Testimonials
On behalf of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ (RACP) Conference Business Committee, I’d like to thank WALDRONSMITH Management (WSM) for working closely with us to deliver a successful RACP Congress 2011 in Darwin. This event is a key activity on our program calendar each year and includes a highly detailed and complex scientific program for more than a thousand of our Physician Fellows and Trainees.
The team at WSM provided us with the support we needed to manage the requirements of a large number of internal and external stakeholders and importantly, deliver a successful Congress and to manage the specific issues of Darwin as a location.We look forward to working with the WSM team on our flagship RACP Future Directions in Health Conference 2012 in Brisbane next year.
Mr Sasha Grebe, Director, Professional Affairs & Advocacy, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
The Organisers of the joint 2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference / Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim would like to congratulate WALDRONSMITH Management (WSM) on their outstanding performance in helping make this conference a great success.
This is the first time that CLEO Pacific Rim has been held in Australia, and just the second time that IQEC has been held here. With a total of 1,016 delegates the conference broke numerous records, being the largest conference on lasers and their applications to be held in Australia and in the Southern Hemisphere. It was also the largest gathering of Australian participants in this field, the largest CLEO Pacific Rim conference, and only the second largest joint conference with IQEC by a few score delegates (the largest being in Japan in 2005).
The Organising Committee benefited enormously from the professionalism and the high degree of organisation exhibited by WSM, who made our task significantly easier by ensuring that all milestones were met and nothing fell between the cracks. Especially on the financial side – where regular budget updates were provided and approvals sought on all items indicating whether they were above or within budget – we were able to maintain a clear picture of where we were heading.
We were particularly impressed with their responsiveness and the proactive manner in which they solicited support for the conference. As one example, we appreciated the initiative they showed in contacting and dealing with prospective exhibitors and sponsors for the conference.
The conference itself ran smoothly and efficiently thanks to the efforts of WSM, and the vast majority of delegates went away satisfied with their experience. The benchmark set by this conference will establish a high standard for the series for many years to come, in no small part due to the contribution made by WSM.
Ken Baldwin, General Chair, IQEC/CLEO PR 2011
The McDonalds Owner Operator Convention was successfully held in Adelaide in March 2011. This is the third time that we have employed the services of WALDRONSMITH Management (WSM), after two previous events in Melbourne and Perth. We had 620 Owner Operators and their partners, Corporate staff, suppliers and business partners attend a action packed three days, that showcased all of the wonderful attributes that South Australia has to offer. The “Long Lunch” at the Adelaide Cricket oval was an outstanding and extremely well organised event that led to comments like “the Long Lunch was a stroke of genius” and I have lost count as to how many delegates have told me that it was the “best McDonalds Conference that they had attended”.
It was a pleasure to work with Kate Smith, Jade Comerford our Conference Manager and all of the WALDRONSMITH Management team who brilliantly executed the Convention Committee’s brief ensuring that the convention delivered on our promise of providing a fantastic environment for fun, fellowship and a unique South Australian food and wine experience. We are all looking forward to working with the team from WALDRONSMITH Management at our 2013 Convention in New Zealand.”
Graham Delbridge – McDonalds Owner Operator and Convention Committee Chair 2011
The 19th Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics (incorporating the 25th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology) was held at the Melbourne Convention Centre from 5-9 December 2010 with 800 delegates. I was very impressed by the professionalism of the staff at WSM in all aspects of the organisation of the Congress, whether it was working with the Committees, assisting delegates, negotiating with the venue and interacting with sponsors and exhibitors. WSM also demonstrated the flexibility to handle, with flair, the unexpected developments that are an inevitable feature of organising a large and complex event. Working to tight deadlines and a firm budget, the work done by WSM underpinned an excellent conference that showcased Australian physics and provided a warm and inspiring environment for the community to come together.
Dr Ann Roberts & Dr Andrew Peele
The Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC) held recently at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is a confederation of conferences forming the preeminent Aerospace Technical event in Australia. A competitive tender process for our PCO organisation has been won by WALDRONSMITH Management three times running as a result of proposals tuned very specifically to our needs with excellent knowledge of our event. In the organising and running of AIAC14, WSM have delivered on all key aspects of their proposal helping the Congress to grow this year strongly despite economic challenges still facing the Aerospace and Defence sectors in Australia.
The number and nature of conferences included in our congress changes with each running of the event and working together we have been able to readily adapt AIAC to meet new challenges and broaden our event to successfully incorporate international aerospace symposia. The increasing success with each running of AIAC increases our importance on the international stage for Aerospace technical fora and we expect to be able to continue to improve the delegate experience with this agile approach to creating the event afresh.
My thanks go to WSM and their Conference Managers for delivering true to their proposal and enabling the Committee to concentrate on the content and not on processes and providing control instead of complication. The result was memorable and we are all rightly proud of what was achieved.
Don Love, Congress Chairman AIAC14
On behalf of Orygen Youth Health Research Centre I wanted to extend our sincere thanks to the WALDRONSMITH team for all of your efforts in making the International Society of Social and Personality Disorders (ISSPD) Conference a great success. The professionalism of your team and the attention to detail, timelines and the careful eye on the ever present budget issues was invaluable and ultimately lead to the success of this international event. In particular your support of our Scientific Committee is worth commenting on. The detailed work undertaken to ensure the program was spot on was exemplary.
We have had incredibly positive feedback from the delegates, the ISSPD and our staff who were involved in the planning of the event. As a result of the expert and excellent assistance provided by Waldron Smith we have set a new benchmark for future ISSPD Conferences. Feel free to call on us if you ever need a referee!
Ms Kerryn Pennell – ISSPD 2011 Organising Committee
With a theme of “Living in interesting times”, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2009 Congress at the Adelaide Convention Centre in May brought together over 1000 delegates, 260 speakers and 173 presentations over five days to consider the current challenges faced by psychiatry.
“The Congress went very smoothly at the Adelaide Convention Centre which proved to be an ideal venue for our Congress,” said Mr Andrew Peters, Chief Executive Officer at The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
“We are very pleased with the professionalism and work of WALDRONSMITH Management, in particular their flexibility in working with the College. In view of this we have appointed WSM to manage the College’s 2011 and 2012 Congresses,”
Mr Andrew Peters, Chief Executive Officer, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
“The Inaugural International Youth Mental Health Conference attracted over 1000 delegates from the mental health field and showcased research and evidence based best practice presentations across the key areas of youth well-being and mental health. We expect this will be the first of many similar conferences, bringing together innovators, practitioners, researchers, young people and families to showcase the best of youth mental health innovation from around the globe. It was a pleasure to work with Kate Smith and the supportive WALDRONSMITH Management team from the initial planning stages and watch IYMH grow into an outstanding success for all participants”.
Professor Patrick McGorry – MD PhD FRCP FRANZCP – Australian of the Year 2010 -Conference Convenor, 2010 International Youth Mental Health Conference
‘’The 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN) brought together Australian and International industry, government and research sectors to explore advances and latest breakthroughs in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is the science of the very small, involving the use of materials measured in billionths of a metre.
Held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in February with delegates from 24 countries and 25 exhibitors, ICONN 2010 has been referred to as one of the most successful ever offering long term benefits to the field both nationally and internationally’’
Dr Catherine Foley – Immediate Past President of the Australian Institute of Physics
WALDRONSMITH Management proved to be a high quality and reliable contributor to the success of 9ICSHMO. Organising this conference was always going to be challenging. Ours was an international scientific conference covering many themes and with 471 delegates from 27 different countries. I believe that the knowledgable, experienced, flexible and friendly staff from WSM made the local organising committee’s job much easier and helped make the conference rewarding and enjoyable for delegates. I would have no hesitation in working with WSM again on future scientific conferences.
Neil Plummer, Chair Local Organising Committee 9th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (9ICSHMO) 2004/05/06/07/08/09/10/11/12
The proof is there to see. For many years WALDRONSMITH Management has worked with NIBA to produce the insurance industry’s premier annual event. Our convention succeeds because of the meticulous planning and experienced event management. The WALDRONSMITH Management team is outstanding in every respect.
Noel Pettersen, Chief Executive, National Insurance Brokers Association of Australia (NIBA) 1997/98/99/2000/01/02/03/04/05/06/07/08/09/10/11/12/13
WALDRONSMITH Management has an intellectual property stake in our event. This intimate knowledge of our industry makes life so much easier for me as they understand the nuances associated with our clientele. They are a professional and pleasant outfit to work with and very much a part of our team.
Gaylee Butler, Conference Director, Screen Producers Association of Australia 2004/05/06/07/08/09/10/11/12/13
