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The Forum will be held at SkyCity Convention Centre. The Centre features state of the art convention facilities in the heart of Auckland.
2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the Pacific Islands Forum and New Zealand wants to celebrate this by ensuring we deliver tangible outcomes for the people of the region. We also want to ensure that the Forum delivers real opportunities for the private sector. One way this will be achieved is through the Pacific Showcase at the Cloud on Auckland’s waterfront.
It is no coincidence that New Zealand is hosting the Pacific Islands Forum in the week that marks the opening of the Rugby World Cup. We have always seen the Rugby World Cup as being a Pacific event, and we want to acknowledge the strong support we received from the Pacific in our bid to host the Cup.
85,000 fans are expected to travel to New Zealand for the World Cup - 20,000 for the opening week alone. This represents a unique marketing opportunity for the Pacific, and New Zealand is committed to ensuring that Pacific businesses are able to take advantage of this unprecedented period of international attention.
The Pacific Showcase will be a central element of the 2011 Forum week, and an important vehicle for promoting greater business links and key sectors in the region. Pacific countries will be able to tell their business success stories and show their tourism attractions on a giant video screen. This is complemented by a Pacific market place and cuisine experience where visitors will be invited to sample innovative and unique Pacific products, from beauty treatments to exotic spices and other culinary delights. Products made and produced in the region can be purchased on site. Together with top cultural performances, cooking demonstrations and art by emerging and celebrated Pacific artists, the Showcase will demonstrate just how much this region has to offer.
In a separate section of the Cloud there will be business displays and business to business engagement. This will be supplemented by an investment summit and other activities that will showcase the contemporary Pacific, focusing on priority sectors such as energy, transport and infrastructure, agriculture and organics.
We believe the Showcase will introduce a new dimension to the work of the Pacific Islands Forum. It will support in a tangible way the themes that will be addressed and developed in the Forum and Post Forum Dialogue and be a practical acknowledgement that regionalism is not just the preserve of governments. All Forum delegates are warmly invited to visit the Pacific Showcase while in Auckland.
The Pacific Showcase public opening dates and times are:
Tuesday 6 September :10.00am - 5.30pm
Wednesday 7 September :12.00pm – 8.00pm
Thursday 8 September :10.00am – 4.00pm
Visit the Pacific Showcase [external link]
Read more about The Cloud [PDF 1MB]
