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The Brisbane Convention Bureau provides an effortless one-stop-shop with free independent advice and support services to help you plan, promote, and stage your most successful event. The Choose Brisbane brochure is an introduction to Brisbane and the Brisbane Convention Bureau. It highlights industry strengths that can greatly enhance your conference.

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ConTenTs

03 Lord Mayor’s Foreword

04 Brisbane – Australia’s new world city

06 G20 Leaders Summit heads to Brisbane in 2014

07 Brisbane’s Industry Strengths

08 Energy and resources

09 Digital Industries and Information Communication Technology

10 Environmental sustainability

1 1 Health and life sciences

13 How Brisbane Convention Bureau can help

16 State-of-the-Art Business Events Infrastructure

18 Brisbane - A Welcoming City

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LorD MaYor’s ForeWorD Brisbane has rapidly grown in status as a destination of choice for international business events, and

being selected to host the G20 Leaders Summit in 2014 is a ringing endorsement of the state-of-the-art venues and event services on offer.

Brisbane’s ability to accommodate business events of all sizes is a reflection of the city’s unprecedented growth across the board.

The city’s economy is building strongly and is currently worth $AUD114 billion and expected to reach $AUD215 billion by 2031.

Brisbane’s business events sector, which grew by 25 percent in the 2011/12 financial year is also expected to continue this growth

year on year, meaning that event organisers will have even more choice to help them plan their next event in the city.

Alongside this growth, Brisbane, Australia’s new world city has continued to evolve into a forward-thinking destination which is powered by innovation, collaboration and opportunity.

Energy and resources, environmental sustainability, health and life sciences, digital industries and information communication technology are continually growing areas of strength for Brisbane.

And it isn’t just our industries that excel. Brisbane was recently ranked in the top seven most liveable cities in the world at the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize; and through the Brisbane City Council’s Green Heart CitySmart initiative, Brisbane is on its way

to becoming carbon neutral by 2026.

Drawing on these city strengths, the Brisbane Convention Bureau, which is part of Brisbane’s economic development board Brisbane Marketing, is committed to attracting conferences and business events to Brisbane.

To keep up with the exciting developments in the city, the Brisbane Convention Bureau continues to build on the support it can offer event organisers and this year will launch a range of new initiatives to make doing business in our city as effortless as possible.

All of this offers a compelling case for bringing your next conference to Brisbane, and we look forward to welcoming you.

Graham Quirk Brisbane Lord Mayor

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Fast Facts

According to the World Winning Cities 2012 Report produced by international property specialist, Jones Lang Lasalle, Brisbane will rank first out of the top 20 fastest growing economies of the mature world by 2020.

BrisBane – aUsTraLia’s neW WorLD CiTY Growing

Brisbane, Australia’s third largest city has strong business and cultural connections with the Asia Pacific, and a young, skilled, well-educated and culturally diverse population of more than two million. Brisbane offers an open, enterprising and progressive business environment with a strong culture of confidence and innovation, providing the perfect location for your most successful conference ever.

Brisbane is well on track to become one of the world’s most prosperous new world cities: globally-focussed, digitally-networked and strategically planned around lifestyle and environmental needs.

Ideally located

Brisbane enjoys the closest proximity to Asia of any east coast Australian capital city. At just under eight hours flight away, it is the ideal conference destination for planners wishing to maximise opportunities arising from close access to Asia’s tiger economies such as increased delegate attendance and sponsorship and exhibition support.

Invaluable connections

Brisbane hosts the biennial Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS) on every second rotation and has done so since its inception in 1996. The Summit’s key objective is to promote business growth,

“I am drawn to Brisbane as a source of talent, innovation, and opportunity. Brisbane is home to industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to renewable energy, agriculture to information technology. It is home to top-notch research centres and a diverse, well-educated workforce; and it bats well above its average in generating jobs for Queensland and Australia. All told, Australia’s ‘new world city’ is fast becoming a key gateway for companies like Dow to do business in Asia and beyond.”

