Business Events Sydney (BESydney) will manage booking enquiries for the Sydney International Convention, Exhibition and Entertainment Precinct (SICEEP) and Glebe Island Expo until operators of the new facilities are appointed.
Glebe Island Expo is the interim facility that will house Sydney’s major public exhibitions and trade shows during the development of the 20-hectare Darling Harbour site that will be home to SICEEP.
Infrastructure NSW, which is delivering SICEEP for the NSW Government, will recommend the successful proponent in December 2012 and the operator for the interim facility is scheduled to be announced in March 2013.
Infrastructure NSW project director, Tim Parker, said, "BESydney is already bidding on events for 2017 and beyond that will take place in the new facilities. The company is well placed to manage enquiries."
Lyn Lewis-Smith, CEO of BESydney, said, "BESydney has been working closely over the past months to re-home the conferences and congresses it secured for Sydney that will be affected by the SICEEP development.
"This team will be expanded and will have dedicated staff to take on the responsibilities of the Glebe Island Expo and SICEEP."
Infrastructure NSW will soon issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to companies interested in designing, building, operating and then removing the interim Glebe Island facility.
