For the third consecutive year, the International Association of Conference Centres conducted a series of customer roundtables designed to gather direct feedback from customers and potential customers of IACC conference centres. The primary purpose of the on-going marketing project is to strengthen and expand the conference centre concept which continues to differentiate IACC members from traditional hotels and meeting venues.
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The National Conference Center is having an impact on the local farming community by stepping up its partnership with local and regional farmers. According to General Manager Kurt Krause, “we are proud to play a part in the advancement of local agricultural programs and forging strong partnerships with local and regional suppliers to help us provide our guests the freshest, healthiest ingredients to make their meeting experience unique and memorable.”
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The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) has welcomed its first intake from the Taylor’s University School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts’ (TCHT) Student Employment Programme or STEP. A collaborative effort between the Centre and Taylor’s University, STEP aims to provide participating students with an overall understanding of the industry, the current environment and what it entails to work in it while simultaneously garnering invaluable work experience to add to their curriculum vitae or CV.
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The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) in cooperation with the Asian Federation for Exhibition and Convention Associations (AFECA) and the US-based International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) held the inaugural Thailand MICE International Forum (TMIF) 2012 in Bangkok on 21 June 2012 at the Sofitel Sukhumvit hotel in Bangkok.
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In the TMIF keynote address, Mr Phongsak Assakul, Chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand, addressed the theme, “Asean Economic Community (AEC): Double Impact on the Economic Development and MICE Industry.”As Asean moves toward making national boundaries less important and boosting the free flow of trade, goods, capital, labour and services, Mr Phongsak told the audience not to just look at the bright side of AEC.
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A large measure of Asean economic integration known as Asean Economic Community (AEC) is scheduled for 2015 among the 10 main countries of Southeast Asia. How will this impact the exhibition industry?Mr Edward Liu, President of the Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations, told the audience in his presentation, “Trends of the Asian Exhibition Industry Beyond Asean Economic Community 2015,” that in the MICE sector it seemed to be Thailand that was most focused on AEC opportunities and challenges.
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ACC Liverpool is set to welcome thousands of international delegates to a medical conference after one of the city’s ambassadors campaigned for it to come to the city.
The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) will hold its four day International Meeting from October 17 to 22 2013, bringing around 2,500 attendees from more than 60countries.
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