Andrew Liveris President, Chairman and Chief Executive, The Dow Chemical Group

Brisbane 2031 Vision

• 1.5 million jobs

•$AUD215 billion economy

•$AUD75 thousand per capita income.

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trade, investment and economic outcomes for cities in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Brisbane’s active involvement in the Summit ensures the city’s Asia Pacific relationships continue to flourish and provide conference planners with invaluable contacts and excellent promotional opportunities.

Perfect timing

Brisbane’s location enables an extended work day across three international time zones, allowing delegates to contact their offices and families in real time. Many Asian cities are just two to three hours behind Brisbane, enabling all-day contact. It is also easy to tap into the end of the American business day and the opening of the European one, all from one connected location.

World-class thinking and education

Brisbane is innovative and enterprising and has developed a

reputation as a leader in research. Many global knowledge-leaders call Brisbane home and ground-breaking discoveries such as Professor Ian Frazer’s cervical cancer vaccine have emerged out of Brisbane’s universities and its research and development community.

The city has three internationally recognised universities:

1. The University of Queensland (UQ) - ranks first among its peers for license income, value of equity holdings and invention disclosures and active start-up companies

2. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) – is a leader in the innovative areas of research and development

3. Griffith University - revered for its world class research centres and breaking new ground in the fields of health, environment and social sciences.

“CIEAM hosted the 5th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management here at the Convention Centre in 2010. By hosting the event, CIEAM has positioned itself and profiled itself as a hub for international R&D in the area of engineering asset management. We’re now on the map, and all our international delegates rave about the time that they had in Brisbane.”

Joe Mathew Chief Executive Officer, Cooperative Research Centre for Infrastructure and Engineering Asset Management (CIEAM) - based at QUT

Sister City Networks

Brisbane has Sister City relationships with:

• Shenzhen and Chongqing, China

• Kaohsiung, Taiwan

• Kobe, Japan

• Daejeon, Korea

• Semarang, Indonesia

• Auckland, New Zealand

• Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Hyderabad, India

These long standing relationships provide:

• Access to an extensive network of sister city contacts including neighbouring cities for congress promotion and marketing

• Connections with key Asian markets to target speakers, delegates, exhibitors, sponsors and membership opportunities for conferences and associations

• Strong cultural understanding of these cities and the Asia Pacific region as well as access to many native speakers

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G20 LeaDers sUMMiT heaDs To BrisBane in 2014 Brisbane’s selection as the host city for the G20 Leaders Summit in November 2014 underlines its reputation as a world-class meetings destination. The G20 is the premier event for international economic cooperation and decision-making among the major economies of the world, with members from 19 countries plus the European Union. It will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC), with more than 4,000 delegates in attendance including many of the world’s leaders, as well as 2,500 media and will place Brisbane even more firmly upon the world stage.

“The fact that Brisbane will host the G20 Leaders Summit in 2014 is a positive reflection on the world-class venues and event services we have on offer in Australia’s new world city.”

Brisbane Lord Mayor

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BrisBane’s inDUsTrY sTrenGThsBrisbane is a leader in many industry sectors including:

• energy and resources

• environmental sustainability

• health and life sciences

• construction and infrastructure

• advanced manufacturing and logistics

• digital industries and information communication technology

• food and agribusiness.

Fast Facts

Our industry strengths can greatly enhance conferences by providing:

• potential local support for relevant conference bids

• a supply of locally-based conference speakers and expertise

• delegates to attend the event

• assistance with delegate attraction and promotion via industry networks

• scope for technical tours and site visits

• a source of potential sponsors for conferences

• exhibitors for associated trade exhibitions.

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Energy and resources

Queensland’s resources sector is currently valued at $AUD25 billion with more than 170 of the world’s leading mining companies located in the CBD including Rio Tinto (HO for Coal), GE Mining (Global HQ) and Vale (Global coal HQ). Growth in mining technology and services, the coal seam gas and liquefied natural gas supply chains, clean technologies and renewable energy mean that Brisbane will continue to be at the forefront.

Who’s been?

