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adelaide
diabetes and mental health. Studies currently delivering vertical tail fins for the F-35 Joint underway include research on irritable bowel Strike Fighter program, and Levett syndrome pain conducted by Australian and Engineering manufactures other key F-35 USA researchers that could lead to the components. development of novel treatments. FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS BIOSCIENCE One of the world’s most Thebarton Bioscience Precinct is one sustainable food and wine growing adelaide of Australia’s largest commercial environments, globally renowned for its bioscience precincts and is home to around safety, quality and product integrity, South 100 bioscience companies with specialisations Australia produces 62 per cent of Australia’s in biotherapeutics, gene based diagnostics, wine exports. Also located in South molecular plant breeding and genomics, Australia is The Waite Research Institute, The city of Adelaide, known for stem-cell research and livestock productivity. home to more than 60 per cent of Adelaide Integrated Bioscience Laboratories Australia’s wine and grape research its vibrant food and wine scene, has 22 facilities across the city - a gateway to capability and is Australia’s leading research, is located in close proximity the latest instrumentation and specialised education and commercialisation precinct for agricultural science. to wine regions, magnificent research capabilities. beaches and ancient outback ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESOURCES AND ENERGY Adelaide has a critical mass of South Australia has the largest mountain ranges. aerospace companies, mining and production and reserves of equipment companies, and emerging uranium in Australia, and 25 per cent of the At the centre of the city is the new technologies like photonics, nanotechnology, world’s reserves. It also contributes 41 per Riverbank Precinct, an integrated additive manufacturing, advanced materials cent of Australia’s wind energy generation, and robotics and digital technology. The making it the largest producer of wind biomedical, educational, entertainment AUD120 million Tonsley development is a new energy in Australia. The Institute for and cultural area that places the Adelaide model for Advanced Manufacturing, focusing Mineral and Energy Resources (IMER) at the Convention Centre at the heart of a on biomedical devices, sustainable energy and University of Adelaide is an award winning thriving ecosystem of creativity, research clean technology. Tonsley’s tenants include research institute addressing key global and and development. Siemens, a major provider of medical imaging resource challenges. IMER has developed a equipment to South Australia’s public health Genetic Algorithm based optimisation system and one of the world’s largest providers method to provide optimal design solutions of energy and resource efficient technologies. for on-shore wind farms. Key Industry Sectors DEFENCE AND AEROSPACE WATER HEALTH AND MEDICINE South Australia is Australia’s ‘Defence South Australia has emerged as a The South Australian Health and State’, a hub for airborne maritime world-class, export oriented hub for Medical Research Institute surveillance and weapon system test and water technology and planning services. It is (SAHMRI) is attracting hundreds of evaluation. Cobham Aviation Services manage also home to the Water Industry Alliance, a researchers across the state’s three from their Adelaide headquarters Project globally recognised hub of water expertise universities and health system. The institute Sentinel, the world’s largest outsourced and research, made up of around 150 is practicing and producing world-leading maritime surveillance operation which water-related organisations who are medical and technological approaches to provides surveillance of Australia’s maritime focused on sharing South Australia’s water major health issues including chronic exclusive economic zone. Local companies BAE expertise with the world. disease, obesity, cardiovascular disease, Systems Australia and RUAG Australia are
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> World Aquaculture 2014 > MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer 2016 > Asia Oceania Conference on Obesity 2017 > 68th International Astronautical Congress 2017 > INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) International adelaide convention centre Symposium 2017 Exhibition space: 20,000 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 3,500 people > International Conference of Young Meeting rooms: 27 Total capacity: 5,000 people Research on Advanced Materials 2018 BioMed City Key attractions Adelaide will soon be home to the largest Adelaide offers superb cuisine and celebrated Biomedical research precinct in the wines, with over 200 cellar doors within an Southern Hemisphere. Currently under hour’s drive of the city. It also has a vibrant construction, the precinct is located festivals and events calendar and offers more directly adjacent to the city’s convention attractions just a short trip from the city. and entertainment hub and will provide Some of Adelaide’s key attractions include: delegates the opportunity to interact with > Guided by a local food expert, take leading researchers and clinicans. a gourmet walking tour through the Adelaide Central Market. Interact with stallholders, taste produce and experience Planning & Logistics the exciting buzz of the largest fresh food ACCESS > The Adelaide Convention Centre has market in the Southern Hemisphere. Adelaide Airport is located just 15 minutes opened its new East Building, expanding > Time your meeting around one from the city and services seven international the centre’s footprint to 20,000sqm of of Adelaide’s festivals and events airlines, including direct flights from Dubai, multi-purpose space. The AUD397 million like the Adelaide Fringe, Australia’s Singapore, Hong Kong and Auckland. The redevelopment features a 3,000sqm largest arts festival showcasing city’s position in Australia also provides Plenary Hall, which provides tiered seating the best global and homegrown convenient access to the rest of the country. for 3,500 people, and boasts the world’s talent, or OzAsia, a celebration of largest rotating seating drums that are ACCOMMODATION the city’s creative links with Asia. capable of seating 320 people each. Adelaide has more than 5,000 beds within > Visit one of the many wineries in the close walking distance of the city, with > The AUD300 million expansion of SKYCITY surrounding wine regions of McLaren a further 2,000 in the greater Adelaide Adelaide Casino will commence at the end Vale, Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills. area. Accommodation needs can be met of 2017. The expansion, which is part of the For a unique experience, taste a vintage with a selection of premium hotels and redevelopment of the Adelaide Riverbank Tawny from your birth year straight from resorts, guaranteed to suit every budget. the barrel at Seppeltsfield Winery. precinct, will include a 5-star hotel and UPCOMING KEY DEVELOPMENTS entertainment and retail offering. > Experience the ancient landscape of the Flinders Ranges, including the natural > The AUD6 billion redevelopment of the amphitheatre, Wilpena Pound, by plane, Adelaide Riverbank precinct will see all hot air balloon or four-wheel drive. Riverbank facilities within a five minutes’ walk of the Adelaide Convention Centre. > Fly 30 minutes to Kangaroo Island The precinct includes the BioMed City, and visit Seal Bay Conservation Park Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide where you can get up close to the Oval and the Festival Plaza development. local sea lion colony, or cuddle a koala at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park. > Tour a working opal mine in Coober WEATHER Pedy, a mining town where houses, hotels, and museums have been Adelaide has a mild, Mediterranean climate. Average maximum temperature: built underground. Before you leave, Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC stop at the Kangaroo Orphanage Temperature °C 29° 29° 26° 23° 19° 16° 15° 17° 19° 22° 25° 27° to pet and care for young joeys. Temperature °F 84° 84° 79° 73° 66° 61° 59° 63° 66° 72° 77° 81°
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BRISBANE
FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS Key Industry Sectors Recognised as a producer of high-quality, safe and clean food, Queensland has more than 1,400 Australian HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES and international food companies with The city is acknowledged as a established processing facilities. The sector centre of excellence in bio- is supported by organisations like the Brisbane medical, biopharmaceutical and human Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and therapeutics, diagnostics and clinical trials. Food Innovation at University of Brisbane also has a string of leading Queensland — soon to be a part of research institutes, including Australia’s Australia’s first dedicated Health and Food largest medical research institute and the Sciences Precinct. country’s first initiative of ‘bench to bedside’ medical research — the Translational ADVANCED MANUFACTURING Brisbane is a vibrant, river city Research Institute — along with the AND LOGISTICS world-leading QIMR Berghofer Medical Brisbane is increasingly attracting that enjoys year-round sunny Research Institute. a diverse range of high-value, knowledge- days and is located within intensive manufacturers that are utilising technology and human ingenuity as key close proximity to the Asia ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Australia’s first Ecosciences production inputs, and tapping into global Pacific Rim. Beyond the city Precinct is in Brisbane, researching supply chains. Research and development is you will find pristine coastline, climate change, mineral and petroleum supported by world-class institutes resources, water issues and environmental including the Dow Centre for Sustainable sub-tropical rainforests balance. The International Water Centre is a Engineering Innovation. and white sand islands. joint venture of four leading universities, including the University of Queensland (UQ) DIGITAL INDUSTRIES AND and Griffith University, based in Brisbane. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Known for its brains as well as its beauty, ENERGY AND RESOURCES With an abundance of talented human Brisbane is home to three of Australia’s Brisbane is home to more than 170 capital supported by leading educational of the world’s leading mining top universities and Australia’s largest institutions and world-class research and companies, 100 mining equipment and medical research centre. As a world development facilities, Brisbane is technology service firms, and the CSIRO’s leader in many areas of research and attracting major global companies and Queensland Centre for Advanced innovation, Brisbane has a proven track innovative local start-ups, including Technologies — a world-class research and record for staging business events that Halfbrick Studios, one of the world’s most development precinct that provides the well-known game developers. over-deliver on expectations such as the highest standard of science, engineering highly successful 2014 G20 World Leaders and innovation for the Australian mining Summit. industry. CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Billions of dollars’ worth of major Brisbane is also home to Brisbane infrastructure projects are underway or in Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC), the planning stage in Queensland, and over which has been named the World’s Best the past decade engineering construction Convention Centre by the International has grown fivefold. Future growth is Association of Congress Centres. ensured, with a strong and skilled workforce and a growing population.
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The city has a “Team Brisbane” approach to attracting business events and can readily open doors to local research and innovation expertise in key industry sectors to boost conference program content, attract specialist presenters and help organisers and delegates expand their networks. Key events include: > 19th International Congress on Tropical Medicine and Malaria 2016 > World Congress of International Water Association 2016 > World Melanoma Congress 2017 > Congress of the International Society for Biomechanics 2017 > Routes Asia 2018 > IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2018 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) Exhibition space: 20,000 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 8,000 people Meeting rooms: Total capacity: Key attractions 44 8,000 people Aside from enjoying Brisbane’s relaxed subtropical urban lifestyle, visitors can enjoy the Queensland icons that surround south bank the city, such as the Gold Coast, idyllic subtropical islands and World Heritage- Brisbane’s inner-city oasis and cultural hub listed rainforests. With an enviable is home to the country’s largest Gallery of outdoor climate, Brisbane’s quintessential Modern Art, museums, theatres, parklands, Australian experiences include: Australia’s only inner-city beach and more > Cuddle a koala or hand-feed kangaroos than 70 riverside restaurants and cafes. at the world’s oldest and largest koala sanctuary – Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. > Embrace the local Indigenous culture through an interactive and engaging Planning & Logistics UPCOMING KEY DEVELOPMENTS display of the traditional music and > In 2018, Brisbane will welcome dance of the Mirrabooka tribe. ACCESS new Westin and W hotels. Named Best Airport (Australia/Pacific) in > The Howard Smith Wharves > Take a ride on the wheel the prestigious global Skytrax World Airport redevelopment, scheduled to open of Brisbane for 360 degree Awards 2016, Brisbane Airport has an extensive late 2018, will include an exhibition panoramic views of the city. network of flights linking to 29 international centre, Art Series hotel plus boutique > Hand-feed wild dolphins at destinations and 41 domestic destinations. The restaurants and cafes on the waterfront Tangalooma Island Resort on Moreton airport is conveniently located 20 minutes from underneath the iconic Story Bridge. Bay. the city through a direct rail link. > The AUD3 billion Queens Wharf Brisbane integrated resort development will feature > Visit one of the world’s wonders – the ACCOMMODATION five hotels, including a Ritz-Carlton, and Great Barrier Reef – on a day trip. With more than 13,500 guest rooms and is scheduled to be completed in 2022. > Time your meeting around one another 1,700 in development, Brisbane > Brisbane Airport is undergoing an of the city’s festivals and events offers an extensive range of boutique AUD3.8 billion development program such as the World Science Festival and brand accommodation options. including a new parallel runway Brisbane. Successfully held for the which will be completed in 2020. first time outside of New York in 2016, Brisbane is the Asia Pacific WEATHER headquarters for the Festival. Brisbane has a sub-tropical climate with year-round sunny days. Average maximum temperature. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 29° 29° 28° 26° 23° 21° 20° 22° 24° 26° 28° 29° Temperature °F 84° 84° 82° 79° 73° 70° 68° 72° 75° 79° 82° 84°
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Key Industry Sectors
Cairns AGRICULTURE CONSTRUCTION Widespread adoption of techno- This sector accounts for 9.1 per logical advances has enabled an cent of the total regional economy. industry worth AUD1.2 billion to thrive in A key strength is expertise in tropical Tropical North Queensland. With expertise architecture and engineering design, with a in industries including sugar, coffee, proven track record in design and construc- bananas, mangoes, fishing and aquaculture, tion to ensure environmentally friendly the region is also a major supply base for buildings can withstand severe weather agricultural services and products like conditions. seeds, fertiliser and harvesting equipment. In Cairns, the Australian Tropical Forest EDUCATION Institute is a globally renowned research Cairns is the only destination The region boasts high quality institute and features the Australian education facilities, including where two World Heritage-listed Tropical Herbarium – a collection of over Australia’s largest regional university, 170,000 plant specimens. wonders lay side by side — the Central Queensland University, and James Great Barrier Reef and Australia’s Cook University, ranked in the top four per TROPICAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE cent of the world’s tertiary institutions. The Wet Tropics Rainforest. The Cairns region is a global hub of Great Barrier Reef International Marine specialist knowledge in this field. College is one of the best equipped marine The Institute of Tropical Health and training centres in the Southern Hemi- The region’s stunning natural beauty is Medicine at James Cook University focuses sphere. supported by extensive and sophisticated on research relevant to tropical Australia, business tourism infrastructure that plays Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and the BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIO Queensland Tropical Health Alliance Lab at a major role in ensuring the natural assets FERTILISER the James Cook campus in Cairns has are sustainably managed. Located between the rainforest researchers collaborating to alleviate the and the reef, Cairns is an ideal location for burden of tropical diseases such as malaria. The tropical location has also been a boon tropical forest science, biopharmaceuticals,
for industry, with research and innovation natural resource management and research, underway in specialty areas including TOURISM and the development of marketable With unique natural assets as products. The Rapid Assessment Unit is tropical health and medicine, agriculture, drawcards, the Cairns region hosts collaboration between James Cook and tropical architecture and engineering 2.3 million visitors per year, contributing University and the Department of Agricul- design. AUD3.1 billion to the economy. Cairns has ture, Fishery and Forestry, focused on the well developed tourism infrastructure and a delivery of rapid, non-invasive technologies highly-skilled workforce, and James Cook for horticultural, agricultural and forestry University has been ranked first in the world products, and processed foods and allied for excellence in tourism research, with industries. particular expertise in tourism in the tropics.
