Pan Pacific Australia - Marketing and Events (Special Events)

NFL NEW YORK & AMERICANBOWL'99 @ STADIUM AUSTRALIA

NFL - Denver Broncos v San Diego Chargers



Special Event & Location Management
Project Managed by Barry Atkinson

PAST CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

· Sydney - Hobart Yacht Race (1985 / '86 / '87 / '88 / '89 / '90 / '91 / '92). Sydney Harbour cruise management and sponsor commitments.

· 1988 Bi-centenial celebrations; Super Yacht & commercial charter boat management - Sydney Harbour.

· Site / location management Garden Island NYE 1999/2000. Onshore management various Super Yachts high security zone (ie: R.Murdoch / K.Packer) plus hospitality for Tall Ship Batavia 2000.

· Australian Project Management AmericanBowl-99. Logistics: Denver Broncos V San Diego Chargers. A pre-Olympic test event for STADIUM AUSTRALIA and major publicity campign for
NFL via FOX SPORTS USA. Overseen by the NFL New York. USD 8 million total event budget.

· Managed VIP international media event for Premier Bob Carr & AmericanBowl99.
Sydney Opera House / Sydney Cove 1500 guests

· Australian launch of 70mm IMAX FILMS - 'Alaska: Spirit of the Wild' & 'Secrets of the Grand Canyon' 1998

· Pitched & Managed the official opening of Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE)
Powerhouse Museum Sydney x 2500 guests

· Managed the launch of the Mazda 121 - MV Captain Cook 111 on Sydney Harbour

· Media management onboard Yacht Sydney Crystal: Beneteau-Mt.Gay Rum celebrity sailing regatta - CYC Sydney.

· Coordinated media event for 1997 Japanese Sumo wrestlers - Sydney Harbour

· Location Management & filming of sea trials - Great Barrier Reef for Flightship Ground Effect
Coordinated emergency combative PR following heavy landing incident

· Lonely Planet TV UK - location management on behalf Aqua-Trek Fiji promoting sharkfeed story

· Golden Dreams Asia - location management on behalf of sponsors Air Pacific Airlines / Fiji Visitors Bureau /
Aqua-Trek Fiji - story on environmental 'hand-feeding' of sharks in the FIJI ISLANDS

· Coordinated interviews & publicity on Channels 7 / 9 / 10 Australia. Story on environmental 'hand-feeding' of sharks in the FIJI ISLANDS