AsiaCongress to run amusement expo in Shanghai

BANGKOK AsiaCongress has entered into an agreement with the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) to organise IAAPA Asian Expo 2006 - the amusement industry's largest gathering in Asia - in Shanghai, China.

IAAPA Asian Expo 2006 will be held at the Shanghai New International Export Centre on July 12-14. The most recent IAAPA Asian Expo, last July, was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and attracted 2,500 attendees and 140 exhibitors from 57 countries. Marcel Ewals, managing director of Asia-Congress, said: "Our aim is to deliver a world-class event that will stimulate continued growth of the Asian amusement-industry market."