Welcome to the fifth edition of the Events Tasmania E-Newsletter, featuring event stories and an exciting range of learning and development opportunities in the coming months.

First in a series of workshops offered through the Australian Business Arts Foundation is "Getting on the Front Foot: Great Presentations" featuring facilitator, educator and change management specialist Jill Gael. Jill's presentation is designed to teach business and organisations to clarify their key messages and present them with confidence. Closing date is 16 September. For more information view the full program of activities

Events Tasmania is also sponsoring the two Scholarships at the Australian Centre for Event Management. Applications close 4 October.

"The plan is to recreate the smell, sound and rumble of past day's historic motor racing where participants, spectators and machines can mingle safely yet close to the action. We're hoping to..." Read on

The next 3-4 months of the Learning and Development Program will feature Round 2 of the Digital Coach Program and we urge you to take advantage and register for the free specialist coaching to update your online presence and practice.

The Digital Coach program, run through Tourism Tasmania, provides you with tailored, free, practical, active learning, online mentorship to modernise and update your digital systems and practices.

Other great opportunities to look out for include Essential Marketing for Sponsorship Seekers Webinar presented by Kim Skildum-Reid and Managing Projects Workshops from Jill Gael. These two excellent presenters have delivered presentations to our event organisers in the last year, and are really "not to be missed" opportunities.

With most of us receiving many emails each day it's important to understand how to use email effectively to help grow your event.

To learn how to take advantage of email marketing to drive more participants to your events while increasing your revenue, register now - Email Essentials - Driving Event Revenue through Email Marketing

The successful applicants for the 2011 Grant round for National Championship, Touring and Special Interest events have been notified, and contracts are now being sent out.

Please note if your organisation is awarded a national championship to be held during 2010/11, the National Championship program allows for late applications. These will be assessed on merit and supported if funding allows.

The "Your Club Our Island" grant program remains open until 26 November 2010. This program specifically targets small groups and clubs to conduct their event in Tasmania during the winter months.

If you have a query on any of the information please contact us on info@eventstasmania.com or by phone on (03) 6233 5946.

Sunday 7 November will be a day of celebration. There will be picnics, BBQ's, parties and other events all around Tasmania. It's up to you.

For more information please visit www.celebratetasmaniaday.tas.gov.au

Volunteering Tasmania Conference 2011: Save the date!
Volunteering Tasmania is pleased to announce that we will be holding a conference in National Volunteer Week 2011 titled 'Changing Our World'. The focus will be on volunteer management across 3 themes - inspiration, leadership and innovation and we are now calling for abstracts. To view the Call for Abstracts document outlining the themes and application process click here..

Volunteer Coordinator Network Meeting: 'Social Media'
Tuesday 28th September, Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: VT State Office, 57D Brisbane Street, Hobart
RSVP to Peter: PeterM@volunteeringtas.org.au or call (03) 6231 5550

An update on our Spring Campaign, will provide you many "Secrets" about Tasmania including a comprehensive list of upcoming events.