full fit-out of all 367 guest rooms. The pool area and gym equipment upgrade is also now complete; the hotel foyers have new carpet, wall furnishings and furniture. Key energy-saving initiatives, including energy-efficient lighting and water-saving devices have been installed to extend the Hyatt's commitment to sustainability and to complement green initiatives already in place.
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Burswood's food offerings reach new heights
Obviously 19 restaurants and bars are not enough for the Burswood Entertainment Complex... Nobu, the world's most recognised Japanese restaurant brand, opened its second restaurant in Australia at Burswood on 5 September. Chef proprietor of 'Nobu Perth', Nobu Matsuhisa, promises diners a theatrical Teppanyaki experience (the only Nobu restaurant with Teppanyaki) complete with a private Teppan dining room. Another unique feature will be a Sake Bar boasting an extensive sake menu.
The Burswood Food Court has also recently opened with four great outlets to choose from, The Deli, The
Works, Hot Wok and Kebab Kitchen. Fans of French cuisine will also be pleased to hear that Bistro Guillaume is set to open in mid 2012... - we'll keep you posted.
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Oaks Broome now offering conference facilities
Oaks Hotels & Resorts has opened their brand new meeting and conference centre at Oaks Broome, Roebuck Bay. Oaks Broome offers three meeting and conference rooms that can cater for 20 to 200 delegates. Rooms are available to suit a range of configurations from sit-down classroom style through to a cocktail event overlooking the pool. Rooms include state-of-the-art conferencing technology and facilities with plenty of additional equipment available for hire.
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St Catherine's new offerings
St Catherine's College, within the stately grounds of the University of Western Australia, has unveiled its new seminar and catering menus, with new look breakfast, lunch and morning and afternoon tea packages. St Catherine's College offers a refreshing alternative to conventional conference venues, with a range of function rooms and event spaces. Located just 5km from the centre of Perth, it offers everything you need for a successful conference, seminar or function, plus a range of on-site accommodation.
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University Club of WA extends
The University Club of Western Australia has commenced an extension project which is scheduled for completion by October. The southern colonnade will transform into an elegant pre-function space with vast windows and natural light. The terrace will be landscaped, partially covered and fitted out to make it ideal for delegate catering, sundowners and cocktail receptions. A shaded balcony on the first floor will create an alfresco space overlooking the university's stunning gardens.
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Perth Cultural Centre develops
A 36-metre LED screen, feature lighting and a new children's play space will be introduced into the Perth Cultural Centre (PCC), the space that links Perth's Central Business District with its cultural heart of Northbridge. Works will be completed in time for the People's Space held in the PCC during CHOGM in October. A range of feature lighting for the trees and heritage façades will add interest to the precinct, as will shade and colourful signage for the Urban Orchard.
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PCB's Asia Campaign launched
PCB has launched an Asian marketing campaign in Singapore and Jakarta targeting meeting planners from the association, corporate meeting and incentive markets. We're challenging planners - who think they know Perth - to 'Redefine the Boundaries' of their next business event and rediscover Perth.
An advertising campaign will drive traffic to a dedicated microsite www.redefineperth.com until 23 September. Registrants will be qualified to attend the in-market trade and corporate cocktail events: 4 October in Singapore, and 6 October in Jakarta. The events will showcase Perth and Western Australia as a business events destination, with WA wine and entertainment. All attendees will be eligible to win great prizes including a $5,000 natural gold nugget from the Perth Mint, and Perth return economy flights with the campaign airline sponsors, Garuda Indonesia and Singapore Airlines.
PCB is delighted to be partnering with Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Esplanade Hotel Group and Burswood Entertainment Complex in this inaugural campaign which is likely to be an annual event. For further information, please contact PCB's Loretta DeStefani on (08) 9218 2904 or ldestefani@pcb.com.au.
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New business events image gallery LIVE!
Our new suite of high-resolution business events images is now live and accessible via the Convention Tool Kit on the PCB website here. These images can be downloaded and used to promote Western Australia as a business events destination (see terms and conditions). The images are split into libraries according to their location; we've also created a library to showcase a mix of business events images, such as conferences, dinners, events, team-building, exhibitions and more.
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Public Events Calendar
2011 Kings Park Festival
1 September — 2 October
The Kings Park Festival is held annually in Kings Park and Botanic Garden - 400 hectares of unique bushland, tranquil parkland and botanic garden overlooking the city and Swan River. Kings Park is visited by over 6.5 million guests each year and is one of the largest inner-city parks in the world. The Festival includes floral displays, live music, exhibitions, workshops, interpretive artworks, guided walks and family activities throughout September.
Click here for more
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Shinju Matsuri, Broome
10 — 18 September
Shinju Matsuri, the festival of the pearl, is a nine-day celebration of multicultural events and activities showcasing the culture, history, diversity and unique talents of Broome. This southern coastal town is the gateway to WA's rugged Kimberley region, and was once the pearling capital of the world. Festivities include a float parade, art exhibition, pearl meat cook off and the Shinju Matsuri ball.
