AACB SCHOLARSHIPS

THE Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) has named Mia Oesterburg and Taryn Reid (pictured) as the winners of its 2021 Staff Scholarships.

The pair will each receive a $3,300 grant to undertake projects which consider the future of Australia’s business events industry.

Oesterburg (left) is Project and Events Executive at Northern Territory Business Events, with her project titled “Understanding how inconsistent communication around domestic border closures have impacted the rebound and recovery of the business events industry”.

She will seek to demonstrate how discrepancies by language used by each State and Territory have adversely impacted decision makers within the sector.

Meanwhile, Reid (right) who is Business Development Manager with Business Events Tasmania, will aim to gain an increased understanding of the requirements and buyer behaviours of professional conference organisers operating in a post-COVID market, and the factors influencing decision makers to aid the recovery of Australia’s business events industry.

The scholarship program is sponsored by Business Events Australia, in recognition of the key role played by convention bureaux in attracting business events to Australia.

“Congratulations to Mia and Taryn and we look forward to seeing the outcomes of the projects,” said Tourism Australia’s General Manager of Events, Penny Lion.

“Business Events Australia is very proud to support the future development of our industry, especially in response to crisis recovery to ensure Australia remains a competitive business events destination internationally,” she added.