Activity time: October 21-27, 2013
Hotel: Waterside Resort
Contact information: 0573-88731088-4
Geographic location: Within West Gate Scenic Spot
Activity introduction: This conference was held for the first time in China, with Wuzhen as the main venue, gathering together over 800 representatives from over 30 countries and regions around the world, including over 500 overseas representatives. During the 4-day conference exchange, representatives conducted in-depth discussions on how to accelerate basic and translational research in the fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Activity execution: On the morning of October 23, more than 1,100 guests arrived at the West Gate Scenic Spot. The business reception department of the scenic spot improved its division of labor, and handled the check-in of 1000 people, luggage check-in, guest guidance, and so on orderly. The conference integrated and utilized the hotel resources of the scenic spot: guests and those from colleges stayed at Dockside Boutique Hotel, Tong An, Zhaoming, Water Fair Inn, Passage d’Eau Hotel, homestay and other hotels respectively; The Huamei Hall of the Waterside Resort served as the main venue, and 8 conference rooms such as the Longfeng Hall and Diaohua Hall served as sub venues; During the 3-day conference schedule, the attending representatives also participated in the welcome banquet held at Longfeng Hall, and the farewell banquet in the most distinctive street banquet form of Wuzhen; In addition, they also watched and participated in activities such as the garden party with distinctive Wuzhen characteristics, welcome dinner at the National Music Theatre, dance party at the Longfeng Hall, Shuimei nightclub, and a KTV activity.
Activity feedback: The whole activity lasted for a week, and guests from all over the world spoke highly of West Gate Scenic Spot, claiming to bring the beauty of Wuzhen back to their own countries to share with their families and friends. The organizer also said that this conference was the academic conference with the largest number of participants, the largest number of participating regions and the largest scale in the history of the Asia-Pacific region in this field.