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Marg Craig
Marg is Director and Team Leader.  She has specialised in organising conferences for over 20 years and adds a unique blend of innovation and experience to the team.  Marg worked as Senior Travel Consultant for a major inbound tourism operator, specialising in conference and group business accounts.  In 1996, Marg joined TeamWestside as Event Manager for Conference and Incentives and in 1999 when TeamWestside restructured, started her own business The Conference Team.

Marg is an Certified Event Manager; accreditation for such has only been introduced to New Zealand recently by the Professional Confererence Organisers Assn (PCO).  As well as managing the business, Marg is involved with all clients from inception through to final delivery.  Marg has a special aptitude for planning and designing a balanced programme, financial management and delivering a quality experience.

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Mandy Train
Mandy has been organising conferences and events since the mid 80’s after finding herself in a temping role assisting with an international financial symposium in London.  Upon return to New Zealand she worked within the medical industry organising educational events until she joined TeamWestside in 1995 specialising in International Incentives.  She then transferred to The Conference Team when it was formed in 1999.

Mandy is involved in the entire conference organising process and enjoys developing the project from a brainstorming session round the board table in the initial planning stages to the end result of a multi day conference with exhibitions, social functions, business sessions, tours and partner activities

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Joanne Reddock
Joanne joined The Conference Team in January 2006, bringing with her 18 years of travel experience.  In 1987 she started with the Mount Cook Group, firstly as a Travel Consultant in their Travel Centres and then as a Customer Services Agent at Christchurch Airport.  In 2002 Mount Cook Airlines ground handling integrated with Air New Zealand, where she worked in both Domestic and International areas.  She works on all aspects of event planning including processing registrations and confirmations, payment reconciliation, brochure production, accommodation to general enquiries.

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Jacqui Crowley
Jacqui joined the Conference Team on a part time basis in early 2006 after working on a casual basis since 2003.  With over 10 years experience in the tourism industry she brings a diverse and varied skill base to the team and looks forward to working through new challenges.  Jacqui is responsible for registrations, accommodation, on-line registrations and general office support.

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Alton Craig
Alton has a Graduate Diploma in Event Management – conference management and planning, public facilities operations and technical aspects, event marketing and sponsorship.  Carrying out his internship with The Conference Team, he has been on board since early 2003.  Alton works on all aspects including sponsorship & exhibitions management, budgets, processing registrations and confirmations, income reconciliation, speaker liaison, brochure production, accommodation to general enquiries. Alton is currently working in Dubai in the Conference/Sponsorship Industry and plans to return to New Zealand in 2011.