• 34th International Geological Congress 2012

• Mining 2012 Resources Convention

Who’s coming?

• 2013 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Unconventional Resources Congress

• Developing Unconventional Gas (DUG) Australia 2013

• Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Ltd (APPEA) 2013, 2016

• 2013 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society

“Brisbane is a prime location for innovation. The city is the corporate headquarters for our coal, aluminium, alumina and bauxite operations in Australia, as well as technology, innovation and business functions. We have a key research partnership with the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre at the University of Queensland, as well as a relationship with UQ Business School.”

John McGagh Head of Innovation, Rio Tinto

Research Centre

Brisbane is home to the CSIRO’s Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies, a world-class research and development precinct providing the highest standard of science, engineering and innovation to the Australian mining, exploration, minerals processing and manufacturing industries.

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“(IGC was an) excellent and productive event with its strong scientific program and large number of symposia in the setting of the magnificent Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre and the relaxing hospitality of the city of Brisbane.”

President Professor Alberto C. Riccardi International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)

34th International Geological Congress 2012

• Brisbane hosted more than 6,000 delegates from 112 countries

• The Congress is considered the world’s pre-eminent geosciences congress, and is one of the longest running conferences in the world

• Held at the award winning Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

• Included 3,232 oral presentations and 1,469 poster presentations covering the full range of contemporary geoscience issues

• Held five Plenary Sessions and attracted world-class presenters including Professor Iain Stewart, the renowned geologist and celebrity scientist

Digital industries and Information Communication Technology

Brisbane has emerged as a leader in innovative and knowledge-based industries and has a clear digital strategy to be amongst the world’s best. Twenty-five ‘Digital Champion’ companies have been identified in Brisbane who showcase the digital readiness and capability of the city.

Many influential multinational information communication technology companies are based in Brisbane including IBM, Red Hat and SAP. The city is also attracting an ever-increasing number of specialists such as mining software engineers Ventyx, data technologists NEXTDC and games developers like Half Brick Studios.

Who’s been?

• World Computer Congress 2010

• 2012 World Congress on Computational Intelligence

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Environmental sustainability

Brisbane is home to Australia’s first Ecosciences Precinct, dedicated to solving some of the country’s biggest environmental issues. Its research positions Brisbane as a global leader in finding the balance between quality of life, lessening the impact on the native environment and developing strong industries. Climate change, mineral and petroleum resources, water issues and environmental balance are priority research areas.

Brisbane has also initiated a number of cutting-edge environmental initiatives including the international Riversymposium, a world-renowned annual conference that takes a holistic approach to river and water management. The Riversymposium is the flagship event of the Brisbane-based International WaterCentre, a joint venture of four leading Australian universities including the University of Queensland and Griffith University.

Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands is the first community in Australia to be recognised for its sustainability credentials awarded through EC3 Global’s EarthCheck Certified Program. South Bank is one of only four EarthCheck Certified communities in the world.

Who’s coming?

• Riversymposium 2013

• IWA World Water Congress

“The IWA World Water Congress is, without a doubt, the largest meeting of water researchers and practitioners anywhere in the world. The selection of Brisbane to host the 2016 Congress recognises the leading edge work that has been done in water management in Queensland and across Australia in recent times.”

Mark Pascoe Chief Executive Officer, International WaterCentre

IWA World Water Congress

Brisbane will host the world’s largest international meeting for water practitioners and researchers:

• Expected to attract 3,000 international delegates

• To be held at the award winning Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

• Opportunity to showcase Brisbane’s world standard research and water management and water conservation practices

• Won with the support of ‘Team Brisbane’ a collaboration of the city’s industry, government and university partners.

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Health and life sciences

Brisbane is acknowledged as a centre of excellence in bio-medical, biopharmaceutical and human therapeutics, diagnostics and clinical trials. It is home to the world-renowned Queensland Institute of Medical Research, The Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence and a first for Australia, the Translational Research Institute which is the vision of Professor Ian Frazer, the scientist and researcher who developed the world’s first cervical cancer vaccine.

