AUSTRALASIA - Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is looking ahead to 2014, with more than 600 events lined up, including hosting the G20 World Leaders Summit in November.
The centre reported 51 new convention wins bringing 41,270 delegates to Brisbane in the first six months of the 2013/14 financial year.
BCEC’s 2014 calendar of events includes nine new exhibitions: AWISA (Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association) 2014, Supanova 2014, The Courier Mail Home Show 2014, Mind Body and Spirit Festival and ConveneQ – a new business events showcase for Queensland.
The 29th International Horticulture Congress 2014 and the XXXII World Congress of Audiology 2014 are among the 120 conferences taking place at BCEC in 2014. These events are set to deliver AUD83.3m (US$73.7m) to Brisbane in economic benefit and attract more than 60,000 delegates in total.
According to BCEC, preparations for the G20 World Leaders Summit are well advanced including the hosting of more than 40 site inspections.
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