The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has announced that Thailand has won a total of 23 bids for international conferences from October 2022 to September 2023. These are for events that will take place up to 2028.
The largest among the wins is the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) to be held in Bangkok, where 12,000 delegates are expected.
Two are notable for being the first to be staged in Southeast Asia – the FIFA Congress 2024 and World Diabetes Congress 2025. The FIFA Congress is expected to attract 2,000 delegates from 211 countries and the World Diabetes Congress, 10,000 delegates.
It is also noteworthy that 14 of the 23 wins are for medical conferences. They include the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) Congress 2024 (8,000 delegates) and World Congress on Pain 2026 (5,000 delegates).
The bids were conceived, prepared and presented by TCEB. Other than bid strategy, TCEB was responsible for the production of the bid book, publicity, and securing the backing of the relevant government ministry through TCEB’s One Ministry, One Convention (OMOC) programme.
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