The Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau and the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation in the MICE sector. The new agreement will involve the exchanging of delegations in order to share information and experience and boost promotion of a variety of business events. The MoU covers co-operation in trade shows, meetings, incentive tours, conventions organised by one or both parties, including JATA and IT&CM Asia. It will also facilitate information exchange related to business events market and product development, including market research. The MoU envisages also support for co-organising opportunities for foreign agencies and media to introduce the respective business events potential of Osaka and Bangkok. It is designed also as a vehicle to promote co-operation between the MICE destinations of both countries. The development of MICE industry training and the fostering of talent is also provided for in the MoU, and includes the following items:
- The exchange of experts, instructors, and students from both parties’ respective MICE training institutions
- The exchange of information on MICE training courses, curricula, and programmes
- Support for each other’s MICE training institutions
- Providing special privileges for participating in seminars and training sessions organised by each bureau.
