مع نهاية فصل الصيف وبدء اعتدال الطقس ثم دخول فصلي الشتاء والربيع تتحوّل المملكة إلى مقر لكثير من المؤتمرات والمنتديات الدولية الضخمة التي يشارك فيها المتخصصون والمهتمون من كل أنحاء العالم، ومعظم هذه الملتقيات الكبيرة تُعقد في العاصمة الرياض بشكل كثيف، بحيث لا يمر أسبوع تقريباً إلا وهناك فعالية. هذا شيء جميل ومبهج، لا سيما حين يتزامن مع موسم الرياض الترفيهي ونشاطاته المتنوعة وكثافة الإقبال عليه.
ولكن بما أن المنتديات الدولية تنعش المدن التي تعقد فيها وتمثّل رافداً اقتصادياً لها، كما أنها تعرّف بهويتها وثقافتها وفنونها وعاداتها وتقاليدها وتراثها في ما يسمى بسياحة المؤتمرات، فإنه يمكن توزيع جزء من سلة الفعاليات على مناطق أخرى، فقد أصبحت لدينا مدن مجهزة بالخدمات الحديثة والمرافق يمكنها استضافة الفعاليات بنجاح. بالإمكان على سبيل المثال استمرار المنتديات الكبرى التي ارتبطت بالرياض في دورات سابقة كمنتدى الاستثمار الدولي، والمنتدى السعودي للإعلام، وما هو في حكمهما من حيث الضخامة، ولكن بالإمكان جداً عقد منتديات في المدن الأخرى.
جدة والدمام وأبها وجازان والباحة والقصيم وحائل وغيرها يمكن أن تستوعب بنجاح منتديات ومؤتمرات إقليمية ودولية مهمة في المجالات المناسبة لطبيعتها وخصائصها. المشاركون سوف يتعرّفون على التنوع الثري الذي تتمتع به مختلف مناطق المملكة عندما تصاحب الفعاليات جولات سياحية، وسوف تتعود المناطق على احترافية نشاط تنظيم الفعاليات، بالإضافة إلى الترويج المباشر لها سياحياً، والتعرف والتعود على ثقافات المجتمعات الأخرى.
إذا كانت الرياض واسطة العقد المشعة التي نباهي بها، فبالإمكان أن تشاركها مدن أخرى كي يسطع الوهج من كل مناطق المملكة.
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
With the end of summer and the onset of mild weather, followed by the arrival of winter and spring, the Kingdom transforms into a hub for many large international conferences and forums that specialists and interested individuals from all over the world participate in. Most of these major gatherings are held intensively in the capital, Riyadh, such that almost every week there is an event. This is a beautiful and joyful thing, especially when it coincides with the Riyadh entertainment season and its diverse activities and high attendance.
However, since international forums invigorate the cities where they are held and represent an economic boost for them, as well as introducing their identity, culture, arts, customs, traditions, and heritage in what is known as conference tourism, a portion of the event basket can be distributed to other regions. We now have cities equipped with modern services and facilities that can successfully host events. For example, the major forums that have been associated with Riyadh in previous sessions, such as the International Investment Forum and the Saudi Media Forum, and others of similar magnitude, can continue, but it is also very feasible to hold forums in other cities.
Jeddah, Dammam, Abha, Jazan, Al-Baha, Al-Qassim, Hail, and others can successfully accommodate important regional and international forums and conferences in areas suitable to their nature and characteristics. Participants will get to know the rich diversity that various regions of the Kingdom enjoy when the events are accompanied by tourist tours, and the regions will become accustomed to the professionalism of event organization, in addition to direct promotion for them touristically, and getting to know and adapting to the cultures of other communities.
If Riyadh is the shining centerpiece that we take pride in, other cities can share in this so that the glow shines from all regions of the Kingdom.
However, since international forums invigorate the cities where they are held and represent an economic boost for them, as well as introducing their identity, culture, arts, customs, traditions, and heritage in what is known as conference tourism, a portion of the event basket can be distributed to other regions. We now have cities equipped with modern services and facilities that can successfully host events. For example, the major forums that have been associated with Riyadh in previous sessions, such as the International Investment Forum and the Saudi Media Forum, and others of similar magnitude, can continue, but it is also very feasible to hold forums in other cities.
Jeddah, Dammam, Abha, Jazan, Al-Baha, Al-Qassim, Hail, and others can successfully accommodate important regional and international forums and conferences in areas suitable to their nature and characteristics. Participants will get to know the rich diversity that various regions of the Kingdom enjoy when the events are accompanied by tourist tours, and the regions will become accustomed to the professionalism of event organization, in addition to direct promotion for them touristically, and getting to know and adapting to the cultures of other communities.
If Riyadh is the shining centerpiece that we take pride in, other cities can share in this so that the glow shines from all regions of the Kingdom.


