Research that looks at the experience of spectators at major competition venues at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Having seen and experienced the impact of iconic architecture for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, particularly the Bird’s Nest as well as the Watercube, and for the London 2012 Olympic(continue)
Nawal El Moutawakel, chair of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission, diplomatically led her team of inspectors on its its fourth visit to Rio de Janeiro since the city’s selection in 2009 as host for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The IOC team issued a number of “gentle(continue)
The Australia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo, AIME, was the focus for part of the events industry in recent days. AIME was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. AIME coincided with Business Events Week, also in Melbourne. It was an occasion for the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau to(continue)
"Brilliant Brazil" Butler Goode Gallery in Paddington, Sydney, is presenting a fabulous exhibition of art themed in Brazil, by Christine Drummond, "Brilliant Brazil" A preview party will be held on Thursday March 14th, 2013 at 6pm-9pm. The exhibition will be opened by the Brazil Consul in Sydney, Andre Costa, and is(continue)
One year out from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games…amid celebrations and lavish promotions, Sochi will be ready – Putin has promised! President Vladimir Putin spoke English in public, a very rare occurrence, in presenting the Sochi bid. This is the new resort in which Stalin built his dacha, in(continue)
