Sydney saw an
injection of more than AUS$7m from three international association conferences in the fields
of health, engineering, and chemicals.
Australia-based
event management company ICMS Australasia delivered these events and helped
Sydney welcome more than 8,000 delegates across the three events: the International
Congress of the International Academy of Pathology, the 20th International
Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, and the
International Meeting on Lithium.
All events
took place between May and October 2022 and spent more than $3.7m at International Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICC) Sydney.
The 8,000 room nights booked across Sydney hotels for event delegates also provided
significant economic contribution for the region.
But ICMS
Australasia owner and managing director, Emma Bowyer, said the strong financial
outcomes of hosting international meetings was just one positive benefit to the
city of many.
“Each of these conferences provided significant opportunities for
the local hosts to share knowledge with their international counterparts,
highlight their important research, and potentially increase local investment
and forge new business relationships,” she said.
“International
meetings contribute both immediate and long-term benefits and it’s clear that
these events have done that.”
Convention bureau Business Events Sydney were instrumental in securing ICSMGE 2022, IMLB
2022 and IAP 2022 for Sydney, and helped ICMSA
increase international attendance.
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
