MEEM honours Bahrain Expo Authority

Date: 6 July 2008

Contact : Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen, Acting CEO

Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA)

T.: 17558813; @ : debbie@bahrainexhibitions.com

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEEM honours Bahrain Expo Authority 

In recognition of its unstinting support and contributions toward the fourth edition of Bahrain International Travel Expo (BITE 2008), Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) was recently honoured with a crystal globe memento and a letter of appreciation from Jamil A. Wafa, Group Chairman of Magnum Holdings, the parent company of Magnum Events and Exhibition Management (MEEM), by MEEM executives. MEEM organises and manages BITE.

Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen, Acting CEO of BECA, received the honour on behalf of the Expo Authority from MEEM Chairman Hisham Al Baradie and Executive Director Abraham John.

In his letter, Mr. Wafa gratefully acknowledged BECA’s support to the event and expressed his keenness for BECA’s continued involvement at BITE 2009 which will run from 14th to 16th May at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre. ENDS

Picture shows Ms. Stanford-Kristiansen with Mr. Baradie (left) and Mr. John.

About Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) :

Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) is the country’s flagship organisation dedicated to delivering quality

business-to-business events aimed at promoting Bahrain as a preferred business tourism destination. It functions

under the directive of its Board of Directors with H.E. Dr. Hassan A. Fakhro, the Minister of Industry & Commerce, as

Chairman of the Board.

BECA maintains a strategic partnership with key industry stakeholders such as Tourism Affairs, the Bahrain

International Circuit, the Bahrain Economic Development Board, Gulf Air and the hospitality sector and administers

the operations of the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIEC), the largest, pillar-free trade

show and exhibition centre in the country.