Liverpool has announced its latest conference win – the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP) with an associated economic impact of £1.52million for the city.
WAAVP is a not-for-profit organisation for scientists across the globe who study the parasites of non-human animals, encompassing helminthology, protozoology and entomology, and was attracted to Liverpool’s scientific expertise.
800 delegates will attend the conference, taking place at the BT Convention Centre, part of ACC Liverpool, between August 16-19 2015. Liverpool Convention Bureau will organise the accommodation with Happening Conferences and Events confirmed as the Professional Conference Organisers.
Ambassadors Professor Sandy Trees and Professor Diana Williams, both from the University of Liverpool, presented the bid at WAAVP’s Buenos Aires conference this year.
The WAAVP conference has previously taken place in Calgary 2009, Gent 2007, Christchurch 2005, New Orleans 2003 and will have visited Perth in 2013 before Liverpool hosts the event.
Carol O’Reilly, Liverpool Convention Bureau Manager, comments: “We are delighted to welcome this major association to the city, which underlines Liverpool’s expert ability to host international events. Conferences of this type contribute towards Liverpool’s growing recognition as a global meetings and events destination with expert knowledge in specific fields”.
Kerrin MacPhie, Director of Sales ACC Liverpool, comments: “This latest conference win demonstrates that Liverpool is a desirable destination for large scale medical and scientific conferences, with ACC Liverpool securing its reputation as an internationally renowned host venue. We look forward to welcoming WAAVP in 2015”.
Professor Sandy Trees adds: “We are delighted to be hosting WAAVP in 2015 and look forward to working with the local conference partners. This not only recognises the attractiveness of Liverpool as an international conference destination, but also the international reputation of veterinary parasitology, general infection biology and biomedical science at the University of Liverpool”.
Anne Doherty, Managing Director at Happening Conferences and Events, also adds: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with the University of Liverpool in delivering WAAVP 2015. This is an exciting project for all involved, and is sure to showcase the City of Liverpool’s academic and cultural strengths”.
