Do Our Assumptions on Meeting Space Apply in a

Global World?我们关于会议空间的看法

是否能够应用于全球化的世界？David L Jones, Ph.D.

钟德伟 博士Associate Professor

副教授Hong Kong Polytechnic University

香港理工大学

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Should We Question Meeting Space Standard Specifications?

是否应当置疑会议空间的具体标准规格？• Background 背景

– Historical perspective 历史观念

– What the Western standards have taught us我们从西方标准所学到的

– What are the differences in Asian meetings亚洲会议之区别何在

– Why is China changing what we thought we knew为何中国在改变我们想当然的观念

• Implications on hotels and convention centers对于酒店与会议中心的意义

• Proposed research建议研究方法

• China’s new convention centers中国的新会议中心

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Historical Perspective历史观点

• Personal experience – early 90s个人经历 -90 年代初

• Large meetings and conventions 大型会议– North American and European meetings coming to Asia,

but not really China北美与欧洲会议引入亚洲而非中国

• Exhibitions and tradeshows 展览与贸易展– Focus was on attracting Westerners to Asia

主要目的在于吸引西方人到亚洲来• Small meetings 小型会议

– Local offices of North American, European and Japanese Companies北美、欧洲与日本公司的当地办事处

• What Does That Mean? 其意义何在？

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Western Meeting Specifications西方会议具体标准规格

• Typical meeting set-ups 典型的会场设置– General sessions 全体大会– Breakout rooms 分组会议

• Size of meeting sessions会议规格

• Exhibits associated with association meetings – 54% of tradeshows managed by associations与协会相关之展览 --54% 的贸易展由协会组织

• Basis of how Western hotel meeting rooms are built西方酒店会议用房的建造基本知识

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Typical Meeting Set-ups典型的会议布局

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Breakout Session分组会议

General Session全体大会

Differences in Size of Various Types of Meetings

Size of the Meeting Rooms for Conferences – North America北美会议用房规格

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Qualification to be a Conference Center成为会议中心必须达到的要求

Average group size is one obvious point of differentiation between conference centers and convention facilities. In addition, IACC believes that specializing in smaller meetings will lead to greater consistency and higher quality in the meeting product. Nonetheless, IACC may make allowance for average group size up to 100 people.

平均团体规模是会议中心与会议设施之明显区别点。此外，国际会议中心协会（ IACC ）认为专门从事小型会议可以保证会议产品更好的一惯性与更高质量。然而，国际会议中心可以考虑平均团体 100 人的规模。International Association of Conference Centers 国际会议中心协会

Meeting Space Layouts会议空间布局

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Meeting Specification Guides会议具体规格指南

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Differences in Asian Meetings亚洲会议的不同之处

• Meeting room set-up会议用房布局– Requirement of head table at all sessions

所有会议都要求有主桌– Formality of meetings

会议的正式性• Simultaneous interpretation

同声传译• Size?

规格？

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Asian Meeting Set-ups亚洲会议布局

Forum General Session Head Table论坛全体大会主席台

Breakout Session分组会议

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Today’s Perspective当今观念

• Intra-Asia meetings and forums亚洲区域内会议与论坛

• Ease and cost of travel have led to increases in regional meetings旅行之便捷与成本导致区域性会议增加

• Associations are growing in Asia亚洲协会在增长

• CHINA!!????中国呢！！？？？

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What Size Should the Meeting Space Be?会议空间规格应当多大？

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China中国

USA美国UK

英国

POPULATION人口

Comparing Possible Number of Attendees and Meeting Space

可能会议代表人数与会议空间

Financial industry employees per institution 每个金融行业单位人员

Hotel ballroom sizes – Hyatt Hotels 酒店舞厅规格 -- 凯悦酒店

Comparing Possible Number of Attendees and Meeting Space

可能会议代表人数与会议空间Financial industry employees per institution 每个金融行业

单位人员

Hotel ballroom sizes – Hyatt Hotels 酒店舞厅规格 -- 凯悦酒店

Grand Hyatt Macau – 20,742 Sq. Ft. – 2,500 Theater Style

Marriott’s Orlando World Center Case Study

Today’s Meeting Space

How It Got ThereYear Guest

RoomsBallrooms/Exhibit Halls

Size (Sq. Ft.)

1983 1500 2 25,000/30,000

1986 1500 2 37,000/40,000

Today 2000 4 37,000/40,000/50,000/105.000

Important Research Questions to Be Asked

需要提出的重要研究问题• Do we need larger space?

我们是否需要更大空间？• How large should a conference center be?

一个会议中心应当多大？• What is the ideal layout of meeting space in

hotel or convention center in Asia?亚洲会议中心或酒店的会议空间理想布局是怎样？

• How much meeting space at convention centers?会议中心有多少会议空间？

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Future Convention Center Facilities in Mainland

China未来中国内地会议中心设施

Anticipating the Trend?预测趋势？

Two Case Studies两个案例研究

China National Convention Center中国国家会议中心

China National Convention Center中国国家会议中心

Shanghai Expo Center

上海博览会中心

Size Specification Highlights具体规格之亮点

• Convention Hall – 6,400 sq. meters (5,700 people)会议厅 --6400 平方米（ 5700 人）

• Ballroom – 4,860 sq. meters (3,000 for banquets)舞厅 --4860 平方米（ 3000 平方米用于宴会）

• Shanghai - Auditorium Seating 2,500上海 -- 演讲厅座位 2500 个

• Shanghai 106 Meeting Rooms上海 106 间会议用房– 11 Can Seat More Than 200 People Each

其中 11 间房每间都可以容纳 200 余人• Beijing Nearly 100 Meeting Rooms

北京几近 100 间会议用房– 3 Can Seat More Than 540 People Each

其中 3 间房每间都可以容纳 540 余人

What is the Future?未来会是怎样？

Thank You谢谢大家