The FDI World Dental Federation is headquartered in France and is the one of the oldest charitable organization in the world. It was founded in 1900 with currently more than 150 member associations in 130 countries, representing more than 900,000 dentists worldwide. FDI is a very influential body that brings together the world of dentistry and dental professionals. The FDI World Dental Congress is one of the few mega conventions in the world that attract more than 10,000 foreign delegates. The congress has a long history spanning back to 1900 and rotates internationally.
The winning of the FDI Congress 2009 is even more significant given the fact that this not the first time Singapore plays a host to the world’s foremost dentistry experts; the city-state last welcomed the FDI congress back in 1990. The rare achievement of bringing the event to Singapore for the second time around 19 years later is largely credited to the active role that the local FDI representative, the Singapore Dental Association (SDA), played in the bidding for this event.
Says SDA’s President Dr Benjamin Long: “We are fully committed to attracting more than 13,000 delegates to attend the Congress. This would raise the profile of the SDA considerably in both the international and regional arena”.
The staging of FDI Annual World Dental Congress 2009 in Singapore is demonstrative of the synergistic partnership between the private and public sectors. The Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau (SECB), a group of the Singapore Tourism Board, and Suntec Singapore worked closely with SDA to put together a rigorous bid for the event. SDA then went on to present to the FDI Council amidst strong competition to host the conference in 2009.
“FDI 2009 offers a prime platform to showcase Singapore’s expertise in dentistry and in leading R & D in this field. This event is one of the first recipients of the Singapore Tourism Board’s “BE in Singapore” or “Business Events in Singapore” incentive scheme. This incentive scheme empowers the industry to attract, bid, create and grow strategic MICE events in Singapore. Biomedical and medical sciences are key industry drivers to our economy and with our solid track record in hosting biomedical and medical events, the STB will continue our efforts to attract and grow this cluster to maintain a robust pipeline of MICE events in the years to come,” said Mr Aloysius Arlando, Assistant Chief Executive, Business Travel & MICE Group, Singapore Tourism Board.
The FDI 2009 will span over 4 days from Sep 2nd – 5th 2009. There is very demanding schedule in terms of the facility requirements, given the mix of exhibition space and a variety of meeting spaces that will have to accommodate the large plenary assembly and a multitude of smaller specialized sessions. The venue, Suntec Singapore, is confident that as always, all needs will be met. Says Suntec Singapore’s COO Pieter Idenburg: “We are very excited about welcoming FDI in 2009 to our venue. Over the past few years Suntec Singapore has made an international name for itself as the utmost venue of choice in Asia for large international medical meetings. With hundreds of large events under our belt, we are well accustomed to handle expertly complex and demanding conventions and will make sure that we extend our utmost hospitality and professional service to make sure FDI 2009 is a resounding success.”
“We celebrate today. Our hard work on the event preparation starts immediately. The LOC will dedicate itself to organizing a Conference that all delegates will talk about! It will set the benchmark for future FDI Meetings.” concluded Prof. Teo Choo Soo, Organising Chairman, FDI Annual World Dental Federation Congress 2009. - The End - Key Facts about the Partners About FDI
The FDI is a federation of National Dental Associations. Its main roles are to bring together the world of dentistry, to represent the dental profession of the world and to stimulate and facilitate the exchange of information across all borders with the aim of optimal oral health for all people. The organisation was founded in Paris in 1900 as the Fédération Dentaire Internationale. It has continued to be the main organisation representing dentists worldwide and ever since it was formed has organised a yearly global meeting to bring dentists together and discuss relevant issues.
About SDA
The Singapore Dental Association is an association for dentists practicing in Singapore. It currently has about 1200 dentists members which is about 92% of all practicing dentists.
The association aim is to represent local dentists in Singapore and to cater to their professional related needs. It works closely with the Singapore Dental Council (the governing authority for dental matters under MOH) to formulate dental health care policies. Wherever possible, SDA will also organizes dental health education programes to the general public to promote oral health awareness."
About the Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau
The Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau (SECB), a group of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), is the lead government agency for the business events sector in Singapore. Its mission is to champion business travel and business events as key drivers of the tourism sector and enablers for cluster growth in Singapore. It also assists business event organisers, corporations and associations by providing comprehensive and impartial information on Singapore’s MICE facilities, incentive venues and industry partners. The SECB is a member of the BestCities Global Alliance, the world’s first and only convention bureau alliance with eight partners in five continents. For more information, please visit: http://www.visitsingapore.com/publish/stbportal/en/home/mice_home.html About Suntec Singapore
With more than ten years of expertise in managing conventions and exhibitions and marketing Singapore as a top MICE destination internationally, Suntec Singapore is a world-class venue located in the heart of Asia’s most integrated meetings, conventions and exhibitions hub. With 100,000 sqm of floor space on six levels, this award-winning facility caters to events from 10 to 12,000 persons. In addition, Suntec Singapore – Asia’s Convention City offers direct access to 5,2000 hotel rooms, 1000 retail shops, 300 restaurants and the regions’ new centre for performing arts, Esplanade Theatres on the Bay. While only 20 minutes from Changi International Airport, Suntec Singapore is conveniently located adjacent to the Central Business District and just minutes from the city’s entertainment and cultural attractions.
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