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  • Wed 10 Mar 2010 –  Future Looks Bright for BIC –  The future looks bright for the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) after recently winning a new event for 2010, the Unlock the Future Conference.
  • Fri 05 Mar 2010 –  EMAIL NEWSLETTER – TECHNICAL PROBLEM –  Please note we are currently experiencing technical problems sending our weekly email newsletter.
  • Wed 03 Mar 2010 –  Beach Huts Make Bournemouth STAND OUT At Confex –  It’s Beach Hut inspired stand at International Confex really made Bournemouth stand out this year, and meant it won Best Stand in the UK venues and destinations section.
  • Fri 19 Feb 2010 –  BIC Secures £8m Worth of Business for Bournemouth –  The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) is on a roll after securing ten big events for future years - as far ahead as 2017 - that combined will bring an estimated £8m to Bournemouth in terms of delegate expenditure.
  • Fri 19 Feb 2010 –  BIC Promotes Boscombe’s Beach Pods at Meetings and Incentive Exhibition in London –  The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Bournemouth’s conference bureau, the BICB, exhibit annually at International Confex, the largest UK meetings and incentive travel exhibition in London.
  • Tue 19 Jan 2010 –  BIC Makes it Mark by Winning New Event –  The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has definitely made its mark by winning a two day tattoo convention called Bournemouth Ink, crammed full of interesting and unusual entertainment. The event is taking place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th May in the BIC’s Purbeck Hall and Tregonwell Hall.
  • Fri 27 Nov 2009 –  BIC Voted Best Evening Experience at Bournemouth Tourism Awards –  The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) won Best Evening Experience of the Year at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards last night, held at the Carrington House Hotel.
  • Thu 13 Aug 2009 –  BIC team win Labour Party vote! –  The Labour Party has chosen Bournemouth to host their Annual Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre and Pavilion in 2013
  • Wed 22 Jul 2009 –  Bournemouth Flies the Green Flag –  Bournemouth has raised its green credentials by winning the bid to host the prestigious Green Flag Award winners event next month.
  • Wed 29 Apr 2009 –  BIC Wins Business Worth £10.8m for Bournemouth –  The BIC conference and exhibitions sales team are on a roll
  • Thu 11 Dec 2008 –  BIC and Pavilion Make the Energy Grade –  The recent government requirement for Display Energy Certificates (DEC) has demonstrated that the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion Theatre make the energy grade.
  • 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!

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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.”