Other leading Brisbane research facilities include:

• The Australian Institute for Bio-engineering and Nanotechnology

• The Clive Berghofer Cancer Research Centre

• The Eskitis Institute for Cell & Molecular therapies

• The Institute for Molecular Biology

• The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation

Who’s been?

• International Child Neurology Congress 2012

• 2012 Clinical Oncological Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting

• 2012 International Congress of Psycho-Oncology

Who’s coming?

• 19th International Congress on Tropical Medicine and Malaria 2016

“Brisbane has developed tremendous capacity for biomedical research over the last 20 years. Brisbane is ideally focused to make use of its place in South-East Asia. We are an obvious jumping off point for new research activities across the whole of the region and also much more easily accessible to and from the region than many other parts of the world.”

Professor Ian Frazer Director, Translational Research Institute

Translational Research Institute (TRI)

• The new $AUD354 million TRI will bring together four of the country’s pinnacle research facilities – The University of Queensland’s Diamantina Institute, Queensland University of Technology’s Biomedical Innovation, Mater Medical Research Institute and the Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Centre for Health Research

• The TRI is the vision of 2006 Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer – world-renowned inventor of the cervical cancer vaccine

• First research centre in Australia that allows biopharmaceuticals and treatments to be discovered, produced, clinically tested and manufactured in one location

Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR)

• One of Australia’s largest and most respected medical research institutes

• Over 1,200 scientists, students and support staff are based at QIMR

• Located at the Herston medical campus QIMR is ideally placed for clinical research collaborations and as a centre for research seminars and symposia

• QIMR is part of several international research consortiums including one funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH)

• The QCH will bring together the Royal Children’s Hospital and Mater Children’s Hospital with a focus on paediatric health

• Located in South Bank, Brisbane, this $AUD1.5 billion project is due for completion in late 2014

• The QCH’s state-of-the-art technology will allow clinicians to provide services across Queensland

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hoW BrisBane ConvenTion BUreaU Can heLpA truly unique organisation

The Brisbane Convention Bureau is part of Brisbane’s economic development board Brisbane Marketing.

Unique in Australia for its corporate structure, Brisbane Marketing is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brisbane City Council, Australia’s largest municipal council. It includes Brisbane’s Convention Bureau as well as the city’s tourism and major events agency, investment attraction, CBD retail and export divisions all under one roof.

Such cohesion enables conference planners to access the 80-strong team’s invaluable expertise and broad networks of contacts, whether in business, industry, government or academia. Brisbane Marketing can arrange the right introductions to the right people, every time.

The Brisbane Convention Bureau provides an effortless one-stop-shop with free independent advice and support services to help you plan, promote and stage your most successful event, making it easy to:

HOST your event:

Bidding for the right to host a national or international conference provides an excellent opportunity to showcase your work and boost your profile on a local, national and international level.

The Brisbane Convention Bureau actively encourages and supports hosts wishing to bring an event to Brisbane.

Partner with the Brisbane Convention Bureau to develop your bid strategy, budget and proposal. The Bureau will assist to obtain support and activate your winning bid. The perfect partnership.

WIN your event:

• bids and proposals

» expert advice on all aspects of the bidding process from opportunity through to final decision

» assistance preparing bid presentations and lobbying activities

» assistance sourcing competitive quotes for your event

» assistance to secure bid support from relevant organisations

» a detailed bid submission or tailor-made proposal can be prepared to help bring your event to Brisbane

» undertake a tailor-made site inspection to assist in decision-making

» assistance in developing conference promotion and delegate attraction strategies to ensure your event is a success

• sourcing potential funding

» Brisbane Marketing can assist with liaison across state and local government authorities and departments to identify potential funding assistance for eligible conference events.

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PLAN your event:

• advice and information

» tap into local knowledge to source the right venue, accommodation options and social program ideas

» access an extensive network of connections with government, industry and business

» a membership of more than 150 ensures there is a professional supplier for every single aspect of your event – be introduced to Team Brisbane

» access Australia’s first online interactive Brisbane Event Planner guide to effortlessly browse and shortlist venues, accommodation and event services

» participate in familiarisations developed for event planners to gain a first-hand experience of Brisbane.