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Cairns has a proven track record of harnessing its extensive facilities and sophisticated business events infrastructure to host international conferences such as: > 51st Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation “The Future of Tropical Biology and Conservation” 2014 > 25th International Society for Neurochemistry Meeting 2015 > Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications & Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications 2016 > International Society for Horticultural Science Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture 2016 > World Federation for Mental Health Conference 2016 Cairns Convention Centre Exhibition space: 4,055 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 5,000 people Key attractions Meeting rooms: 22 Total capacity: 8,965 people Renowned for its relaxed, tropical climate and laid-back ambience, Cairns boasts the best of Australia’s tropics — with islands, New hope for malaria rainforest and reef on its doorstep. The Australian Institute of Tropical Health Some of the key attractions include: and Medicine is at the forefront of global > Swim, snorkel, dive and sail the efforts to eradicate malaria, a disease that World Heritage-listed Great Barrier kills more than one million people annually. Reef, home to over 3,000 individual A recent AUD1.06 million government reef systems and coral cays. grant is supporting a commercial venture > Glide just metres above the World to test and produce a possible vaccine. Heritage-listed Tropical Rainforest canopy when you take the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, located a 15 minutes’ drive from Cairns. Planning & Logistics ACCESS UPCOMING KEY DEVELOPMENTS > Join the Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Cairns Airport is serviced by eight international community for a private lesson on > Following a recently completed AUD13 airlines, with direct flights from Asia. All major traditional hunting and gathering million upgrade, which included domestic carriers connect Cairns directly methods at Mossman Gorge, located improvements to the Great Hall meeting to Australian capital cities. Cairns Airport in the southern part of the World space, Cairns Convention Centre will is situated just 10 minutes from Cairns city Heritage-listed Daintree National Park. undergo a major AUD176 million revamp and a one-hour drive from Port Douglas. scheduled to be completed by 2020. > Experience wildlife in a natural > The new AUD54 million Cairns Aquarium setting – including crocodiles, ACCOMMODATION offers unique meeting spaces in the cassowaries, koalas and quolls – with With 7,000 rooms available in Cairns city, heart of the city, showcasing the diverse Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures. and 3,700 rooms available in the picturesque village of Port Douglas, delegates can marine life of the Great Barrier Reef. > Join a food trail tour of the Atherton select from five-star international Tablelands and sample fresh tropical hotels, boutique or apartment style fruit, rich cheeses, macadamia nuts or accommodation to suit any budget. award-winning fruit wines and spirits.
WEATHER Cairns has a tropical climate. Average maximum temperature. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 32° 31° 31° 29° 28° 26° 26° 27° 28° 30° 31° 32° Temperature °F 90° 88° 88° 84° 82° 79° 79° 81° 82° 86° 88° 90°
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canberra
Key Industry Sectors DIGITAL ECONOMY AND SPACE, SATELLITE AND SPATIAL E-GOVERNMENT SCIENCES The city’s Information and Home to an extensive network of Communications Technology (ICT) sector space and spatial related industry players, has over 1,000 businesses, ranging from Canberra is a major contributor to global multinationals to innovative start-ups. The knowledge about the earth’s atmosphere. Australian Government is the largest Contributions include the transmission of consumer of ICT products and services. The signals and images of the first moon National Computational Infrastructure, is landing, exports of key technologies and a the Southern Hemisphere’s most integrated Nobel Prize in astrophysics. The Advanced supercomputing facility and the CSIRO’s canberra Instrumentation and Technology Centre new research unit Data61 is one of the supports over AUD100 million worth of largest digital research teams in the world. astronomy and space instrumentation projects and the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex houses one of HEALTH AND SPORTS SCIENCE Australia’s capital, Canberra, three Deep Space Network stations for The city has world-class sports NASA. The world’s leading aerospace and science, sports medicine, nutrition, is a striking architecturally defence companies have headquarters here. biometrics, physiology, performance designed city that is surrounded psychology and sports administration expertise and is home to the Australian by expansive forests and DEFENCE AND SECURITY Institute of Sport (AIS), which has produced Canberra is Australia’s defence and natural reserves and features numerous Olympians and Paralympians. security capital, home to the The ANU’s John Curtin School of Medical Lake Burley Griffin as a focal Department of Defence, the Australian Research hosts the best and brightest Defence Force Academy (ADFA), key national point. medical minds, with three of its investi- security, intelligence and border protection gators receiving Nobel Prizes for medicine agencies and over 13,000 military and or physiology. Canberra is the home of the Australian defence-civilian personnel. UNSW Canberra Government and a range of significant is also based at ADFA, providing an national institutes and cultural attractions, integrated defence focus through its INNOVATION AND HIGHER including the Australian War Memorial, education and research program. This EDUCATION Canberra is home to 45,000 National Gallery of Australia and the thriving industry supports government defence and security needs. Canberra born tertiary students and academic staff across National Museum of Australia. innovations and technologies now feature five university campuses, including the prominently in global supply chains, University of Canberra and ANU. Powered by a strong knowledge-based including for cybersecurity, performance The Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN) economy, the city is home to prestigious improvement of networks, space and spatial represents and supports researchers, universities like the Australian National sciences and human performance entrepreneurs and start-ups with University (ANU) and University of improvement in operation of vehicles, accelerator programs and access to investors and venture capital, with pro- Canberra, and think tanks including the aircraft and equipment. The ANU’s National grams including the Griffin Accelerator, Australian Academy of Science and the Security College is a national centre of excellence. a three-month intensive program run by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Canberra entrepreneurs who invest in, host, Research Organisation (CSIRO). teach and mentor selected startups to RENEWABLE ENERGY create successful businesses. Canberra is a renewable energy Academic, government and business powerhouse, with expertise in communities are well-linked to global renewable energy supply, behind the meter TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE markets, and the city excels at the battery storage, research and development, A thriving city full of galleries, innovative industries of the future, like business collaboration and smart grid and museums, restaurants and bars digital commerce and renewables. data platforms. The ANU is a pioneer of has driven this sector. The region to home to photovoltaic research and its Energy around 6,800 tourism related businesses. Change Institute is an international leader.
