The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) incorporated with The Economist recently organized a road show to London. The road show is set to promote Thailand’s exhibition industry as a gateway to business opportunities in ASEAN by highlighting the country’s four high growth industries: jewelry, electronics, automotive, food & beverage and hospitality to UK event and trade fair organizers.
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ACC Liverpool has become the latest venue to adopt the industry recognised eGuide.
The guidance document, created by members of the Association of Event Venues (AEV), aims to provide consistent standards for health, safety and operations at UK exhibitions and conference venues.
ACC Liverpool joins other UK venues in adopting the regulating policy including Excel London, The NEC Group and Manchester Central.
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Seventeen tourism companies from around the island of Ireland were in Germany last week to attend IMEX, the annual business tourism exhibition in Frankfurt.
IMEX (International Meetings and Events Exhibition) is a key event for the MICE (meetings, incentive, conferences and events) industry. Attracting about 3,500 influential business tourism buyers from 150 different countries, the event offered very good opportunities for the participating tourism partners to showcase their product and to communicate what is unique about the island of Ireland as a conference and business tourism destination.
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The Ottawa Convention Centre (OCC), Canada’s newest and most sophisticated meeting place has just been awarded the People’s Choice Award for favourite new building in Ontario. The Ontario Association of Architecture (OAA) presented Ritchard Brisbin, principal of bbb architects with the People’s Choice Award at the Celebration of Excellence Ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2012.
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The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre), the country’s premier convention facility, recorded an increase in international delegates by over 1,000 guests to 19,750 in 2011, compared with 18,725 in 2010.Datuk Peter Brokenshire, General Manager, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre attributed the Centre’s continuing success to having a world-class facility staffed by a knowledgeable and experienced team who remain committed to putting the company’s vision of “turning heads by making a difference with a team of dedicated, connected professionals, striving for perfection and excellence to become the global market's preferred choice where all things are possible”, into action.
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Singapore, fast gaining recognition as a leading urban solutions hub in the region, will play host to over 15,000 participants at three global events dedicated to the pressing issues of liveability and sustainability. For the first time, the World Cities Summit (WCS), Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) and the inaugural CleanEnviro Summit Singapore will be held together from 1 to 5 July 2012 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center at the Marina Bay Sands.
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On Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012, Korea’s leading Convention & Exhibition Center, Coex (CEO, Mr. Sung Won Hong) and Japan’s leading PCO (Professional Convention Organizer) company, Convention Linkage Inc. (CEO, Ms. Atsuko Sunahara) have reached memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on the field of professional convention organization and MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition) industry.
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The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) celebrated its 500th event this week with the international conference TM Forum Management World. Since its opening in September 2010, The CCD has hosted over 240,000 delegate days at a range of events, including international conferences, corporate meetings, banquets, exhibitions, award ceremonies and entertainment.
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On the 30th and 31st May 2012, the German Society for Regulatory Affairs e.V. (DGRA) invites to its annual meeting in the Waterworks of the World Conference Center Bonn. With the title “Orphan Drugs and “Niche” Products, the Future of Drug Development? Pharmacovigilance and Variation Update”, around 400 participants will discuss on both days the current topics of regulatory affairs.
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The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau’s (MCVB) Chief Executive Officer Karen Bolinger officially launched the organisation’s 2012/2013 Strategic Business Plan at IMEX this week.
The plan, which centres around the organisation’s vision of Melbourne becoming globally recognised as the world’s premier city for business events, also aims to have MCVB acknowledged as a thought-leader, an innovator and driver of significant economic impact to the city, state and country.
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The UK Oracle Group (UK OUG) will be returning to the International Convention Centre (ICC) Birmingham for the UK's largest Independent Oracle Technology and E-Business Suite conference. The UKOUG Conference 2012 will attract over 1700 attendees from the UK and internationally. The conference is expected to have an economic impact of £1.5 million on the city.
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The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau’s (MCVB) Chief Executive Officer Karen Bolinger unveiled the next phase of the organisation’s new positioning campaign, Melbourne IQ: The Intelligent Choice for Conferences at IMEX this week.
