Welcome to the 9th World Leisure Congress 2006


	We had a world class venue for the 9th World Leisure Congress, including a new theatre and conference facilities within a new hotel, all inside a newly developed World Leisure EXPO Garden. The Congress made use of the main Congress Hall and a range of ancillary meeting rooms and other conference facilities. All facilities were equipped with a full complement of international standard A/V and support equipment. The Congress Hall sits within a new 5 star hotel and is surrounded by a range of leisure outlets including a wide range of visitor attractions, educational experiences and theme park activities. Provisions were made for simultaneous interpretation in both Mandarin and English.





	All EXPO facilities meet barrier free standards as required by the Chinese Central Government’s Municipal Road and Building Barrier Free Design Regulations: JGJ50-2001, and by the City of Hangzhou’s "Non-Barrier Facilities Construction and Management Regulations," of 2004, and monitored by the City’s Planning Bureau, Public Security Bureau, and the Civil Affair Bureau. Additional monitoring was provided by the Environmental Protection Department of the EXPO 2006 Organizing Committee.

The notable historical
and cultural Chinese
city of Hangzhou,
capital of Zhejiang.