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The International Conference Centre of Geneva
(CICG)-a year affer its reopening

"Talking only about the first without them interfeig with
Ayear ago the CICG reopened
three quarters of 2006, we each other.
in all its splendour affer being hosted far more conferences However, the Conference servi-
closed for a twelve-month reno- and events than we had fore- ce business is evolving conside-
vation period and CHF38 seen in our plans; initially rably and we are constantly
million of investments. Many 104 events were going to facing fiercer competition from
changes have been undertaken take place in our premises, other European cities.
and the Centre is ready to welco- whereas the actual number Nevertheless, we remain opti-
me the international community reached nearly 150. We have inistic for the year 2007."
to modern conference facilities also expanded our clientele
in Geneva. to include more medical,
phaimaceutical and biotech-
Since that tiine, the CICG has nical conferences, in addi-
hosted some 148 events with t-ion to reachiiig orit to the
more than 35,000 participants private sector.
corresponding to an income
approaching CHF5 inillions. The As a general trend, the events
average duration of these events tend to last much longer than
was just over three days, which in the past, an average of 3.5
c has iinportant implications for days, which implies more
the hotel and restaurant trade in than 140,000 hotel niglits.
o the city of Geneva, explains Ms Due to tlie new sh'ucture of
Isabelle Aubert, Director of the the centre, we are also capa-
U CICG. ble of organizing more and
!J!J more events siinultaneously

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