| Welcome! |
Hi there,
At the end of this month, I'll have been working 6 months in NEO yet it feels like I've worked nowhere else. These are really exciting times for the events industry with only 5 weeks to go until we have to submit our final application to Skillnets and an upcoming fund raiser that is bound to bring out the fun. There is still time to get involved, so give us a call!
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| Events Industry Skillnet: In Dublin |
Michael Walsh (Club Managers Association) and Lorna Murphy (Hireall Event & Party Hire) |
We were not there just for the food though. We had some important information about our skillnets application that we needed to impart. We were very lucky to have Michael Walsh (Club Managers Association) to come down and tell us all about his experiences with running a skillnet programme. Michaels input was invaluable and we are very grateful for the time he put in.
We are also very lucky to have a new steering committee member in Lorna Murphy of Hireall- Event & Party Hire. |
Here is a sample list of some of the courses that we came up with, if you think that any of these would benefit you, let us know:
- Production Management (incl. AV, Catering, Facilities Set Up)
- Risk Assessment and Emergency Management
- PR & Media Skills
- Writing Winning Business Proposals, Bids and Tenders
- Successful Networking
- Email Etiquette
- Negotiating Skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Familiarisation with Ireland for non-Irish Staff
- Project Management
- Event Design (e.g. event theming, concept development)
- Event Planning (e.g. planning, budgeting, scheduling)
- Creative Thinking Techniques
- Managing Volunteers
- Overview on Legal & Regulatory Issues for the Events Industry
- Managing Online Meetings
- Using Podcasts, Blogging and Videocasts
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| We did have an unfortunate setback a few weeks ago. Due to low numbers we had to cancel our Sligo Briefing Session in the Clarion Hotel Sligo. This was the last thing we wanted as there are a huge number of events run in the west that could benefit from the training that Skillnets could provide and it is unfortunate that we couldn't make it there. However, we would like to say a huge thank you to Yvonne Rochford and her team in the Clarion Sligo for being so supportive. Also, we have to say thanks to Michelle Baily (Neo member and a guest speaker at our Feb. event) and Rebecca Stevens (CEO Sligo Chamber of Commerce) for all their help on that event. |
As always, our facilitated networking brought out the competitive spirit |
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We were not kidding about the food! |
| NEO Ireland & Fun Ireland present... |
The Da Vinci Code Experience is a FUNd Raising event for the
Events Industry Skillnet. Join us in an evening of dastardly
clue solving, skillful code breaking and... em, FUN.
Thursday, September 6th, beginning and ending at
The Vaults D1, IFSC - 6.30 pm till late
We are really counting on everyone's support for this event so grab some friends from the office and come on down for the night.
Invitations have gone out, so find that e-mail and book your place. Ticket prices are €70 for non-members to NEO Ireland or the Skillnet and only €56 for members. And it gets cheaper the more people you book! So grab your friends and come on down.
We would like to take this time to thank our sponsors who are helping us out for this event:
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neo ireland : 1 Rogans Court, Patrick St., Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
t: 01 230 3548 :: w: www.neoireland.com :: e: info_at_neoireland.com
NEO Ireland is a trading name of Eventznet Ltd, a private limited company,
registered in Ireland under company number 359159I.
Registered office address: 27 Ardagh Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland. |
