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Where do we go from here?

Crisis Prone Period

o Hottest summer o Drought & Heat wave o China Stock Meltdown o Greek crisis o Property panic from LON, SFO, TYO, CHI to SIN o MERS o ISIS & Boko Haram o Racial tensions o Human trafficking o Human conflict for space, food, water and ‘power’ o Redefine Freedom of Expression & Democracy o Civil unrest o Nuclear threats

“There cannot be another crisis – my calendar is full”. Henry Kissinger

Where is Thailand now?

In 2014, Thailand is ranked:

T33rd in the World and

7th in Asia Pacific

The world ranking

Asia Pacific ranking

Thailand’s performance last 10 years

Comparison

Type of meetings hosted by Thailand?

Size of meetings

Below 500

Above 500

The large meetings! YEAR MEETINGS ATTENDANCE VENUE

2012 Rotary Int. 34k IMPACT

Int. Petroleum Technology - IPTC 4k Centara

Asian Pacific Digestive Week - APDW 2k QSNCC

Million Dollar Roundtable - MDRT 4k BITEC

PowerGen Asia Conference & Exhibition 7k IMPACT

2013 ITU Telecom World - ITU 7k IMPACT

Int. Congress on AIDS in Asia Pac - ICAAP 3k QSNCC

PowerGen Asia Conference & Exhibition 7k IMPACT

2014 Int. Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences - FIP 2k BITEC

Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association - APOA 2k PEACH

The large meetings!

YEAR MEETINGS ATTENDANCE VENUE

2015 Orient & SEA Lions Forum - OSEAL 12k Centara & BITEC

World Dental Congress - FDI 10k BITEC

World Congress of Society of Surgeons - ISS 2k Centara

World Small Animal Veterinary Association - WSAVA 2k Centara

2016 Asia Pacific Congress Pharmaceutical Sciences -FAPA 3k BITEC

Conference on Electric Power Supply Industry -CEPSI 2k ?

Asia Pacific Association for Study of Liver - APSL 2k QSNCC

Where do YOU want to go?

Where do YOU want to go?

Other options?