EMT307: You are in the Organizing Committee Responsible for the Selection of Venues and Logistics Operations for a large-scale trade Fairs: Logistics and Site Operations Assignment, SUSS, Singapore

You are in the organizing committee responsible for the selection of venues and logistics operations for a large-scale trade fairs cum conference involving international exhibitors, trade, and public visitors from the region.

The theme of the event is heavy construction machinery and equipment, real size working machines or equipment will be set up on-site for the trade and public visitors. You may anticipate having heavy-weight exhibits and bulky items to be set up and display on site.

Question 1 Compare and contrast the locality, surrounding environment, building capacities, built-in infrastructural features, and surrounding amenities of the following event venues. Compose a report to recommend which of these venues will be more suitable for your event, with your rationales.

(a) Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre.

(b) Suntec City Convention and Exposition Centre.

Question 2 Evaluate the car parking and transportation facilities on your recommended venue and highlight the pros and cons of the layouts to the stakeholders and visitors who are attending the event.

Question 3 Discuss what would be the expectations of the following services for this event at your recommended venue.

(a) Environmental Control

(b) Security

(c) Food & Beverage Catering Services

(d) Crowd Control and Fire Safety