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Canberra has a long track record for attracting and hosting prestigious international conferences, such as: > Earth Systems Governance Conference 2015 > International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ICONN 2016 > Australian Cyber Security Centre Conference 2016 > International Federation of Landscape Architects Asia Pacific Conference 2017 > 8th International Conference on Computer Modelling and Simulation 2017
Key attractions Canberra has an array of stylish restaurants and bars, museums, National Convention Centre Canberra art galleries and a vibrant enter- Exhibition space: 2,000 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 2,460 people tainment scene. Close to the city are Meeting rooms: 15 Total capacity: 5,900 people mountain ranges, the coastline and Canberra District wine region. Some of Canberra’s key attractions include: > View Canberra from above in a hot air balloon ride that finishes on the Digital Canberra lawns of Old Parliament House. Canberra is a city that’s embracing the > Host a dinner under the wings of a digital age. There’s free public Wi-Fi Lancaster Bomber at the Australian throughout the central business district, War Memorial, enjoying an evening the Convention Centre, many outlying amongst exhibitions about Australia’s suburbs and shopping districts — even in military history. the Australian Botanic Gardens. > Canoe, sail, paddleboat, row or windsurf across the waters of Lake Burley Griffin. Planning & Logistics > Take an exclusive tour at the National Gallery of Australia and see ACCESS UPCOMING KEY DEVELOPMENTS internationally celebrated works of art. There are 900 flights in and out of Canberra > The National Convention Centre Airport every week, with direct flights from Canberra is undergoing a refurbishment, > A short drive out of town, explore most Australian capital cities and from including an upgrade of existing the 160-year-old cool climate wine Singapore and Wellington, New Zealand. By technology and security systems, as region of Canberra District. Choose car, train or bus, Canberra is 3 hours from well as new seating. The refurbishment from multiple cellar doors to sample Sydney and 7 hours from Melbourne. is due for completion in mid-2017. fine wines and culinary delights. ACCOMMODATION > Enjoy a two-hour drive through The Canberra region has accommodation beautiful farmland, over mountain available for all tastes and budgets. Choose ranges to the coast for a classic from five-star, boutique and heritage- lunch of fish and chips by the listed hotels or serviced apartments. water at Batemans Bay.
WEATHER Canberra has a dry climate. Average maximum temperature. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 28° 27° 25° 20° 16° 12° 11° 13° 16° 19° 23° 26° Temperature °F 82° 81° 77° 68° 61° 54° 52° 55° 61° 66° 73° 79°
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Darwin
darwin Key Industry Sectors
OIL AND GAS RENEWABLE ENERGY With abundant resources and This region is home to numerous proximity to Asian markets, Darwin world-class renewable energy is an international oil and gas hub. The projects. The Shoal Bay Renewable Energy Ichthys LNG Project has the longest subsea Facility in Darwin was the first “waste to pipeline in the Southern Hemisphere and is energy” facility in a tropical region, one of the largest gas projects in the world. producing electricity from methane The AUD100 million Marine Supply Base is harvested from landfill. bolstering Darwin’s ability to serve the HEALTH sector, and the North Australian Centre for The Northern Territory is home to Oil and Gas at Charles Darwin University is a unique opportunities and clinical vital hub for training, education programs presentations not seen elsewhere in Darwin is a multicultural and research. Australia. The National Critical Care and harbour city that provides Trauma Response Centre at Royal Darwin MINING Hospital provides for rapid deployment of a gateway to Asia and to The Northern Territory hosts some specialist medical teams to disasters in of the largest mines and mineral the unique landscapes Northern Australia and overseas. In deposits in the world and is one of conjunction with local technology company, of Australia’s Top End. Australia’s highest producers of uranium Combined Communication Solutions, the and manganese. The Ranger mine is one of Centre has developed a national barcode just three in the world to produce in excess The Northern Territory is resource rich triage scanning device for tracking multiple of 100,000 tonnes of uranium oxide. and home to some of the world’s biggest victims from a disaster site to hospital. Menzie’s School of Health and Research is a mines and some of Australia’s largest PRIMARY INDUSTRY world-class research centre that is a beacon deposits of uranium, zinc-lead, bauxite, The Northern Territory supports for development, sustainability and a range of thriving industries. The gold, phosphate and manganese. economic advancement in global and most valuable is beef cattle, which supplies national health. The Northern Territory also domestic and live export markets and is has significant expertise in Indigenous Darwin and the entire Northern Territory valued at more than AUD260 million a year. healthcare, Tropical health, and is home to is alive with ambitious new ventures and Mangoes are the principal horticultural the Careflight emergency service, one of the export, Paspaley pearls are internationally thriving industries: from pioneering large- largest and most comprehensive aero renowned as finest in the world, and diverse scale solar power facilities and world- medical organisation in the world. aquaculture includes the iconic barramundi, class oil and gas infrastructure, to the and sustainable harvest of mud crabs Remote Area Health Corps and Careflight. and prawns.
