This paper describes the way in which IS were effectively deployed for management and
delivery of a large‐scale international event. The Annual Meetings of the Boards of
Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) was held in
Singapore and also known as S2006. The Annual Meetings are the world’s largest and
most comprehensive gathering of global financial representatives. These meetings are
held outside Washington D.C. once every three years. Along with the Annual Meetings, a
series of over 300 international meetings and seminars had to be hosted in Singapore,
including the G‐7 Finance Ministers’ Meeting, the Program of Seminars and the Group of
Thirty International Banking Seminar. Overall, S2006 was one of the largest
international events ever to be hosted in Singapore. There were 23,700 participants,
including heads of government, finance ministers, central bank governors, and other
delegates from 184 countries.
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