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Out & AboutLike sands throughthe hourglass, the

team from BEN

and our sister

publicaon

Travel Dailyis scaered across

the globe today.

BENis in Bali on a Club Med

famil while TD sta are in Dubai,

Singapore and Central Australia,

where IT rm Travelport is

hosng a major conference.

Meanwhile, back home in

Epping our great support team

is beavering on.

TravMedias inaugural

Internaonal Media

Marketplace (IMM), held in

Brisbane on Friday proved to be

a resounding success, creang

one-on-one opportunies for

the media and travel industry

operators to meet face-to-face.

Keith Bellows, senior vice-

president and editor-in-chief

Naonal Geographic Traveler

was own in from the USA as

guest speaker.

His thought provoking topic

on The Power of Travel

considered the queson of

travel trends to desnaons

such as Bhutan, Cuba, Myanmar

and Mongolia and the ne

balance that needed to be

addressed between tourism

growth and sustainability.

What, he quesoned did it

mean for the next generaon?

Enjoy reading about SCECs

25th anniversary and so much

more in todays issue -Jill.

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Team building. More fun in the

Starwood Expos fnal

places up for grabsStarwood Hotels and

Resorts annual Expo will take

place in Australia this week.

The sales mission will kick o in

Melbourne on 7 May following

on in Sydney and North Ryde on

8 and 9 May respecvely and

ending in Brisbane on 10 May.

Featuring more than 30 hotels

from across the Asia Pacic and

North America regions, the local

travel trade and the businessevents industry, it willshowcase

Starwood Hotels and Resorts

nine disnct lifestyle brands;

St Regis, The Luxury Collecon,

W Hotels, Le Mridien, Wesn,

Sheraton, Alo, Element and Four

Points by Sheraton.

All aendees will be entered

into a prize draw featuring

a range of luxurious and

internaonal travel prizes.

Places are limited so register

online for your spot at oneof these events - www.

starwoodexpo.com/australia_

expo.html.

What the doctor orderedBeStCitieSGlobal

Alliance is

showing

internaonal

medical

associaons

its just what

the doctor

ordered with

partners

hosng

some of theworlds most

presgious medical conferences

over the next three years.

BestCies desnaons in

Australia, Asia and the Middle

East all have considerable

investment in medical-related

infrastructure, which is paying

o with internaonal medical

conferences bringing visitors and

economic benet to the cies.

Melbourne will hold three

of the worlds most signicantmedical conferences less than

eight months apart starng

with the presgious 22nd World

Diabetes Congress in December

for approximately 12,500

delegates and including the 20th

Internaonal AIDS Conference in

July 2014 which, aracng over

14,000 delegates, will be the

largest medical conference ever

held in Australia.

Karen Bolinger, ceo of the

Melbourne Convenon Bureau,said, Internaonal associaons

bringing conferences to

Melbourne have indicated that

the strength of their disciplines

local research community and

the size of the wider academic

community were major factors in

their decision to choose the city

as the host desnaon.

Singapore has become a major

draw for internaonal medical

meengs, hosng the 2013 World

Health Summit (WHS) regional

meeng in April, the rst me

this took place outside Berlin.Jeannie Lim, execuvedirector,

Convenons & Meengs and

Exhibions & Conferences,

Singapore Tourism Board, says,

Singapores unique strength is its

ability to integrate infrastructure,

technology and research

successfully.

Some of Singapores

upcoming biomedical and

scienc congresses include

the 6th Internaonal Singapore

Symposium of Immunologyin June 2013 and the 9th

World Congress on Cosmec

Dermatology (WCOCD) 2014.

Dubais standing as a world-

class host of medical meengs

was rmly established when the

World Diabetes Congress, which

the city hosted in 2011, aracted

an unprecedented 15,100

delegates.

BestCies managing director

Jane Vong Holmes summarises

We are certainly seeing anupward trend in the number of

internaonal medical associaons

who are choosing more than one

BestCies partner to host their

congress.

SCEC celebrates its25th anniversary

the Sydney Convenon and

Exhibion Centre marked its 25th

anniversary over the weekend.

