by akadmin | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Well it’s a few months into the ‘Isolation age’ and we’ve all probably learnt a lot about ourselves. Personally I’ve learnt that as much as I like my friends, I prefer to be at home with the family on Saturday nights, watching Netflix. I’ve learnt that this is the...
by akadmin | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Is it possible to write anything at the moment that doesn’t address or reference the current Covid situation? I think not. So I won’t even try. And as my blogs and articles tend to be about observations made from conference and event attendance, I guess I will for the...
by akadmin | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been conferencing now for close to 25 years and throughout that time, many, but not all events have begun with a Welcome to or Acknowledgment of Country. These are sometimes delivered by a leader of the organisation hosting the conference or meeting, the MC of...
by akadmin | Dec 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
In my conference travels in 2019, across every State of Australia and in 5 different countries, I’ve seen so many and varied things, inside the conference room, at exhibitions and at social events – from countless great speakers to amazing audio-visuals, from...
by akadmin | Oct 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
In 1983 I wrote an essay about 1984. I was in my final year of High School and our English text was, ironically given the year, George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. I recall with perhaps way too much over-confidence, writing a long, detailed essay in my Year 12...