Spin-off. The Amsterdam RAI has invested over 100 million euros in upgrading its complex on the Europaplein over recent years. In addition to the superb accessibility via Schiphol Airport and the appeal of the city of Amsterdam, the new distinctive Elicium building is one of the main stimuli for organising conferences in a new environment. After the difficult year of 2009, the RAI has a full international agenda for 2010 with an interesting spin-off for the city. In addition to RAI-organised events such as Interclean, METS, Intertraffic, and returning icon IBC, it recently welcomed the WCIT (World Congress On Information Technology) and Powergen (for the European energy sector). In October 2010 the RAI will be welcoming delegates to Sibos, the annual international financial industry convention on money transfers organised by SWIFT.
Confirmed ‘travelling’ conventions in the RAI with 5,000 to 20,000 participants in 2011, 2012 and 2013 include: SPE IADC Drilling, European Fishing Tackle trade Association (EFTTEX), European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA), European Respiratory Society (ERS), Federation Internationale Pharmaceutique (FIP), Spineweek, European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) and the European Cancer Organisation (ECCO).