The silver anniversary was a

milestone for the Australian

events sector and a cause forcelebraon said Centre chief

execuve, Ton van Amerongen.

With a million people passing

through our doors each year, the

Centre has formed part of the

economic and social fabric of our

naon.

During the Saturday event van

Amerongen thanked his sta for

their contribuon to the Centres

success, saying that their skills

and professionalism had kept the

venue at the cung edge of theindustry since its opening in1988.

BENtoday has a special two

page spread featuring the Sydney

Convenon and Exhibion Centre

- see pgs 4 and pg 5.

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crumbs!

IMMs memorable dinnerthe Internaonal

Media Marketplaces

(IMM) Brisbane

farewell dinner

commenced Riverside

at Pony for drinks

and canaps and

connued on to BradJollys award-winning

Alchemy Restaurant &

Bar that overlooks the

Brisbane River and

Storey Bridge.

During a taste tour

of Queensland, via a ve course

degustaon dinner, guests

were entertained by a pasche

of upcoming Brisbane events

which included ballet dancers

represenng the Bolshoi Ballet

season, jockeys and punterscheering on at the Carnival of

Winter Racing and a rowdy mob

from the much ancipated launch

of the Brish and Irish Lions tour.

The following day delegates

departed on various Queensland

famil components, sponsored by

Tourism and Events Queensland

and Brisbane Markeng.

Pc above at the

Internaonal Media Marketplace

from le are: Anne-Maree Moon,Brisbane Markeng; Bruce

Wallace, Tourism and Events

Queensland and Kae Mills,

Brisbane & Southern Queensland

Country.

Meet in PolandShouLd Poland be under

onsideraon for a congress orncenve, the VII edion of Polish

ncoming Tourism Workshop

Meet Poland - being held

n Warsaw 26-28 September,

provides the ideal vehicle to

gather rst-hand informaon.

Supported by the main Polish

ourist organisaons, they oer

plenty of reasons to aend,

ncluding tourism suppliers

rom all Polish regions coming

o Warsaw to meet their

nternaonal business partners.Top representaves, such as

hotels, SPA, tour operators will

oer their products and services

and the new way of approaching

Poland.

Leading internaonal tour

operators have previously taken

part in incoming workshops.

The aracveness of Poland

s increasing due to the growing

tandards of its tourism industry.

Visit www.meetpoland.pl for

more informaon.

Funding Victorias sizzlewith tourism

and events

contribung nearly

$16 billion to

Victorias economy

each year and

employing more

than 200,000

people, Victorias

peak tourism

industry body has

welcomed the announcement

of $11.7 million in Victorian

Government funding to renewFederaon Square.

It will, says Victoria Tourism

Industry Council (VTIC) chief

execuve Dianne Smith, help

maintain Federaon Square as

the prime meeng place for

Melburnians and visitors.

We congratulate the Victorian

Government on having the

foresight to maintain this iconicMelbourne site which adds a

sizzle to our already fabulous

tourism experience, she said.

We encourage the

Government to connue invesng

in proven tourism products across

the enre state and urge further

investment in improving tourism

products and experiences, she

said, adding that it must include

the extension of the Melbourne

Convenon & Exhibion Centre

and appropriate investment inplaces like Point Nepean and

Phillip Island Nature Parks.

Free TradersNespresso machines

traderS Hotel, Brisbane

by Shangri-La on Roma Street,who by the way oer free wi-

throughout the hotel, have an

unbeatable oer.

For just $298, Stay Connected

with "U" guests who stay and play

on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday

night before 30 June will receive

a brand new Nespresso "U"

machine and Aeroccino3 milk-

frothing device (RRP $299).

The overnight stay in one of the

Traders revitalised rooms also

includes the added convenienceof early check-in and latecheck-

out, plus a $50 return credit

voucher.

What is even more incredible,

conference organisers can take

advantage of the oer - pay the

$298 per night, per delegate

weekend rate and every

delegate receives the brand new

Nespresso U machine.

