Sydney Exhibitions, Expos and Launches

Sydney exhibitions, expos and launches offers industry professionals the chance to update their knowledge of cutting edge industry practices, and make or strengthen already existing industry contacts as well.

Throughout the year, the City of Sydney holds various exhibitions, expos, launches and seminars designed to inform practitioners across multiple fields about the latest and emerging trends in their fields, bringing greener, safer and more thorough methods to light, and scope for those who are looking for an industry to move into to peruse and consider possible career options.

National Careers & Employment Expo

The National Careers & Employment Expo is Australia's largest careers & employment initiative!

The National Careers & Employment Expo provides the opportunity for students graduates, skilled and mature age workers and those looking for a career change to meet face to face with Australia's leading organisations, government bodies educational and training providers.

Let's Talk Business

The City of Sydney hosts four 'smart' business seminars aimed at providing tactical advice, resources and networks for small and medium businesses to succeed in the current economy.

Presented by key experts in the small and medium sized business field the Let's Talk Business training seminars will provide vital information for local businesses looking to network and strengthen their position, especially in these challenging economic conditions.

Smart 2009 Conference

Held every two years, Smart Conference is the largest supply chain and logistics event staged in Australia and is the major forum of its type in Asia-Pacific, for practitioners to share insight and knowledge on the latest supply chain challenges facing businesses worldwide.

The conference program will address issues of topical debate, concern and importance, and include several special interest streams. More than seventy local and international high profile experts in their field of practice will present around the theme, BRIDGING THE GAP with innovation & new business strategy.

ADMA Forum 2009

The ADMA Forum is an annual conference & exhibition on the very latest in suppliers, solutions and techniques for marketing professionals.

This conference programme is designed to help you sustain meaningful relationships. Australia's most innovative marketing and direct marketing suppliers are lining up to meet you at ADMA Forum 2009.

From printers and mailhouses to digital & mobile marketing agencies, ADMA Forum boasts over 100 exhibitors who will be on hand to show you the new solutions they've found to help you make greater connections with more and more customers.

SAUG Summit 2009

Join us for the Annual SAUG Summit 2009 where we will explore new developments, IT trends in the next year, how SAP customers can utilise the new functionality gained in their upgrade and how to progress from slowly sinking to winning the race!

To understand, plan and share the next steps for your organisation, Summit 2009 is the only conference this year that will provide you the information, contacts and action plans to move forward.

Ethical Investor Carbon Solutions Forum

Ethical Investor's 3rd annual conference and exhibition showcases strategies and solutions for reducing business carbon intensity.

This year we examine the latest developments in carbon offset standards and what is considered best practice in carbon reduction and efficiency - featuring leading companies already well-advanced on this journey.

The event will also explore what can be achieved in carbon reduction in light of the impending Garnaut Review.

Pharmacy Expo

Pharmacy Expo is the premier event in NSW and is firmly established on the pharmaceutical calendar. It's the annual event that provides pharmacists, proprietors and pharmacy personnel with interactive learning opportunities and access to over 100 trade displays.3 days of networking with Australia's leading health care educators and suppliers, all under one roof.

This 3-day event will provide a comprehensive educational program. Presented by experts in their field, visitors will be provided with the very latest in continuing professional education. Attendance at the Trade Expo is FREE and will showcase new products, services and health information (over 100 exhibitors).

Sydney Design 09

Welcome to Sydney's annual festival of design, presented by the Powerhouse Museum.

Find out what design means to you through a 17-day program encompassing exhibitions and events at the Museum and satellite venues all over Sydney.

Highlights this year include a series of special night openings to ignite the spirit of modernism and complement the new exhibition Modern times: the untold story of modernism in Australia.

Security Expo 2009

Australia's premier security event, Security 2009 Conference and Exhibtion is on August 24-26 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. In an uncertain political and economic climate, Security 2009 Conference will highlight the importance of communication and cooperation in the security industry.

The comprehensive program will feature an engaging mix of presentations, case studies, panel discussions and workshops, with leading local and international security experts providing insight into a number of critical issues facing today’s security professionals.

Supported by the Australian Security Industry Association (ASIAL).

Flair Awards

An annual event which recognises the work that has been achieved by talented designers throughout Australia.

All tickets available from Chamber of Commerce, 140 Victoria Street Taree or Video Ezy, Victoria Street. Phone 02 6552 5699.

