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PlainlyspeakingWEVEall hadthose whatthe?moments,when youcant understand a conversationpeppered with acronyms ormeaningless words that talk ofinterfacing, paradigms, enablingor being on topic.

Its a language that acts toconceal the real meaning ofwhat is being said and gives thespeaker or writer a super cialsuperiority over their audience.

This subject that came up inconversation last week at thePlatinum Networking Night atthe So tel Wentworth ( BEN Fri).

Someone mentioned GDS(Global Distribution Systems),and when I asked whatsthat, Georgina Williams ofStamford Hotels & Resorts saiddismissively, Gibberish.

I speak a lot of di erentlanguages, she said, English,Chinese and Cantonese, but Icant understand GDS.

Once upon a time we used plainEnglish to speak and write, whilethe lawyers wrote their briefs inhigh- own Latin phraseology- no doubt to keep the greatunwashed in a state of ignoranceand wonder at their expertise.

Now even lawyers use plainEnglish - so what went wrong?

Psychologists call it corporate

speak - a language that belongsto a particular group, business orindustry.

Im with 1984 doublespeakauthor George Orwell (and I amsure Georgina is too) who said,Simplicity is the key to goodwriting and dialect becauselanguage should be easy for theaudience to comprehend. Jill

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Four pages todayTODAYS issue of Business

Events News has three pagespacked with the latest industryinforma on plus a full pagefrom AIME with opportuni es tobecome a hosted buyer for nextyears event which takes place inFeb at the Melbourne Conven onand Exhibi on Centre.

See page four for details.

Thai tensions scare MICETHE impact of internal poli caltensions in Thailand, currently ona daily basis, are likely to causea loss in interna onal trade andexhibi on event bookings forthe next few years, accordingto Thailand Incen ve andConven on Associa on (TICA)president Sumate Sudasna,pictured at right.

The recurring poli cal turmoilhas damaged the countrystourism image, and it is unlikelythat Thailand will achieve thegoal of being the MICE hub forASEAN over the next ve years,he said.

The Thai MICE industrymay grow only 5-6%, insteadof 15-20% a year as projectedby Thailand Conven on andExhibi on Bureau (TCEB), hesaid, adding that organisa onswould likely choose other placesfor their MICE events such asSingapore and Hong Kong, or

move to other con nents likeEurope.

The pa ern would not becomeclear for another three monthsor so, as many events are alreadyplanned and booked, anda endees have already paid theirdeposits.

It is possible some events maybe postponed, Sudasna warned.

The associa on has no plan toadjust its marke ng strategy atthe moment.

We are wai ng to see howevents pan out, he said.

Ini ally TCEB expected thenumber of MICE visitors toincrease by 5% in 2014, up from987,000 forecast for 2013, andrevenue to grow by 10% to 96.9billion baht.

The latest update on Thailandfrom the Department of ForeignA airs and Trade, issuedovernight, warned of ongoingpoli cal demonstra ons invarious parts of Bangkok wherethe Internal Security Act iscurrently in force.

ACT Tourism becomes

VisitCanberraIN an

e ort tobe erre ectwho andwhat theAustralianCapitalTerritorystourism marke ng body does,the name has been changed toVisitCanberra, said director ofTourism Ian Hill.

For many years we have beenusing visitcanberra as the call toac on for our website and socialmedia accounts, so it makessense to consumers that theorganisa on has a similar name,he said.

Unchanged is Canberras brandposi oning as the home of theAustralian story.

The new moniker ( pictured ) tobe rolled out over the comingmonths has been developedfor use both in marke ng theorganisa on to consumers and ina corporate environment.

Dancing with starsAFTER PARKROYAL Darling

Harbour, Sydneys recentrefurbishment to their roomsand to the state-of-the-artaudio-visual technology in theirconferencing space, the hotel haslaunched a Strictly Mee ngsincen ve package for their 2014MICE and corporate mee ngs.

Bookers who con rm a StrictlyMee ngs Residen al Packagewith a total spend of $10,000 plusbetween 1 January and 30 June2014 will receive two premiumckets to Baz Luhrmanns stagemusical Strictly Ballroom.

Spend $20,000 or more andthey will include two premiumckets to Strictly Ballroom withone nights stay in a Club Roomwith Club privileges.

Or for the ul mate Strictly

Mee ngs experience, spend atotal of $40,000 or above andreceive four premium ckets toStrictly Ballroom and two nightsstay in a Club Suite.

More info at parkroyalhotels.com/strictly-mee ngs .
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SHANGHAI, a metropolis of 23 million people (think the entire population of Australia) is a city with an ever-changing landscape. Its where some30,000 buildings soar 20 storeys or more on the Pudong side of the Huangpu River, once the preserve of farms and villages.

Its a city that throws up surprises, such as the fact that it has a Chinatown. Hello! Dont they know theyre part of China? Our guide talked of Chinaas if it was a foreign country and when questioned he proudly pointed out, We are more like Hong Kong.

A key destination for MICE events, Shanghai is boosting its appeal to this market by delving into its fascinating past for answers. Among this appealis 1933 Shanghai, a converted abattoir in the citys Hongkou district that now hosts colourful parties, Ferrari FI events and grand banquets.

Another conversion is on the site of World Expo 2010, a disused power station, today powered by solar panels and used as a museum ofcontemporary art and host for many events. And all along the historic Bund waterfront is a growing number of ritzy bars and restaurants.

Major projects planned for completion by 2015 include new hotels on the World Expo site, mainland Chinas rst Disney Resort and the countrystallest tower and the worlds highest hotel. Also planned for completion within the next three years is the Shanghai Hongqiao Convention andExhibition Centre, being which built at a cost of $US3.65 billion.

There are excellent conference hotels like The Westin Bund Center, Shanghai with 570 guest rooms and 15 meeting venues with a total of 1,650 sqmof space or the Le Royal Meridien in east Shanghai with 761 rooms and suites and close to the shopping mecca of Nanjing Road.

A must on a tour of the citys intriguing sights is the a uent dining and entertainment district of Xintiandi, in the location of the rst congress of theCommunist Party of China. Another is the Old French Quarter Tiazifang, where buildings, alleys and streets remain much as they were.

Of course a tour of Shanghai wouldnt be complete with a visit to the Yuyuan (Yu Gardens) an oasis in the middle of the city, while for di erent andauthentic dining experiences Lost Heaven is a must with its distinctively Tibetan in uences. Theres Shanghai Min, one of the citys most renownedrestaurants and Tang Dynasty, another restaurant on the must try list. All with large banqueting space.

End all of this with an evening cruise on the Huangpu River with its spectacular neon lights and youll get a smattering of what Shanghai is all about.

Getting to Know: Shanghaiby: Jill Varley

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