WCIM 2010 Melbourne in conjunction with Physicians Week
20 – 25 March 2010
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Melbourne, Australia
World Medicine for the Next Decade: 2010 to 2020
Melbourne - Host City
Melbourne, the World's Most Livable City…
Melbourne prides itself on being a great city. It's hardly surprising, with its spectacular combination of old and new architecture, elegant streetscapes, ethnic communities and lavish parks and gardens. Add Australia's best eating, an excellent transit system and a packed events calendar boasting sporting spectaculars and exuberant events, and you have all the ingredients for one of the most enlightened and liveable cities in the world.
Australia's second-largest city and capital of the state of Victoria, Melbourne has a lively passion for eating and drinking, which is reflected in thousands of restaurants serving up gastronomic experiences from around the world.
What's more, everywhere you look you'll find an array of fashionable cafés, where you can enjoy Melbourne's fantastic coffee culture to the full.
Known as the "Garden City", Melbourne is renowned for its culture, festivals, gardens, wide boulevards and sporting events. It is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city that is host to a multitude of international sporting events including the Australian Open Tennis Grand Slam, the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, International One Day and Test Cricket matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and the world famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup.
In the past two years, Melbourne was ranked 1st & 2nd respectively as the World's Most Liveable City by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
The new Melbourne Convention Centre will be a world-class, six star rated convention centre, seating 5,000 delegates in the plenary hall and divisible into three smaller configurations of 2,500, 1,500 and 1,000. A new foyer will hold up to 8,400 guests. Once open for business in 2009, it will be the largest combined exhibition and convention centre facility in Australia. The related precinct development will also incorporate a five star Hilton Hotel, an office and residential tower and a river front retail promenade.
Melbourne invites you to come and experience this truly wonderful city for yourself.
Things to See and Do in Melbourne
The central business district of Melbourne is based around the delta of the Yarra River at the top of a large bay. The city area contains some of Australia's finest parks, gardens and historic buildings, all within walking distance. Melbourne is also Australia's entertainment, sporting and cultural capital. Nearly every cuisine is represented in the many hundreds of Melbourne's very reasonably-priced restaurants and cafes.
Places of interest include:
- Melbourne Zoo, recognised as one of the world's best.
- The observation deck of the Rialto (southern hemisphere's tallest building) for a bird's-eye view.
- The sporting precinct which includes the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), scene of the Melbourne 1956 Olympics and still one of the world's great stadiums, as well as Rod Laver arena (venue of the Australian Tennis Open).
- Many waterfront promenades and cafes along the Yarra River or docklands precinct.
- Some of the finest examples of historic gothic architecture (used as backdrops in many major movies).
For more information on Melbourne and its surrounding regions, please visit the following websites:
Australian Tourist Commission
Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB)
CitySearch
Melbourne Restaurants
Melbourne Airport
The Age Newspaper
Bureau of Meteorology
City of Melbourne
Free Shuttle Service
Tour Podcasts
The Host Associations
Gold and Congress Satchel Sponsor
Timetable and Deadlines
Congress Opens: 20 March 2010
Congress Closes: 25 March 2010
Abstract Submission Closes: Now Closed
Early Registration: 15 January 2010
Accommodation: 29 January 2010
A minimum one night’s Deposit must be paid or credit card details given at time of booking to guarantee reservation. Bookings made after 29 January 2010 must be secured with credit card details.
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Address for Communications
World Congress of Internal Medicine Congress Managers
arinex Conference & Exhibition Organisers
GPO Box 128
Sydney Australia 2001
Phone: +61 2 9265 0700
Fax: +61 2 9267 5443
Email: wcim2010@arinex.com.au
Congress Managers
arinex pty limited
arinex pty limited has been appointed as the official PCO (Professional Congress Organiser). arinex is the largest total service provider for conferences, events, business travel and exhibitions in Australia. They are the only Australian partner of INCON, an exclusive international network of the world’s top conference organisers and event managers. They are ideally placed to combine international know how and local expertise to this Congress and look forward to working with the Organising Committee of the WCIM 2010 Melbourne and all its members to produce the best Congress in its history.