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Darwin has a proven track record of attracting and hosting international events such as: > The 2nd World Hybrid Asia Pacific Conference on Solar and Hybrid Technologies 2014 > 11th International Mango Symposium 2015 > International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation Darwin 2016 > 2016 Asia Pacific Lymphology Conference
Key attractions Darwin is a relaxed, tropical city that provides a gateway to the quintessential Australian experiences offered across the Northern Territory. Key attractions include: > Watch the sun dip into the Arafura Sea at Darwin’s Mindil Beach markets, Darwin Convention Centre while sampling the best Thai, Sri Exhibition space: 4,000 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 1,200 people Lankan, Indian, Chinese, Malaysian, Meeting rooms: 7 Total capacity: 4,000 people Brazilian, Greek, and Portuguese cuisine. > Get up close to crocodiles in the ‘Cage of Death’ at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) > Take a scenic flight over the The Northern Territory Convention Bureau has identified 15 potential organisations escarpment of Kakadu National Park, that conferences can partner with for a CSR initiative. Delegates can visit places like one of the largest national parks in Helping People Achieve, an organisation that provides opportunities, independence and the world. accommodation to Territorians with disabilities. > Fish for prized barramundi in the rivers of the ‘Top End’. > Fly to Australia’s Red Centre to see Uluru, a large sandstone rock formation, and take a Planning & Logistics guided walk around the base ACCESS with an Indigenous Ranger. Darwin airport is directly accessed from major > Join in on the ultimate outback hubs in Asia, and is just four hours flight adventure. Choose between an from most Australian capital cities. There are Airboat, Chopper or Floatplane also major regional airports in Alice Springs and enjoy a BBQ breakfast or and Uluru, which is a three to four hour billabong lunch cruise down flight from most Australian capital cities. the waters of Sweets Lagoon ACCOMMODATION with Outback Floatplanes. There are over 4,000 accommodation rooms to suit all budgets available across Darwin. Batji Tours
WEATHER Darwin has a tropical climate. Average maximum temperature. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 32° 31° 32° 33° 32° 31° 31° 31° 33° 33° 33° 33° Temperature °F 90° 88° 90° 91° 90° 88° 88° 88° 91° 91° 91° 91°
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gold coast
FILM Key Industry Sectors The diverse landscapes and vast studio facilities located on the HEALTH AND SCIENCE Gold Coast have made the region a film The city has a wealth of health industry hot spot both in Australia and and medical infrastructure with around the world. Seventy-six per cent of all gold coast the industry contributing over AUD1.5 film production in Queensland happens billion in annual revenue. The Gold Coast here, with recent blockbusters including University Hospital is one of Queensland’s ‘Pirates of The Caribbean’ and ‘Thor’ in 2016. largest clinical teaching and research Village Roadshow Studios is one of the facilities, and Griffith University’s Institute largest studios in the Southern Hemisphere. of Glycomics is conducting unique research DIGITAL INDUSTRIES AND The Gold Coast offers a capital into the use of carbohydrates for drug and INFORMATION COMMUNICATION vaccine discovery. The new Griffith Health TECHNOLOGY city experience alongside sun- Centre is one of Australia’s most advanced The Gold Coast ICT industry includes both drenched beaches and World- schools of dentistry, with specialised small to medium enterprises and large laboratories and research facilities. national and multinational companies. The Heritage listed rainforest. city’s four universities are delivering a ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY talented pool of students in fields including As one of Australia’s fastest growing As one of the Gold Coast’s fastest software engineering, artificial intelligence, growing industry sectors, more cities, the Gold Coast is attracting a enterprise architecture, multimedia, than 400 companies operate within the workforce of highly skilled and talented computer game development and environmental industry, focusing on professionals. The city’s industry sectors information systems. IBM has an Australia construction, coastal and marine consulting, include creative industries, health and Development Laboratory (ADL) in the city, urban planning and design, water treatment medical, and environmental science. which is responsible for developing, technology, professional services in the expanding and supporting IBM’s software carbon market and emissions trading. Bond portfolio for clients locally and globally. University’s Mirvac School of Sustainable Development is Australia’s first six-star SPORT carbon neutral sustainable building. The Gold Coast is host of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. It’s a world CREATIVE INDUSTRIES leader in the sports industry with over 33 The Gold Coast has over 1,000 first-class training and competition standard businesses engaged in the city’s facilities plus a range of auxiliary and support creative industries, including film and services for international sporting teams and television, performing arts, music, writing associations. The city also hosts international and publishing, architecture, advertising sporting competitions like the Australian Surf and graphic design. A number of academies Lifesaving Championships and the Quiksilver and training facilities support these creative Pro and Roxy Pro. industries, including the Queensland College of Art and the Queensland Conservatorium TOURISM at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus. More than 13 million visitors flock to the Gold Coast every year and the industry employs 36,000 people.
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The Gold Coast has an outstanding track record of hosting a wide range of prestigious international conferences, including: > 13th Congress of the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology 2015 > 1st International Energy and Environmental Materials Forum and 3rd International Inorganic and Nanomaterial Forum 2016 > Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference 2016 > 19th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media (RAOM) 2017 > Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases 2018 Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) Exhibition space: 10,000 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 6,000 people Key attractions Meeting rooms: 22 Total capacity: 6,000 people The Gold Coast has a range of entertainment and attractions, with theme parks, over 40 international Smart city standard or championship golf The 200-hectare Gold Coast Health and courses, 600 restaurants and Knowledge Precinct is a rapidly growing cafés and an abundance of natural vibrant community where people live, wonders. Key attractions include: learn and work. Already home to the > Visit Dreamworld theme park and Gold Coast University Hospital and come fact-to-face with crocodiles Griffith University, the AUD550 million and koalas and experience some Commonwealth Games village will be built of the fastest rides in the world. within the precinct. > Take a private or group surfing lesson on the Gold Coast. UPCOMING KEY DEVELOPMENTS > Partake in Australia’s highest external Planning & Logistics More than AUD13.5 billion in major building climb. SkyPoint Climb, at the ACCESS infrastructure projects are planned top of Q1, provides 360 degree views of The Gold Coast is serviced by two major or underway, including: the Gold Coast and beyond. international airports, Gold Coast Airport > Revitalising the city centre at Southport, > Take a scenic flight to Lady Elliot Island, and Brisbane Airport. Brisbane Airport including the construction of an a coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef. is within one-hour drive of the city. AUD6.8 million Chinatown precinct. > Creation of a AUD365 million Gold > Visit Mount Tamborine, located 50 ACCOMMODATION Coast Cultural Precinct which will minutes from the Gold Coast, and With over 42,000 accommodation rooms, include a garden-style amphitheatre explore rainforest canopies on the the Gold Coast meets accommodation needs that can cater up to 5,000 people. Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk. with ease. Choose from a wide variety of > Extension of a light rail system international hotels, resorts, apartments, connecting key health, knowledge, as well as mountain and spa retreats. business and cultural precincts. > Major expansion of Jupiters Hotel and Casino, including a six star, 17-storey luxury hotel tower, completed before 2018.
