8,000 participants expected at Medical Conference in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is gearing itself up to stage one of the world’s biggest medical conferences later this year. The triennial congress of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) will be held in Kuala Lumpur from November 5-10, 2006 and is expected to attract some 8,000 participants from around the world.

At the end of the special early-bird registration period on June 15, some 5,000 participants had registered and organisers said they were on target to reach their goal and to ensure FIGO 2006 is one of the largest congresses ever organised in Kuala Lumpur.

Spokesperson for the Professional Conference Organiser (PCO) and Group Managing Director for AOS Conventions & Events Sdn Bhd, Mr Anthony Wong said, “We are encouraged that some 5,000 participants from 118 countries have already registered and I think that we are on target for attaining our goal of attracting some 8,000 participants to this all important medical congress. Eight years ago the Obstetrical and Gynaeological Society of Malaysia (OGSM) assisted by AOS Conventions and Events initiated the process of bidding for the congress and mobilised our forces, along with those of our partners, to convince the FIGO members that Kuala Lumpur was capable of staging such a prestigious event.”

Mr Peter Brokenshire, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre General Manager, said that the centre was well prepared to handle a conference of the size of FIGO 2006. “FIGO 2006 will be the biggest conference to date for the convention centre but we have both the hardware and the software in place to handle such large and prestigious events.”

Mr Brokenshire continued, “We have the perfect location to stage international conventions in that we are situated in a prime downtown location, within walking distance of many world class hotels and adjacent to the prestigious shopping, entertainment, dining and recreational precinct centred on the Petronas Twin Towers. Congress delegates will be able to see these delightful attractions as well as meet in one of the best convention centres in the world”.

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