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  • 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

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Pay by phone for Parking at the BIC and Pavilion

Ring Go

As of 17th July Bournemouth will be the first local authority in England to offer customers the opportunity to pay for parking over the phone, making payment easier than ever before for the customer!  The unique service will be available in 45 car parks across the borough including the BIC and Pavilion, so everyone with a mobile phone can pay for their parking with just one quick call.

The RingGo system charges the parking session to the caller’s credit or debit card, with an additional convenience fee of 20p or 30p depending on location.  Texts can be sent as a reminder that the session is coming to an end and the customer then has the option of extending their parking - from wherever they are so there’s no need to return to the vehicle.  There are no fiddly paper tickets to lose, and the Borough’s Parking Attendants can check valid RingGo parkers via handheld devices.

This is how the system works: after parking, the customer makes a local phone call, giving the four-digit car park location number, and their vehicle and payment details. By also setting up a PIN (Personal Identification Number), they will also be fast tracked the next time they call, as most of the data will already be stored.

Councillor John Hayter, Portfolio holder for Strategic Development & Transport commented; “This will be good news for those who have ever stood in front of a ‘Pay & Display’ ticket machine with the wrong change.  We wanted to offer a better service to our customers who use our parking facilities and this service means no queuing, no small change, no pieces of paper and no long walks back and forth between car and machine.  The best part is that a parking session can be extended by simply making a phone call.  It is great for when a meeting overruns, you are shopping or the sun stays shining even longer than usual. This is a reliable and easy to use system making parking easier for everyone.”