Traders Hotel general manager

Bruno Cristol said being adjacent

to the Brisbane Transit Centre onthe CBD fringe meant thehotel

was perfectly situated as a base

to explore the city and connect

with all the wonderful cultural

acvies on oer around town.

Meet at their placeFrom 1 May - 31 August, meet

at Langham Place, Mongkok and

enjoy exclusive summer oers

uch as special room rates from

HK$1,400 and up to HK$1,650,

both with complimentary

nternet access and daily buet

breakfast for two per room, full

day summer meeng packages

tarng from HK$650pp and

he half day summer meeng

package at HK$550pp.

An array of other privileges

exist for groups of over 30

ooms including, one hour

welcome drinks and canaps, one

omplimentary room throughout

he stay, room upgrade for

one guestroom, Ying welcome

amenies, Dream Big turndown

gis and a special discount at

Chuan Spa.

In addion, Double takethelead

or mileage points will be oered

o groups conrmed between

1 May and 30 June, who

tay between 1 May and 31

August - see www.hongkong.

anghamplacehotels.com.

with Great Gatsby, F. Sco

Fitzgerald fever about to engulf

the world with the premiere

of Baz Luhrmanns movie The

Great Gatsby this week, Oscar-

winning Australian costume

designer Catherine Marn has

designed The Fitzgerald Suite, at

The Plaza Hotel in New York.

It is a tribute to its author F.

Sco Fitzgerald who with his

wife was a patron at the hotel.

The 200sqm suite is lled

with 1920s-inspired Art Deco

furniture, bedspread and towels

embroidered with a Jay Gatsby

and Daisy-inspired monogram,

as seen throughout the lm,

portraits of the lm cast and

photos of Fitzgerald and his wife

featured on the walls.

BENs bonus offer

Conditions apply call Christie-Lee & Chantel:

1300 799 220

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Unleash your creativityViVid Sydney, which takes place

between 31 May - 2 June at the

Overseas Passenger Terminal, will

present The Digital Playground,

oering a range of excing

exhibits, talks, workshops and

pop-up events celebrang the

visual arts and digital lifestyles.

Highlights will include award-

winning blogger, author and

professional photographer,Rachel Devine and her young

daughter Gemma, YouTube

sensaon ThatNikonGuy,

portrait photographer Ma

Granger will run a number of

workshops, freelance sports

photographer, Delly Carr will talk

about his lifeme list of subjects,

while Australia Geographic

photographer, Chris Bray will

speak about his adventures.

Informaon online at - www.

thedigitalplayground.com.au.

Rafter opens French Quarter

tenniS legend and Mantra

Ambassador, Pat Raer, ocially

opened the newly refurbished

and rebranded Mantra French

Quarter Noosa (formerly

BreakFree French Quarter).

In keeping with the Sunshine

Coast, beach side venue, a signed

uroard was unveiled for the

esorts new and improved lobby.

Raer gratefully accepted akey to the hotels Hasngs

Street car park - a coveted

permanent spot on Noosas busy

premier strip.

Pc above with Pat Raer

s the Mantra Groups Ibrahim

Saad and Susan Ewington and

uanita Bloomeld from Tourism

Noosa.

rg: Pat Raer is pictured

holding the plaque for his

permanent car park at the

resort and Mantra French

Quarter general manager Jusn

Cave is seen next to the signed

suroard.

Kingfsher bonus dealhead north to Mercure

Kingsher Bay Resort Hotel on

Fraser Island if you are aer a

warm winter conference.

Celebrang their 20th year

of operaon with a major

conferencing and event

refurbishment, business

development manager

Leonie Belbin said, Therefurbishment program - with

high-tech equipment, so and

hard furnishings - will bring

Kingsher Bay Resort in line with

current industry standards and

expectaons, she said.

Kick starng the refurb, the

resort is oering Residenal

Packages from $135 per person,

which includes twin share hotel

accommodaon, buet breakfast

and delegate day package.

Book and host a meengup unl 31 August and be

rewarded with a one-hour sunset

experience package; return

passenger ferry transfers or a

15% discount on spa treatments.

Contact - leonie_belbin@

kingsherbay.com for more

details on the oer or to make a

booking.

