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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.
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  • 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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BIC team win Labour Party vote!

Yesterday’s announcement that the Labour Party has chosen Bournemouth to host their Annual Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre and Pavilion in 2013 has been welcomed by the BIC team who faced stiff competition from other UK venues in a lengthy competitive bid process.

Clive Tyers, Head of Conferences and Events at the BIC/Pavilion, co-ordinated Bournemouth’s proposal with several of the town’s leading hotels and commented, “We are of course delighted that Labour are returning to Bournemouth. The Labour Party Conference team first contacted us back in March to discuss future options for their conference after such a successful event in 2007.  We knew that we would be up against the UK’s major cities, but once again the BIC’s reputation for hosting large conventions in the UK’s number 1 resort has paid dividends.

It is particularly pleasing to receive this news now, just as the BIC reaches it’s 25th Birthday, proving once again that we continue to ‘punch above our weight’ in the UK Conference sector.”

The Conference is expected to bring more than 12,000 delegates, exhibitors, contractors, media and business ambassadors to Bournemouth, boosting the area’s economy by an estimated £18 million.

Councillor Bob Chapman, Portfolio Holder for the BIC/Pavilion says, “This excellent business win once again emphasises the value that Bournemouth offers the many organisations that bring their events to our town.  Despite the current economic difficulties, the BIC’s diary for Conference bookings continues to be buoyant.”