ASIA – International PCO, MCI India, has received the ‘Best Large Scale Conference’ award at the Asian Conference Awards for COP 11 (the 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity), a high-profile United Nations event held in Hyderabad in 2012.
The conference had brought together 11,500 delegates from 172 countries to discuss, debate and network over 19 days. MCI India’s responsibilities ranged from accommodation and venue management to audio visual (AV) management and public relations services.
Sian Jones, from the Asian Conference Awards (designed to recognise excellence and best practice in conference companies and their suppliers throughout Asia and the Middle East) said: “The organisers of COP 11 should be commended for their successful event creation, marketing and hosting. To handle a mega conference of over 10,000 delegates in India was a challenge.
“Considering the scale, complexity and challenges involved, I believe this was a tremendous project to have been executed successfully. The organisers achieved so much over a very short timeframe and did a great job in mobilising their resources and equipment from overseas.”
“This award is testament to MCI India’s hard work and commitment to building a sustainable business in the region,” said Sumaira Isaacs, COO, MCI IMEA (India, Middle East and Africa). “We have been growing from strength to strength in Asia since MCI’s Singapore debut in 2006, increasing both our association conferences and corporate events business, as well as expanding destination management services. MCI now has 430 staff in 15 offices in the region and has made significant investment this year in staff and client services.”
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