The Annual Award for China¡¯s Meetings Industry--Marble Pillar Award Held Ceremoniously
The Annual Award for China¡¯s Meetings Industry--Marble Pillar Award was ceremoniously held at the welcoming banquet ¡°Green Conference, Green China¡± which was launched by CMIC 2012. The first ¡°Award for People of the year 2012 in China¡¯s Meetings Industry¡± was revealed: Cheng Meihong, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration, Chen Lin, Director of Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Exposition, Wang Xinzhang, Deputy Director of Hangzhou Tourism Commission, Liu Haiyin, CEO of China National Convention Center, and others were crowned this honor.
Shanghai is among the trail blazers in developing the MICE cause. Ms. Cheng Hongmei was the first person who appointed conference ambassadors across China¡¯s mainland, drafted and introduced China¡¯s first regional standard for the meetings industry, all of which have forcefully boosted the internationalization of Shanghai¡¯s meetings and incentives. As a late-comer, Chengdu has achieved conspicuous success in the conference & exhibition cause. Mr. Chen Lin seized upon the precious opportunity to actively fuel the development of Chengdu¡¯s conference & exhibition enterprise, as China places emphasis on developing economy middle- and west-wards. Notably, he invented the ¡°Chengdu Mode¡±, which has made the inherent roles of conference industry in promoting other aspects of society ever more outstanding.
Mr. Wang Xinzhang established China¡¯s first MICE association, and built a professional MICE website with leading edges both nationally and internationally. He also spared no effort to push forward the advancement of Hangzhou¡¯s MICE industry, and has successfully helped Hangzhou build the image of MICE destination city known as ¡°Successful MICE in Hangzhou¡±.
Mr. Liu Haiyin is a veteran in the management and operation of China¡¯s renowned conference centers, as well as in theories of the meetings industry. By taking advantage of many-year experience in hotel management, he established the management & operation mode featuring a combination of hotels, conferences, exhibitions, and offices with flying colors. Besides, he drew theories from practice, publishing a book of authority named Design, Operation and Management of Conference Centers, and also drafting national standards for China¡¯s meetings industry. Consequently, he has made great contributions to the development of China¡¯s conference industry.
Information also shows that the Annual Award for China¡¯s Meetings Industry--Marble Pillar Award also held activities to grant awards for conference cities, conference centers & hotels, professional meetings firms, award for special contributions, and so on. As CMIC gains greater influence in the meetings industry, awards like those mentioned above will draw more attention in the future.
Appendix: List of Award Winners of the Annual Award for China¡¯s Meetings Industry--Marble Pillar Award
Award for People of the Year 2012 in China¡¯s Meetings Industry
Cheng Meihong, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration;
Chen Lin, Director of Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Exposition;
Wang Xinzhang, Deputy Director of Hangzhou Tourism Commission;
Liu Haiyin, CEO of China National Convention Center
Award for Most Popular Conference Destination Cities 2012
Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanjing
Award for Best Green Conference Destination City 2012
Chongqing, Xi¡¯an, Qingdao, Guiyang, Sanya
Award for Most Popular Conference Centers 2012
China National Convention Center (CNCC)
Shanghai International Convention Center
New International Convention & Exposition Center Chengdu Century City
Qujiang International Conference Center
Award for Most Popular Conference Hotels 2012
CITIC Guoan Grand Epoch City
Dalian Sweetland Hotel
First World Hotel ¨C Hangzhou
Dong Shan Hotel
Dalian International Finance Conference Center
Kunming Yunan Conference Capital
Award for Most Popular Green Professional Conference Firms 2012
Trends
ACC
HRH Communications
HighTeam Marketing Communications
BlueStrategy
Award for Most Popular Professional Conference Firms 2012
International Conference & Exhibition Business Travel Company, China Comfort Travel Group (CCT) MICE Center
CITS International MICE Co., Ltd
China International Conference Center for Science and Technology (CICCST)
GZL International Travel Service Ltd
Award for Best Green Conference Organizations 2012
Site 2012 International Conference Beijing, recommended by Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development
Global Automotive Forum 2012, recommended by Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Exposition
International Rooftops Landscaping Association 2012, recommended by Hangzhou Tourism Commission
National Network Intelligence Conference, recommended by ACC and China Mobile Games
Low Carbon and Contamination Earth Summit 2012 (Xi¡¯an), recommended by BIT Congress, Inc
China Development Forum Summit (Weihai, Shandong), recommended by China Development Forum
China Food and Beverage Executive Summit 2012, recommended by China Decision Makers Consultancy (CDMC)
Award for Special Contributions Done to China¡¯s Meetings Industry 2012
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