Click here for more
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Kalgoorlie horse racing
11 — 17 September
'Discover the Round' is a fun-filled week of pacing and thoroughbred racing culminating in the Kalgoorlie Cup. The race round is a collaboration of three major horse racing events: Boulder Cup, Hannans Handicap and the $150,000 Kalgoorlie Cup. One of Australia's renowned bands, The Living End, will also entertain crowds with a live concert.
Click here for more
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Great Southern Bloom Festival
16 September — 16 October
The inaugural 'Hidden Treasures: Great Southern Bloom Festival' celebrates all things that bloom in spring. Covering the beautiful, lush inland shires of WA's South West, the Festival offers more than 30 events and activities. With over 1,800 different plant species, many of which are unique to the Great Southern region, these communities have a lot to offer garden gurus and wildflower enthusiasts.
Click here for more
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13th Perth Fashion Festival
21 — 27 September
Western Australia's biggest annual fashion event is set to once again wow audiences. In the past four years, attendance has almost tripled from 15,000 people in 2007 to 44,355 last year. Festival organisers have launched the 2011 calendar, which includes more than 40 events, the majority of which will be free for the public to attend.
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Cable Beach Invitational
30 September — 1 October
Broome's world famous Cable Beach will host a unique new outdoor international basketball event on a court built overlooking the Indian Ocean. The Cable Beach Invitational promises action packed games featuring the Perth Wildcats, Shanghai Sharks from China, Singapore Slingers and the Indonesian National Team.
Click here for more
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UnWined Western Australia
26 — 27 November
This new wine and food showcase event, organized by CMS Events, will be part of the Wine Industry of WA's Wine Month calendar. Featuring the State's best wines, the event will be staged in the magnificent Subiaco food and wine district. WA's top drops will be complemented with an indulgent two day experience of the State's fresh produce from local chefs and restaurateurs.
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Top Gear live - exclusive to Perth
8 — 10 December
Perth has won the rights to host the live arena version of the internationally acclaimed BBC television series Top Gear. Perth will be the only Australian city to host Top Gear Live for its December tour. Top Gear Live will bring all the motoring mayhem and entertainment from the small screen to a live theatre experience at the Burswood Dome.
Click here for more
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PCB thanks local hosts for $102 million!
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Lindy Moffat from the Royal Australian College of Surgeons with PCB's Scholarships Project Manager Luana Macdermott
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PCB hosted a function at the State Theatre Centre of WA to celebrate passing the magical $100 million mark in projected delegate expenditure over a 12 month period (this financial year, 2011-2012). To mark this results milestone, the Bureau held a 'thank you' function for local conference hosts who are the key to WA's growing status as a business events destination.
The local hosts were guests of the Bureau at the world premiere performance of Tim Winton's debut play 'Rising Water' at the State Theatre Centre. In his address to the gathering, the Bureau's CEO Paul Beeson reminded us that having an active community of local hosts who are keen to showcase WA and its expertise across a broad range of industries underpins the success of the business events sector.
"The local hosts are the people who put their hands up to host conferences, so we are indebted to them. They are passionate about showcasing the achievements of their particular industry sectors to the wider world," he said.
Thank you to all those who attended the successful event; we hope you enjoyed Tim Winton's debut play.
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Associations Forum
PCB exhibited at the 6th annual Associations Forum National Conference 2011 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, 27-28 July. Over 450 delegates, exhibitors and speakers attended. On the 'Perth The Space to Connect' stand was PCB's Business Development Manager Karen Iber, Tracey Baker of Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Lauren Perkins of Burswood Entertainment Complex and Jeanette Friedrich of the Esplanade Hotels Group.
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Novotel WA famil
Tracey also escorted a group of east coast buyers and meetings planners on a whirlwind tour of Novotel's WA properties, 24 28 June. View some of the media coverage here. Swan Valley Tours organised a day in the Swan Valley sampling some great drops at Sandalford Wines and local beer at Feral Brewery. Guests stayed at Novotel Vines Resort and took part in a night shoot with Laser Ranger, followed by a delicious six-course degustation menu.
After an indigenous art class with Urban Indigenous Tours, the guests enjoyed a "Beef and Beers Cooking Class" at The Old Brewery, a real treat for the gourmands in the group. Guests toured the brand new State Reception Centre and Fraser's Restaurant in Kings Park before checking in at the Novotel Langley Perth for dinner.
Guests then headed north to the Ningaloo Reef Resort, where they swam amongst the whale sharks, enjoyed delicious seafood and cooled down with cocktails. Special thanks to Ocean Eco Adventures and Windward Balloon Adventures, and the management and staff at the Novotel properties for supporting this impressive program.