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Cape Town International Convention Centre wins Gold in IMEX 2012 Green Supplier Award - Silver Award goes to Caesars Entertainment.
The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) was announced as winner of the prestigious IMEX Green Supplier Award at the IMEX 10th anniversary Gala Dinner in Frankfurt’s Alte Oper last night.
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The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is asking summer visitors for help finding the cause of mysterious footprints seen along the 62 miles of coastline from Bay St. Louis/Waveland to Pascagoula. Search efforts will officially begin on Friday, June 1.“We’ve decided to call the mystery creature ‘Beachfoot’ because of the large footprints left along the sandy white beaches,” said Beth Carriere, executive director of the CVB
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The Stuttgart Convention Bureau (SCB) has been presented with the Green Exhibitor Award during IMEX in Frankfurt 2012. The Award was made at last night’s IMEX Gala Dinner at Frankfurt’s Alte Oper.
The Stuttgart Convention Bureau and its eight partners offered a strong case for environmental sustainability.
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The number of congresses which Wonderful Copenhagen CVB has won for the Danish capital to date exceeds the previous record result from the same period last year. So far this year, Wonderful Copenhagen CVB - in close co-operation with, among others, VisitDenmark and the business tourism network, Meetingplace Wonderful Copenhagen - has won 24 international congresses which, together, will bring 31,480 participants and 107,560 room nights to Copenhagen in the coming years.
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In an important endorsement of Victoria as a leader in social welfare reform, Melbourne has won the right to host 2000 delegates from around the world at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development in 2014.
Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher announced the win for Melbourne today.
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Business Travel Forums - the only event specifically tailored to connect corporate travel managers with hotels, hotel groups and serviced apartments during one-on-one meetings - held an extremely successful spring event at Hotel Hesperia Madrid from April 22 to 24 2012. Business Travel Forums Spring 2012 achieved an impressive average of 15 enquiries placed by each buyer to suppliers present at the event. Buyers attending the Forums were pre-screened to ensure a high calibre, with an average purchasing budget for events of €8.3 million. 85% of buyers were direct corporates with the remaining number hailing from travel management companies. The largest groups of buyer participants originated from the United Kingdom, Spain and Russia.
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Johannesburg will be playing host to the African Presidential Roundtable 2012, at the University of Witwatersrand.“As a city destination, we’re delighted to be partnering with Boston University’s African Presidential Center, previously known as APARC – the African Presidential Archives and Research Center - to host such a relevant, high profile conference,” says Phelisa Mangcu, Acting CEO of Johannesburg Tourism Company (JTC). “Moreover, it’s appropriate that as one of our illustrious universities Wits will be hosting such an important conference in its 90th Anniversary year!”
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A group of senior business tourism executives from the US was here last week, to check out some of what Ireland has to offer their clients. The visitors are all decision-makers involved in the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events) sector, responsible for putting in the place the arrangements for large incentive events, as well as international conferences and meetings for a variety of client companies.
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Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), one of the world’s most sophisticated convention and exhibition centres is poised to attract more international and regional events, QNCC’s Director of Business Development, said Trevor McCartney. The award-winning Centre is a member of Qatar Foundation.
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The German event industry has concluded the year 2011 with record results: 2.72 million events took place and were visited by 338 million participants throughout Germany. Compared to 2010, which had already been a very positive year, the number of visitors grew by another 4.5 percent. The number of events increased by 1.2 percent, the proportion of foreign participants remained stable at 5.9 percent (increase of 0.1 percent).
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Fred Julius, Chief Operating Officer for The Wilderman Group announced the appointment of Emily McGeorge of Gastonia, NC as Conference Planning Manager at the multi-use 30,000-square-foot in Gastonia, NC.
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For the seventh time in succession, Vienna has topped the world-wide rankings as a destination for international congresses. The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) published its 2011 congress statistics almost simultaneously with a ceremony held at the City Hall by the City of Vienna to honor Vienna's 2011 congress organizers. This produced an unexpected bombshell during the celebrations.
