Hyderabad - MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions/Events) Updates

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Hyderabad to play host to India's first AppFest

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), a professional body representing the online and mobile value-added services (VAS) industry in India, will be organising AppFest 2012, the country’s first apps event, in Hyderabad from December 13.

“The three-day AppFest is the first step towards realisation of the tremendous opportunity, and will seek to foster an environment where businesses, developers, platforms and networks are incentivised for their efforts,” IAMAI president Subho Ray said, adding that over 600 app developers will be participating in the event.

‘Apps’, less than 5 years after the term was popularised, signifies some serious stuff in India –– the front door for all businesses, opportunity for entrepreneurship and innovation in smaller towns and cities, creation of enormous core and ancillary job opportunities. The faint whispers of an ‘apps economy’ in the US in 2009, therefore, are becoming a loud and serious topic of discussion across the world in 2012, according to IAMAI.

It is estimated that in the US alone, apps have generated half a million new jobs between 2007 and 2012. In India, given the strong base of mobile users, rapidly-growing base of Internet users, availability of innovative minds and depth of resource pool, the opportunity can be enormous, Ray said.

AppFest 2012 will have three tracks –– Talkathon, Hackathon and Challengathon. Developers will be able to share ideas on technology, revenue models and current opportunities with each other. It will also provide an opportunity to participants to compete and create on-spot customised solutions for brands present and immediate opportunity to work with them on larger projects, he added.

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WAO to host 4-day WISC 2012 from December 6 in Hyderabad

The World Allergy Organization (WAO), an international alliance of 89 regional and national allergy, asthma and immunology societies will be organising four-days WAO International Scientific Conference (WISC 2012) from December 6-9, 2012 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad.

WISC 2012 will be inaugurated by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad and the chief guest of the conference. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Vasant Kumar, Minister of Tourism, Sport and Culture of Andhra Pradesh, and Dr DL Ravindra Reddy, Minister for Health & Family Welfare Andhra Pradesh, will be presiding the event.

The main aim is to provide a multidisciplinary forum for a wide range of health care professionals who treat patients with asthma and allergic diseases including allergists, pulmonologists, ENTs, dermatologists, internists, paediatricians, gastroenterologists, clinical immunologists and primary care physicians.

A faculty of 90 internationally known experts will deliver highlights in immunotherapy which is a General Practitioner Programme, and a Patient and Public Forum.

Allergic diseases and asthma, like other non-communicable diseases, are escalating to epidemic proportions worldwide and up to 30-40 per cent of the world’s population are now affected by some form of allergy. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated 300 million individuals have asthma worldwide, a figure that could increase to 400 million by 2025 if trends continue. The complexity and severity of allergic disorders, including asthma, continue to increase especially in children and young adults. This is paralleled with a rising prevalence of life threatening allergies like food allergies, drug allergies and anaphylaxis and more complex forms.

“As the prevalence of allergic disease and asthma rises in countries around the world especially in children regardless of their economic status, so do the socioeconomic costs both direct such as interference with breathing during day or night, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, and indirect such as reduced quality of life, reduced work productivity and absenteeism,” said Professor Ruby Pawankar, conference president and president of the WAO.

Prof Pawankar further added that this offers an opportunity for low, middle, and high-income countries to join forces in addressing a major global challenge that threatens health and economies alike.

According to Professor Stephen Holgate, scientific programme chair the enormous rise in asthma and allergy prevalence worldwide – but especially in those countries which are developing so rapidly – is a concern such as is occurring in India. Prof. Holgate said, “We must try to uncover the causative agents involved and deliver a prevention programme. Moreover, comorbidity of allergic diseases emphasizes that we must understand more about why different organs in individuals express allergy and others do not.”

According to Professor Lanny Rosenwasser, organising chair, the WISC 2012 meeting in Hyderabad will bring international experts to India in a timely exchange of ideas and new information to manage these global public health concerns. The emerging science of allergy and immunology makes new and effective means of treatment for serious diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis and allergic skin diseases.

Professor Rosenwasser further stressed that new research and international expert consensus recommendations will be presented that will impact on the future management of these globally prevalent conditions, including the early origins of disease and evidence-based treatment strategies as well as associations with climate change, biodiversity, the role of the microbiome in non-communicable diseases, and practical aspects that help to improve daily clinical care and practice parameters and lead to improved quality of life.