Import Export Show

Trade Australia and AZ Worldwide join forces to present the inaugural Import Export Show.

The 2009 Import Export Show is Australia's first exhibition dedicated to showcasing the full spectrum of services and support available to assist small to medium sized importers and exporters with their international business development.

The Import Export Show 2009 is a show for small and mid-sized business decision makers, across all industries, who are beginning to export or import or are already engaged in international trade.

Hong Kong-Australia Business Association NSW Chapter 2009 Awards

The Business Awards programme is organised to provide recognition and incentive to NSW individuals and companies who strive for excellence in all aspects of international trade between Australia and Hong Kong SAR/China.

The Business Awards has become a prestigious event within the NSW business community since its inception in 2000. This year, entrants will be competing in the following six categories and one Grand Prize.

China Australia Business Congress 2009

AC Events have announced the launch of the China Australia Business Congress 2009.

To be held on the 19/20 May in Sydney, to highlight opportunities for Australian businesses considering trading, importing, exporting, manufacturing/outsourcing and investing in the greater China region.

With China being the largest trading partner to Australia, it is important for SME business owners to understand how to export their goods/services into the region.

The Congress also serves as a valuable update for existing businesses already trading with China.

Visit this page for more Sydney exhibitions, expos and launches held throughout the year, or visit the OnlySydney What's On Events Calendar to search by a specific date or month.

Sydney's Zombies continue Earth Hour with blackout

Sydney's blackout on Sunday March 30 2009 created a buzz of speculation on the net regarding its cause, and according to the majority of Twitter users, it was due to an unprecedented zombie attack on the City of Sydney.

This comes just two days after Sydney voluntarily shrouded itself in darkness for an hour in solidarity with Earth Hour, leaving officials to speculate if it wasn't the undead's own efforts to partake in the environmental movement or the first leg of a campaign to devour the city. Zombies generally never do things by half, and given the slow movements of reanimated corpses, along with their questionable eating habits, it is understandable they were slow in blacking the city out at the specified time, factoring in the lethargy and the time it takes to actually acquire and eat brains.

To a different though perhaps not entirely unrelated topic, the NSW Government is set to trial the electric car in a plan to make its fleet emissions free. An Electric Vehicle Taskforce has been announced which will look at barriers that may exist to the introduction of electric cars. Given the events of the weekend, one would seriously hope they consider the possibility that the zombie legions have indeed noted our society's reliance on electricity, and whether an electric car would really make the best getaway vehicle should such an uprising ever become a reality.

Seriously, people. Think about it...

Sydney Earth Hour

SYdney's Earth Hour has taken the world by storm, albeit a storm of darkness and reflection.

Begun in Sydney, Australia in 2007, Earth Hour was initiated by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund), to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change and saw 2.2 million households turn off all non-essential lights and appliances for one hour. The following year, the message was received throughout the world and the movement went global, an approximate 50 million people switching off their lights. Iconic landmarks across the planet, such as the Sydney Opera House, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square and Rome’s Colosseum all fell into a still darkness, symbolic of the importance of increasing awareness regarding climate change and the effects our energy consumption has upon it.

This year, Earth Hour has an impressive 1,429 cities and towns in 80 countries signed up to "Vote Earth": cities as large as Sydney, Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, Mumbai and Delhi, signifying an increasing global concern regarding the future of our planet and the necessity of taking action now.

New Zealand is set to lead this charge, acting as the first country to switch off its lights at 8.30pm on March 28, the darkness sweeping across the planet as the 24 hour period continues.

Earth Hour Executive Director, Mr Andy Ridley, said that Earth Hour signals the beginning of the journey to Copenhagen, where the future of the planet rests with world leaders.

"Earth Hour will focus global attention on addressing the issue of climate change. We are asking one billion people to take part in what is essentially the first global vote for action on climate change by turning off their lights for one hour and casting a vote for earth," he said.

"Earth Hour hopes to provide a global mandate for action on climate change to the world's leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December this year, where an agreement will be made to supersede the Kyoto Protocol.

"It is imperative this agreement leads to a sustainable outcome that suitably addresses climate change. Earth Hour presents an opportunity for every person in the world to have a say in that agreement's outcome and ensure it isn't merely an insubstantial token effort by our world's leaders," said Mr Ridley.

Earth Hour is an annual event held on the last Saturday of March. For more information and to sign up and get involved, head to the Earth Hour website.