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Singapore remains Asia's top meeting and convention city

Xinhua, September 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Singapore has retained its spot as Asia's top meeting and convention city under the Union of International Associations (UIA) and International Congress and Convention Association's (ICCA) 2014 global rankings, Singapore Tourism Board said on Wednesday.

This is the eighth year for Singapore to remain on top of UIA, and 13th consecutive year at the top of Asia Pacific cities in ICCA's rankings, it added.

"The accolade is not only a validation of the strength of Singapore's MICE industry, but also a reminder that Singapore needs to continuously up its game in light of the increased competition. While we are humbled that Singapore remains the Asian destination of choice for event owners, we will continue to enhance our vibrant MICE ecosystem further for a more remarkable experience for business visitors," said Neeta Lachmandas, Assistant Chief Executive (Business Development), Singapore Tourism Board.

Under the halo, Singapore will also welcome some major events in the coming years, including the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Conference, which comes to Singapore in 2019, and the International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) World Congress for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in 2021.

Each of the two events are tipped to attract a crowd of some 3, 000 overseas attendees, made up of professionals from the nursing industry, biomedical engineers and medical physicists, respectively, STB stressed.

"With Singapore's strategic location in the heart of the region, our commitment towards reaching out to developing countries in advancing the physical and engineering sciences in medicine will be greatly enhanced. Also, the Republic's status as Asia's fastest- growing bio-medical cluster makes it an ideal destination for the IUPESM 2021 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering," said Herbert F. Voigt, president of IUPESM. Endi