Australia’s EEAA calls for immediate extension of Business Events Grants Programme The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA), has called on the government to extend the money available under the Business Events Grants Programme to the industry immediately. EEAA added that it supported the Business Events Council of Australia’s (BECA’s) pre-budget submission which called for targeted support to add the rebuild of the Business Events industry. Claudia Sagripanti (pictured), EEAA chief executive said her members needed the AUSTRADE Business Events Grants Programme to urgently re-open for new applications. “In September 2020, AUSTRADE opened applications for exhibitors and potential exhibitors, with