• request for proposal (RFP) service

» For the fastest way to find the preliminary information you require, upload your event details and criteria onto the online form and be perfectly matched to all the right suppliers

PROMOTE your event:

Brisbane Marketing is able to assist with attracting the maximum number of delegates to your conference via a range of innovative promotional tools and support services. The easy one-stop online Convention Support Toolkit gives organisers access to a wide range of event planning tools. These include marketing collateral templates and images, a comprehensive copy library, touring ideas, and Brisbane mobile apps.

STAGE your event:

Team Brisbane – the city has a genuine spirit of partnership and undertakes a collaborative, city-wide approach to ensure your Brisbane event is the best ever. A unified team of business event suppliers, whether venues, hotels, services or tour operators, want the very best outcomes for your event and will liaise closely to ensure that happens.

Onsite support includes the provision of Brisbane visitor guides and maps, pull-up banners and a complimentary visitor information and booking desk can be set up onsite at your conference, to maximise your delegates’ destination Brisbane experiences. Special travel and transport offers can be arranged and pre and post touring itineraries prepared.

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sTaTe-oF-The-arT BUsiness evenTs inFrasTrUCTUreBrisbane is a compact and convenient city where the majority of venues and accommodation are within easy walking distance or at most, a brief transfer, making event timing and transport a breeze.

Two purpose-built international convention centres, extensive hotel meeting spaces and a range of intimate and unique venues are found throughout the city.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is located in the area known as South Bank, the city’s urban cultural and entertainment precinct and also one of its key dining districts.

Australia’s most awarded venue and officially rated among the world’s top three convention centres on three separate occasions, the BCEC offers choice and flexibility for events from eight to 8,000. With a total of 44 meeting rooms, the BCEC is the only convention centre in Australia with three stand-alone tiered plenary halls. The expanded boutique facilities of BCEC on Grey Street were developed to address increased demand for smaller and medium sized meeting venues.

Royal International Convention Centre

Brisbane’s newest convention centre is the $AUD59 million Royal International Convention Centre (RICC). The centre, which has capacity for up to 3,000, forms Stage One of an $AUD2.9 billion regeneration of the 22 hectare RNA Showgrounds, a famous Queensland social heritage and cultural landmark located just 1.6km from Brisbane’s city centre. Across two levels, the centre has 7,700m2 of exhibition space which fronts an 1,800m2 landscaped area known as Ekka Plaza. It offers three flexible halls, seven meeting rooms and two board rooms.

Other inspiring and unusual venues and locations include:

Brisbane City Hall - one of Queensland’s most significant heritage and cultural icons, it offers 12 function spaces. It has recently undergone an $AUD215 million restoration and upgrade.

South Bank - the premier leisure, education and cultural precinct of Brisbane which includes spectacular parklands, lagoons and the only man-made inner city beach in Australia. It is also home to the BCEC and the city’s main cultural precinct.

Brisbane Powerhouse – one of Brisbane’s leading contemporary multi-arts, dining and conference venues. It has been created within an historic powerhouse situated on the banks of the Brisbane River.

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Brisbane is very accommodating

Accommodation ranges from five star hotels through to more cost-conscious options and includes international hotel brands such as Rydges, Sofitel, Marriott, Hilton, Novotel and Stamford Plaza. The city also has a number of award-winning boutique properties including Emporium, Limes and Spicers Balfour and many self-contained apartments.

Hotel development plans for the future include a new 246-room Four Points by Sheraton hotel and in Fortitude Valley, Mosaic Grand Chifley Brisbane will add another 48 rooms to Brisbane’s room stock. Meanwhile, the redevelopment of the former Chifley at Lennons Hotel will create a 300-room newly branded Next Hotels & Resorts hotel. The former Holiday Inn at Roma Street has also recently been rebranded as Traders Hotel following the acquisition of the property by the Shangri-La Group.

