Guidelines for MICE Events

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2020.08.28

(Revised Aug 28, 2020)

The Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (President: Hiroshi Mizohata) has released the "Guidelines for MICE Event Organizers for Infectious Disease Control" on June 3, 2020.

MICE events (a general term encompassing exhibitions, academic conferences, and other business events) have long generated business opportunities and innovation, pushed research forward, and contributed to regional vitalization, fulfilling a vital role as a driving force in economic development. However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic the MICE industry has seen an unprecedented number of cancellations and postponements, stagnating the business activity that MICE events bring forth and creating a severe economic impact.

As such, the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau, with consensus from the Osaka prefectural and city governments, has taken various factors into consideration including government policies, the voices of MICE industry partners, the precedent of other industries, and the resumption of MICE activities around the world, in order to formulate these guidelines (under the guidance of infectious disease experts) for business event organizers meant to mitigate infection risk and provide recommendations on operations management.

We encourage business event organizers to use these guidelines to ensure the peace of mind of all event attendees. We sincerely hope for the re-opening of MICE events so that they may once again contribute to economic development.

*We revised these guidelines on August 28, 2020 in accordance with the most recent information, knowledge, and realistic event operation measures.

Guidelines for MICE Event Organizers for Infectious Disease Control

1. Why We Created These Guidelines
We intend for MICE event organizers when hosting events in Osaka to use these guidelines to incorporate infectious disease risk mitigation in their event planning and management, so that both organizers and attendees can satisfactorily enjoy the event, and so that the Osaka MICE industry can be further vitalized.
2. Guidelines Contents
(1) Items to Implement Pre-Event
(2) Items to Implement During the Event
(3) Support for MICE Event Organizers from the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau

PDF Download (Japanese)*Revised 2020/8/28
PDF Download (English)*Revised 2020/8/28

【English Version Revisions:】
・August 28 Revisions
・July 13 Revisions

【Links Regarding Infectious Disease Control Measures from Public Institutions】
・About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
・COVID-19 Contact Confirming Application (COCOA)
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
・OSAKA COVID-19 Tracing System
(Osaka Prefecture)
*Currently only available in Japanese.
・COVID-19 Consultation for Foreign Residents
(Osaka Foundation of International Exchange, OFIX)
・Nationwide Medical Institution Search
(Japan National Tourism Organization, JNTO)
・Japan's Entry Restrictions for Foreign Travelers
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

【For inquiries regarding these guidelines】
Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau　MICE Promotion Department
TEL: 06-6282-5911 　Email: convention@octb.jp

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