EVEN though the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC), which soft-opened last week, is not yet fully operational, the facility is already proving popular with event and conference organisers.
According to Lucy Thurana, BNDCC general manager, sales and marketing, a host of conference bookings have been confirmed up to 2013, and deals are in the pipeline for events up to 2019.
“The forward bookings are very positive. We have already met the sales target for next year,” she said.
She added: “At the moment, the main convention hall, restaurant and the outdoor venue are ready. The second hall on level one is scheduled for completion by September, when the BNDCC will officially open.”
Thurana said the ASEAN Summit from November 17 to 19, and the East Asia Summit on November 19, would be the high-profile events for BNDCC this year. Some 1,000 delegates from 18 countries, including various heads of state, are expected to attend.
For 2012, a number of medical meetings and association gatherings have been lined up, with delegate numbers ranging from 700 to 2,000. “We are also finalising a deal for a world medical congress in 2019,” said Thurana.
