- 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!
BIC is the Only English Resort Venue to Make Finals of the World’s Best Congress Centre Award
Up against international city venues, the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) was the only English resort venue to make the finals of the 2008 International Association of Congress Centre’s (AIPC) Apex Award for World’s Best Congress Centre. The only other English venue to feature in the finals was Manchester.
The world industry association held their 50th glittering annual conference award dinner at the beginning of July in Singapore, where the winners and two runners-up were announced. Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre in Canada took the top spot, followed by Australia’s Brisbane and Cairns Convention Centres.
Peter Gunn, Managing Director of the BIC said of the announcement: “We are thrilled to have made it to the finals of this award, especially considering we were the only English town and coastal resort to make it. Up against international city venues like Vancouver, we are pleased to have been recognised as the leading UK resort convention centre. It is the positive feedback from our clients that got us to the finals, which goes to show we are always striving to meet their needs.”
In order to enter the awards potential entrants had to ensure that 25 clients, including 10 congresses, conventions or conferences of which at least five had to be international organisations, completed a survey questionnaire. Questions ranged from rating the venue in terms of the congress centre, the meeting room and break out rooms through to catering.
This year the AIPC received 27 entrants, backed by a total of 804 client references, and 18 made it through to the second round. The BIC was voted Number One Town Convention Centre in a national conference industry poll by Conference and Incentive Travel magazine last year and won Best Destination Stand award at renowned industry event International Confex in February.