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Yes! This is just the beginning! Many more international events will be hosted by Hyderabad in future! So, as of now the big ticket events lined up are:

The other events where bids will be presented to host the event in Hyderabad are:

Yes! This is just the beginning! Many more international events will be hosted by Hyderabad in future! So, as of now the big ticket events lined up are:


1) 2nd World Allergy Organization All International Scientific Conference (WISC) - December 2012 [First time in India]

2) 10th BioAsia Conference - January 2013

3) United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNTWO) regional commission for South Asia, East Asia and Pacific countries meet - April 2013

4) Internet Corporation for Assigned Name and Numbers (ICANN) Conference - July 2013 [First time in India]

5) World Agriculture Forum (WAF) Congress - November 2013 [First time in Asia]

6) 11th Metropolis World Congress and 4th Metropolis Awards - November 2014 [First time in India]

The other events where bids will be presented to host the event in Hyderabad are:


1) 6th Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) Conference - 2013 [Bid by AP Government]

I am sure a lot more is headed our way And many other A Grade Convention centers are being set up now, shall take the load off HICC considerably.

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World Spirituality Parliament, 17-21 December 2012

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Fourth International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, IIT-H/HICC, Dec 9-12, 2012

The fourth International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS 2012) is being organized in the vibrant city of Hyderabad, India between December 9-12, 2012. The purpose of the Congress is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and designers in academia and industry to share their research findings to further the cause of computational mechanics.
ICCMS 2012 Venue

Inaugural Function on 9th December 2012
Venue for Inaugural : Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Time: Inaugural function starts from 3pm onwards
Inaugural Dinner: 7 PM onwards


Conference 10th, 11th and 12th December 2012
Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Center
NOVOTEL, Hyderabad

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World Allergy Organization International Scientific Conference (WISC 2012) in Hyderabad, India, 6-9 December 2012. The theme of the Conference is Severe Allergies, Severe Asthma: New Strategies for Treatment and Prevention.

Building on the success of the first WISC in Dubai, December 2010, WAO is excited to launch its second theme-based scientific conference. With 24 Postgraduate Courses on a wide range of topics, Plenary Sessions, Parallel Symposia, Keynote Lectures, Poster Sessions and Highlights in Immunotherapy, WISC 2012 will be a multidisciplinary forum for allergists, pulmonologists, ENTs, dermatologists, internists, pediatricians, gastroenterologists, clinical immunologists and primary care physicians.

WAO is organizing these focused, theme-based scientific conferences in recognition of:

The increasing prevalence and more complex forms of allergic diseases and asthma worldwide, especially in children
The need to create a more integrated approach to the diagnosis and management of allergic diseases
The need to expand the knowledge and practice of allergy and provide more practical knowledge to young professionals
The 2012 Conference on Severe Allergies, Severe Asthma: New Strategies for Treatment and Prevention will provide a forum for the most useful combination of latest research, review of current theory and practice, and hands-on, problem-based learning. Our aim is that participants gain insight into the most effective advances in the diagnosis and management of complex and severe allergies and asthma and in their preventative strategies.

WISC 2012 is also excited to announce that the Conference is under that Patronage of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare – Government of India.

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World allergy meet begins in city today

Hyderabad: The World Allergy Organi-sation’s International Scie-ntific Conference will begin in the city on Thursday, with about 1,500 delegates from 80 countries participating.

Union minister for health and family welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad will declare the conference, on the theme Severe Allergies, Severe Asthma, and New Strategies for Treatment and Preven-tion, open at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. This is the second WAO conference.

“In the conference, we will present data on marked global increase of allergic diseases that are becoming more complex, burdening children and adults. An international faculty of 90 key opinion leaders in the field of allergy will present the papers,” said WAO president Dr Ruby Pawankar.

She said allergy, though relating to asthma, is often trivialised and clinical services are often limited.

CM N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and ministers of health will also participate in the conference which will be on till Saturday.

World Allergy Patient and Public Forum-2012 will be held at the Apollo Hospital in Jubilee Hills. Represen-tatives from Global Energy and Asthma Patient platform, Chinese Patient Org-anisation, Japanese Patient Organisation and Polish Federation of Asthma & Allergy will take part. A painting competition on the theme What do allergies look like, will also be held at Apollo on December 9.

