BILTANZ 2018 will for the first time be held in Brisbane – at the Royal International Convention Centre from 24-26 May. The conference accommodation will be right across the street at Rydges Fortitude Valley. The venue is a part of the Brisbane Showgrounds, a historic area which is also now undergoing redevelopment with a whole street of new bars and restaurants having opened recently around the corner on King Street.
If you are coming from out of town and haven’t been to Brisbane before (or even in a while) you might be wondering if its worth adding a few extra days onto your trip to check out BrisVegas. If you are from overseas, you might be wondering what the heck? BrisVegas has become a common term, perhaps of affection, and I decided to consult google to find out where the term had originated. I had not expected so much hot debate. Let’s just say lost to the mists of time (the early 90’s), the term BrisVegas likely started out as an ironic poke at…