VMS exhibited at the Associations Forum National Conference held at the Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne in late July. The conference attracted 400 delegates of Senior Managers and Board Directors from a cross section of associations, charities, institutes, clubs, and societies. VMS was one of 40 exhibitors from conference and event venues to software suppliers. I must say the new Crown Conference Centre is a fabulous venue and is ideal for medium to large conferences with a multitude of breakout rooms and exhibition space. Mary-Jane Wardrop, Director of Sales

A busy fortnight coming up with ABEE at the Sydney Convention Centre Thursday & Friday. Our theme for the show is “Let us rescue your next event” including a genuine lifesaver to rescue you (cute boy!). Be sure to visit us on our Stand E33. Go into our lucky draw or participate in ABEE 2010 Special Offer!

We will be in Melbourne on the following Tuesday - Wednesday exhibiting at the Association Forum Conference being held at Crown Towers, Melbourne. Be sure to visit us on our Stand 10. Take advantage of our Association Forum 2010 Special Offer and participate in our online survey for the opportunity for us to prepare An Event - Just For You!   And ther is more….visit our stand an enter the Lucky Draw. We are there to have fun, come join us! Libby Madden-Schrafft, Managing Director.

Well another very successful conference was held at the Novotel Sydney Brighton Beach. One of our clients enjoyed a two day intense educational conference with keynote speakers and numerous workshops where they were able to get down to the nitty gritty of the content. Over 350 delegates savoured the delights of the Novotel Brighton with sumptuous buffets and the utmost of comfort when they retired to their rooms for a well earned rest. This venue’s location is ideal for any conference or event with delegates flying into Sydney with the airport only a stones throw away. The relaxing view of Botany Bay is a great way to get delegates inspired for a busy conference day. I’d recommend this hotel for any event especially for conferences of up to 500 delegates with numerous breakout sessions required. Libby Madden-Schrafft, Managing Director.

I am thrilled to share with you that we have recently updated our online delegate registration system RegoDirect. The system has some fabulous new features that include links to social media sites and your outlook calendar. Please visit our website and click the link to RegoDirect. The system is easy to use and you can customize the site to suit your specific requirements. You can capture your delegate information all in one go. The system offers access and reporting 24/7 with a secure payment gateway that accepts credit card, EFT and cheque.  Reports include hotel rooming lists, workshop choices, dietary requirement, name badge lists etc all at the touch of a button. Our delegate helpline is your difference!! Libby Madden-Schrafft, Managing Director 16/6/10

VMS will be exhibiting at the Australian Business Events Expo being held at Darling Harbour on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd July 2010. We’re planning on having a lot of fun on our booth so please come and visit us on E33. I’ll forward some additional info closer to the date. Mary-Jane Wardrop, Director of Sales. 8/6/10

The winner of our Moet Chandon newsletter prize draw is Margaret Rae from Downer Edi. Congratulations Margaret, your iced cold Moet is on its way!!!

NSW Meals on Wheels recently held their annual conference at the Novotel Northbeach Wollongong. The 190 delegates took shelter in the hotel for three days whilst the rain and wind battered the south coast. The delegates arrived leisurely and enjoyed a seafood buffet lunch before the conference kicked off with an official aboriginal welcome to country ceremony followed by two days of presentations and workshops with a site visit to the local Flagstaff premises. The hotels pre conference area is the perfect exhibition space. With over 20 booths set up the delegates were able to stroll amongst their suppliers and get to see new product first hand. All in all the conference was a great success. Mary-Jane Wardrop, Director of Sales. 8/6/10

What an afternoon. East Sail along with IHG invited us out for a sail on Sydney Harbour. The weather was menacing when we “geared up” and set sail from Rushcutters Bay. After a ½ hour boat familiarization (which side is what etc…) we launched into the first race with our fearless leader at the helm (see photos on facebook), won the start and slowly pulled away to comfortably win the first race. The second race we unfortunately changed skippers, that “man” took over, was last off the start and never looked like improving our position. Bugger, it’s a bloody womens world! However, we boarded the East Sail cruiser for canapés and drinks while the heavens opened. What a great way to spend an afternoon for team building and/or simply having fun. Our thanks to Mark & Maggie for looking after us so well. Mike Schrafft, Executive Director. 8/6/10

Last Thursday I was invited on a hard hat tour of the new Gibraltar Hotel Bowral. Located within 90 minutes of Sydney this hotel and conference centre is built within the Gibraltar Country Club with sweeping views over the golf course and Mount Gibraltar as your perfect back drop. The hotel features 76 deluxe rooms (sleeping up to 110 guests) with a roof top Day Spa and a purpose built conference centre that over looks the golf course that can cater for groups of 10 to 300 delegates.  This hotel opening September 2010 is certainly a welcome addition to the Southern Highlands.

VMS Event & Conference Logistics participated in this years EAN Expo at Luna Park. The event attracted over 140 PA’s & EA’s to the two day conference and exhibition with another 100 or so visiting the exhibition outside the dedicated break times. We enjoyed the best spot in the Crystal Palace at booth 11 which looked straight across the Harbour Bridge to the Opera House & city. Just glorious!! The PA’s & EA’s were from a number of sectors that include, finance, banking, manufacturing and pharmaceutical, just to name a few. They were extremely professional and very openly discussed their event and conference needs with our team. We certainly look forward to assisting them with their event & conference needs. To view photo’s http://bit.ly/aYw2Lq Mary-Jane Wardrop, Director of Sales