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Management fest in Hyderabad from Dec 6

HYDERABAD, DEC. 6:
Crescentia 2012, a management fest, which will see undergraduate students of management and commerce competing in various events, will be held on December 6 and 7 at the St. Francis College for Women here.

About 100 students are expected to take part in events on marketing, human resources, public relations, finance, business quiz and best manager, said a release from the Department of Management Studies of the College here.

The event will be inaugurated by Lekha Sishta, a talent strategist.

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National seminar on ICT-based learning

A two-day seminar on ‘ICT based learning in Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges’ would be held at University of Hyderabad on December 19 and 20.

The Centre for Distance and Virtual Learning is organizing the event under UGC’s Life Long Learning Programme.

The objective of the seminar cum workshop is to highlight the need for ICT based education in India and to discuss methodologies and strategies for the promotion of such education. It is also aimed to focus on the utilisation of ICT with regard to language education in India. Asha Kanwar, President and CEO of the Common Wealth of Learning, Vancour, Canada will be the chief guest.

Participants, interested to attend the workshop shall register their names while sending mails to cde@uohyd.ernet.in or pjandhyala1@gmail.com, before December 10.

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Indus Foundation to hold education expo in February

Visakhapatnam: The Indus Foundation in association with Government of Andhra Pradesh and Federation of A P Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) will conduct Indo-American Education Summit cum Expo-2013 in Hyderabad on February 2 and 3, 2013 with an objective to explore opportunities for collaborations between foreign universities and Indian institutions.

The Managing Trustee of The Indus Foundation SB Anumolu told reporters here on Friday that after the revolutions in green, white, industrial and Information Technology, the next big revolution to affect the mankind globally is the education revolution.

He said the Indus Foundation is a non-profit educational trust dedicated to the promotion of higher education in India with an important mission to galvanise high-impact educational collaborations between Indian institutions and reputable foreign universities.

“One should take congnisance of the fact that the landscape of education has changed dramatically in the recent past. Today, a student does not have to go to a college or a university to get information and instead he can go to Google for it,” he added.

Mr Anumolu who had earlier served as DIG of Police said they are encouraging collaboration in the areas of students’ and faculty exchange and research exchange programmes between Indian and foreign universities in the summit.

He felt that joint research programmes between India and foreign universities would help contain the impact of dreaded diseases like Swine Flu besides it would develop Nano technology, Robotics and Computer Gaming which has lot of job opportunities.

He said over 100 foreign universities from 30 countries would be participating in the summit, the students and their parents can have a direct interaction with the experienced faculty members for which there is no entry fee. Stating that there was tremendous response for their earlier four events, he said this was the fifth time they are conducting the summit.

National awards for teaching excellence to faculty and for academic excellence to students will be the important feature of the summit and candidates of SSC, Inter, and under graduate professional courses could participate.

The institution of awards is a joint initiative of the Indus Foundation and the Media Channel HMTV. The awards of excellency would be given away by stalwarts like CBI JD Lakshminarayana and Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayana.

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International meet on computational mechanics kicks off at IIT-Hyderabad

Medak: The fourth International Congress on Computational Mechanics was launched at IIT Hyderabad on Sunday under the flag ship of Indian Association for Computational Mechanics, IndCAM. The meet would continue up to December 12, said a release here. The aim of the 4-day programme is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and academics across the globe to exchange their ideas.

It would help for future research in solids, fluids and fluid structure interaction. Prof M Anandakrishnan, chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur was the chief guest of the programme and inaugurated the meet by lighting a lamp.

Prof U B Desai, director, IIT Hyderabad summarized the milestones achieved by the IITH.

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‘Govt is proactive in bringing international conferences to Hyderabad’

Hyderabad’s up-market residential area, Banjara Hills, has got a luxury hospitality address in Radisson Blu Plaza. The hotel is designed to deliver a truly vibrant, contemporary and engaging hospitality experience in sync with the ‘Yes, I can’ service philosophy of the Radisson brand, says Nishan Silva,

Q: Hyderabad is considered a tough market for hospitality players with lot of supply coming in. How this has impacted the ARR and RevPARs in the city hotels?
A: Hyderabad is of course a tough market. As per the latest STR report the hotel room rates in the city has been more or less flat. There has been growth, but that was marginal. But the demand is also growing. Hyderabad has a good corporate base. Top 100 of the Fortune 500 companies have their base in the city.

