- Fri 10 Feb 2012 – Bournemouth International Centre aiming high with new accreditation – from AIM in association with the Meetings Industry Association
- Wed 08 Feb 2012 – Due to popular demand, themed dinners are back at Bournemouth Pavilion – BH Live Hospitality is pleased to announce that further themed dinners for 2012 are on sale now
- Tue 24 Jan 2012 – BH Live supporting people to live well with and beyond cancer in Dorset – with a special event being held at the BIC on Wednesday 25 January 2012
- Thu 19 Jan 2012 – Zumba Smash 2 at the BIC on Sunday 12th February 2012 – attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest Zumba class
- Tue 10 Jan 2012 – 2012 Cupcake Camp is coming to the Bournemouth Pavilion – on 17th of March at 2pm
- Fri 06 Jan 2012 – Record breaking Pantomime audiences for Jack and the Beanstalk at the Bournemouth Pavilion – which delighted nearly 40,000 people during the 2011 festive season
- Mon 05 Dec 2011 – NSPCC calls on local businesses to get festive for ChildLine – by sponsoring and decorating a tree at the Festival of Christmas Trees
- Mon 05 Dec 2011 – BH Live wins Outstanding Customer Service of the Year at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards 2011 – for its ongoing committment to high levels of customer service
- Thu 10 Nov 2011 – BH Live Hospitality launch Encore and Applause – two new hospitality packages to upgrade a show experience
- Tue 25 Oct 2011 – See the new Terrace Bistro at the Pavilion – Work is progressing well on BH Live's new Terrace Bistro at the Pavilion
- Fri 05 Aug 2011 – The Conference and Exhibition Sales team at the Bournemouth International Centre is expanding – BH Live is pleased to welcome Hayley Ryan as it’s new Conference & Exhibition Sales Coordinator
- Fri 05 Aug 2011 – Setting new standards in energy efficiency at the Bournemouth International Centre – with 27 solar thermal panels on the roof of the venue
- Tue 12 Jul 2011 – The region's largest trade show for the hospitality industry looking ahead to 2015 – The CEM Group has secured dates up to 2015
- Mon 20 Jun 2011 – "You're in safe hands at the Bournemouth International Centre" says the Police Federation – The 87the Polie Federation Conference & Exhibition returned to the BIC last month
- Fri 25 Mar 2011 – BIC and Bournemouth Pavilion celebrating improved Hospitality Assured success – The BIC and Bournemouth Pavilion have been awarded the Hospitality Assured Standard for Service and Business Excellence
Thoracic Conference Returns to BIC
The British Thoracic Society’s Annual Conference comes to Bournemouth this week, returning to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) for the first time since 2001. 500 plus delegates are expected to attend the two day event, which means a boost of approximately £300,000 for the local economy through delegate expenditure.
The Annual Conference opens on Thursday 25th June in the BIC’s Tregonwell Hall, an exhibition will also run alongside the main conference sessions in the BIC’s Purbeck Hall featuring over 30 exhibitors including GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca. The event is also making use of the BIC’s multitude of break out space outside of the plenary meeting taking place in the Tregonwell Hall. The conference sees Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer for the Department of Health, take to the floor and topics like obesity and respiration and changes in respiratory medicine through the ages will be covered.
Peter Gunn, Managing Director of the BIC said: “It’s great to see the British Thoracic Society back in Bournemouth. Over the last few years it has been a deliberate decision to target the medical association market and we have made significant inroads in doing this, having hosted some of the biggest national and international medical events in the industry.”
Recent statistics value Bournemouth’s business tourism at £115m, of which the BIC and Pavilion contribute £65m annually through the conferences and exhibitions staged at the venues. The remaining £50m is a result of conferences, events and meetings at other venues in Bournemouth, often facilitated by the Bournemouth International Conference Bureau (BICB).
The Annual Conference closes on Friday 26th June. Peter Gunn adds: “Just as the conference ends we are preparing for two evening performances of Britain’s Got Talent Live 2009 on Friday night in the Windsor Hall, demonstrating the flexibility of the venue and showcasing our ability to host two very different types of event.”