SME Association of Australia -Events

18 May 2012: World Trade Week NSW 18-25 May 2012

World Trade Week NSW, 18 – 25 May 2012

19 May 2012: World Trade Week NSW 18-25 May 2012

World Trade Week NSW, 18 – 25 May 2012

20 May 2012: World Trade Week NSW 18-25 May 2012

World Trade Week NSW, 18 – 25 May 2012

21 May 2012: World Trade Week NSW 18-25 May 2012

World Trade Week NSW, 18 – 25 May 2012

22 May 2012: World Trade Week NSW 18-25 May 2012

World Trade Week NSW, 18 – 25 May 2012

23 May 2012: CBD & Town Centre Design and Development Conference - Endorsed by SME Association of Australia (SMEAA)

CBD & Town Centre Design and Development Conference
- Sydney, May 23 & 24, 2012
- Visit www.cbdconference.com.au
- Planning, designing and developing urban & town centres to maximise economic and community benefits

The national CBD & Town Centre Design and Development Conference will provide comprehensive analysis and advice on how to optimise the infrastructure, design and management of key community hubs.

With councils, chambers of commerce and businesses seeking to enhance the amenity and economic activity of CBDs and town centres, this conference will provide comprehensive analysis of how these spaces can be sculpted to achieve optimum results for the community and local business.

Leading case studies of successful urban CBD and regional town centre design and revitalisation will be featured along with analysis of supporting economic development strategies.

This event is produced by Hallmark Conferences + Events (subsidiary of CommStrat), producer of the biannual Melbourne Planning Summit and previous events including the Local Government Sustainable Development Conference and the NSW Sustainable Development Conference.

CALL FOR SPEAKERS:

If you would like to propose a presentation to this event, please email a 300-word description of your presentation topic to Summit Coordinator Ben Hutchison at ben.hutchison@commstrat.com.au

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Economic Development Professionals
• Chamber of Commerce & business association representatives
• Urban Planners & Designers
• Regional Development Authority representatives
• Infrastructure & Asset Managers
• Development industry professionals
• Place Managers
• Councillors
• Etc

Register Online at www.cbdconference.com.au

For conference registration and attendance enquiries please contact:
Registration Manager
Ph: (03) 8534 5050
registration@commstrat.com.au

Sponsorship Enquiries:
Paul Andrew
Sponsorship Manager
Hallmark Conferences + Events
Ph: (03) 9370 0040
paul.andrew@commstrat.com.au

23 May 2012: World Trade Week NSW 18-25 May 2012

World Trade Week NSW, 18 – 25 May 2012

24 May 2012: World Trade Week NSW 18-25 May 2012

World Trade Week NSW, 18 – 25 May 2012

24 May 2012: Import Export Show

Import Export Show

25 May 2012: World Trade Week NSW 18-25 May 2012

World Trade Week NSW, 18 – 25 May 2012

30 May 2012: Mark Bouris' Secrets to Business Seminar'

Mark Bouris ’Secrets to Business Success' Seminar

6 Jun 2012: SME Association of Australia - Hot Topic Business & Networking Event - sponsored by Beaumont Consulting

SME Association of Australia - Hot Topic Business & Networking Event - sponsored by Beaumont Consulting

14 Jun 2012: Recruitment & Selection essentials by Beaumont Consulting - Free to SMEAA members. Endorsed by the SME Association of Australia (SMEAA)

These events are available to our SME members on 17 May and 14 June 2012, kindly hosted by Beaumont Consulting,and are endorsed by the SME Association of Australia

Recruitment & Selection essentials

Recruitment can be extremely costly when the wrong choice is made.

Beaumont Consulting offer a free comprehensive training program designed to provide you with the necessary tools to make your recruitment activity more efficient, streamlined, and ultimately more successful.
This program has been especially formulated with our clients in mind, and is tailored to the local employment market.

The half day session covers Key topics including:

 Understand the challenges of recruiting in today’s market
 Define the components required to build a best practice selection strategy
 Develop clear, concise position descriptions
 Identify the important elements of a structured interview
 Behavioral interview techniques
 Assessment techniques
 Comparing interview data to reach a selection decision
 Link selection process with on boarding strategies and continuous improvement

This course is facilitated by Nikki Beaumont, owner of Beaumont Consulting

Nikki possesses over 24 years experience in the recruitment field and has worked across a broad range of organisations from small private enterprises to large international organisations. Before opening Beaumont Consulting Nikki managed the Olympic Recruitment Centre (which provided thousands of individuals to SOCOG and other Olympic organisations during the Sydney Olympics).

Nikki is passionate about the applicant to employee transition experience recognising the impact a successful outcome has on every business. She is well versed in all aspects of recruitment from employee attraction, sourcing, engagement through to development strategies.

Here is some recent feedback from clients who have recently attended this course.

“I am so impressed. I love your company culture and training style”

"Thanks Nikki for a great morning, I felt it was a very welcoming learning environment with really practical advice and tips”

“Loved the course, thought it was 'awesome' 5/5. Very helpful and well structured”

“Excellent program, great opportunity to talk to other business’s and share ideas. Nikki was excellent and kept everyone involved”

If you are interested in attending this course please contact the events team at Beaumont Consulting on 02 9279 2777 or email at events@beaumontconsulting.com.au.

26 Jul 2012: SME Association of Australia – Hot Topics Business & Networking Event – Sponsored by Succession Plus

SME Association of Australia – Hot Topics Business & Networking Event – Sponsored by Succession Plus

14 Aug 2012: Getting Australian Business Online

Getting Australian Business Online

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Hilton Sydney

12.15pm - 2pm

28 Aug 2012: CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES EXPO - endorsed by SME Association of Australia

Cloud Technologies Expo 2012 - Endorsed by the SME Association of Australia
Tuesday 28th - Wednesday 29th August 2012 | Sydney
Welcome to the Cloud Technologies Expo 2012. This is Australia's largest and fastest-growing exhibition and conference for cloud technologies. The event covers Cloud Computing, Virtualisation, Mobile Computing, Enterprise and Government 2.0, Data Centres, Storage, Apps and a lot more. To go onto the conference site to see full details, please click... read more

http://www.cloudcomputingforum.net.au/

20 Sep 2012: ICAA National SMSF Conference 2012 Hilton Sydney - Endorsed by SMEAA

Hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

This national event is designed to update, inform and prepare you for dealing with the changing landscape of the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund industry.

http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/Training/Conferences

Endorsed by the SME Association of Australia