WEATHER Gold Coast has a sub-tropical climate. Average maximum temperature: Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 29° 29° 28° 26° 23° 21° 21° 22° 24° 25° 27° 28° Temperature °F 84° 84° 82° 79° 73° 70° 70° 72° 75° 77° 81° 82°
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hobart
Key Industry Sectors and the Southern Ocean, and the Commission for the Conservation of Marine AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES Antarctic Living Resources. With more than 4,000 kilometres of unpolluted coastline, Tasmania FOOD AND AGRICULTURE produces more seafood by value than any Leading Australian chef Tetsuya other state in Australia. It’s the world’s Wakuda has described Tasmania’s largest supplier of wild abalone and growing conditions as ‘beyond organic’, a harvests more than 4 million oysters every reflection of the high quality dairy products, year. The state is internationally renowned meat, vegetables and fruit produced by the for high-quality aquaculture systems, the hobart state. The sector is backed by research from largest salmon farmer Tassal ranked world the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, number one for sustainability reporting and while the Sense-T project - a partnership Hobart, the capital of Australia’s transparency. The University of Tasmania’s between the University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies government, CSIRO and IBM - is deploying island state Tasmania, is a city supports the sector with education and sensors across the state that allow near brimming with heritage charm, research. real-time processing of data, taking the a thriving culture and dining guesswork out of farm management. MARINE MANUFACTURING scene, and is situated along the Tasmania is a hub of maritime HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH shores of the River Derwent. industry excellence, with a range The Menzies Institute for Medical of businesses supplying maritime products Research has been performing to local and international commercial and international research for nearly 30 years military markets. Hobart based company, Tasmania is a place of creativity and and has made many significant Incat, has built 40 per cent of the word’s innovation — whether it’s producing cool breakthroughs, including vital information fleet of large-scale, fast, multi-hull ferries, about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) climate wines and world-class brews and including the world’s fastest passenger and prostate cancer. blends to complement locally produced ferry. Research and teaching facilities at the food, or developing new approaches to Australian Maritime College are utilised by business activities, scientific research and government bodies and maritime-related MINING The state is one of the most artistic endeavours. businesses world-wide. diversely mineralised areas in the world, with minerals including copper, gold, Hobart is a leader in many industry areas ANTARCTIC RESEARCH lead, magnetite, silver, tin, zinc and of specialisation, including large-scale, More than 65 per cent of ultra-high purity silica flour. It is a major Australia’s scientists specialising in high-speed catamarans, marine evacuation supplier of ferro-manganese to the Antarctic science and research live in Hobart gear, high-performance radio antennae and Australian steel industry. The Centre of - the city is recognised internationally as a aquaculture equipment. Excellence in Ore Deposits (CODES) is home world-class centre for Antarctic science, to the largest university-based team of ore research, management, education and deposit researchers in the world. It currently logistics. It’s home to the Australian has research projects spanning 35 countries, Antarctic Division, researchers from the and has collaborated with more than 60 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial institutions and universities and 45 industry Research Organisation’s (CSIRO’s) Division of companies around the world. Marine and Atmospheric Research, the Cooperative Research Centre for Antarctica
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Hobart has a proven track record for hosting international conferences. It is a place where an attractive destination meets the bright minds of the industry and research sectors. Key events include: > The International Biometric Society Australasian Region Conference 2015 > The Society of Economic Geologists International Conference 2015 > 4th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World 2016 > 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2017) 2017 > The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Delegates’ Meeting and Open Science Conference 2020 Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart Exhibition space: 2,000 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 1,000 people Key attractions Meeting rooms: 11 Total capacity: 1,000 people Hobart is a compact city, known for its sandstone buildings, eclectic art museum, natural beauty and dynamic dining scene. Beyond the city visitors can explore wine Wrest Point regions, mountain ranges, beaches and On the shores of the River Derwent, Wrest the World Heritage Tasmanian Wilderness. Point is a conference venue that can Some of Hobart’s key attractions include: accommodate up to 1,650 delegates. The > Take a dedicated fast ferry to property features five restaurants, four Hobart’s Museum of Old and New bars and onsite accommodation. Art (MONA), the largest private museum in the Southern Hemisphere, and stay for lunch at award- winning restaurant The Source. UPCOMING KEY DEVELOPMENTS > Enjoy oysters shucked straight from Planning & Logistics > MONA has revealed plans for developments the water as part of a delicious ACCESS in excess of AUD200 million over the seafood feast caught and prepared Five airlines operate regular daily jet next five years. The developments will before your eyes on a Seafood services between mainland Australia and include a gallery extension, a new 160- Seduction Tour with award-winning Hobart. You can also access Tasmania room hotel that will include a function Pennicott Wilderness Journeys. via a car ferry to Devonport, which centre, auditorium, spa and pending > Enhance your knowledge and departs daily from Melbourne. license approval; a high-roller casino. > There are a number of new hotels appreciation of whiskies with a tour of ACCOMMODATION planned for Hobart including: the Lark Distillery followed by a visit to Hotels are available from central Hobart to > Tasmania’s first Vibe Hotel, with the Lark Cellar Door and Whisky Bar on the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage construction commencing early 2017 the Hobart waterfront, where you can Area including lodges, hotels and beach > A new 278-room Crowne Plaza Hotel sample their award winning single malt resorts. Hobart has over 2,700 hotel rooms. whisky. > 296-room hotel run by Singaporean company Fragrance Group > Wander through the Salamanca > A luxurious waterfront 113-room Market, held every Saturday next hotel by Tasmanian developer Federal to the Hobart waterfront which Group is due to open mid 2017. features food, artisan jewellery and handmade products. > Take a 2.5-hour drive from Hobart to Freycinet National Park, where a WEATHER short walk will take you to a lookout Tasmania has a cool, temperate climate. Average maximum temperature. where you can view the perfectly Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC curved beach and azure waters of Temperature °C 23° 22° 21° 18° 15° 13° 13° 14° 15° 17° 19° 21° Wineglass Bay - one of Tasmania’s most photographed sights. Temperature °F 73° 72° 70° 64° 59° 55° 55° 57° 59° 63° 66° 70°
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MELBOURNE
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ADVANCED MANUFACTURING & FINANCIAL SERVICES LOGISTICS Melbourne features a vibrant Melbourne is a manufacturing financial services cluster, with powerhouse with industries including expertise in superannuation, banking, and aerospace, automotive, marine, defence and funds management. Approximately half of high-precision sheet metal work. Boeing Australia’s funds and superannuation assets Aerostructures Australia is the sole supplier are managed from Melbourne, contributing of select components for the Boeing 777 nearly AUD22 billion in Gross Local Product Melbourne and 787 Dreamliner aircraft, and Carbon to the city’s economy. Revolution supplies mass-produced carbon fibre wheels for Ford Motor Company. DIGITAL INDUSTRIES AND Melbourne has been voted Advanced Composite Structures Australia is INFORMATION COMMUNICATION the world’s most liveable a world leader in composites technology TECHNOLOGY development and implementation. city six years in a row, by the A strong R&D base, supportive start-up business environment and presence of Economist Intelligence Unit’s HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES established ICT companies has made Global Liveability Ranking, The city is internationally Melbourne the “hatching” capital of recognised as a centre of excel- Australia. Six research-based universities, leading the way in culture, lence in medical research and discovery, based in the city, are making a significant health care, education, stability, with strengths in clinical trials, stem cell contribution to the development of new research and cancer therapies. It is also technologies. Melbourne is the electronic environment and infrastructure. home to CSL Limited, one of the world’s games centre of Australia and home to the largest producers of plasma. Greater largest games studio Electronic Arts. Melbourne has 27 biotechnology research Known for its world-changing innovations institutes, seven major teaching hospitals RENEWABLE ENERGY AND and initiatives, Melbourne is home to and nine universities. The Walter and Eliza SUSTAINABILITY Hall Institute is Australia’s oldest medical some of the best scientific and creative Melbourne has a thriving clean research institute. minds and is the birthplace of inventions technology sector, with strengths in wind, including the Bionic Ear and Relenza, the energy efficiency, transport, vehicle technologies, carbon trading and green anti-flu drug. The city, the second largest in CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Home to a diverse music industry, buildings. The Melbourne Energy Institute Australia, also continues to lead in areas of hundreds of designers and design at the University of Melbourne is bringing HIV research and nanotechnology. firms including architectural, exhibition, together more than 300 researchers to fashion, furniture, graphic, jewellery, provide global leadership in energy research industrial, multimedia, product and web and deliver solutions for future energy Melbourne excels in the fields of medicine, designers, the city has forged an alliance needs. science, technology, engineering and with sister city and European design capital, education and is recognised for its research Milan. Docklands Studios Melbourne has RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY and development, with world-leading the latest in filmmaking technology and is The city has evolved in the past research institutes and state-of-the one of only four major studio complexes in decade to become a premier global technology centres. Australia that services the film and destination, creating a name as a vibrant, television industry. bold and innovative retail and hospitality centre.
