Making a record strong start in 2011, Sarawak is working hard to maintain its successful run by expanding its team in Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia.
Recording an impressive 80% success rate in 2010, the Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) attracted 42 conventions to the heart of the World’s oldest rainforest. These conventions are expected to generate nearly RM55 million in delegate expenditure. It’s a hard act to follow this year with increasing competition regionally and strong support for Malaysian bidders from competing national destinations.
In the first six weeks of 2011 have been the busiest ever in terms of new bid successes with confirmation of nine new international conferences. New business booked includes the:
-College of Radiology, AMM 2011 Annual General Meeting
In Four Points by Sheraton Kuching, 200 Delegates for 2 days
-9th Combined Pediatric & Spine Congress 2013
In Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, 1030 Delegates for 4 days
-SME Enterprise Software Technology Conference and Exhibition (SESTECH BORNEO 2011)
In Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, 370 Delegates for 3 days
-1st Borneo International Investment Conference 2011 (BIIC 2011)
In Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, 600 Delegates for 5 days
-World Clown Association Annual Convention 2013
In Kuching, 200 delegates for 5 days
-2nd International Conference on Safety in Science and Science Education 2013
In Kuching, 500 delegates for 4 days
–ICOGRADA Design Week 2012
In Kuching, 500 delegates for 7 days
-1st Regional Conference on Solar and Hybrid Energy
In Kuching, 500 delegates for 4 days
-Asia Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention General Assembly 2012 – APOCP
In Pullman Kuching Hotel, 550 delegates for 4 days
Commenting on the bid win results, Mrs. Jill Henry, CEO of SCB said “Sarawak is rapidly gaining in popularity as an international meetings destination. With a brand new convention centre, new meetings hotels and the appeal of meeting in the magnificent Borneo rainforest, our bid win performance is continuing to improve.”
