Hyderabad,India.October,
2008: Hyderabad
International Convention Centre (HICC), India’s best convention
facility, recently won the prestigious National Tourism Award for
the year 2006-07 in the category, ‘Best Convention Centre’ and is
truly living up
to it.
The state of
the art Hyderabad International Convention
Centre along with the country’s first
Greenfield international airport, have
together carved a niche for Hyderabad as a
events destination. While Hyderabad is more
than 400 years old, it is at the forefront of
the resurgence of India’s economic engine and
highlights the new Indian growth driven by
knowledge and education. Hyderabad is a
perfect example of the harmony of old and new
which defines modern India. The city has also
been identified as one among the top
20 cities
of sustainable future according to a world
study initiated by the influential New
York-based Ethisphere Institute evaluating
cities on their efforts to improve
sustainability including public transport,
local economy, environment, health, education,
recreation and |
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|
living
standards.The other cities featuring in the
report include New York, Toronto, Frankfurt,
Singapore, Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Hyderabad,
London and Curitiba in Brazil. |
HICC opened in
January 2006 with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
event. Since then, it has attracted several
national and international events including Asian
Development Bank’s 39th AGM in 2006,
International Astronautical Congress in 2007,
Bancon 2006, World Map Congress 2006, National
Opthalmological Meet 2007, International Joint
Conference on Artificial Intelligence in 2007,
Suntec Days in 2007 & 2008, Bioasia in 2006, 2007
and 2008, Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive
& Sexual Health in 2007, etc.
“Hyderabad is all
set to start its Convention Bureau shortly, the
first of its kind in the country. ‘Visit
Hyderabad’, as the bureau would be named, will
focus on marketing the city on a global platform
providing further impetus to the city’s MICE
impetus,” says Jayesh Ranjan,
Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Tourism
Development Corporation.
Some of the
well-talked about events just concluded and in the
pipeline include:
·
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA):
16-19 September, 2008
·
13th Human Genome Meeting:
27-30 September, 2008
·
Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA):
9-13 November, 2008
·
36th Annual Scientific Meeting RSSDI
(Research Society for the study of Diabetes in
India):
21-23 November, 2008
·
Internet Governance Forum:
3-6 December, 2008
·
International Meeting on Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology (Asia ARVO):
15-18 Jan 2009
·
GIS Map World Forum:
9-13 February, 2009
·
BioAsia 2009:
2-4 Feb, 2009
·
62nd World Newspapers Congress 2009:
21 – 26 March 2009
·
International Congress of Mathematicians:
19-27 August, 2010
·
International Congress and Convention Association
(ICCA):
23-27 October, 2010
Mr. Phillip
Logan, General Manager, HICC says, “HICC not only
offers the best infrastructure for meetings and
conferences, but by virtue of being the first
mover, we have also developed the best skill sets
required to run successful events in the country.
The acknowledgement from the Ministry of Tourism
is much appreciated by the entire team.”
About HICC
Developed and owned by the Cyberabad Convention
Centre Private Limited a joint venture between
Emaar Properties (PJSC) of Dubai and Andhra
Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC),
this convention facility is managed by Accor- one
of the world’s leading hospitality management
companies.
HICC has a
pillar-free internal hall of 6,480 sq. meters
which can be partitioned into six smaller halls,
accommodating up to 6000 guests. The centre has 32
break-out rooms offering a perfect environment for
parallel sessions during large national and
international conventions. Hyderabad International
Convention Centre has been designed keeping in
mind exhibition set ups as well.
-MK
Reachout's News Bureau
October'
2008
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