- Wed 06 Aug 2008 – Bournemouth Gets on Board with Event UK – Surf’s up for the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Bournemouth International Conference Bureau (BICB) at Event UK.
- Fri 25 Jul 2008 – Leading UK Energy Company Returns to the BIC for Fifth Visit – Scottish Southern and Energy (SSE) are returning to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) this week for their Annual General Meeting.
- Fri 18 Jul 2008 – 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.
- Tue 08 Jul 2008 – Bournemouth Hotels Voted Best Value in the World – Bournemouth hotels have been voted the best value hotels in the world, by a survey of guests who use website hotel.info.
- Thu 03 Jul 2008 – Come and Tour Behind the Scenes the BIC and Pavilion – The Bournemouth International Centre and Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom are going to be open to the public, for behind the scenes tours, every Friday from July to September this year.
- Wed 25 Jun 2008 – Busy Times Ahead for the BIC – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has a busy couple of weeks ahead what with hosting the Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards (TSI) Conference and Exhibition and welcoming back the Local Government Association (LGA) for the ninth time!
- 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!
- Fri 18 Apr 2008 – Ideal Home Exhibition Touches Down in Bournemouth – Bournemouth will be all action from Thursday 28th until Sunday 31st August as the popular Ideal Home Exhibition lands at the Bournemouth International Centre, on the same weekend as the new Bournemouth Airshow.
- Thu 21 Feb 2008 – BIC Bride of the Year – Hundreds of brides-to-be recently attended the successful Wedding Show at the BIC which saw Rachel Bunce from Salisbury scoop the Bride of the Year title
BIC Elected as one of the International Elite Venues
The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has been confirmed as one of the ‘world’s elite’, with its election as a member of the International Association of Congress Centres (IAPC), the industry association for professional convention and exhibition centres from 49 countries world wide.
It’s the latest in a series of accolades and recognitions that the BIC has received in the last month and follows the announcement that UK conference industry professionals voted the BIC as the only coastal venue in the top ten of favourite destinations, as well as a first for customer service award for the BIC / Pavilion in the Bournemouth Tourism Awards.
Membership of the IAPC is by invitation and each member undergoes a rigorous assessment and inspection of its facilities and operating standards before membership is granted. It’s yet another confirmation that the ongoing programme of investment in the BIC’s facilities is paying dividends, says Peter Gunn, managing director BIC/Pavilion.
“In the last year, the BIC has gone from strength to strength following our £22million refurbishment and our aim is to ensure we are consistently one of the top choices for conferences and events in the UK and increasingly as world class leading destination. Organisers are voting with their bookings and planning events as far ahead as 2015 while both short and long term we’re filling the space with an even wider variety of events that are bringing even more people and revenue into the town,” he says.
Members of the IAPC include centres in Madrid, Rio, Sydney, Dubai, Brazil and Zargreb while in the UK, other members include the Brighton Centre and London’s Excel.
Editor Note: The Association is formally known as the 'International Association of Palais de Congres', - hence the IAPC abbreviation but internationally it is known as the International Association of Congress Centres.