The Holiday and Travel Magazine: AIME 2016 Comes to Melbourne Next Week

Thursday, 18 February 2016

AIME 2016 Comes to Melbourne Next Week

What is AIME?

AIME is where meetings, events and incentives industry decision makers meet to do business across Australia, Asia Pacific and the rest of the globe. It is the leading business events trade show in the Asia Pacific region.

AIME is owned by the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB), a business development organisation, responsible for identifying and securing international and national conferences, incentive travel reward programs and other business events for Victoria, Australia.

AIME is managed by Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), the world’s leading provider of exhibitions in the travel and tourism industry, with a wide-ranging portfolio of 23 international events in 15 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa.

Key Messages

AIME 2016 is the 24th annual Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo
AIME is where inspiration begins
AIME is centred around three pillars; Education, Business and Networking
AIME is designed to enhance the personal and business (heart and head) sides of our event community
For the first time, AIME 2016 has been influenced by an Advisory Board comprising16 members from across the Asia Pacific including event buyers, association event buyers, senior representatives from venues and hotels and a range of event suppliers
AIME 2016 welcomes a new global partner, the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau.

#AIMEinspo

As the leading business events trade show in the Asia Pacific region and the largest exhibition in Australia for the business events industry, AIME delivers a wealth of inspiration.

The AIMEinspo hashtag has been introduced for AIME 2016 to provide a forum for exhibitors, buyers, visitors, suppliers and media to share their inspiration. AIME has a community of more than 4,000 members all working in the events industry, with stories, tips, ideas and information to share.

Connect with the AIME Community via:

AIME LinkedIn
AIME Facebook • AIME Twitter
AIME Instagram
AIME YouTube

Key Features of AIME 2016

Hosted Buyer® program: Each year AIME unites a community of more than 4,000 suppliers and meetings and events planners in Australia’s leading conference city of Melbourne, and the time efficient Hosted Buyer program is the catalyst for 400-plus top level buyers to schedule face-to-face meetings with suppliers of their choice.
Community Hub: In the centre of the exhibition floor, the Community Hub will provide a central place for networking, sharing of industry knowledge and an Inspiration Zone designed to instil creativity in attendees.
AIME Knowledge: Offers educational opportunities for business events professionals at all levels. Speakers are influential experts within and outside the industry and cover a large range of topics. The Saxton Up Close and Personal sessions and the AIME Knowledge Program are free to attend for visitors to AIME. Full program: www.aime.com.au/WhatsOn/Education-Content/
Social program: The 2016 AIME Welcome Event, hosted by the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) will be held on Monday 22 February. It promises to create a memorable and uniquely ‘Melbourne’ experience in one special night for all attendees. It will also provide the highly anticipated once-a-year social and business networking environment that is unique to AIME. In addition, a Networking Hour will occur on the exhibition floor on Tuesday 23 February from 4:45pm – 6pm, with the rest of the evening left free for exhibitor and supplier events.