Hyderabad has emerged as a leading MICE destination in the country, because of large convention facilities. The government is very proactive in bringing big international conferences into the city, which ultimately creates a lot of demand for hotel rooms.

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Hyderabad to host Indian Luxury Expo in December

Source: Business Line, Author: V. Rishi Kumar, Dated: Sept 21, 2012

HYDERABAD: The Indian Luxury Expo will bring together leading luxury brands from across the globe under one roof across five cities in India.

An advisory board of 30 panel members is to guide The Indian Luxury Expo brought by The Juke Box Media. It will be hosted in Hyderabad during December 17-19 at N Convention.

The expo will showcase some of the prominent brands that will cut across 20 lifestyle segments to cater to an elite and discerning target audience. The expo will travel to Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore.

Karan Bhangay, Chief Executive Officer, The India Luxury Expo, in a statement said: “Despite the Indian luxury industry being niche, the overall market in India is likely to treble to reach $14.7 billion in 2015.”

The expo will be held during December 2012 and April 2013.

It will be a plush three-day black and white tie affair with luxury evenings completing the perfect setting for a lavish affair. Apart from browsing through the repertoire of brands displayed elegantly, the guests would be given an opportunity to indulge in entertainment events right from jazz performances to witty stand-up comedians to theatre.

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Get set for luxury expo in Hyderabad

Source: Yahoo News, By: Indo Asian News Service (IANS), Dated: 13-12-2012;

New Delhi: With the luxury business growing manifold in the country, The India Luxury Expo, to be held at N Convention in Hyderabad starting Dec 17, promises to serve the best of luxury brands for fashionistas.

The three-day exposition will have a broad selection of luxury products and services including travel, home fashion, accessories, apparel, personal care, wines and spirits, gastronomy, household appliances, art, real estate, concierge services, hospitality and banks.

Some of the participating brands include car companies Lamborghini, Bentley and Rolls Royce; real estate giant Aamby Valley; and among apparel and accessories brands, one can find offerings from Canali, Tumi, MoreMischief, Omega and Uylsse Nardin.

"Despite the Indian luxury industry being niche, the overall market is likely to grow three-fold by 2015. With a booming economy that is poised to become the fifth largest consumer market in less than 15 years, India is the newest target for luxury products and services worldwide," said Karan Bhangay, CEO, The Indian Luxury Expo, in a statement.

"We aim to make the expo a permanent fixture on the global luxury map by catering to the essence of the luxury market and opening avenues for newer audiences. In a country where luxury brands are still wondering how to reach their core consumer among this vast Indian population, The Indian Luxury Expo promises to make that task easier for all," he added.

After Hyderabad, the multi-city luxurious expo will move to Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore.

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National Seminar on IT, ITeS in Jan

The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry invites institutions and entrepreneurs from the Information Technology, Gaming & Animation industry, Computers, Hardware, Internet, Telecommunications, IT Services, ITeS and BPOs to participate in National Seminar & Exhibition on “IT & ITEs: Trends and Demands, Opportunities & Challenges” on January 25, 2013 at Federation House, Red Hills, Hyderabad.

The Seminar will focus on Trends and Demands, Opportunities & Challenges in IT and ITeS sector, particularly IT services, Animation, Gaming, Telecommunications, IT Entrepreneurship, PPP model in IT sector, IT in domestic Growth, Cloud Computing, Emerging Employment and Investment Themes in IT & ITeS, US policy: Effect on Outsourcing, BPO Industry, Internet Security and Challenges, Indian Gaming and Animation – International Strategy, New Generation Technologies – Opportunities and Challenges, IT & ITeS and Banking Services etc.

The noted speakers from Mahindra Satyam, Intel, Microsoft, NIIT, TCS, Facebook, Google, DELL, Delloitte, Infotech, IBM, Wipro, Genpact and HCL will address on Trends and Demands, Opportunities & Challenges in IT & ITeS sector, across the globe.

This seminar will be useful to Entrepreneurs & Employees from IT Services, Computers, Laptops, Tablet PCs, Hard Discs, Animation & Gaming Services, Internet Access Products, Wireless Data Products, Broadcasting Services, Satellite Services, Digital Audio Equipment, Data Security, Client Server, Mobile Phones etc. This seminar is also more useful to the students and IT institutions.