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PCB's Casino Royale B2B Member Networking event, Black Tom's Bar
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Swashbuckling "Hollywood Heroes" from Big Sky Entertainment
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Michelle Taylor from Seashells, Brooke Hilyard
from Burswood and PCB's Kara Coote
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PCB's Catrona McAteer and Shenade Unicomb, with Ryan Mossny from Two Feet and a Heartbeat
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Wendy Strohmayer from The Duxton with PCB's Anne Last and Jill Barton from The Scene Team
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One of Perth's top burlesque jazz performers
Sassy Catch with Tracey Cinavas-Prosser from PCB
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'Thank you' function for local conference hosts, State Theatre Centre of WA
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Alison Kent, PCB's Karen Iber and Neta Gill from Screenwest
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Boyd and Zali Ackland
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PCB's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Beeson,
welcomes guests
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Novotel WA properties famil
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Eliza "Daredevil" McTaggart, Sane Events after her first Whale Shark encounter
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PCB's Louise Russell gears down after a whale shark swim
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The group try their hand at Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting
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Guests enjoy a degustation feast fit for a king and acoustic guitar
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Conferences and exhibitions heading to Western Australia
International Desalination Association
4 — 9 Sept
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
Estimated delegates: 1000
Agribusiness Symposium
10 — 14 Sept
Rendezvous Observation City Hotel
Estimated delegates: 150
3rd International Conference of Fashion Incubators
11 — 13 Sept
Parmelia Hilton Perth
Estimated delegates: 150
National Library and Information Technicians Conference 2011
13 — 16 Sept
Pan Pacific Perth
Estimated delegates: 460
5th ALIA New Librarians Symposium (NLS5)
16 — 18 Sept
Pan Pacific Perth
Estimated delegates: 265
Australian Kinesiology Association 28th National Conference 2011
16 — 18 Sept
Esplanade Hotel Fremantle
Estimated delegates: 140
Parks and Leisure Australia National Conference and International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administrators Asia Pacific Conference 2011
18 — 21 Sept
Esplanade Hotel Fremantle
Estimated delegates: 320
2011 National Men's Health Conference
19 — 22 Sept
Pan Pacific Perth
Estimated delegates: 720
Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference 2011
20 — 23 Sept
Burswood Entertainment Complex
Estimated delegates: 300
Australasian Coasts and Ports Conference 2011
26 — 30 Sept
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
Estimated delegates: 400
5th Asia Pacific Conference on Education Integrity
26 — 28 Sept
University of Western Australia
Estimated delegates: 400
Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA) Symposium Annual General Meeting 2011
29 Sept — 2 Oct
Cable Beach Club Resort & Spa
Estimated delegates: 200
Australasian Neuroscience Nurses' Association Conference
1 — 3 Oct
Hyatt Regency Perth
Estimated delegates: 300
Inner Wheel Australia National Convention 2011
3 — 9 Oct
Gloucester Park
Estimated delegates: 570
Heavy Minerals 2011
5 — 6 Oct
Pan Pacific Perth
Interflora National Annual Conference 2011
6 — 9 Oct
Esplanade Hotel Fremantle
Estimated delegates: 100
Austral Bricks HIA Home Show and Perth Pool & Spa Expo 2011
7 — 9 Oct
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
Concrete 2011 - Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia
12 — 14 Oct
Burswood Entertainment Complex
Estimated delegates: 400
United Way Australia National Conference 2011
18 — 20 Oct
Venue: TBC
Australian Association of Practice Managers National Conference 2011
18 — 21 Oct
Burswood Entertainment Complex
Estimated delegates: 400
Australian Insurance Law Association National Conference 2011
19 — 21 Oct
Hyatt Regency Perth
Estimated delegates: 400
Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (ACSMS) 2011
19 — 22 Oct
Esplanade Hotel Fremantle
Estimated delegates: 700
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011
28 — 30 Oct
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
Estimated delegates: 4,000
International Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering 2011
7 — 9 Oct
Burswood Entertainment Complex
Estimated delegates: 300
HYDRO 11
7 — 11 Oct
Esplanade Hotel Fremantle
Estimated delegates: 250
IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovation Smartgrid Technology Conference 2011
13 — 16 Oct
Pan Pacific Perth
Estimated delegates: 400
Museums Australia National Conference 2011
14 — 18 Oct
State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
Estimated delegates: 500
Australian Public Sector Anti Corruption Conference 2011
15 — 17 Oct
Esplanade Hotel Fremantle
Estimated delegates: 550
Interpretation Australia National Conference
15 — 20 Oct
State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
Estimated delegates: 135
18th International Corrosion Congress
20 — 24 Oct
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
Estimated delegates: 700
17th International Nitrogen Fixation Conference 2011
27 Nov — 2 Dec
Esplanade Hotel Fremantle
Estimated delegates: 420
Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Annual Conference (ANZMAC) 2011
28 — 30 Nov
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
Estimated delegates: 600
Liver DownUnder
28 Nov — 2 Dec
University of Western Australia
Estimated delegates: 290
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