Registrations to attend Wellington’s business events tradeshow ‘Show Me Wellington (SMW) 2015’ are officially open. SMW is a one day expo that will take place on Wednesday 9 September at the TSB Bank Arena and Conference Centre.

Positively Wellington Venues, Chief Executive, Glenys Coughlan says that SMW is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for conference and event organisers, where they can meet over 100 exhibitors who will be showcasing event products and services that can help create that ‘wow’ factor for their next event in the capital and wider Wellington region.

This year will also see the return of the popular ‘Talk About Cool’ seminar series. These seminars were a hit with buyers and exhibitors alike in 2014, and this year is set to be even better. The full programme will be announced in July and will feature event and industry professionals who are driven by setting new benchmarks for success.

“We source great speakers from a range of industries and fields that some may consider ‘unrelated’ to business events but that encourage event planners to think differently and create new event experiences” says Glenys.

SMW also offers a hosted famil programme in conjunction with Business Events Wellington and Tourism New Zealand. This is to encourage further growth in this sector by targeting Trans-Tasman conference and event organisers. They will experience many of Wellington’s best group activities like the Weta Cave and Zealandia, in addition to exclusive pre-scheduled appointments at SMW.

For more information and to register visit www.pwv.co.nz/show-me-wellington

Notes:

• The Meetings Incentives Conference and Events industry is worth $140 million annually in expenditure to the Wellington economy.
• The full ‘Talk About Cool’ programme will be released in July.
• Show Me Wellington (SMW) is proudly owned and managed by Positively Wellington Venues with the aim to secure more international and national business events to Wellington.
• Positively Wellington Venues is part of Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA), which brings together the functions and activities of Grow

Wellington, Positively Wellington Tourism, Destination Wellington, Positively Wellington Venues and Major Events.

For more information please contact Positively Wellington Venues PR and Marketing Coordinator Arti Govind at arti.govind@pwv.co.nz or on 021 247 9756.