Venue

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

The conference will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, a modern world-class facility built within the last 10 years and ranked among the leading convention centres in the world by the International Association of Congress Centres (Finalist 2003 - 2005 AIPC Apex Awards - World's Best Congress Centre). It is located in the Southbank Riverside precinct, a linear parkland and cultural precinct directly opposite the main Brisbane CBD and linked by two bridges, suburban railway and buses, and a regular commuter-style ferry service.

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Centre has numerous conference rooms, of which the "Great Hall" theatre with tiered seating configurable in up to four sections of 1000 seats each, and two sophisticated audio-visual facilities, will be used for plenary and oral sessions and for the satellite events. Several immediately adjacent flat rooms of variable size totalling 1000 sq m will accommodate poster sessions and the tutorials. The ballroom seating 800 will be used for the conference banquet dinner.

Great Hall Theatre

Extensive exhibition halls are located immediately adjacent to the conference area. Interior and exterior fittings and amenities of the Centre are of a very high standard, comparable with luxury hotels. An onsite café serves coffee and snacks continuously throughout the day.

Brisbane

Brisbane is a modern city of approximately 2 million people, located on a major river close to the sea. It is the capital of the state of Queensland, home of the Great Barrier Reef and Australia's World Heritage tropical rainforests. The Brisbane CBD is a very compact area of around 2 sq km with many highrise buildings, constrained within a river bend. It is well served by public transport including suburban train and bus services, and ferries. The CBD is encircled by inner city suburbs, which offer many restaurants with a wide variety of cuisines. Further suburban settlement extends for 40km radius to reach the shores of Moreton Bay and foothills of nearby mountain ranges. Brisbane has a major international airport, which is well served by daily arrival flights from Asia, Europe and North America.

Brisbane Skyline