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Melbourne has an outstanding track record of hosting some of the world’s largest and most prestigious international conferences and creating long-lasting legacies, such as: > 22nd World Diabetes Congress 2013 > 20th International AIDS Conference 2014 > International Congress of Immunology 2016 > World Congress of Nephrology 2019 > World Congress on Science and Football 2019 > World Congress of Insurance Law 2022
Key attractions Melbourne is renowned for its vibrant urban lifestyle and culture, from art- filled laneways to modern designed galleries, with many stunning natural MELBOURNE CONVENTION AND Exhibition CENTRE (MCEC) attractions within easy reach. Some of Melbourne’s key attractions include: Exhibition space: 30,000 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 5,500 Meeting rooms: 52 Total capacity: 8,400 people > Take a tour of the Queen Victoria Market and meet the bakers, cheesemakers and artisan producers who call this 130-year-old market home. Green city > Take a 30-minute ride on the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, The City of Melbourne’s 1200 Buildings for extraordinary views of the city program, to improve environmental and surrounds. performance of commercial buildings, is > Wander through Melbourne’s transforming the city and showcasing new, laneways, scattered throughout the world leading clean technologies. city, which are home to boutique shops, art galleries, cafes and restaurants. > An hour’s drive from Melbourne is the Yarra Valley, home to more than Planning & Logistics 80 wineries and known for producing some of Australia’s finest pinot noir. ACCESS UPCOMING KEY DEVELOPMENTS Thirty-three airlines fly directly to > The AUD210 billion commencement Melbourne from more than 24 international of stage two of the Melbourne destinations, 401 times a week. Domestic Convention and Exhibition Centre will and international terminals are under significantly increase the footprint one roof so no transfers are required. by 20,000sqm. The expansion is ACCOMMODATION scheduled to be open in July 2018. There are currently 10,891 hotel rooms > The 347-room, new-build Novotel within the central business district, 17,799 Melbourne South Wharf, located next to within the City of Melbourne and 29,618 the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition hotel rooms in the greater Melbourne region. Centre, is scheduled to open early 2018. More than 1,859 serviced apartments or hotel rooms are now under construction.
WEATHER Melbourne has a Mediterranean climate. Average maximum temperature. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 26° 26° 24° 20° 17° 14° 14° 15° 17° 20° 22° 25° Temperature °F 79° 79° 75° 68° 63° 56° 56° 59° 63° 68° 72° 75°
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PERTH
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COASTAL ENGINEERING RESOURCES AND ENERGY Western Australia is a world-leader Western Australia is one of the in research and manufacturing for world’s most productive and water-based industries including diversified mineral and petroleum regions, shipbuilding, recreational boating, and with the largest reserves of iron ore and PERTH commercial fishing. The Australian Marine is tracking to become the largest exporter Complex is the Southern Hemisphere’s of Liquefied Natural Gas. Perth has a premier integrated marine industrial facility, concentration of global oil and gas company and Austal has supplied more than 255 headquarters, including Chevron and Shell. customised vessels to 44 countries, The city is home to the Energy and Minerals including the US Navy and the Royal Navy of Institute at the University of Western Perth is a friendly and Oman. Australia and the Australian Resources relaxed city that offers Research Centre with CSIRO and Curtin FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS University of Technology. modern infrastructure and The state is the nation’s largest technological prowess. grain producing region, and a ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY significant producer of meat and livestock, The National Centre of Excellence dairy, wool, seafood, pearls, horticulture and in Desalination leads Australia’s Known as a centre of scientific and honey products. It also provides raw research in desalination technology, while technological innovation, Perth is driven materials for a range of processed exports, the Oceans Institute at the University of by the needs of a thriving resources sector. including wine, ice-cream, barley malt, Western Australia is a multidisciplinary Western Australia is one of the world’s noodles and fine leather. Perth has the marine research organisation that’s Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre great mineral provinces, with over 500 addressing challenges including and Curtin University’s International commercial projects across 50 different safeguarding ocean resources. Institute of Agri-Food Security. minerals and nearly 1,000 mines. It’s home to the first two mines in the world using fully remote-controlled trucks – controlled MINING EQUIPMENT, from an operations centre in Perth. TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES (METS): Perth is a hub for both local and A mining industry operating in some of the world’s harshest conditions has nurtured a international mining and related supply technologically advanced sector with more chain companies, including their than 650 METS companies. Perth’s technology divisions. Immersive Technologies is the world’s largest supplier of surface and underground mining equipment simulators and Ausdrill has more than 4,000 employees across eight countries.
