Singapore Equips Mtgs. W/ New Ctr.

<B> Singapore Equips Mtgs. W/ New Ctr.</B>

By Judy Jacobs


Singapore's Westin Stamford and Westin Plaza hotels have opened the new Executive Conference Center, which is part of their Raffles City Convention Center and boasts the most advanced technological equipment of any facility of its size in Singapore.

The Executive Conference Center, created at a cost of $4.6 million, has two boardrooms, each seating 20 attendees. Each room is equipped with satellite transmission and ISDN lines, allowing participants to conduct teleconferencing with colleagues throughout the world.

"We are positioning the Executive Conference Center as a high-tech meeting facility for the top management of large multinational companies in the banking and finance, consultancy and information technology sectors," said Annie Yong, the hotels' marketing communications manager. "Most of the meetings booked at the center are stand alone, but we also have some that are part of a larger convention or conference that is taking place at our Raffles City Center," she added.

The new Executive Center complements the facilities of the Raffles Center, which consists of 70,000 square feet of meeting space, including three ballrooms--the largest accommodating 3,000 for receptions--and 18 meeting rooms. The complex incorporates two hotels, the 1,263-room Westin Stamford and the 793-room Westin Plaza.