Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Louise Asher, today announced the 19th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) 2015 will be hosted in Melbourne.
The Congress, which is expected to attract more than 800 delegates from across the globe to the city over five days, will generate an estimated AUD $3.8 million in economic impact for the state of Victoria.
Minister Asher said the host organisation of the major annual event, the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, had chosen Melbourne over competition from New Delhi.
“Melbourne was recently officially ranked by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) as the number one city in Australia for international congresses and conventions, and many major international associations have Melbourne on their list as a first choice destination to host their next major event.”
“The city’s major events capabilities and global reputation as an outstanding business events destination assisted significantly in securing the bid for Melbourne which was led by the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau,” she said.
Minister Asher said that in addition to Melbourne’s reputation as a city that stages world-class events and conferences, Victoria’s reputation as a science and medical research hub was also a major catalyst in attracting the Congress to the city.
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