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Hyderabad is the new hub for global events

HYDERABAD: Move over Mumbai and Delhi, mana Hyderabad has become a new hub for international conferences in the country. After high-profile events like CoP-11, more and more such global events are lined up for 2013. It's the high quality at low budget that helped Hyderabad emerge as a favourite venue, say organisers.
Organisers of various meetings and conventions held in the city recently, said that the cost of holding such events here was around three times lesser than Mumbai. Standing testimony to these claims is the long list of upcoming international events to be held in Hyderabad.

The list includes, Congress of the Asia Pacific Academy of Opthalmology in January with around 5,000 delegates; World Congress of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics; and an international conference on oncology in February.

"Hyderabad is very economical when compared to other major cities in India with affordable hotels and reasonably priced venues and food," said Rajan Sankar, country manager of the UN Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), which recently held its global board meeting here.

"Moreover the quality is not compromised as the facilities here are on par with Mumbai and Delhi. Our international delegates were very impressed with the city's hospitality and Hyderabad will definitely be on the top of our list for any future events," Sankar said.

Not just the large-scale events like the bio-diversity conference, the city has become popular with even small-budget organisers. Samala Venu, convenor of the just-concluded International Magicians' Convention said while their event was organised here at a budget of around Rs 40 lakh, the same three-day event in Mumbai would have cost them around Rs 1.2 crore.

"A decent conference room in a star hotel costs just Rs 7,000 here, but the same in Mumbai or Delhi could go up to Rs 20,000," Venu said. Organisers of the recently held Indian Luxury Expo too said that while the commercial tax they paid was around 20%, in Mumbai it would be around 40%.

The convention centres and venues in the city are no less compared to Singapore or Malaysia, but the support services like transport and accommodation which make the difference, forcing many organizers to shift their venue from other metros to Hyderabad.Apart from affordability, the culture too attracts tremendous attention. "Hyderabad is culturally active with many heritage sites but at the same time, very urban with IT hub and so many scientific institutes," said Dr Suvarna Alladi of World Federation of Neurology.

"Delegates at our meeting loved the food here, the tourist sites and also the airport. Hyderabad is the right place for these events and is also much safer, which gives it an edge over the rest," she added.

International events recently held in city

CoP-11

Global Board meeting by GAIN

World Allergy Organisation's conference

World Federation of Neurology's discussion on cognitive neurology

International Magicians' Convention

Upcoming

Congress of the Asia Pacific Academy of Opthalmology

World Congress of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Experience meeting of international insurance and financial services professionals

International Union of Crystallography

State has placed a bid to host Commonweatlh Youth Parliament-2013 in the city

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IBS to organise ISDSI

ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad and The Indian Subcontinent Region Decision Science Institute (ISDSI- headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia,USA) are jointly organizing the 6th International Conference of ISDSI at ICFAI University Campus, Hyderabad from Dec 27 to 29 on “Decision Sciences for Performance Excellence,” a press note released on Tuesday said. Devendra Surana, MD of Surana Group of Industries will be the Chief Guest.

According to the focal point and the objective of the conference is to promote the culture of research and provide a platform for researchers, academicians and practitioners. In total 157 papers were submitted of which 110 papers were invited and 86 papers were finally selected for presentation, release added.

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Hyderabad International Auto Show 2013 scheduled for 11-13 January 2013

The Hyderabad International Auto Show (THIAS) is set to open for the fourth time at HICC and Hi-Tex Exhibition Grounds from the 11th to 13th January 2013. This Auto Show will offer people an opportunity to view the latest cars in one place and compare their favorite model and prices.
This year a special attraction is being organized by THIAS. Besides showcasing cars and bikes currently in the markets there will also be arrangements made for motor sports and entertainment activities. Activities will include biking stunts, RC displays car simulation and hot air balloons. Tickets are priced at Rs.150 per head and can be purchased at the venue on online at BookMyShow.
HICC and Hi-Tex exhibition grounds are completely air conditioned to offer maximum comforts both to exhibitors and viewers and covers an area of 18,000 sq meters. High action adventure sports activities are also planned which will include zorbing and pro biking stunts. The expo will bring together experts and professions together and will provide them with a platform to interact with each other and with the public offering solutions and answering queries associated with the sector. It will also offer visitors the latest in technological products, components and vehicles.