General Manager’s Report STEVE OLD CEO
With a state election due anytime in the next few months and with so much going on in the industry, we thought it was the perfect time to hold a two (2) day “Hospitality” focussed conference. Entitled “Hospitality – 2020 & Beyond…..Lead & Inspire”, we hope to bring a great range of speakers and topics to the industry and engage in a couple of days of high-level learning and engagement. The conference will be on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th of October 2017 at Wrest Point in the Plenary Hall. The agenda is coming along extremely well and we will be launching the conference in the coming weeks once the THA Awards for Excellence has completed. But rest assured, we have already locked in some very high profile and engaging speakers with our key note speaker on day 1 being arguably the most sought after speaker in the country, and we have him locked in to speak with our industry! (Can’t wait to announce more soon) Keep an eye out for more information in the coming weeks as we look to launch our state conference and we hope to get hundreds of industry owners, managers and staff along to this exciting event. Social Media The THA has been very fortunate to receive state government support in the most recent state budget to employ a new social media coordinator. Will Davy has stepped into the role and has hit the ground running since the 1st July. Will is on an initial 12 month contract as he looks to build the THA’s presence in the social media space and engage with our members and industry. This is an exciting step for our association and members and I encourage everyone to follow us on our social media streams and make sure you don’t miss any key information that can help you and your business along with your staff. • Facebook - Tasmanian Hospitality Association • Twitter - @TAS_AHA • Instagram - THA_2593 THA Events As we have entered the final 6 months of the year and working to a very busy 2018, it is important to remind members that we have some very engaging and fun events to bring our industry together before the year ends. Not only do we have our state conference in early October, we also have our THA Awards night on the 21st August as well as more exciting events to come. Madi in the office as our events coordinator, is working hard on putting together an events calendar that allows members and corporate partners to engage together and share knowledge and ideas as well as share fun and enjoyable time with your industry colleagues and friends. I am working hard with Madi along with Anthony and Greg to put together an events calendar that will continually be updated and added to. Please keep an eye out in our THA newsletter as well as through this magazine and through our THA website and social media streams. Make sure you and your staff don’t miss any of the exciting events we have coming up. As always, it is a busy time for everyone so if you have any questions or ideas, please don’t hesitate to contact our office on 6220 7300 and we are here to help.
August 2017 www.australianhotels.asn.au
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