In November, the centre will host the 18th FIGO
2006 World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Up to 10,000 delegates are expected to
attend the international event.
Mark Suppiah, director of operations, AOS Conventions and Events (PCO for FIGO 2006), said:
"The Centre is an ideal venue for this event due to
its facilities and central location with sufficient
hotels to cater for large numbers of delegates."
The KLCC team intends to build upon the
success of 2005 this year.
Peter Brokenshire, general manager, Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centre, said: " The centre has
achieved a level and mix of business that surprised
even us."
The centre held 225 events attended by 790,000 people in its first six months after opening
in mid-June 2005.
Currently, there are 400 bookings for events
between now and 2012.
Jenny Salsbury, the centre's director of marketing
and sales, said the sales team and overseas representatives will continue to actively promote their facilities.
This will be supplemented by a marketing
partnership with four other convention centres
under the 'All Corners of the World' banner.
KLCC prepares for congress
KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre management team is gearing up for its largest event of the year, a major medical congress.