Y MEA Updates (MEA Young Professionals)
Y MEA National Sponsor
Australian Capital Territory
ACT will shortly have a committee and new Y MEA representative to move forward and plan some exciting events for early 2009. If you are interested in joining this newly established committee and enjoy forming new relationships amongst your industry peers, please send an email of interest to Amanda Petrie, Y MEA Coordinator at apetrie@mea.org.au.
New South Wales
Get together on Wednesday 26 November from 5.30pm – 7.30pm at The Victoria Room restaurant and bar, richly decorated in British-Raj style in Sydney’s Darlinghurst with your fellow Y MEA’s with this inter-active session. Innovation and generational trend expert Anders Sorman-Nilsson from Thinque will facilitate a user-generated journey for you to assist you find your unique thinking strengths (and blindspots). This infotraining session is designed to give you a personal insight into your own thinking, and how you can leverage your strengths to create impactful events that are out of the box, innovative and unique.
Queensland
The last Y MEA Queensland event for the year will be held at Warner Bros. Movie World on Thursday 13 November 2008 and will be a combined Christmas event for both Brisbane and Gold Coast members. It will be one of the first industry events to be held under the new roof structure recently constructed to cover the Main Street and the Plaza area at Warner Bros. Movie World. This unique all-weather venue will host the Y MEA networking event with a few added surprises thrown in, as well as exciting prize giveaways.
Y MEA are anticipating approximately 70 guests to attend and in response to strong demand from Brisbane members, coach transfers will be provided to and from the venue.
MEA Queensland wishes to offer sincere thanks to Warner Bros. Movie World for its kind support of this Y MEA event and to National Sponsor Virgin Blue for their ongoing support of Y MEA.
South Australia
The South Australia Y MEA committee are in the process of assisting with the planning of the SA Branch Christmas Party! More details will be made available in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.
Tasmania
We aim to grow Y MEA in Tasmania during the course of 2009. Please send your expressions of interest to Amanda Petrie, Y MEA Coordinator at apetrie@mea.org.au and work together with fellow young-Tassie’s to create a network and develop relationships with industry members.
Victoria
The Victorian Y MEA committee are very excited about what we have planned for 2009. We are looking at planning 3 events next year for our young professionals, the first event is scheduled for February and plans to be a cocktail event which will focus on educating guests on the latest food trends and will also involved lots of networking. The other two events will be held in June and October and will focus on networking & professional development. The Vic Y MEA committee are also welcoming new committee members in 2009, so please contact us if you are interested. After such a successful year with Y MEA Victoria going from strength to strength, we are looking forward to a bigger and better 2009.
The Vic Y MEA Committee is currently looking for new committee members. If you are 27 years of age and under and would like to be part of growing a dynamic group of young industry professionals through networking and personal development events please contact Amanda Petrie, Y MEA Coordinator on apetrie@mea.org.au – it’s a great way to meet people and make new contacts (and friends) within the meetings and events industry.
Y MEA Executive Committee
NSW
Georgie Duddy
Director
Belle-Laide Events
Ph. 02 9699 1717
Email: georgie@bellelaideevents.com.au
QLD
Clare Lee
Conference & Events Manager
Conrad Jupiters
Ph. 07 55928714
Email: clee@conrad.com.au
SA
Josh Gronow
Technician
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Ph. 08 8363 4100
Email: josh@eliteaudiovisual.com.au
VIC
Carolina Rodriguez
Client Relationship Manager
Atlantic Group [V]
Ph. 03 8623 9600
Email: Carolina@atlantic.net.au
WA
Annette Beattie
Catering Sales Manager
Hyatt Regency Perth
Ph. 08 9225 1226
Email: annette.beattie@hyatt.com
MEA National Office
Amanda Petrie
National YMEA Coordinator
Ph. 02 9929 5400
Email: apetrie@mea.org.au