澳大利亞會展行業成立可持續環保小組

澳大利亞會展行業成立可持續環保小組

8月初，澳大利亞會展行業協會啟動了一項全新的環保倡議，旨在保證會展領域的可持續性以及環保性。協會首席執行官Joyce DiMascio表示，這項由會員們主動發起的提議，將由協會新當選的董事會成員、墨爾本會展中心首席運營官Leighton Wood主導。

Joyce DiMascio表示，“我們剛剛成立了一個可持續發展環保工作小組，由業內各個領域的人士組成，每名成員都具有卓越的行業資質，并致力于在會展活動的環保方面發揮重要作用。”

EEAA declares sustainability top priority

The Exhibition & Event Association for Australasia （EEAA） has kicked off a major new initiative to tackle sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of the events sector. EEAA chief executive Joyce DiMascio said that the member-driven renewed focus on the environment within the association would be led by newly elected board member， Leighton Wood， chief operating officer of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. "We have formed a new Environmental Sustainability Working Group comprised of representatives from all parts of the industry – each person has excellent credentials and is committed to working with the association to make a difference." DiMascio said. "While we all agree that many positive steps have been taken across the industry to reduce the environmental impact of events， it was time to step up and collaborate industry-wide to do more." eeaa.com.au/ sustainabilitytoppriority

慕尼黑展覽公司出資設立數字化獎學金

日前，慕尼黑展覽公司推出了“數字化思考”獎學金，贊助慕尼黑市的大學生。屆時將共產生20名獲獎者，獎學金內容包括：免費參加品牌會展活動、參加Google未來工作坊學習活動、加入一個數字化領域的社群和獲贈金牌網絡賬號、一臺全新的蘋果電腦，以及可用于軟件、課程或相關會展活動的250歐元獎金。

慕尼黑展覽公司總裁Klaus Dittrich說道：“數字化是我們日常運營以及企業策略轉型的一部分，我們非常愿意鼓勵這方面的年輕人才。”

Messe München to finance digital scholarships

Messe München is supporting THINK DIGITAL – a scholarship for students at Munichs colleges and universities. As part of the grant package， twenty students will receive attractive benefits： access to exciting conferences， learning events with the Google future workshop， IBM and netlight， as well as to a unique network in the digital sector， a new MacBook Air， free Xing Premium Membership and a "learning" budget to the tune of EUR 250， which can be used flexibly for software， courses and events. "Digitalisation is our daily business and digital transformation part of the corporate strategy. So it is only logical and forward thinking that we should want to promote young talent in this area"， is how exhibition boss Klaus Dittrich explains the of Messe Münchens commitment. messemuenchen.de/en

Steve Hill出任拉斯維加斯會展局首席執行官

Steve Hill獲委任成為拉斯維加斯會展局新任首席執行官，從9月1日起生效。他繼任退休后的原首席執行官Rossi Ralenkotter，成為拉斯維加斯會展局的第九位領導。Steve Hill作為拉斯維加斯的居民已超過30多年，從2011年至今擔任過拉斯維加斯所在的內華達州州長辦公司經濟發展署首位總監，積極實施“助力內華達州向前行”規劃，推動內華達州經濟多元化發展。

Steve Hill

Steve Hill has been named as the next chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority （LVCVA）， effective September 1， 2018. Hill will be the ninth leader of the LVCVA， succeeding the retiring CEO， Rossi Ralenkotter. A Las Vegas resident for more than 30 years， he served as the first director of the Governors Office of Economic Development （GOED） starting 2011， where he guided the development of "Moving Nevada Forward" the plan for diversifying Nevadas economy.