Sydney for events, conferences and exhibitions


Sydney is the best location in the world to hold conferences, conventions, exhibitions, meetings and any other international business event.

Where else can you combine:

  • stunning scenery
  • a great climate
  • state-of-the-art event venues, facilities and infrastructure
  • a robust economy, and
  • the world's friendliest locals!?

Sydney has been host to some of the biggest and most important international business meetings the world has seen. In just the past few years these include:


2008 Youth Day - up to 400,000 at one Sydney event venue


  • 100,000 international pilgrims from 170 countries
  • facilitating gatherings of up to 400,000 people at one venue for the main event


2008 World Congress of the Transplantation Society

 

  • held at Sydney's premium exhibition venue, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
  • the event attracted more than 4,300 delegates
  • filled every meeting room as well as two exhibition halls at the Centre

 

2007 International AIDS Society Conference

 

  • Sydney hosted the HIV Pathogenesis Treatment and Preventionan conference
  • important event in the international medical calendar
  • attracted more than 6,500 delegates
  • held at one of Sydney's leading conference venues

 

2007 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

 

  • Sydney hosted all meetings and events
  • culminating in ‘Leaders Week’, a meeting of 5,000 world leaders and media representatives


2006 World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress

 

  • congress held at one of Sydney's leading convention venues
  • 2,100 delegates, more than 1,000 from overseas


2005 Amway Incentive - international conference held at Sydney venue

 

  • 14,000 national and international delegates came to the city
  • Sydney wined, dined and entertained them


Find out about some of Sydney's best conference, convention and event venues

Read some case studies on Sydney conferences and major events

 

 
Hotel room with views of the Opera House  

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