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Media releases - business events and special events news

Recent media releases from Business Events Sydney (BESydney) -and related news on business tourism, conference bidding and special events in Sydney - are published below, in chronological order. If you wish to view older media releases, visit our media archives.

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A no-brainer: Sydney to play host to the 17th International Conference on Neural Information Processing

11 January 2010

Business Events Sydney (BESydney) is delighted to announce today Sydney has won the right to host the 17th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP) in 2010.

As the organisation responsible for promoting Sydney as a business events destination, identifying new opportunities and bringing these events to Sydney, BESydney secured the win ahead of Dubai. Read more.

2010: Attractive year for business events in Sydney

6 January 2010

Business Events Sydney (BESydney) is proud to support the launch of the Events NSW Master Events Calendar for 2010, marking 2010 as an attractive year for business events.

BESydney is the official organisation responsible for promoting Sydney as a business events destination, identifying new opportunities and bringing these events to Sydney. Read more.

40 years as a business events destination

1 December 2009

Business Events Sydney (BESydney) will continue to celebrate its 40 year as the official organisation responsible for promoting Sydney as a business events destination, this time at the European Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (EIBTM) 2009 in Barcelona, Spain from 1 - 3 December 2009.

Mr Jon Hutchison AM, Chief Executive Officer of BESydney said EIBTM provided a strong opportunity to showcase the city’s major developments and upcoming events in the business events sector to European and international audiences. Read more.
 

Harp Congress to fine tune Sydney's leadership in Culture and the Arts
 

28 October 2009

Business Events Sydney (BESydney) is delighted to announce today Sydney has won the right to host the 12th World Harp Congress.

Coming in July 2014, the Congress is the largest international harp conference and will bring up to 1,000 dedicated harp enthusiasts to Sydney to celebrate one of the world's most ancient and universal instruments. Read More.

BESydney wins Human Genome Meeting

12 October 2009

Business Events Sydney (BESydney) is proud to today announce it has won the right to host the 2012 Human Genome Meeting in Sydney.

As the organisation responsible for promoting Sydney as a business events destination, identifying new opportunities and bringing these events to Sydney, BESydney secured the bid win ahead of three other Asia Pacific cities. Read more.