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Perth has an outstanding track record of successfully hosting and attracting a wide range of prestigious international conferences, such as: > International Symposium on Victimology 2015 > 20th Australasian Weeds Conference 2016 > International Conference and Exhibition on LNG (LNG 18) 2016 > 15th Asian Pacific Congress of Nephrology (APCN) 2016 > World Wide Web Conference WWW 2017 > 12th International Mammalogical Congress 2017 PERTH CONVENTION AND EXHIBTION CENTRE (PCEC) Exhibition space: 16,000 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 2,500 people Key attractions Meeting rooms: 23 Total capacity: 5,000 people Located on the Swan River, Perth boasts coastal charm and colonial history. Key attractions include: > Take a walk through Kings Park. smart city At 400 square kilometres it’s one The National Resource Sciences Precinct is of the largest inner city parks in the world, even bigger than collaboration between the CSIRO, Curtin New York’s Central Park. University and The University of Western Australia — a one-stop-shop for resource > Catch a 90-minute ferry ride from Perth to Rottnest Island. Here you can companies looking to connect with the swim at one of the island’s 63 beaches, Atom Probe, NRSP nation’s best scientists. walk the Wadjemup Trail or get up close to a quokka, one of the smallest wallaby species in Australia. Planning & Logistics > Visit the historic port Fremantle, ACCESS UPCOMING KEY DEVELOPMENTS bursting with heritage-listed streets, Perth’s airport is serviced by 10 international, > Crown Towers Perth opened in December Australian designer boutiques, buskers five domestic and regional airlines connecting 2016. The hotel is the largest in Perth, and restaurants. Sample some of the travellers to over 50 destinations around featuring 480 guest rooms, suites and locally brewed beer at Little Creatures Australia and overseas. A wide network villas, upmarket restaurants, a 1,500- Brewery. of direct flights from Dubai and across seat ballroom, luxury retail outlets, > Take a trip to the Margaret River wine Asia - including Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and resort pool and spa facilities. region, which is home to 155 wineries. Singapore and Hong Kong – provide seamless > Elizabeth Quay is a major development international connections. Domestic flights > Travel north to Ningaloo Reef located within a short walk from Perth connect to all major Australian cities. to dive with whale sharks, Convention and Exhibition Centre. the world’s biggest fish. ACCOMMODATION With sections already complete, the Perth has over 8,000 star rated rooms to development will feature new restaurants suit a variety of budgets, with an addition and accommodation options. 2,000 rooms coming on line by 2020. > The new Perth Stadium will be a multi- Delegates can enjoy accommodation purpose 60,000 seat venue for events options in the city, Burswood, Fremantle, including Australian Football, cricket, Swan Valley or Mandurah. rugby and concerts. The venue is scheduled to open in 2018.
WEATHER Perth has a Mediterranean climate. Average maximum temperature. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 31° 32° 30° 26° 22° 20° 18° 19° 20° 24° 27° 29° Temperature °F 88° 90° 86° 79° 72° 66° 64° 66° 68° 73° 79° 84°
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Sydney
Key Industry Sectors RENEWABLE ENERGY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SUSTAINABILITY Financial, professional and Sydney has a thriving clean business services in Sydney make a technology business sector and a range of bigger contribution to Australia’s GDP than research institutes focused on reducing mining and agriculture combined. The city is energy consumption, producing clean home to many of Australia’s leading energy and tackling environmental industry associations, financial institutions challenges. The CRC for Low Carbon Living is S E and insurers, and is the location of choice a national research and innovation hub, for the headquarters of China’s top five while UNSW has the ARC Centre of banks. Excellence for Climate System Science and the Australian Centre for Advanced HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES Photovoltaics, where solar engineers have New South Wales has 500 biotech set a world-record in solar energy efficiency. Sydney, located on the world’s companies and institutes, 45 per cent of Australia’s medical devices industry, DIGITAL INDUSTRIES AND largest natural harbour, is and is the headquarters for more than 75 INFORMATION COMMUNICATION home to the iconic Sydney per cent of multinational pharmaceutical TECHNOLOGY companies in Australia. Worldwide genetic Sixty-four per cent of Australia’s tech Opera House and Sydney and genomic research is underway at the start-up companies are based in New South Harbour Bridge. More than Garvan Institute, and the Lowy Cancer Wales. Global IT players like Microsoft, IBM Research Centre brings together researchers and Google, who invented Google maps 250 languages are spoken in childhood and adult cancers. from its Sydney office, all have headquarters in this multicultural city. and laboratories located here. Australia’s ICT EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Research Centre of Excellence, NICTA, has Universities in Sydney and New teamed up with the CSIRO to create the South Wales are world-renowned largest data innovation group in Australia, Sydney has a highly skilled and educated for their academic excellence and research Data61. workforce and is globally recognised capabilities. Each year, more than 177,900 as having competitive strengths in key international students from over 160 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING industry sectors, including professional countries study at New South Wales Sydney is a key exporter of services, IT, health, education and universities, colleges and schools. Sydney medicinal and pharmaceutical research. has six public universities in Sydney, products, as well as professional and including the University of Sydney and the scientific equipment. It has innovative University of New South Wales (UNSW) – manufacturers like bionic ear pioneer, These industries are supported by 32 both of which featured in the top 100 Cochlear. The New South Wales node of the Cooperative Research Centres, nine universities on the Times Higher Education Australian National Fabrication Facility Centres of Excellence, and a wide range of World University Rankings for 2018. (ANFF) at UNSW provides researchers and industry with access to state-of-the-art specialised research centres and medical INFRASTRUCTURE AND fabrication facilities. health institutes. CONSTRUCTION New South Wales has more than AUD70 billion in infrastructure investments taking shape over the next four years, from Internet connections to safe drinking water.
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Sydney has demonstrated its ability to successfully deliver and attract large-scale events such as: > Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Communications 2014 > International Bar Association Annual Conference 2017 > SIBOS - Swift International Banking Operations Society 2018 > FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2021
Key attractions Sydney is a fun-loving and energetic city where a relaxed outdoor lifestyle sits alongside an edgy cosmopolitanism that gives rise to a thriving arts, music, theatre, sports and dining culture. Some of Sydney’s key attractions include: > Experience Sydney’s ‘foodie’ culture. Home to hundreds of highly International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney) acclaimed chefs and restaurants, Exhibition space: 35,000 sqm Largest tiered theatre capacity: 8,000 people the city has been named the world’s Meeting rooms: 70 Total capacity: 12,000 people most exciting place to eat by the Los Angeles Times. > Visit some of the 17 beaches on FESTIVALS Sydney Harbour, including Camp Time your event to coincide with one of Cove, which is popular with divers. the many annual festivals in the harbour > Take a trip on the ferry to city, like Vivid Sydney. As part of the Taronga Zoo, one of the world’s program, Vivid Ideas brings together most scenic zoos, and get up close to native animals and rare and creative leaders to discuss topics including endangered species. technology, design and architecture, film and screen, visual arts, performance, and > Attend one of the regular performances at the Sydney advertising and marketing. Opera House or take a behind- the-scenes tour to learn more Planning & Logistics about this iconic landmark. ACCESS UPCOMING KEY DEVELOPMENTS > Learn to surf at the famous Sydney airport is located 20 minutes Bondi Beach, located 20 > Located next to the ICC Sydney, the from the city centre, servicing over 40 minutes from the city. newly-built five star Sofitel Darling international airlines and offering over Harbour features 590-rooms, an infinity 630 flight arrivals each week. Three pool overlooking Darling Harbour, nine domestic carriers allow easy transfers to meeting rooms, and a ballroom that and from other cities around Australia. can accommodate up to 450 people. ACCOMMODATION There are over 33,000 accommodation rooms, the majority in the central business district.
WEATHER Sydney has a Mediterranean climate. Average maximum temperature. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 26° 26° 25° 23° 20° 17° 16° 18° 20° 22° 24° 25° Temperature °F 79° 79° 77° 72° 66° 63° 61° 64° 68° 72° 75° 77°
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