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Brisbane

All eyes on Brisbane
The city is rightfully reaping the rewards of its G20 legacy

B

risbane is
coming of age,”
according to
Rob Nelson, General
Manager Conventions
and Business Events,
Brisbane Marketing. “It’s
bursting with new energy
and vibrancy, driven
by an entrepreneurial
mindset and a youthful
outlook, while remaining
a friendly and hospitable
city.”
Brisbane
accommodated one
of the world’s most
significant business
events in 2014,
successfully hosting last
year’s G20 Leaders'
Summit. The eyes of the
world were on Brisbane
as 7,000 world leaders,
delegates and media
descended on the city.
The host venue – the
Brisbane Convention
& Exhibition Centre
(BCEC) - delivered a
flawless event in what
is currently the only
convention centre in
Australia with three standalone tiered auditoria.
BCEC has also gone
through a five level,

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25,000 square metre
expansion, which was
designed specifically
for small and medium
sized conferences and
events, offering a unique
collection of boutique
event spaces. With a
total of 44 meeting
rooms, BCEC is capable
of hosting major
international meetings
and events of every
size from eight to 8,000
people.
With a heightened
awareness of Brisbane’s
faultless capabilities
after G20, the city has
been securing larger
international sector
conferences. One
recently confirmed is
the IEEE Conference
on Robotics and
Automation 2018,
which will bring to
Brisbane more than
1,500 of the world’s
leading academic
and corporate
researchers and
technical innovators in
the area of robotics and
automation.
“Brisbane’s new
energy, new look and

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bold attitude is a result of
the number of exciting
developments and
infrastructure projects
underway.” continued Mr
Nelson.
The city’s future looks
bright with new hotel and
conference offerings
due to be completed
in 2017, including the
Howard Smith Wharves
waterfront revitalisation
project, which will include
a boutique hotel as
well as a 1000sqm
conference centre,
and the