VIEW THE PLANNER’S GUIDE IN REALVIEW PLANNER’S GUIDE 2014/2015 A PUBLICATION OF CONTENTS WHY ADELAIDE, SUPPORT FOR VENUE & SERVICE SOUTH AUSTRALIA 3 EVENT ORGANISERS 19 DIRECTORY 26 Your Official Invitations 4 Adelaide Convention Bureau FREE Services 20 CBD Venues 27 Great Reasons to select Adelaide 5 Conventions Adelaide Program – connect with your sector 21 CBD Venues with Accommodation 34 New Developments for Adelaide 7 Come and Visit! 22 Regional Venues and Accommodation 45 Adelaide – walk in the shoes of a conference delegate 12 Upcoming Events Calendar 23 Event Services and Delegate Experiences 50 Incentives Adelaide – rewarding and memorable experiences 18 MAKE AN ENQUIRY 57 2 | www.adelaideconvention.com.au Contents WHY Leigh Street Dining, Adelaide ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Adelaide, Australia is an inspiring and innovative destination, bringing people together to share in the Why Adelaide, South Australia YOUR OFFICIAL INVITATIONS Home to vibrant festivals Adelaide is home to great restaurants, premium food and wine, a vibrant city and many sporting, arts and cultural events. The wineries of the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale, unspoilt beaches of the Fleurieu Peninsula, wildlife parks of the Adelaide Hills, unique landscapes of the CLICK FOR VIDEO TO HEAR MORE Flinders Rangers and iconic Kangaroo Island are only a short distance away. The Adelaide Convention Centre is internationally renowned and with a world The city of Adelaide is a great destination for visitors and business class international airport only minutes from the CBD, Adelaide, South Australia conventions. It’s wine, food and lifestyle are all absolutely premium, we’re is the perfect destination for conferences and business events. very lucky and we’d love to share it with you and your delegates. - Leon Bignell MP - Stephen Yarwood Minister for Tourism Lord Mayor, City of Adelaide 4 | www.adelaideconvention.com.au Why Adelaide, South Australia GREAT REASONS TO SELECT ADELAIDE Vibrant Adelaide is globally renowned for its innovation, world class facilities, ease, value, safe clean surrounds and superb climate. Here are 5 great reasons to select Adelaide. NEW CONVENTION, ENTERTAINMENT AND RESEARCH PRECINCT Now is the time to meet in Adelaide, with the destination undergoing an unprecedented level of new infrastructure further 1 enhancing appeal, functionality and services for business events. A $3 billion Riverbank Precinct includes an expanded Adelaide Convention Centre, redeveloped Adelaide Oval and new world leading bio-medical research hub, all interconnected by walkways and a river footbridge. New hotels, an expanded retail precinct, and the Victoria Square redevelopment are just some of the other developments enhancing Adelaide’s global reputation as the complete convention city. SUPERB ACCESS, EASE AND VALUE Adelaide has one of the fastest airport to city transfers anywhere in the world, with regular direct international and domestic flights. To add to this, Adelaide ranks as the most affordable capital in 2 Australia as well as being undoubtedly the most walkable, meaning that delegates and organisers will enjoy exceptional ease and value during their event. Riverbank Precinct GREAT REASONS TO SELECT ADELAIDE GLOBAL LEADERS OF INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION... ENGAGED FOR YOUR EVENT South Australian industry is diverse, innovative and powerful, boasting global leaders across a number of key specialty sectors 3 including; minerals and energy, bioscience, water, defence, aerospace, education, advanced manufacturing, and agriculture. The Adelaide Convention Bureau’s ‘Conventions Adelaide’ program (see page 21) offers a network of 80 Ambassadors, who are leaders across these key sectors and committed to successful convention programs. CELEBRATED WINE, CUISINE, FESTIVALS AND NATURAL WONDERS ... THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE It is no secret that Adelaide, South Australia is a food and wine capital. Visiting delegates and guests can enjoy superb cuisine and 4 celebrated wines against the backdrop of unique and vibrant festivals and events. Renowned wine regions such as the Barossa are just a stone’s throw from Adelaide and home to major brands such as Penfolds. For unique and accessible wildlife, the beautifully preserved Kangaroo Island plays host to kangaroos, koalas, sea lions, penguins, platypuses and all manner of fauna, whilst Port Lincoln is home to the Great White shark, Southern Bluefin tuna and Coffin Bay oysters. TEAM ADELAIDE... SUPPORTING YOU AS ONE Industry partners are committed to a ‘Team Adelaide’ approach to securing major business events. Team Adelaide consistently Rooftop city bar demonstrates a complete and unified solution to event 5 organisers and delegates, with each element presented in Why Adelaide, South Australia a