Folly Farm - Biaza Ace

Conference 

 Wednesday 19^th to Friday 21^st November

This year’s BIAZA ACE Conference, hosted by Folly Farm, in Tenby, Pembrokeshire promises to be a lively and stimulating event. Come and join us for inspirational guest speakers, lively debates and workshops and informative top tips.

The event begins on Wednesday evening with the Awards Dinner, sponsored by Jardine Lloyd Thompson, and we are delighted to announce that the awards will be presented by Welsh Minister for Heritage, Rhodri Glyn Thomas.

The conference continues with the joint education and marketing joint day on Thursday, and as last year all those attending the dinner the evening before are encouraged to attend. Penny Fidler of Ecsite UK has already confirmed and her presentation will be followed by what we hope will be a lively debate ‘Look who’s left holding the baby’ which explores the subject of baby animals and what messages we give our audience, inspired by the controversy surrounding the Nuremburg baby polar bear.

On Friday separate sessions will run for marketers and educators. For the marketers, there will be presentations covering the hot topics and latest thinking including current tourism trends, measuring advertising effectiveness and ROI, visitor profiling, Web 2.0 and social networking. We’re also delighted to say that Anna Ryder-Richardson, TV celebrity and new owner of Manor House Wild Animal Park, will be talking about her experiences as a new zoo owner and the opportunities for working with the media. And don’t forget the usual Top Tips session, which is an opportunity to share ideas and win a bottle of champagne!

And the educators are in for a treat too. Sessions will include the popular Open Spaces as well as an update on Darwin 200 and presentations from the National Botanic Gardens of Wales, the Field Studies Council, Pembrokeshire National Park and much more.

And if that’s not enough the conference dinner promises to be fun, fun, fun as it will be held in the largest undercover Funfair in Europe at Folly Farm – and there will be a 1920’s Fancy Dress theme to match the beautifully restored Victorian fairground rides!

The following entertainment has now been confirmed for the following dates.

Wednesday 19th November awards dinner.
The Bristol Spring Quartet
2hrs of music split into sections.

Thursday 20th November conference dinner. (1920’s fancy dress theme).
Boulevarde Swing
2x 1hr spots with music in between

The Early Bird discount ends on 19th September. So, what are you waiting for?

Don't hang around or be a slowcoach, BOOK TODAY!!

Please Note: - If you follow the instructions below, you are booking conference tickets as well as accommodation. Should you just wish to book conference tickets, please contact Folly Farm direct.

To make your booking, please use the quick search facility ( Tenby Town & Saundersfoot Village Sections) at the top left-hand side of this page.

When you have found the property you wish to rent, and are filling in the online booking form, please make sure that you add in the comments section: -

Whether you are a member or non-member and the number of conference tickets required.

Then send in your booking form electronically and you will be contacted by one of FBM Holidays booking team to confirm all details. If you are having any problems, please contact us direct on 01834844565 when one of our booking team will be delighted to assist you.

Breakfast, lunch and coffee is provided at Folly Farm for the duration of the event.  The awards dinner takes place at 8pm on Wednesday 19th November and the conference dinner is at 8pm on Thursday 20th November.  Transportation can be arranged to and from the evening entertainments.  Please indicate when you book if this will be required.

All pictures © Folly Farm.

BIAZA ACE Conference 2008