- 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!
Robotics Group and Science Society Join Forces at the BIC
The European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (ELRIG) and the Society of Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) are holding the annual two day conference and exhibition, titled Drug Discovery: 2008, at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and are expecting an estimated 700 delegates from over 30 countries to the event. It is the second time that the meeting has taken place and runs from Tuesday 23rd September until Wednesday 24th September.
The two day event is estimated to bring nearly £400,000 to Bournemouth’s economy through business tourism expenditure. Worldclass speakers will attend the event and lead six different scientific sessions on Drug Discovery, including liquid handling and detection technologies, advances in assay development and screening, the biochemistry of Enzymes and G-protein coupled receptors and lastly Biopharmaceuticals.
The scientific sessions will take place in the Tregonwell Hall and other break out areas. They will be complemented by presentations from two of the field's foremost researchers Anton Simeonov of NIH and Dejan Bojanic of Novartis, a poster session and an exhibition with over 80 exhibitors in the BIC’s domed purpose-built exhibition space, the Purbeck Hall.
Clive Tyers, Head of Conferences, Exhibitions and Events at the BIC said: “The ELRIG and SBS event shows the diversity of our calendar of events at the BIC. Shortly after the Liberal Democrats left Bournemouth we are welcoming for the first time, a major international pharmaceutical conference to the town.”
Jackie Howard of ELRIG said: “Bournemouth has always enjoyed the highest reputation as a premier conference and entertainment destination. With its thriving cosmopolitan resort, attracting many millions of investment into the town's business tourism and leisure facilities, with new hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and attractions it was the perfect choice for our event.”
The Bournemouth International Conference Bureau (BICB) acted as the accommodation agency for the event, assisting in booking hotels for the exhibitors and delegates.