Singapore eyes luring 20,000 visitors for tradeshows

It has just secured eight congresses and tradeshows in 1H18.

Singapore is poised to attract 20,000 visitors for the year after it secured eight major congresses and tradeshows for the first half-year.

According to a press release, most of the events are taking place for the first time in Southeast Asia or Asia.

Singapore won five bids for major world congresses in the medical and industrial sectors.

Singapore will host the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) Annual Meeting in 2021, which will attract 1,200 visiting healthcare professionals that will discuss urogynecological research and patient care.

It will also host the 20th International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), which will gather over 4,000 endocrinologists from over 70 countries to that will talk about clinical endocrinology practice.

The World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in 2024 will also welcome 8,000 anaesthesiologists from around the world.

There are also two pending industrial congresses that Singapore will host.