Since my last post in July, a number of things have changed. I became dedicated solely to the final semester of my event management diploma at Southbank Institute of Technology (who is not associated with this blog in anyway other than educating me), had some medical dramas and things at work changed too. I was right to post about holding off the business of launching Jensen Events until next year, however I have by no means stopped the actual events side of things…
Client: Catherine MacIntyre, College of Tourism & Hospitality, Southbank Institute of Technology
Venue: Southbank
Date: five weeks over October, November.
Purpose: To inspire and inform events students.
Duties: Sourcing guest speakers, collaboration with client, managing volunteers, equipment, marketing, documentation, programming, master of ceremonies, registration, budgeting, source catering.
Venue: Southbank
Date: five weeks over October, November.
Purpose: To inspire and inform events students.
Duties: Sourcing guest speakers, collaboration with client, managing volunteers, equipment, marketing, documentation, programming, master of ceremonies, registration, budgeting, source catering.
My final assessment for my studies is a series of four conferences and a networking morning for events students and industry guests. Today I just completed the third of these conferences and I do know fair well enough that a pair of sore feet means a good effort indeed. The aim of the COTAH Events Conference Series 2008 is to motivate and inspire event management students at Southbank institute to get moving on their careers straight away, rather than shoving their dreams back into the sock drawer. I quickly rocked up a vision of the program and after quite a few juggling and speaker cancellations, the program came out looking like this:
Wednesday, 15th October
- fellow final semester students on their event projects – a national floristry conference, a charity trivia night, a cooking book launch and a winemakers’ and chefs’ dinner.
Wednesday, 22nd October
- Tim Longhurst, social media
- Ralph Smith, Buddha’s Birthday Festival
- Des Walsh, social media
- Katie Tomkins, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
- Jano Dawes, The Prop House
Wednesday, 29th October
- Bob Blore Pyrotechnics
- Jenny Maskell Marketing
- Micheal Axelsen, business & social networking
- Lynette Maxwell, Major Brisbane Festivals
- Andrew Cory, Backbone Youth Arts, 2high Festival
Wednesday, 5th November
- Sophie Secombe, AST Management, Australian Conference & Events Bureau
- Jodie Parker, Iceberg Events
- Russell Bennett, Staging Dimensions
- Anna Grega, Youth Arts Queensland Transit Lounge
- Karen Grega, Sydney Olympic Park Business Association
I mean, this is a fantastic list of Australian events leaders and I am so proud to have them assist the institute in inspiring students to better themselves. I have learned many things not only from the assessment itself but also from these speakers and the students are also thankful. One, at least, has already earned herself a job with one of these businesses from attending!
As for the conference series closer, the networking function, this will be held on Wednesday the 12th of November at Southbank Institute of Technology. Anyone involved in the events, hospitality or tourism industries is welcome to attend, so if you would like to register your interest please write me a line to reserve your spot.
Lastly, there is a “#cotah08″ Twitter hashtag for users who wish to keep track of @JensenEvents developments. Feel free to say hi!
