The convention will bring 22,000 delegates to
the city and inject an estimated US$45.4 million
into the local economy over a four-day period,
making it one of the largest and most lucrative
business events ever mounted in Australia.
Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau managing
director Jon Hutchison said Rotary International
had chosen Sydney for the 2014 event on the strength of an earlier bid for the 2012 convention.
He said: "Sydney originally bid for the 2012
Rotary International Convention, but lost last
November after a tough battle with Bangkok.
"The Rotary International Board decided Sydney's
2012 bid was so impressive we deserved to
stage the event as well, so they awarded us the 2014 event without calling for interest from other cities."
Sydney's bid was made jointly by three local Districts of Rotary representing 200 clubs, supported by the SCVB and the New South Wales Major Events Board.
Rotary International past directors John Carrick
and Barry Thompson, who led the unsuccessful bid
for the 2012 Rotary Convention, said they were
delighted with the news.
Sydney to host Rotary convention for 22,000
SYDNEY Sydney has won the right to host one of the world's largest annual international events, the 2014 Rotary International Convention.
