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The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Malaysia has elected Ho Yoke Ping as the ICCA Malaysia Committee chair and Ashwin Gunasekeran as deputy chair.

In Malaysia, the Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau took centre stage with the chief minister of Penang, Lim Guan Eng, declaring April 6, 2017, as 'Penang Meetings Industry Day'. PCEB also ran a social media campaign to raise awareness of the power of meetings.

In Malaysia, the Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) will take centre stage with the chief minister of Penang, Lim Guan Eng, declaring April 6, 2017 as ‘Penang Meetings Industry Day’. The declaration took place earlier this week at a signing ceremony in George Town amid members of Penang’s business events Industry and the Malaysian Association of Hotels.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng confident revenue from meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) sector to exceed last year's record.

Penang is targeting to generate RM1 billion in value from the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry this year. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the sector is rapidly growing and could create high economic value for the state.

Penang is targeting to generate RM1 billion in value from the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry this year. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the sector is rapidly growing and could create high economic value for the state.

（槟城4日讯）槟州首席部长林冠英宣布4月6日为“全球会议工业日”（Global Meetings Industry Day）。

Second-tier destinations promote heritage and leisure attractions to lure travelers who mix business with pleasure. Heritage tourism has always been Penang’s selling point. The island, off the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, is home to George Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The laid-back city, renowned for its well-preserved temples, British colonial architecture...

Over in Penang, the recently opened Subterranean Penang International Convention & Exhibition Centre (SPICE) is the world's first hybrid solar-powered convention centre. The eco green-certified convention centre in Asia also makes a statement with its themed areas for exhibition space, sports, retail, food and beverage, hotel, rooftop garden, a spice garden and an industrial free...

Penang hosted 1,251 events with an estimated economic impact of RM808 million (US$182 million) in its CVB's first year of operations in 2016, according to a review released by the Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB ).