ARCIA NSW Industry Dinner

Industry leaders from across the country came together in Sydney for their first networking event in 2012. Both members and non-members were invited to ARCIA’s NSW Industry Dinner and Networking Event, which was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 9 February.

As attendees enjoyed a three-course meal overlooking Darling Harbour, Christian Kelly welcomed the diners and talked about making the regional dinners into annual events, so radio professionals can keep in touch, update each other on latest product innovations and greet newcomers into the radio family.

Neale Joseph, from Motorola Solutions, spoke about the future of the radio communications sector and how it compares to other industries, including cosmetics, that need to evolve to stay current in today’s fast-paced world. He mentioned that the industry is suffering an “image crisis” and needs to encourage young people to get into the field to keep it alive. He also commented that there are three main components that need to be strongly looked at: product innovation, service innovation and spectrum requirements.

Chris Kelly also talked about encouraging students into the field and announced that four scholarships will be awarded to exceptional apprentices and workers per year. A Sir Angus Tait Memorial Scholarship was awarded on the night to James Duncombe from Mastercom.

Lindsay Nolland from Kenwood was generous enough to award an audio system as a lucky door prize.

Future ARCIA regional industry dinners will be held in Brisbane in April, Perth in June and Adelaide in September. The Annual Industry Gala Dinner will be held in Melbourne in December.

For more information, please visit the ARCIA website.