CONVENTIONS AND INCENTIVES NEW ZEALAND
HEAD OFFICE AUSTRALIAN OFFICE
Alan Trotter Sharon Auld
CEO Manager Australia
Email: alan@nzconventions.co.nz Email: sharon@nzconventions.com.au
Trish Kennedy,
Administration Manager
Email: admin@nzconventions.co.nz
PO Box 331 202 PO Box 298, Manly
Takapuna, Auckland New South Wales 1655
New Zealand Australia
ph: +64 9 486 4128 ph: +612 9976 6911
fax: +64 9 486 4126 fax: + 612 9976 3122
FORUM MEETING PLANNERS DOW COMMUNICATIONS
Organisers of the MEETINGS Tradeshow Publisher of Conventions & Incentives New Zealand Annual Planner;
Organisers of the CINZ Annual Conference E@syfinder
Conventions & Incentives New Zealand Websites
Sally Bary Riaan Schmulian
Director Publication Manager
Email: sally@fmp.co.nz Email: riaan.schmulian@dowcom.co.nz
PO Box 1008 PO Box 3990, Shortland St
41 Pembroke St 130 St Georges Bay Rd
Hamilton Auckland
ph:+64 7 838 1098 ph: 09 307 9746
fax: +64 7 838 1097 fax: 09 307 9744
Web: http://www.fmp.co.nz/ Web: http://www.dowcom.co.nz/
VISION
Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) will take a lead role to increase New Zealand convention and meeting activity from international and domestic sources for the benefit of its membership, principal stakeholders and the New Zealand economy. CINZ will also act in an advocacy role for the convention and incentive sectors of New Zealand tourism and provide opportunities for professional development, accreditation and education for those engaged in the sector.
BACKGROUND
Conventions & Incentives New Zealand is the marketing name for the New Zealand Convention Association (Inc), a fully incorporated non-profit society, which commenced its activities in 1984.
The Association is dedicated to yielding commercial benefits to its members and the New Zealand economy as a whole.
DOMESTIC MARKETING ACTIVITIES
The Association employs a database manager who is responsible for maintaining the corporate and association databases, which contain details of companies or organisations that regularly hold meetings or conferences.
Details of forthcoming conference requirements are disseminated through an electronic leads generation system: easyfinder.co.nz. Meeting organizers enter their event details online and these are matched to our extensive database of venues and services.
An annual planner is published containing detailed information on venues and services throughout New Zealand. This invaluable resource is distributed free of charge to meeting planners both within New Zealand and internationally.
CINZ Korero, the monthly CINZ email newsletter is sent out every month. This contains news of the industry relevant to meetings and event organizers.
The Meetings Exhibition, which is the only dedicated exhibition in New Zealand covering the conference and incentive sectors of tourism, is held in June/July of each year and involves over 130 exhibitors, representing the cream of the convention and incentive industry in New Zealand. A Hosted Buyer Programme from Australia and New Zealand is also operated to ensure quality buyers are attending the exhibition. The exhibition represents a superb opportunity for both meeting planners and incentive planners to check out, in person, the very latest developments and products that are available to them in the convention and incentive industries.
More information on the MEETINGS Exhibition can be found on http://www.meetings.co.nz/
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING ACTIVITIES
Conventions & Incentives New Zealand employs a full time Marketing Manager based in Sydney. Sharon Auld is responsible for co-ordinating all our Australian marketing activities and works extremely closely with the New Zealand industry. Regular familiarisation visits are undertaken from Australia to various destinations within New Zealand and only CINZ members’ properties are utilised in these ‘famil’ visits.
The Australian Sales and Marketing Manager also organises New Zealand’s attendance at the AIME Exhibition, held in Melbourne every February and the largest convention and incentive tradeshow in Australasia. The New Zealand presence is co-ordinated by Conventions & Incentives New Zealand, with participation on the New Zealand stand restricted to International members only.
CINZ also has a presence at IMEX in Frankfurt every year, IMEX is the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events.
The CAP (Conference Assistance) Programme is available to associations and organisations that are in a position to bid for an international conference and have the desire to step forward and bring the conference home to New Zealand. CINZ has the ability to assist in all aspects of this process. For more information on the CAP programme please click here.
The website www.conventionsnz.co.nz has undergone a major refresh with a new design and greater functionality. It is also being marketed through registration with industry directories and through search engine optimisation.
Conventions & Incentives New Zealand also has regular input into many New Zealand and overseas publications and has an ongoing programme for the dissemination of information relating to the New Zealand convention scene.
For indepth information on CINZ Membership please click here.
For a full list of CINZ members please click here.
Click here to access the 2006 Did You Know Document - an annual report of CINZ activities.
Insurance Consultants, in conjunction with CINZ, have developed an insurance product specific to New Zealand-based conventions Exhibitions and Events.