Melbourne chosen as venue for Marinas 2011

THE Marina Industries Association of Australia (MIAA) has chosen Melbourne as the venue for the Marinas 2011 International Conference and Exhibition.

The event will be attended by key players within the domestic and international marina industries as well as investors and government agencies involved with marina tenure, operations and infrastructure.

After two successful conferences on the Gold Coast the MIAA is attracted by the capacity of Melbourne to deliver a world class event.

MIAA Marinas 2011 Committee Chairman Mike Harvey said he is excited that the event is coming to Melbourne.

“The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is an excellent venue and is barely a stone’s throw from some of the newest and most innovative marinas in the country. The increasing vibrancy of the marina industry in the greater Melbourne region aligned with the city’s excellent conference facilities made Melbourne the obvious choice to host the next and largest Marinas conference to be held in the southern hemisphere in 2011,” said Harvey

Victoria has 165,000 registered powered recreational vessels and approximately 300,000 licensed recreational boaters and PWC operators.

MIAA Chairman Andrew Chapman said: “With Victoria’s growing boating culture, Melbourne will be an excellent location to focus on the national and international marina industries.”

The dates for Marinas 2011 are Sunday 19th June to Wednesday 22nd June. The Tuesday will again be devoted to the very popular field trip focusing on marina site inspections. Further details on Marinas 2011 will be released by MIAA over the coming 12 months.