Lafayettes ooh la lafocus on Paris

FranCe is regularly featured

on top of the incenve

desnaon pops and Lafayee

Travel, a French specialist for

the organisaon and operaon

of convenons, meengs,

congresses and incenve

programs say last year they

hosted groups from all over

the world and from many

diversied industries, including

pharmaceucal, automove, IT,

nance, F&B, bar associaonsand special interest groups.

You name it, they came to

France, they said.

The most popular places were

Paris and the French Riviera (with

Monaco), but also less known

regions were Aquitaine, Briany,

Normandy, Burgundy, the

Champagne region and Provence.

This season, they are zooming in

on Paris and the French Riviera.

Its on the French Riviera that

since April the Hotel Marnez inCannes and the Mediterranean

Palace in Nice are now managed

by the Hya Hotels Corporaon,

as is the Concorde Lafayee and

the Hotel du Louvre in Paris.

Abu Dhabis double digit growth100 high achieving travel agentsfrom an Australia-wide educaonal

ales incenve run by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authoriy(TCA Abu

Dhabi) from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, le thesix-day

our even more movated to sell the emirate as both apoint-to-point

and stop-over desnaon.

Jointly arranged with Ehad Airways and Virgin Australia, thefamil

omes as TCA Abu Dhabi gures reveal double-digit growth inthe

number of Australians staying in the emirates 141 hotels &apartments.

In the rst three months of this year, 7,987 Australians bookedinto

Abu Dhabi hotels - a 17% increase over Q1 last year.

This resulted in 30,199 guest nights - an increase of 21%,and

extended the average-length-of-stay by 3% to 3.78 nights.

The upward trend is encouraging and we want to maintainthemomentum by leng these top sellers know just how much morethere

s to see and do in the emirate said director promoons andoverseas

ocers Mubarak Al Nuaimi.

We want these agents to be our mouthpieces in the Australian

market, encouraging Australians to stay here even longer.

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Top 10 famous visitors to the Centre1. The Queen - opened theCentre in 1988 and returned on a royal

tour in 2000.

2. George Clooney - the actor and director aended the Global

Leadership Forum in 2011.

3. Bill Clinton - the 42nd US President visited twice in 2002,for a

congress on China and a fundraising dinner.

4. Neil Armstrong the rst man on the moon gave a rareappearance

at a CPA Australia event in 2011.

5. Tony Blair - the former Brish Prime Minister came in 2011, aspart

of his Tony Blair Speaking Tour.

6. Dalai Lama the Tibetan Buddhist leader came twice, in 2007and

2009, for spiritual events.

7. Christopher Reeve Superman actor and acvist aended theNSW

Premiers Forum on Spinal Cord Injury and Condions in 2003.

8. Diana, Princess of Wales aended the Commonwealth Day

Council Charity lunch in 1997.

9. Condoleezza Rice the US Secretary of State was a highprole

face at meengs held at the Centre during the 2007 Asia-Pacic

Economic Cooperaon (APEC) Summit.

10. Archbishop Desmond Tutu the Nobel Peace Prize winnercame

in 1995 for the Global Cultural Diversity Conference.

Other big names include UN Secretaries General BoutrosBoutros

Ghali and Ko Annan; IOC Present, Juan Antonio Samaranch; US

entertainer, Sammy Davis Jr; singer, Gotye and many more.

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Sydneys 25 Inspirational YearsauStraLiaS events industry

oday celebrates 25 inspiraonal

ears since the opening of the

ydney Convenon and Exhibion

Centre, a landmark not just for

ydney but for the enre events

ector.

Centre Chief Execuve Ton van

Amerongen marked the 4 May silver

nniversary, saying the past 25 years

had seen a remarkable development

n Australias business events

andscape.

The opening of the SydneyConvenon and Exhibion Centre in

1988 represented much more than

ust a Bicentenary project and a

ejuvenaon of Darling Harbour, van

Amerongen said.

It was also the catalyst for the growth and

development of the enre business events industry,

ight across the country.

