exhibitions: general exhibition news: IT & CMA and CTW double bill
IT & CMA and CTW double bill
Asia’s only double bill event in MICE and Corporate Travel will be held October 5-7, 2010 at Bangkok Convention Center. Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMA) will bring together MICE suppliers and buyers in a three-day exhibition showcase coupled with intensive business appointments. The Corporate Travel World (CTW) Asia Pacific is a conference driven by Corporate Travel & Entertainment content. Influencers, planners and decision makers of Corporate Travel functions in their organisation attend the annual conference to keep themselves abreast of the latest trends and knowledge. 2010 will see the 18th and 13th installment of IT&CMA and CTW respectively.
Efforts to attract an international selection of IT&CMA MICE buyers and CTW corporate travel managers, association executives and media have proven successful. More than 900 international registrations have been confirmed.
“Our exhibitors tell us that in addition to wooing the MICE sector, corporate travel and association networks are pivotal for business going forward. Thus, our focus this year is to ensure that we deliver more of these delegates to the event,” observes Darren Ng, managing director of TTG Asia Media, organiser of IT&CMA and CTW 2010.
An inspiring show programme has attracted managers, planners, influencers and decision makers from corporate giants including Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Symantec, Societe Generale Bank, The Body Shop and Mazda.
This year’s programme will also welcome a variety of top association executives from International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and the Asian Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (AACVB) who are co-locating their meetings in conjunction with IT&CMA and CTW 2010. The specially designed starter accreditation Association Professional Competencies Certification Course (PAE102), offered during CTW 2010 by the Australian Society of Association Executives (AuSAE) and Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE), is expected to bring more association executives to the show. CTW’s second accreditation programme, the Corporate Travel Expert (CTE) Designation Course by National Business Travel Association (NBTA), is tailored exclusively for Corporate Travel Managers.
