b. The Chair welcomed 41 First Time Attendees and 7 Observers to the 49 th ICCA Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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1 Minutes of ICCA Asia Pacific Chapter Meeting Date Sunday, 21 st October 2012 Venue Ballroom A, Puerto Rico Convention Center Pedro Rossello San Juan, Puerto Rico ICCA Asia Pacific Chapter Executive Committee: Martin Winter, Chair (Gold Coast Tourism, Australia) Patrick Chen, Deputy Chair/Treasurer (Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration) Jason Yeh, Education Officer (GIS Group, Chinese Taipei) In attendance: Noor Ahmad Hamid, ICCA Regional Director Asia Pacific Present: 132 members & observers (as per list attached) 1. Welcome & Opening Remarks Martin Winter, Chair, ICCA Asia Pacific Chapter a. The Chair thanked all members for attending the ICCA Asia Pacific Chapter Meeting and in particular a special welcome to ICCA Immediate Past President, Leigh Harry and BOD Member, Alec Gilbert. b. The Chair welcomed 41 First Time Attendees and 7 Observers to the 49 th ICCA Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico. c. The Chair also welcomed 16 new members that joined ICCA since January 2012: Travel Pals Pvt. Ltd. India ISS Inc. Japan Royal International Convention Center, Brisbane, Australia Patihindo Convex PT. Indonesia Department of Information & Tourism, Taipei City Government, Chinese Taipei Atos (Taiwan) Ltd. Chinese Taipei China International Conference Center for Science and Technology, China PR Attitude Events Pvt. Ltd. India Nomura Research Institute, Japan Sands Cotai Macao, Macao, China PR InMeetings Solution Company Ltd. China PR Rotorua Convention Center, New Zealand Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, Macao, China PR UCSI Communications, Malaysia Fairservices.net Hong Kong, China PR Jeollabuk do Provincial Government, Republic of Korea 1

2 2. Confirmation of minutes ICCA AP Chapter Meeting st May 2012, held at Messe Frankfurt, Germany The minutes of ICCA AP Chapter Meeting were passed without any objections. Proposed by Leigh Harry (Tourism Victoria) and seconded by Lyn Lewis- Smith (Business Events Sydney). 3. ICCA Asia Pacific Update Noor Ahmad Hamid, ICCA Regional Director Asia Pacific Noor briefed the meeting on the following updates: a. ICCA Asia Pacific Chapter Funds as at 1 October 2012 Balance as at 1 May 2012 MYR 22, Expenses for CSBW Kuching MYR 4, Balance as at 1 October 2012 MYR 17, b. Membership Development - ICCA membership in Asia Pacific, 186 members in 15 countries & region and in 65 cities. Breakdown by Sectors: Venues 62 members Meetings Management 55 members Destination Marketing 52 members Meetings Support 13 members Transport 1 member Breakdown by Country: China PR 32 members Australia 30 members India 19 members Republic of Korea 18 members Japan 18 members Malaysia 11 members Chinese Taipei 10 members Singapore 10 members Thailand 8 members New Zealand 7 members Indonesia 6 members Macao, China PR 6 members Hong Kong, China PR 5 members Philippines 4 members Sri Lanka 1 member 2