The opening of the Centre created a completely

new environment and gave us the opportunity to

expand, innovate and mature, he said.

It introduced us to internaonal markets that we

hadnt moved in before, and allowed us to developnew capabiliesand experse. Ulmately, all of

Australia beneed, not just Sydney.

van Amerongen paid tribute to the people of the

events sector who had been responsible for creang

ydneys excellent reputaon on the world stage, in

parcular the Centres own sta.

I can proudly say theres none beer, he said.

Many of our team have been at the Centre for

more than 10 or even 20 years, and they are leaders

in their elds.

Sydneys success as one of the worlds top events

desnaons has been born out of the dedicaon of

its people, and its our people who will ensure our

citys success in the future. Pc above with Chief Execuve, Tonvan

Amerongen (l) are: Dale King, Manager

Events; Simon Lomas, Director of Operaons;

Amanda Anker, Director of Markeng and Sales and

Uwe Habermehl, Execuve Chef.

A big year for eventsthiS year not only marks the

Centres 25th anniversary, it alsorepresents one of thebusiest

years in Sydneys business events

history.

Right through to the end of

2013, when the Centre will close

to enable the development of

Sydneys new events precinct,

the venue is working to a

packed schedule of conferences,

exhibions, incenves and other

business events, bringing more

than a million people through its

doors.Some of the most presgious

meengs on the world calendar

this year will be held over the

coming months, including the

World Congress on Lung Cancer

for 5000 delegates in October, the

Perfect China corporate incenve

for 3500 delegates in July, and the

World Congress on Ultrasound in

Obstetrics and Gynaecology for

1500 delegates in October.

The Centre will also become

part of colourful publiccelebraons across Sydney

Harbour when it hosts the

Pacic2013 Internaonal

Marime Exposion and

Seapower naval conference

for 1000 delegates in October,

coinciding with the spectacle of

an internaonal eet review to

mark the 100th anniversary of

the Royal Australian Navys rst

arrival in Sydney.

With so much sll to accomplish

in 2013, were working hard tomake our 25th anniversary year

one to remember, Centre CEO

Ton van Amerongen said.

And so say all of usitS not just the Centre

celebrang its 25th anniversary

this year.

Darling Harbour itself turns

25, along with other Sydney

landmarks from the Bicentenary

era including the PowerhouseMuseum, the Chinese Garden

of Friendship, Metro Monorail,

Sea Life Sydney Aquarium,

Bicentennial Park at Homebush

Bay and Sydney Football Stadium.

Feature Report

Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre

Big events & numbers TheSydney Convenon and

Exhibion Centre is Australias

busiest, hosng an average 600

events each year.

the Centre welcomes more

than 900,000 visitors through its

doors annually.

more than 220,000 hotel room

night bookings are generated

from internaonal convenon

delegates annually.

the biggest exhibion to

be held at the Centre is

the biannual Australian

Internaonal Motor Show,

which has aracted close to

150,000 people in some years.

the total esmated

expenditure of all delegates and

visitors to the Centre is about

$500 million per year.

the Centre employs

approximately 240 full-me and

560 casual sta.

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Centre of InnovationFrom the

moment it opened

its doors, the

Sydney Convenon

and Exhibion

Centre signalled

its intenon to

be a leader in the

events industry.

While other

internaonal

venues were sll

outsourcing services such as

catering and audio visual, theCentre made the bold decision

to bring these skills in house,

creang internal teams of experts

to handle all its clients needs.

Radical for the me, the move

was just one of many ground-

breaking iniaves implemented

by the Centre over the past 25

years.

In an era of rapid technological

change, the Centre connued

to invest in new infrastructure

to ensure it oered world-classservices to its clients.

In 2006 it unveiled one of

Australias largest digital screen

display systems, while in 2009

it became the only convenon

centre in Australia to hook up to

the Digital Video Network (DVN).

The venues award-winning

culinary oerings also made their

mark.

In 2006 the Centre launched

a new concept for Australian

convenon centres a stunningwaterfront business lounge for

visitors, known as the Bayside

Lounge.

