VisitBrighton has secured the sixth annual EPIZONE (the Network of Excellence for Epizootic Disease Diagnosis and Control) meeting. Due to be held at the Brighton Dome, an expected 250 delegates will attend the 12-14 June 2012 conference.
Hosted in the UK for the first time, Brighton was chosen because of its close proximity to mainland Europe and its transport hubs, array of amenities and venues and track record in delivering first class events for organisers and delegates alike. Previously staged in the Netherlands, Poland and Italy, the event is expected to bring £237,000 of economic benefit to the wider Brighton and Hove area.
Darren Johnson, VisitBrighton’s convention bureau sales manager remarks: “Brighton is firmly establishing itself as a world class conference destination. Winning this is a great achievement for Brighton and a testament to how attractive, accessible and competitive to international conference organisers Brighton is. Securing events like this bring real measurable benefits for the area through visitor spending and we are delighted that we have won yet another international conference.”
EPIZONE is an EU funded research project which started in 2006 and is supported by the EU’s Sixth Research Framework Programme with a total EU contribution of €14million for the period of five years. There are currently almost 400 researchers involved in EPIZONE, coming from 12 countries: across Europe, China and Turkey. They are all scientists or their work is related to veterinary science.