3 c. ICCA Endorsed Trade Shows: EIBTM Barcelona Nov 2012 IMEX Frankfurt May 2013 ICCA Supported Trade Shows: AIME Melbourne Feb 2013 IT&CM China Shanghai Apr 2013 IT&CM India, Delhi NCR Aug 2013 CIBTM Beijing Sep 2013 IT&CMA Bangkok TBA d. At ICCA Congress this week: Asia Pacific 132 delegates First Time Attendees 41 delegates Observers 7 delegates Best Marketing Award Artion Conference & Events Greece Kuala Lumpur Convention Center MeetTaiwan Netherlands Board of Tourism Business Exchange 21 from Asia Pacific (total 109) e. Report on ICCA AP Client/Supplier Business Workshop Jason Yeh, (Education Officer) reported to the meeting that the CSBW 2012 was attended by 14 ICCA members and their clients in Kuching, Sarawak from 4 6 July. Meanwhile, the Chapter has hosted one client from the International Vegetarian Union to complete the 15 client slot. He commended the host, Sarawak Convention Bureau for organising the workshop successfully. He also mentioned about the other partners of the workshop such as Borneo Convention Center Kuching which provided a world class meeting facilities, MyCEB, Kuching Hilton and Riverside Majestic Hotel as event partners. Using his PowerPoint presentation, he walked-through some of highlights of the event such as the welcome dinner at BCCK, opening of the CSBW by the Minister of Tourism Sarawak, the business workshop itself, gala dinner at Sarawak Museum and post tours which allows good networking with clients and fellow ICCA members. He also thanked Gary Grimmer for conducting the Asia Pacific Educational Seminar which was held a day after the workshop and was well attended by local industry players. He confirmed that the quality of clients were exceptionally good as they were pre-approved by ICCA. He also encouraged members to participate in the coming workshop. The Workshop 2013 will be held at The Venetian Macao, from 5 7 September and registration will be opened by next February. Thus, he encouraged members to start looking for suitable clients. Registration fee has been fixed at EURO 800 for delegates and EURO 400 for co-delegates. On behalf of the Chapter, he thanked Sands Cotai Macao and its partners in hosting this future workshop. At this juncture, Ms. Corrine Janssen of Sheraton Macao (on behalf of Sands Cotai 3

4 Macao & The Venetian Macao) welcomed all members to the workshop and indicated that they are well prepared to receive all delegates to Macao. f. ICCA China Committee Meeting: Patrick Chen (Vice Chair/Treasurer) briefed the meeting about the recent ICCA China Committee meeting which was held in Beijing last September. The meeting chaired by Mr. Sun Weijia of Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development saw more than 30 members taking part. The meeting was held to report on activities carried out through the year and also to brief members on Shanghai s preparation for hosting ICCA Congress in During the same week (at CIBTM), they also saw the signing ceremony of China MICE Cities Alliance and the launch of Beijing Congress Ambassador programme. He also welcomed all members to participate in the 52 nd ICCA Congress which will be held in Shanghai from 2 6 November Other matters Leigh Harry (Tourism Victoria) had proposed to the meeting that the term of the current Chapter Exco should be extended after the Congress in Shanghai (rather than May where it is supposed to be the Chapter election). This will allow continuity and success for Shanghai as bigger representation from the Asia Pacific members are expected to take part. He also indicated that this matter has been discussed at the ICCA BOD meeting which also felt in particular for Patrick Chen s involvement in the Congress 2013 vis-à-vis Chapter Exco should be appreciated with such extension. The proposal was unanimously agreed by all members. 5. Closing As there were no other matters arising, the Chair took the opportunity to thank all members and observers present at the meeting. The next meeting will be held on 20 May 2013 at Messe Frankfurt in-conjunction with IMEX The meeting is adjourned with note of thanks. Prepared by: Noor Ahmad Hamid Regional Director Asia Pacific ICCA Global Research Center Asia Pacific Regional Office noor@iccaaap.com ~ :: ~ 4

5 AP Conversation: Immediately after the Chapter Meeting an educational forum was organized: 1. A special presentation by Martin Winter entitled Opportunities for Asia Pacific. 2. The AP Conversation entitled Is it all about winning? Is it all about men? The session was moderated by Alex Yeomans, CIM Australasia with the following panelists: - Adrienne Readings, Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Center - Dianne Kim, Seoul Tourism Organisation - Dimple Peri, Hyderabad International Convention Centre - Keiko Nishimoto, Japan Convention Services - Kitty Wong, K&A International - Liu Ping, China Star - Lyn-Lewis Smith, BE Sydney - Vichaya Soonthornsaratoon, Thailand CEB On behalf of the AP Chapter, we would like to thank all presenters for their participation at the AP forum. 5