Major conferences head to Victoria

In advance of Business Events Week, which is being held from 25th February to 1st March, Victorian Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher has announced that Melbourne has won six major conferences which will inject an estimated $12.7 million into the Victorian economy.
These international conferences will attract approximately 3550 delegates to Melbourne over the next three years and include:
World Congress on Biosensors, 2014;
SME Enterprise Software Technology and IT Solutions (SESTECH), 2014;
Asia-Pacific Diabetic Limb Problems Meeting, 2014;
Ninth International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSPF-9), 2015;
Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Asia-Pacific Professional Leaders in Education (APPLE), 2015; and
Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Association Congress (APOA), 2016.
Minister Asher stated that the conferences highlight the economic value of business events to the Victorian economy, stating "the inaugural Business Events Week will give the wider community an insight into the positive impact events like these have on the economy, our local industries and Melbourne's international profile.
"Winning conferences such as these is extremely important to Victoria as we continue to compete against other states to attract these valuable international conferences to Melbourne, which also support Victoria's $15.9 billion tourism industry."
Melbourne Convention and Visitor Bureau Chief Executive Karen Bolinger said announcing these wins for Melbourne was a great precursor to Business Events Week, explaining "announcing six conference wins for Melbourne starts our busy year off in great stride.
"MCVB has so much to look forward to in 2013, including the inaugural Business Events Week.
"A wide variety of events are planned for the week to showcase the value of business events to Victoria and Australia, including the 21st Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME), and I encourage everyone to take part and learn more about this valuable industry."
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) Chief Executive Peter King said the MCEC will be the venue for five of the six conferences, with the Centre able to provide all the facilities to make the conferences a success.
King added "MCEC's in-house technology team are continually developing new ways to integrate the latest technologies, and we look forward to working with the conference organisers to create a seamless conference and exhibition experience."
For more information about Business Events Week go to

http://www.mcvb.com.au