- Thu 27 Nov 2008 – BIC Brings Big Business to Bournemouth – October saw a variety of medical events take place at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), bringing big business to Bournemouth.
- Wed 26 Nov 2008 – e-Safety Conference Back in Bournemouth – Tomorrow (27th November) will see the South West Grid for Learning’s (SWGfL) e-safety Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC).
- Mon 24 Nov 2008 – Dance Day at BIC a ‘Strictly’ Success! – Over 500 people ‘quickstepped’ to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) for a free Dance Day.
- Thu 13 Nov 2008 – Happiness and Angel Orbs Phenomenon Comes to the BIC – Angelology, the study of angels, has become increasingly popular recently.
- Mon 10 Nov 2008 – Double Chance for BIC and Pavilion at Bournemouth Tourism Awards – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion have been short listed for two awards at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards 2008; Outstanding Customer Service of the Year and Best Evening Experience – Entertainment of the Year.
- Thu 23 Oct 2008 – Summer Season Sales Success for the BIC and Pavilion – Despite the Indian summer we have had over the last few weeks, summer seems to be truly behind us. Looking back on it, the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion have had one of the busiest summer seasons in recent years!
- Wed 22 Oct 2008 – BIC and Pavilion Short Listed for South West’s 2008 Business Tourism Award – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion have been short listed for the finals of the 2008 South West’s Tourism Excellence Award for Business Tourism.
- Wed 27 Aug 2008 – Business Tourism in Bournemouth up by Over 3% to £127m – The latest statistics, based on the UK Tourist Board’s Estimate of Delegate Expenditure, show that the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom inject £73m annually into the local economy through business tourism.
- Tue 19 Aug 2008 – BIC and Pavilion Awarded Top Corporate Fundraiser by Charity – Top fundraisers, who took part in the Midnight Wish Walk in April for the Round Table Children’s Wish charity (RTCW), were recognised at a glittering awards ceremony on Tuesday 5th August at Aruba.
- Tue 17 Jun 2008 – BIC has Just the Ticket! – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has launched an innovative parking scheme that offers visitors a guaranteed parking space in the BIC multi-storey car park, as its website sees major growth in ticket sales!
BICB Bags Trio of ‘Magical’ New Members
The Bournemouth International Conference Bureau (BICB) has bagged itself three new members in the last month, taking it to a total of 90. The BICB promotes business tourism in Bournemouth and the surrounding areas through offering a free venue locator and delegate reservation service.
The BICB was set up five years ago and works with event organisers to bring national and international events to Bournemouth. Described as Bournemouth’s answer to David Blaine, Kasrani has signed up to the BICB to promote his magical talents. He specialises in table and walk around magic for events, weddings, private parties, business networking, street magic and more. Samuel, known as Kasrani, has appeared on TV, in films and performed in the best night spots.
The BICB have enlisted signmaking company Letters and Logos, who specialise in digital printing, vinyl graphics, internal and external signs, exhibition and display and window graphics. The local company’s clients include the RNLI, Dorset Healthcare, Cambian Education, Southampton City Sports and Leisure Department, and Excelsior Coaches.
Award winning Seeker Photography has also signed up to the BICB’s services. The South Coast based firm offer photographic services for events, PR, product launches, brochure imagery, weddings and portraits. Owner and photographer Steve Cook has worked with Dorset Business on several projects and often takes masterclasses.
Karina Gregory, BICB Manager, said: “To have got these companies on board with the BICB in such quick succession is great. We have a predominantly venue and hotel based membership but increasingly event organisers are looking for quirky suppliers like these to make their events magical! We are growing and continuing to attract a high volume of residential and non-residential business events to the area, which is currently valued at £48m in economic benefit to the town.”