Host City - Sydney

Sydney, Australia's gateway city and the capital of New South Wales, is built around one of the largest, most beautiful harbours in the world with miles of golden beaches stretching north and south of the city on the shore of the Pacific Ocean.

With a population of over 4 million, Sydney is a vigorous, cosmopolitan city, a major industrial, business and commercial centre and is endlessly fascinating in its variety and its beauty. It has a very mild climate in April.

Perhaps the most famous of Sydney's landmarks is the spectacular Sydney Opera House with its graceful 'sails'. The Opera House has become Sydney's cultural centre, offering opera, ballet, drama and film. The historic 'Rocks' area, site of the original European settlement, is nearby, and this part of the harbour foreshore is a hub of activity for both local residents and visitor. Souvenir hunters should visit the Rocks Market which is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm.

The Powerhouse Museum is Australia's largest and most popular museum. It is located in Darling Harbour, near the Congress venue. Its unique and diverse collection of 385,000 objects spans history, science, technology, design, industry, decorative arts, music, transport and space exploration. Nearby, too, is the National Maritime Museum. Take a ferry from Circular Quay across the harbour to Taronga Zoo, with its collection of about 340 species and over 2600 individual animals of Australia and around the world, including the Australian sealion, koala, kookburra and platypus (a burrowing egg-laying mammal). Also well worth a visit are the Australian Museum, the Museum of Sydney and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, which has fine collections of Australian art including Aboriginal art,

Asian art and Western (international) art. You will find some of Sydney's other attractions and activities listed here.

The beaches and harbour play a major role in the leisure and sporting lives of Sydneysiders - yachting, surfing, sailboarding, swimming, boating, fishing and waterskiing are all popular activities.

Many national parks and protected areas of natural bushland surround the city and the beautiful Blue Mountains are a short journey to the west.

Flights

To research and book your international flight to Australia, please click on the following link: http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/home/qualifier-region-au

Timetable And Deadline

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Accommodation: 4 weeks before the Conference

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Congress Managers

Tour Hosts Pty Limited
ABN 28 000 386 676

Tour Hosts Pty Limited has been appointed as the official PCO (Professional Conference Organiser). Tour Hosts is the largest total service provider for conferences, events, business travel and exhibitions in Australia. They are the only Australian partner of INCON, an exclusive international network of the world’s top conference organisers and event managers. They are ideally placed to combine international know how and local expertise to this Conference and look forward to working with FIG and all its members to produce the best Congress in its history.

Address for Communications

Please contact the Congress Managers at the address below for further information.

FIG2010 Congress Managers
GPO Box 128
Sydney NSW 2001, Australia

Deliveries:
Level 10, 51 Druitt Street, Sydney NSW 2001
Telephone (61) 2 9265 0700
Fax: (61) 2 9267 5443
Email: fig2010@tourhosts.com.au

Congress Venue

Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
Tel: + 61 2 8267 0300
www.scec.com.au

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