【English translation:Lin Fu-ju；Photos by Hou Ya-ting】
Robert Campbell, a Newcomer in Kaohsiung who Loves Interacting with Crowds
Kaohsiung Exhibition Center is one of the four iconic buildings central to the city government's Kaohsiung New Bay Area project. Of the four, the exhibition center will be the first to open. A hugely impressive new landmark in Kaohsiung's harbor area, it will be Kaohsiung's first international exhibition center and a dual-function venue for exhibitions and conferences. Following two years of construction, the center will open officially on April 14, 2014. The opening exhibition is the Taiwan International Fastener Show, followed in May by the Taiwan International Boat Show.
Uniplan Group, led by its Vice President Robert Campbell, is responsible for the operation of Kaohsiung Exhibition Center. Robert is multilingual. His grandparents were British. He was born in Uruguay and has lived in the United States. Having lived now in Switzerland for 30 years, and with over 20 years' experience doing business in China, Robert is relocating to Kaohsiung this March. The concept of one world is perfectly embodied by Robert, who says: Kaohsiung could be on the top of pile.
Robert says Uniplan Group has more than 50 years' experience in the field of exhibition services, but Kaohsiung is the first place where they have operated an exhibition center. He hopes to provide in-depth customer services through the company's exhibition expertise. Robert also stressed that this is not Uniplan Group's first connection with Kaohsiung. In 2009, Uniplan was responsible for the opening and closing ceremony of the World Games. The group has played a role in Kaohsiung's transition and hopes to contribute even more by operating Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, making it one of the best exhibition centers in Asia.
Robert has plans to fill Kaohsiung Exhibition Center with energy between exhibitions throughout the first year of operations. He wants the center to have an interactive connection with the city, make contributions to city life and attract greater crowds. A range of events and activities will provide people with more opportunities to visit the center, and start to think of it as a place that belongs to them. During our interview, Robert asked if swimming in Love River is allowed. He thinks that swimming in the river could become a symbolic attraction in Kaohsiung. As he is trying to put many ideas into practice, one thing we can be certain of Robert Campbell is that this new Kaohsiung resident will definitely make the city more interesting.
擁抱人群的新高雄人 Robert Campbell
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高雄展覽館是高雄市政府「亞洲新灣區計畫」四座指標性建築中，首座落成啟用的建築，也是高雄港邊最引人矚目的新地標。它是高雄首座國際級會展中心，結合展覽和會議雙重功能，歷時2年興建，2014年4月14日正式營運，開館首展由「台灣國際扣件展」打頭陣，5月則有「台灣國際遊艇展」，精彩可期。
負責高雄展覽館營運的安益國際展覽集團( Uniplan Group)由副總裁Robert Campbell領軍，他精通多國語言，出生於烏拉圭，祖父、母是英國人、居住過美國；定居瑞士30年，長達20年在中國經商，2014年3月起，定居台灣高雄，四海一家在他身上獲得印證，他笑著說未來高雄可能是他最喜愛的城市。
Robert指出，安益集團會展服務逾50年，首度經營展覽中心，期望從會展經驗提供顧客更深入的服務。他表示，安益集團不曾中斷與高雄的連結，2009年，集團負責高雄世界運動會開、閉幕，讓安益集團對於參與處於轉型期的高雄有份使命感，希望值此之際有所貢獻，未來經營高雄展覽館，更將著眼於成為亞洲最佳的展覽館之一。
Robert規劃開館第一年的空檔檔期，他要讓高雄展覽館動起來！他思索著如何與高雄有更多連結、貢獻與互動，同時也吸引更多民眾，藉由活動舉辦等方式，讓民眾走進館內，感覺這是屬於他們的展覽館。Robert問起可以在愛河游泳嗎？他認為在愛河游泳極具象徵意義，想法在他腦中發酵，可以確定的是行動派的新高雄人Robert，會讓高雄變得越來越有趣！
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