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INSIGHTS | EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 48 MAR-APR 2018 MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS • MCMAG-ASIA.COM A buzzy line-up of meetings, events and exhibitions around Asia and beyond. Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, HE Andrew Goledzinowski and guests at the recent Australia Day 2018 celebrations at KLCC. M alaysia's Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) has celebrated its 12th consecutive year at AIME (Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo) 2018, having attracted a good showing of events from Australian- based clients last year. Last year, KLCC partnered six Australian- based clients on their events. Key wins included the Australian High Commission's Australia Day Reception 2017, 5th International Secondary Lead Conference 2017, 17th Asian Battery Conference (ABC) 2017, Malaysia Australia Business Council (MABC) Networking Cocktail Reception, The University of Melbourne's Malaysia Regional Office pre-departure briefing and Esri Malaysia User Conference 2017. KLCC's expansion, due to complete mid-2019, will provide an additional 11,000sqm of flexible and multi-purpose space. Catering to planners, the Centre has established the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Business Events Alliance. KLCC drew key wins from Australia-based events Indonesia kicks o inaugural ASEAN MICE show Even as international events such as the Asian Games 2018 and Annual Meetings of International Monetary Fund & World Bank Group are set to generate buzz for Indonesia, the country is also gearing up to host the inaugural DestinASEAN Plus, the first B2B travel mart for the ASEAN meetings industry. Held from April 8-15 at Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Tangerang, the event is expected to bring 200 exhibitors, 500 buyers and 20 speakers, with future editions rotating across other ASEAN members. The show is jointly AT THE SHOW 3,500+ exhibitors 150+ countries 180+ educational sessions WHAT'S HAPPENING? organised by Indonesian travel trade associations with support from the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism. Sunshine Coast to host AACB The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) will be holding their 29th AACB Annual Conference this year on the shores of Sunshine Coast in Queensland from August 12-14. Up to 120 attendees including representatives from city and regional business events destinations will be gathered in Mooloolaba. The conference win follows successful bids by Business Events Sunshine Coast (BESC) including the Let's Talk about PTSD – A Community Conversation in August 2018, United Nations and Overseas Policing Association of Australia Conference in October 2019 and the Australian Event Awards and Symposium, which returns for a third year in September 2018. IMEX Frankfurt updates educational line-up IMEX Frankfurt returns this year at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center from May 15 to 17 and will feature an updated full-day line-up of educational programmes held