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The Auckland Convention Centre at THE EDGE® has announced that it has successfully fought off powerful competition from Bangladesh and Thailand to host the 2009 Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AOCOG).
This congress, which is of the scale of the recent International Bar Association (IBA) conference that brought $20m in economic benefits to Auckland, will attract women’s health experts from around the world.
“This is the first time this congress has been held in New Zealand – and another big win for Auckland Convention Centre at THE EDGE®. We faced strong competition so our win represents very significant international recognition of the calibre of both the bid we put together and our facilities,” says THE EDGE® Chief Executive, Mr Greg Innes.
“The success of our bid to host the congress is also thanks to a highly effective partnership with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and the financial and advisory role of Conventions & Incentives NZ (CINZ),” says Mr Innes.
Alan Trotter, CINZ CEO says financial support for the bid was made available under Ministry of Tourism’s new Inter-Agency Events Group (IAEG) funding strategy and was critical to winning the conference bid for New Zealand.
“The funding is designed to attract business tourism to New Zealand. Big conventions like this mean big business for New Zealand,” he says.
Dr Eleanor Long, RANZCOG CEO says the arrival of up to 2,000 delegates and their accompanying partners from 26 different countries for the four-day convention is a real coup.
“The enormous support we received from Auckland Convention Centre at THE EDGE® and CINZ was the key to winning the 2009 congress for New Zealand,” she says.
Dr Alec Ekeroma, New Zealand Councillor to Asian and Oceanic Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AOFOG) says maternal and children’s health is a key priority in health services globally and the convention in New Zealand will bring together the international experts.
Report by The Mole
Graham Muldoon
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