- 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 Keeps the "Great Outdoors" legal for Drinkers and Smokers
The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) is leading the way in ensuring that the "great outdoors" is still available for concert-goers wishing to enjoy a drink outside plus the provision of an area for smokers.
Plans for the scheme were among the first to be approved for a town centre licensed premises by Bournemouth's Licensing Board (at a hearing on 22 June). The approval grants permission for the BIC to introduce a clearly identified area at the front of the building which will be carefully managed to ensure that drinks may be safely consumed outside. The scheme also provides a facility for members of the public wishing to smoke, in full compliance with the licensing law and the imminent smoking ban.
No alcoholic drinks will be sold outside but members of the public will be permitted to take their drinks - all served in plastic for added safety to the designated area. This will also encourage smokers away from the main entrance doors to help minimise the potential for smoke drift towards the doors and into the smoke-free building.
Plans have been carefully drawn up to ensure that the BIC continues to provide safe and convenient facilities for all members of the public, explains Peter Woods, BIC's operations and security manager.
"Clearly the BIC needs to be a place that everyone can enjoy and we've been addressing our responsibilities to ensure that we continue to achieve this but also comply fully with the latest legislation, as a council venue and as responsible licensees."
New signage is being introduced to the front of the BIC, in addition to refuse bins and cigarette disposal bins. The area will be defined with signage and cordons and supervised by the BIC's duty operations managers, assisted at special events by fully trained door supervisors, controlled by the Security Industry Association.