SEPLA-CON 2023

Change, Challenge and Choice

Four Seasons Hotel

The Rocks Precinct, Sydney

Members of the GEMS Event Management Team were lucky enough to be invited to the only Four Seasons Hotel in Australia in Sydney’s iconic The Rocks Precinct.

The site tour began on the Ground floor, where the Grand Ballroom is located. There is a spacious pre-function area leading into the Grand Ballroom, making it the perfect location for all your conference needs.

Level 2 boasts a wide range of break-out spaces, which can be used as a larger space, or separated into 3 smaller spaces, depending on the needs of your conference. The Studio space can also be set for a stunning pre-function gathering and Dinner, with immaculate floor to ceiling glass windows showing a prime view of the CBD.

On Level 2, you will also find a Wine Cellar, which is from the original building prior to the Four Seasons, which makes for a beautiful

pre-function space.

The Four Seasons boasts immaculate accommodation, ranging from entry level rooms to presidential suites, on-site hairdresser and spa for those needing some relaxation time following a busy day in and out of conference sessions.

For more information, please visit

www.fourseasons.com/sydney

To download the Four Seasons Sydney, Meetings and Events brochure inclusive of capacity chart - click here

Cairns Convention Centre

$176 Million Expansion

The award-winning Cairns Convention Centre

has long been one of Australia’s most celebrated business event destinations. On the completion

of a $176 million refurbishment and expansion project, the Cairns Convention Centre will set a new benchmark for international and national conferences. The venue is even bigger and better than ever before, with seamless integration between new and existing spaces that offer a brand-new experience.

The Centre is expected to bring around 20,000 extra visitors to the region and inject up to $50 million into the local economy.

To view the full Spice News article on the major new expansion of the Cairns Convention Centre

visit www.spicenews.com.au

To view the Cairns Convention Centre's rooms and event spaces - click here

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Michelle Haramis Volunteers

Members of the GEMS Team attended the PCMA Labs The Future of Work: Impact of AI on the Workforce Workshop in Barangaroo. Ben Hamer and Daniel Tjan took a deep dive into how the impact of technology, and the rapid expansion of AI, have impacted the work-life balance and job roles. Every attendee had admitted to using some form of AI Technology in their jobs.

The key takeaways from the workshop were that AI boosts productivity, as a task that would generally take an hour is now culled back with the effective use of the technology that we have available. This in turn allows us to live in this fast-paced world with a more friendly work-life balance.

Attendees were lucky enough to test out the

new PCMA AI platform SPARK BETA. SPARK technology allows you to enter minimal details that produce your entire agenda, briefings, presentations, and much more. Whilst still in the early stages, the effectiveness of this platform impressed all attendees at the Workshop.

It has opened our eyes to the technology available at the tip of our fingers. To improve not only the effectiveness for the events we manage, but also what we can offer our clients and delegates at our own events.

For further information on SPARK Technology visit www.pcma.org/projectspark