Fast Facts

Brisbane has more than 13,000 hotel rooms with a number of significant new developments in the pipeline.

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BrisBane - a WeLCoMinG CiTYWarm and friendly

A relaxed casual river city, Brisbane is unpretentious and has an easy-going attitude. About 500km south of the Tropic of Capricorn, its sub-tropical climate presents a warm and welcoming destination throughout the year with an extensive range of pre and post touring opportunities that will enhance strong conference attendance.

Brisbane’s great outdoor lifestyle, al fresco cafés and restaurants, array of trendy laneways and village precincts provide creative options for social programs; and give delegates an opportunity to rest, refresh and connect before returning to their busy worlds.

The Brisbane Greeters Program ensures visitors feel welcome at every step. Free tours through the city are available for small groups. Visitors can tap into a local’s inside knowledge on

arts, culture, wining and dining, heritage, architecture, sites and attractions.

Accessible

Brisbane Airport is consistently recognised as Australia’s best airport for quality and service. It offers 289 direct international flights per week to more than 29 international destinations including connection hubs Hong Kong, Singapore, Guangzhou, Bangkok, Los Angeles and Dubai. An extensive air network to 44 domestic destinations provides connections to every corner of Australia.

“The wonderful thing about Brisbane is you fly to the Brisbane Airport, you can either get on a train or in a taxi, and you’re in the centre within 20 minutes. There’s not too many international cities that actually offer that simplicity anymore.”

Michelle Trute Chief Executive Officer - Diabetes Australia (QLD)

Fast Facts

Brisbane was ranked among the top seven most liveable cities in the world at the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize in 2012.

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The airport is an easy 20 minute transfer to the city centre by rail or road. The city’s integrated public transport system includes CityCat river ferries, buses and trains providing CBD-wide transport and CityCycles for those who like their transport and exercise combined.

Sophisticated and cultured

Brisbane’s Cultural Precinct at South Bank, adjacent to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) includes the Queensland Museum, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), the State Library of Queensland (slq) and the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA). These venues present a selection of event spaces for conference planners to consider.

The galleries have played host to a number of major exhibitions, many of them Australian, Asia Pacific or world exclusives.

Cultural events held in Brisbane also reflect its close relationship with the Asia Pacific region:

• The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT), held at QAG|GoMA every three years, is the only major exhibition series to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia.

• The Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA), headquartered in Brisbane, hosts the annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film.

• The world-class Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) to be held at the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2014, 2016 and 2018, is a biennial performing arts market for artists and programers from Australia and around the world. The market will run alongside the World Theatre Festival, a curated program dedicated to the

performing arts of the Australasian/South-East Asian Region.

Indigenous culture

Brisbane has an ancient Indigenous culture and elements can be woven throughout your conference program, from branding of collateral through to special welcome ceremonies, performances and social activities such as visiting the city’s impressive Aboriginal art collections.

“Brisbane is an amazingly, lively, go-for-it city. Its cultural and intellectual capital are second to none. Either in Australia or frankly many other places in the world.”

Margaret Manning, Chief Executive, Reading Room

Air Access Facts • Brisbane Airport operates

24 hours, 7 days per week

• Planned $AUD1.3 billion expansion

• Directly services 29 international and 44 domestic destinations

• 21 million passengers travelled through Brisbane Airport in 2012

• Direct Airtrain access to the city

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On our doorstep

There is an amazing array of leisure experiences to enhance any conference program, with beautiful beaches, islands and rainforests all within a one hour drive from the city.

From bridge climbing and river kayaking in the heart of the city, koala cuddling at the world’s largest koala sanctuary, or whale watching and wild dolphin feeding on the beautiful bayside – activities abound for social and partner programs or pre and post touring.

A corporate socially-responsible city

Brisbane is a clean and green city with a strong commitment to the environment. Through the Brisbane City Council’s Green Heart CitySmart initiative, it is working to become carbon neutral by 2026. Brisbane Marketing’s members and partners undertake a range of socially-responsible initiatives through which conferences leave a small footprint and a positive legacy as a result of being held in Brisbane.

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