CMIC 2012: Five Conference Topics to Vigorously Boost the Development of the Meetings Industry

The Fifth China Meetings Industry Convention (CMIC 2012) was grandly commenced at China National Convention Center (CNCC), Nov. 29th, 2012. Li Meng, Vice President of National Committee of the CPPCC (for ten years), Wang Wendong, Former Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, and Yuan Zaiqing, Chairman of China Convention & Exhibition Society and other leaders attended the plenary session entitled Meetings Industry—Fusion, Transformation, and New Combinations, drawing attention of nearly 1500 players along the meetings industrial chain. Notably, the plenary session was anchored by Mr. Yao Wang, Executive Director of Boao Forum for Asia.

Mr. Li Meng declared the commencement of the Fifth China Meetings Industry Convention, and Mr. Wang Wendong gave a speech. This convention is characterized by rich contents, for it has five parts: conferences & exhibitions, conferences & tourism, conferences & cities, conferences & communications, as well as conferences & new media new technologies. In response to these topics, Yuan Zaiqing, Chairman of China Convention & Exhibition Society, Wang Yue, Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, Liu Shuhua, Deputy Director of Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Exposition, Guo Huimin, Deputy Director of China International Public Relations Association, Gu Xuebin, General Manager of Info Salons, as well as Xiong Jian, General Manager of Huelead Beijing Branch shared their opinions with attendees through well-prepared presentations individually. With respect to the inter-connection among conferences & exhibitions, tourism, cities, communications, and technologies, it also signals the future development of China’s meetings industry. According to sources, both conference topics and speechmakers of this convention have drawn full attention from all participants.

Opinions Inside the Meetings Industry:
Yuan zaiqing: Recently, a new notion emerged itself in the meetings industry—great conference and exhibition, which goes in line with the development of a fusion of exhibitions, conferences, meetings and incentives, plus festival events. As we know, the meetings industry has been seeking for an upgrade for its mode of development. Of all solutions, an ever more closely-knit integration of conferences and exhibitions is efficient enough to improve quality, boost benefits, and strengthen brands. As a result, decision-makers and administers of the meetings industry are advised to formulate objectives, planning, policies, and measures regarding city meetings development by incorporating this tendency into consideration.
 

Liu Haiyin: It’s true that China has witnessed rapid development in its meetings industry, with full support rendered by governments at all levels. Under this backdrop, most cities vow to build themselves into famous destinations for conferences on a national even international scale. Despite of this boom, the path they’ve chosen is run-of-the-mill, namely, first to build a conference center, then to construct a meetings and exhibitions center, and finally to erect a convention hotel. In very rare cases, a city would adopt some astonishingly innovative methods in this respect. To brand a city as a conference destination, the first and foremost point is to have an accurate knowledge of the city itself in terms of its traits and resources.

He Jian: “The international S&T conference is a high-level intelligent activity characterized by large scale, high immensity, high degree of professionalism, and convenient channels for communications,” noted Mr. He Jian. “To invite more international S&T conferences to be convened in China is an important pathway to tap into international S&T resources, which shall exert a positive influence on China’s status in the international community in terms of relevant subjects, supporting our nation’s diplomacy, as well as facilitating S&T exchanges among civil people.”

Hersey Cao: A large-scale company or organization markets to the world not its various products or services, but its values. To convey the best development means converting interest into values, becoming part of the latter. Presently, the whole world has entered a time when values push forward brands, based on which people are striving to find out those best combinations of sense of responsibility, future planning and values. They hope to quench thirst for heartiest needs for solving problems regarding society, economics, and environment through those companies and associations.