Are we building big enough facilities in Mainland China to hold the meetings and conventions of the future? Perhaps, the CNCC and Shanghai Expo Center are windows to the future.
Do are assumptions about meeting space in Mainland China apply?
1. Do Our Assumptions on Meeting Space Apply in a Global World?我们关于会议空间的看法是否能够应用于全球化的世界? David L Jones, Ph.D. 钟德伟博士 Associate Professor 副教授 Hong Kong Polytechnic University 香港理工大学 1
2. Should We Question Meeting Space Standard Specifications?是否应当置疑会议空间的具体标准规格? Background背景 Historical perspective 历史观念 What the Western standards have taught us 我们从西方标准所学到的 What are the differences in Asian meetings 亚洲会议之区别何在 Why is China changing what we thought we knew 为何中国在改变我们想当然的观念 Implications on hotels and convention centers 对于酒店与会议中心的意义 Proposed research 建议研究方法 China’s new convention centers 中国的新会议中心 2
3. Historical Perspective历史观点 Personal experience – early 90s个人经历-90年代初 Large meetings and conventions大型会议 North American and European meetings coming to Asia, but not really China 北美与欧洲会议引入亚洲而非中国 Exhibitions and tradeshows展览与贸易展 Focus was on attracting Westerners to Asia 主要目的在于吸引西方人到亚洲来 Small meetings 小型会议 Local offices of North American, European and Japanese Companies 北美、欧洲与日本公司的当地办事处 What Does That Mean?其意义何在? 3
4. Western Meeting Specifications西方会议具体标准规格 Typical meeting set-ups 典型的会场设置 General sessions全体大会 Breakout rooms分组会议 Size of meeting sessions 会议规格 Exhibits associated with association meetings – 54% of tradeshows managed by associations 与协会相关之展览--54%的贸易展由协会组织 Basis of how Western hotel meeting rooms are built 西方酒店会议用房的建造基本知识 4
7. Size of the Meeting Rooms for Conferences – North America北美会议用房规格 7
8. Qualification to be a Conference Center成为会议中心必须达到的要求 Average group size is one obvious point of differentiation between conference centers and convention facilities. In addition, IACC believes that specializing in smaller meetings will lead to greater consistency and higher quality in the meeting product. Nonetheless, IACC may make allowance for average group size up to 100 people. 平均团体规模是会议中心与会议设施之明显区别点。此外,国际会议中心协会(IACC)认为专门从事小型会议可以保证会议产品更好的一惯性与更高质量。然而,国际会议中心可以考虑平均团体100人的规模。 International Association of Conference Centers 国际会议中心协会
11. Differences in Asian Meetings亚洲会议的不同之处 Meeting room set-up 会议用房布局 Requirement of head table at all sessions 所有会议都要求有主桌 Formality of meetings 会议的正式性 Simultaneous interpretation 同声传译 Size? 规格? 11
12. Asian Meeting Set-ups亚洲会议布局 Forum General Session Head Table 论坛全体大会主席台 Photo to be Added Breakout Session 分组会议
13. Today’s Perspective当今观念 Intra-Asia meetings and forums 亚洲区域内会议与论坛 Ease and cost of travel have led to increases in regional meetings 旅行之便捷与成本导致区域性会议增加 Associations are growing in Asia 亚洲协会在增长 CHINA!!???? 中国呢!!??? 13
14. What Size Should the Meeting Space Be?会议空间规格应当多大? China 中国 USA 美国 UK 英国 POPULATION 人口 14
15. Comparing Possible Number of Attendees and Meeting Space可能会议代表人数与会议空间 Financial industry employees per institution每个金融行业单位人员 Hotel ballroom sizes – Hyatt Hotels酒店舞厅规格--凯悦酒店
16. Comparing Possible Number of Attendees and Meeting Space可能会议代表人数与会议空间 Financial industry employees per institution每个金融行业单位人员 Hotel ballroom sizes – Hyatt Hotels酒店舞厅规格--凯悦酒店 Grand Hyatt Macau – 20,742 Sq. Ft. – 2,500 Theater Style
20. Important Research Questions to Be Asked需要提出的重要研究问题 Do we need larger space? 我们是否需要更大空间? How large should a conference center be? 一个会议中心应当多大? What is the ideal layout of meeting space in hotel or convention center in Asia? 亚洲会议中心或酒店的会议空间理想布局是怎样? How much meeting space at convention centers? 会议中心有多少会议空间? 20
21. Future Convention Center Facilities in Mainland China未来中国内地会议中心设施 Anticipating the Trend? 预测趋势? Two Case Studies 两个案例研究
25. Size Specification Highlights具体规格之亮点 Convention Hall – 6,400 sq. meters (5,700 people) 会议厅--6400平方米(5700人) Ballroom – 4,860 sq. meters (3,000 for banquets) 舞厅--4860平方米(3000平方米用于宴会) Shanghai - Auditorium Seating 2,500 上海--演讲厅座位2500个 Shanghai 106 Meeting Rooms 上海106间会议用房 11 Can Seat More Than 200 People Each 其中11间房每间都可以容纳200余人 Beijing Nearly 100 Meeting Rooms 北京几近100间会议用房 3 Can Seat More Than 540 People Each 其中3间房每间都可以容纳540余人