Centre Chief Execuve Ton van

Amerongen said while the Centre

had overseen a wide range of

iniaves, its environmental

leadership had been a stand-out.

Over the years, our team has

embraced the issues of waste

reducon and recycling not just

with passion, but with vision.

Their determinaon todo the right thing for the

environment has been absolutely

inspiraonal, van Amerongen

said.

Aer introducing its Ecowise

program in 2004, the Centres

sta set out to cut waste in boththe convenon and exhibion

facilies, whilst also reducing the

venues energy and water usage.

The changes have been wide-

ranging, from the introducon of

intelligent lighng and waterless

urinals, to recycling food scraps

to produce green electricity and

organic ferlisers.

In 2007, the venue became

one of only two convenon

centres in the world to achieve

accreditaon as a Green GlobeBenchmarked Convenon

Centre an accolade which was

upgraded to the presgious Silver

cercaon just two years later.

Always a winnerthe Centre has earned many

accolades over the past 25 yearsfrom internaonal awards for

creave event delivery, through

to naonal awards for corporate

social responsibility.

In 2011-12 it hit a new high with

a record 14 awards recognising

everything from the eciency

of its management team to its

ongoing green iniaves.

The current year is also looking

strong for the venue, with award

wins including the presgious

Internaonal Special EventsSociety (ISES) Esprit Award for

Best Event Design and Dcor, as

well as a record ve Meengs and

Events Australia State Awards.

Centre Chief Execuve Ton van

Amerongen said the Centres

many awards were testament to

his teams dedicaon to providing

a world-class service for its

clients.

From our rst year of operaon

to our 25th, the Centres team

has always worked hard todeliver excellent results, and

we are very appreciave of the

recognion we have received,

van Amerongen said.

A 25-yearculinary journey

From the 80s to the present, few

things chart the evoluon of events

more vividly than the way we dine.

At the Centre, the past quarter

century has been like a 25-year

degustaon - a succession of extraordinary dishes mirroring therise of

Sydneys dining scene.

From the me it opened, the Centre was quick to bury outdated

percepons of event catering, introducing the same levels ofquality

and creavity expected of a ne restaurant.

Today, Execuve Chef Uwe Habermehl and his award-winning

team have worked with local producers and the Centres Cered

Sommelier William Wilson to deliver an exceponal diningexperience,

featuring fresh local produce

and outstanding wines.

Together they are not only

igning the appetes of

internaonal delegates, theyve

created a culinary spectacle

that connues to earn praise

from a whos who of Australian

foodies.

Ten of the bestOvEr the past 25 years, the

Sydney Convenon and Exhibion

Centre has hosted close to 15,000

events. Here are 10 of the most

memorable:

1. The Australian Internaonal

Motor Show - the largest public

exhibion in Australia, the

motor show has featured on the

Centres calendar since 1988.

2. The Reed Gi Fairs - the largest

exhibions in the country based

on exhibitor numbers.

3. The Sydney Internaonal BoatShow - held at the Centresince

1988, the Boat Show occupies

more space than any other

exhibion.

4. Lions Convenon 2012 this

spectacular event aracted

12,000 internaonal delegates.

5. The 2002 World Congress of

Cardiology - one of the largest

events held at the Centre in a

decade, the congress aracted

more than 7000 delegates.

6. The 2002 Internaonal

Congress of Ophthalmology

held just two weeks before the

Cardiology World Congress,

this event drew close to 5000

delegates.

7. The 1996 World Congress of

Anaesthesiologist the largest

internaonal congress to be

held at the Centre, this event

aracted 9000 delegates and

400 speakers from 114 dierent

countries.8. 1995 Global Cultural Diversity

featuring global gures such as

Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

9. Sydney 2000 Olympics - Darling

Harbour was the second largest

Olympic precinct for the Sydney

2000 Games, with the Centre

hosng ve Olympic sports

weightliing, wrestling, judo,

boxing and fencing.

10. Asia-Pacic Economic

Cooperaon summit 2007 - the

Centre was a key venue for this

signicant meeng, hosng

a range of high level bilateral

meengs and briengs as well

as a media centre for 1500

internaonal journalists.