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Destination
Asia Pacific for 6th World Chambers Congress
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| Chambers
of commerce from around the globe met for the 2nd World Chambers Congress
in Seoul, Korea |
Paris,
19 October 2004
- Chambers from Asia Pacific are already preparing their bids to host
the 6th World Chambers Congress when it returns to the region in 2009.
The last WCF congress in the area was the 2nd World Chambers Congress
held in June 2001 in Seoul, Korea.
The World Chambers Congress is the only event of its scale and scope to
bring together chambers of commerce of all sizes from around the globe.
It provides a forum for chambers to share best-practice experience, develop
networks and le
arn about new areas of innovation from other chambers as
they face the challenge of remaining relevant to companies in their region.
Chambers interested in hosting the congress in 2009 need to submit their
dossiers to the WCF congress selection committee by the beginning of 2006.
The committee will make its final decision later in 2006, allowing the
winning host chamber ample time to promote the 2009 event at the 5th World
Chambers Congress in Istanbul, 25-27 April 2007.
This year, for the first time, WCF established a selection committee to
implement a transparent process for choosing its 2007 host, involving
members and past hosts from the global chamber community. Guidelines were
also developed to help chambers complete their bid.
The hosting of the 2005 congress attracted three strong bids from Istanbul
(Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey - TOBB), Bratislava
(Slovak Chamber of Commerce & Industry) and Monaco (Economic Development
Chamber of Monaco).
Chamber leaders from India, the United States, France, Germany, Japan,
Ecuador, Mexico, New Zealand, Korea, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland,
South Africa, Ethiopia and Syria helped make up the congress selection
committee that picked Istanbul as the overall winner from the three finalists.
Committee members were chosen for their differing perspectives on what
they considered to be the key aspects for attracting potential congress
participants from their region.
Ever since the first World Chambers Congress was held in Marseilles in
1999, chambers from every continent have lined up as candidates to host
this important event.
Chambers from the Americas have also started to contact WCF expressing
their interest to host the congress in 2011. This is just one year after
the most successful congress to date, held in Quebec in September 2003,
attracted chamber leaders and executives from over 91 countries.
The 4th World Chambers Congress is set to take place in Durban, South
Africa, 20-22 June 2005.
World
Chambers Federation
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