Venue

About Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria and is Australia’s second largest city, with over four million residents. Melbourne is projected to grow beyond five million by 2030 and has been consistently rated as one of the three most liveable cities in the world by The Economist magazine’s Intelligence Unit. You can see more about Melbourne’s attractions here

The Congress will also occur during the final series of the 2012 Australian Football League. Australian Rules football is Australia’s unique indigenous sport and Melbourne is the heart of football in Australia. Final series matches regularly have attendances of 100,000 people at one of the world’s greatest sporting venues, the MCG, which is located in Melbourne’s unique sporting precinct. The Congress will offer a tour of this precinct.

About Victoria

A visit to Victoria offers unique experiences including the Great Ocean Road, Yarra Valley vineyards, arts festivals and major sporting events, all set in one of the world’s most diverse communities. You can see more about the pre- or post-Congress holiday opportunities at www.visitvictoria.com

About the venue

The Congress venue is the newly completed Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre, which is the first and only ‘Six Star Green Star’ environmentally rated convention centre in the world. The Convention Centre is located in the heart of Melbourne alongside the Yarra River.