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Tourism Ireland in Britain has launched a business tourism promotion with a difference. Working with two of the most influential international event management bookers – ISES and ICCA – Tourism Ireland is offering senior executives involved in the important MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events) sector the chance to win a “t’weetour” or a tour of Ireland by Twitter!
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To meet the demands for larger space, the country’s leading convention centre, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) has acquired 2,600 sqm of additional space to add to its facility. Built as a semi-permanent marquee adjacent to the Centre, the new marquee structure, known as Hall 6 will allow the Centre to accommodate larger exhibitions, conferences and other events.
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City & Guilds has appointed leading venue sourcing agency Conference Care preferred supplier status for Venue Finding Management Services. The scope of contract encompasses all City & Guilds’ departments and has been awarded for three years.Invitation to tender for the provision of venue sourcing services was undertaken by City & Guilds in the Summer of 2011. Having undergone a rigorous selection process Conference Care was taken to final stages and presented to a panel consisting of City & Guilds Event, Procurement and Finance teams. The appointment was made in early 2012, with the contract going live in April.
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The Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau, in partnership with tourism offices in Skaneateles and Cayuga, Oswego, Seneca and Wayne Counties have produced ‘ON THE WATER,’ a brand-new map and guide highlighting the abundance of central New York’s waterways available for visitors to enjoy. This free brochure will help visitors find things to see and do on, in or near the waterways of central New York.
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The Singex Group, a business event organiser and venue manager for Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre, will be launching the Asia Connect seminar series in the US focusing on the dynamic economies of Southeast Asia. The first of its kind hosted by an Asian event and venue manager, this complimentary educational seminar series is targeted at trade show and exhibition organisers interested in international market opportunities for brand extension or new events.
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euromic, the premier international consortium of companies specializing in MICE travel, events and destination management, recently announced that it has added a new World Affiliate in Dubai, Emeco DMC in the Emirates. The company, which has been operating under the name Al Abjar Tourism since 2003, has long been a leader within the tourism sector in the Emirates.
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Internationally renowned experts gathered at this year’s Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) and delivered a clear and consistent message: now is the right time to invest in the Gulf’s growing hotel industry – namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Oman.
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More and more operators decide for EVENTive online event management systems.
After a good introduction in 2010, market has developed very well for nextstep congress solutions and EVENTive online event management solution.
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Melbourne has officially been recognised as the number one city in Australia for conferences and congresses, Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher announced recently.The Country and City Ranking Report 2011, produced by The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), saw Melbourne ranked ahead of any other Australian city at number 31 in the world, nine places up on the previous year.
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As business tourism continues to gain recognition in Malaysia as a key economic driver, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre), the country’s leading convention facility, and Taylor’s University School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts (TCHT) joined hands last year (2011) to conduct a research project titled ‘Micro Impacts and Benefits of Business Tourism Malaysia: A Case Study of Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre’.
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Pacific World has recently signed an agreement with STI (Integrated Tourism Services), a firm providing a full range of PCO (Congresses, conferences, exhibitions) and MICE (Meetings, incentives, conferences and events), with the aim of attracting, developing, promoting and managing congresses in the Basque Country’s main cities.
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When Darwin Convention Centre opened its doors in June 2008, it made a commitment to support its host city’s evolving position as an international business powerhouse.
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Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher and Minister for Public Transport and Roads Terry Mulder have today announced that Melbourne has won the right to host the prestigious Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in October 2016.
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Germany has again defended its position as one of the leading global destinations for meetings and conventions. For the eighth year in succession, the study conducted by the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) showed that Germany is the top location in Europe for association meetings. Globally, Germany occupies second place.
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The International Association of Conference Centers-The Americas held its fourth Thought Leader Summit at the 31st annual conference in Houston last month to discuss ““Designing Meeting Experiences for Tomorrow.” The event was broadcast live at the host property, La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa and webcast around the world. Participants and viewers participated real-time via twitter.
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ACC Liverpool, home to BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena, has announced that the Liberal Democrats will return for its third party conference at the venue.
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Germany has again defended its position as one of the leading global destinations for meetings and conventions. For the eighth year in succession, the study conducted by the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) showed that Germany is the top location in Europe for association meetings. Globally, Germany occupies second place.
