TCEB develops World’s 1st Security Standard For Conventions & Exhibitions

Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has developed a comprehensive security management standard for ensuring safety of local and foreign participants partaking in the international meetings, conventions and exhibitions in the country. This system is the first of its kind in the world and is expected to make Thailand safer and more attractive destination for meetings, incentive travel, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) in Asia.

Named the Mice Security Management System (MSMS), the standard provides requirements or guidance to all the beneficiaries of the Mice industry on the tips required for efficient handling and responding to various security-related threats. It is especially tailored for hotels and other convention and exhibition venues to ensure safety of people in case of terrorist attacks or natural disasters like earthquake and tsunami.

“We believe the standard developed by us will heighten the confidence level of international event organisers and also help local companies to see the weaknesses in their system and eliminate them,” Natuwat Amornvivat, president of TCEB said at the function organised to launch the MSMS on Thursday (16 Oct).

Thailand Industrial Standard Institute, Thailand’s apex standards monitoring body, will accredit this MSMS upon verifying that the individual entities have fulfilled all the security requirements. Currently, Thailand’s three largest convention and exhibition venues—Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre, Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre and IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre—have implemented the MSMS in their organisations.

“We believe more will follow suit in the days to come,” Natuwat said.