Awarding winning events guru Krista Hauritz will be one of the key presenters at the 2020 Southern Downs Events Bootcamp at Kings Theatre in the Warwick RSL on Tuesday, 17 November.
Fresh from her win in the National Events awards for her work with the Apple and Grape Festival, Mrs Hauritz will discuss social media succession planning, volunteers and challenges facing regional events. Representatives from the region’s five major events will also have a chance to have a say on a range of topics and answer questions.
Other presenters will include Kate Scott from Carnival of Flowers, Scott McDuff from Scenic Rim Eat Local Week, David Contarini from RACQ, Southern Queensland Country Tourism CEO Peter Homan as well as delegates from Tourism and Events Queensland and newly appointed Tourism Recovery Officer Terese Finegan.
Councillor Marco Gliori said the bootcamp was a great and timely opportunity for local event organisers to learn from some of the best in the business as COVID-19 social restrictions ease.
“This event promises to have a great line-up of experts who will offer tangible and helpful information,” Cr Gliori said.
“Our event organisers should make the most of this bootcamp to garner really useful knowledge that will help local events moving forward.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity to hear from some of the great minds in the field and renew enthusiasm for events in the region.”
He said with so much uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 Safe events and how to run them, several speakers will present on the future of events, how to pivot events to make them COVID-19 Safe and how to get COVID-19 Safe event plans and checklists together.
The event is free and all regional event organisers, their teams and volunteers are urged to attend.
The bootcamp will run from 9am to 4pm with light refreshments provided, for bookings head to www.warwickevents.com.au with the official program available by emailing events@sdrc.qld.gov.au.