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Decision-makers from some of the top business tourism companies in the US visited Co Kerry recently. Invited here by Tourism Ireland, in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland and Ovation Ireland, the group included representatives of companies involved in the MICE (meetings, incentive, conferences and events) industry who organise international conferences, meetings and large-scale incentive events.
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Fred Julius, Chief Operating Officer for The Wilderman Group, announced the appointment of Debi Harrill as Sales Manager at LeGrand Center, the new multi-use, 44,000 square-foot conference center in Shelby, NC.
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Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau joins pact with Phuket Provincial and Tourism Authority of Thailand in welcoming MICE travelers ‘Amway 2012’ from China. The group includes 15,000 delegates, making it the year’s most distinct record. Highlighting 7 wonders of Andaman MICE as key selling points, the province opens doors for meetings events from all over the world. The event expects to generate more than 2,500 million baht in revenue.
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The number of international conferencesbeing held in Liverpool has increased four-fold in the past year, figures have revealed.
In 2011, the city hostedsix such events in venues across the regioncompared to 26 confirmed for this year.
The number of international delegates increased from 2,800 last year to a total of 9,280 expected this year.
Twenty Marriott International hotels representing the JW Marriott, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, The Autograph Collection and Renaissance Hotels brands were included on Cvent’s annual list of the “Top 100 Meeting Hotels in the United States.” The hotels were selected from a pool of 80,000 hotels in the U.S. on the Cvent Supplier Network, a free online marketplace that connects meeting planners with over 200,000 venues and service providers worldwide.
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The National Conference Center has unveiled five secrets to knock the socks off your meeting attendees. According to Eric Whitson, Director of Sales & Marketing at The National Conference Center, “we all have that potential to deliver ‘knock- your-socks-off’ events; it’s a matter of knowing how and having the right tools and elements to make it happen!” While it is important to know how to execute the details, Whitson says “it’s even more significant to add modern meeting elements to activate and move your attendees.”
In line with the Government’s call to get the federal capital all ‘Wi-Fi-ed up’, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) has upped its Wi-Fi connection to 40MB to offer guests faster connectivity at no cost on a best effort basis.
“Technology and social media are having a big impact on how venues are marketing themselves and packaging their product offerings.
Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher announced that the Harvard World Model United Nations Conference 2013 (WorldMUN), one of the world’s largest student-led international meetings, will be held in Melbourne next year.
Ms Asher said Melbourne fended off competition from Spain, France and Turkey to host the event, which was expected to bring approximately 1700 delegates from around the world to Melbourne.
“This is a coup for Victoria and is expected to generate more than $8 million for the state economy,” Ms Asher said.
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Groups can meet beyond the ordinary with the new Sonoran Experience package at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, offering value and an authentic sense of place for meetings held in 2012.
“Our Resort is situated right in the heart of the high desert,” said Director of Sales Darla Giuffre. “The Sonoran Experience package provides groups not only with value, but also with a taste of the authentic culture and cuisine of our unique home.”
No matter what time of day you like to work, you can now book your entire meeting online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Whatever the occasion, planning the perfect group event online is easier than ever. Marriott’s QuickGroup (www.marriott.com/quickgroup) allows planners to book 10-25 rooms or meeting space for up to 50 attendees with just a few clicks online.
Some of the world’s top international hotel groups are set to make a strong presence at ITB Asia 2012, The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market, which will be held from 17-19 October at The Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
According to event organiser Messe Berlin (Singapore), major hospitality groups such as Starwood Asia Pacific Hotels and Resorts, Meliá Hotels International, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Hilton Worldwide, Wyndham Hotel Group and Far East Hospitality have confirmed bookings, and are set to show strong presence. Pan Pacific Singapore has also come on board for the first time and will be the Official Partner Hotel for ITB Asia 2012.
More than 5000 clinicians and scientists from over 50 countries around the world specialising in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will convene in Melbourne for the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s (ISMRM) 20th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Saturday.
The ISMRM is a world‐wide multidisciplinary society dedicated to the development and application of all aspects of magnetic resonance to medicine and related fields.