collaborative fashion. NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR ADELAIDE... NOW IS THE TIME! For organisers of conventions and other business events, now is the time to consider Adelaide, South Australia. The destination is currently undergoing an unprecedented level of infrastructure development and investment, which will further enhance its already renowned ‘ease of use’, functionality and services to the Business Events sector. Redeveloped Adelaide Oval 7 | www.adelaideconvention.com.au Why Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide Convention Centre Redevelopment ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE ADELAIDE’S CONVENTION, A $350 million two stage redevelopment of the Adelaide Convention ENTERTAINMENT AND Centre is significantly increasing capacity and flexibility with the end RESEARCH PRECINCT result being three distinct interlinked buildings. Stage one is underway - a carefully designed construction process will see the centre run ‘business as usual’ throughout the expansion entral to this phase of exciting new infrastructure is the period which is due for completion in late 2014. re-development of Adelaide’s ‘Riverbank Precinct’ - home Cto Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide • An additional 4,300 square metres of multipurpose convention floor Festival Centre, Adelaide Casino, hotels and surrounding plazas. space, associated pre-function spaces and multiple meeting spaces. This area is developing as a world-class convention, entertainment • A new 600 seat ballroom built with spectacular views over the and research precinct creating a lively and connected promenade River Torrens and Parklands. including a footbridge linking the Adelaide Oval and northern side of • Approximately 18 breakout rooms. the River Torrens. Complementing these developments is a world leading Health and Medical Research Institute, and other key health • Organiser’s offices. and medical developments, cementing Adelaide’s reputation as a • Speaker preparation rooms. hub for related conventions. • A new alternative main entry including vehicle drop off from Montefiore Road and pedestrian link to North Terrace. Stage Two of the redevelopment will replace the existing plenary building and has a completion date of 2017. Adelaide Convention Centre Redevelopment – Stage 2 8 | www.adelaideconvention.com.au Why Adelaide, South Australia New Redeveloped Adelaide Oval ADELAIDE OVAL (connected by a new footbridge), Adelaide Oval is twice as close to The iconic Adelaide Oval completed a $535 million renovation, in time the city as the MCG is to Melbourne. to host the 2013 Ashes Cricket test. This unique project saw the From a business events perspective, Adelaide Oval offers 22 diverse famous heritage of the Oval preserved whilst bringing the very best JUST METRES meeting and event spaces, catering for as few as 5 to as many as of new worldwide designs and stadium operations to the venue. 3,000 guests. This includes the flagship ‘William Magarey Room’ FROM HOTELS, When looking at stadiums across the world, Adelaide Oval is unique offering panoramic views across the city for gala events. RESTAURANTS in many ways, but one of its best attributes is proximity to the city. The new stadium includes multiple dining spaces as well as hospitality Located 400 metres across the Festival Plaza and the River Torrens AND ATTRACTIONS suites, open boxes, open bars, BBQ terraces and food courts. 9 | www.adelaideconvention.com.au Why Adelaide, South Australia SAHMRI - South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute World leading Biomedical Hub ADELAIDE’S BIOMEDICAL HUB... FERTILE GROUND FOR CONVENTIONS As part of the Riverbank Precinct, Adelaide is creating a fully The institute houses 600 researchers working in over 25,000 sq/m of integrated Biomedical Hub, offering fertile ground for successful world class facilities combining the best bioscience and public health conventions in the fields of health, medicine and related sciences. research under one roof. This ensures a strong link between fundamental biology, clinical care delivery and policy. Key SAHMRI This hub adds great strength to the Adelaide Convention Bureau’s themes include cancer, heart health, nutrition and metabolism, mind Conventions Adelaide program which offers organisers a direct line and brain, infection and immunity, Aboriginal health, and healthy to leading specialists and institutions operating within their field mothers, babies and children. across Adelaide, Australia and the Asia Pacific. • New Royal Adelaide Hospital Considered as one of the most significant of its kind in the the world Adjacent to SAHMRI will be the new Royal Adelaide Hospital. the hub will include; The new hospital, due for completion in 2016, will see a 30% increase • SAHMRI – South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute in treatment