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MARINA Bay Sands (MBS) said yesterday that it has signed up events for its Sands Expo and Convention Centre that will bring over 150,000 attendees to the integrated resort (IR).

The events cover a range of industries including engineering, legal, property, lifestyle, textiles, life sciences, machinery, manufacturing and renewable energy.

Each event, by established organisers and new players, will bring between 3,000 and 25,000 attendees to MBS.

‘We are proud that Marina Bay Sands is the premium venue for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (Mice) in Asia,’ said MBS chief executive Thomas Arasi. ‘Marina Bay Sands has unique appeal, and the wide variety of different events is a strong sign of support for us and for Singapore.’

Next May, top lawyers will congregate at MBS for an annual conference organised by the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA). As climate change is the theme, former US vice-president Al Gore and climate change proponent will be the keynote speaker. The conference was last held here in 1994.

Other returning events that have chosen MBS include the 2010 UFI Congress, which is returning to Singapore after a 15-year absence. UFI is the global union of trade show organisers and fairground owners, as well as the major associations of the exhibition industry.

New shows that will debut at MBS include the Industrial Fabrics Association International Expo Asia 2011 trade show, the first major textile event tailored for the Asian audience.

The team behind the Sands Expo and Convention Centre is also expanding and working on more than 100 additional prospects for Mice events over the next four years, MBS said.

Michael Leven, president and chief operating officer of MBS’s developer Las Vegas Sands, said in August that revenue from gaming operations is likely to make up about 75 per cent of MBS’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in the ‘early days’.

But ultimately the plan is for gaming to contribute only about 50 per cent of EBITDA, with non-gaming components such as the Mice facilities pulling more weight down the track.

Source : Business Times – 8 Dec 2009

Marina Bay Sands on Monday said it has signed over 30 deals for premier events at its new Expo and Convention Centre.

This is expected to attract over 150,000 attendees to the integrated resort when it opens next year.

Marina Bay Sands said it has sealed events from a wide range of industries, from the engineering and legal sector to life sciences and renewable energy.

Some events are marking their return to Singapore after many years.

For example, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association 2010 Conference will see top lawyers from the region converging in Singapore in May for the first time since 1994.

With the theme of ‘Climate Change’, the prestigious event counts former US Vice President and environment champion Al Gore as its keynote speaker.

Other returning events include the 2010 UFI Congress which will come back to Singapore after a 15-year absence.

New shows that will debut at Marina Bay Sands include the Industrial Fabrics Association International Expo Asia 2011 trade show – the first major textile event catered to the Asian audience.

In addition, the Marina Bay Sands team is working on more than 100 additional prospects for meetings, incentives and conventions over the next four years.

Source : Channel NewsAsia – 7 Dec 2009