We believe in the power of connecting. To bring people, ideas and visions together in a world full of opportunities.

As a facilitating and organising party, Amsterdam RAI connects context, content and communities with one another. We create the right conditions in which inspiring meetings can take place. In which various languages can understand each other as one. This synergy creates the added value of a good experience and/or a business success. Amsterdam RAI links people both physically and virtually so they can inspire, surprise and enrich one another. Always with an open mind and a global perspective.

In addition to organising 25 of its own exhibition titles, Amsterdam RAI facilitates over 500 events a year, including exhibitions, conferences, corporate events and other niche events organised in the exhibition halls and conference centre.

Amsterdam RAI Exhibitions annually organises over 25 national and international consumer and trade fairs. As the organising party, we wish to act as a matchmaker between visitors and exhibitors. Our international titles have regional spin-offs in China, America, Poland, India, Mexico and Turkey. Wherever they may be held around the world, the emphasis is on generating and maintaining new and existing business for our exhibitors, visitors, sponsors and partners.

BITEC is a world class exhibition and convention venue. For over two decades BITEC continues to serve the MICE industry through a diverse portfolio of events including global congresses, meetings and product display events. Its offering includes:

• 70,000 sq m of column-free design indoor exhibition space
• 9,500 sq m of convention & meeting facilities
• on-site staff, tools and equipment

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Conference Advice has over 40 years of international experience in the planning of scientific conferences. We are familiar with the rapid pace of technological change, the increasingly changing requirements and parameters in continuing medical and scholarly education regulations and the amendments to codes transforming the business.

Conference Advice is not a classic conference organizer, based on contractual long-term agreements, but rather a fresh and modular "add-on" and an effective extension of your team for any conference-specific planning and consulting tasks whenever you need a detailed picture or an evaluation of a budget, of an AV concept, about a venue/location or about your conference program / procedure / conference schedule.

It is Conference Advice's ambition to actively and reliably support you as a society by means of providing the best possible objectivity and our many years of experience. When it comes to venue selection, technical implementation, organizational and content planning and for budgetary issues, we put our know-how at your disposal.

Conference Advice is familiar and well experienced in virtual conferencing and all new meeting formats, in digital content platforms and in virtual exhibitions. We will help you transform your live meeting into a sustainable hybrid or fully virtual conference.

Conference Advice is based in Berlin and at home in the world  - we're working worldwide.

The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is located at the heart of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) precinct in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Designed as a “city within a city”, this 40-hectare (100-acre) site offers a stimulating environment within which one may work live, shop, visit and enjoy life.

The Centre was conceptually designed by Neuroformation Architects Malaysia and the Cox Group of Architects and Planners from Australia. Subsequent to Sunway Construction being awarded the Design and Build Contract, Akitek jururancang (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd was engaged as their Design and Build Architect and given the challenging task to develop, enhance and bring these conceptual designs to life and fruition. The Centre is purpose-built for international, regional and local conventions, trade shows, public exhibitions, entertainment as well as weddings and private functions.

The facilities are supported by some of the most advanced technologies available. Data networking, structured cabling, wireless LAN, 3G telecommunication and digital audiovisual facilities allow delegates to access information on demand and stay connected with their home base. All spaces, whether for meetings or exhibits, are column-free and have moveable soundproof panels which afford flexible space for all types of events.

It's not just the hi-tech facilities that are setting a new benchmark for convention service in Malaysia, the in-house dedicated team of technical staff is always at hand to help make the most of the technology. In addition, the Chef and catering team ensure exceptional banquets featuring the best of local and international cuisine. Spectacular views of KLCC Park complete the sense of occasion at this prestigious venue.

Daejeon Tourism Organization is a city-government’s marketing institution created to invigorate the local economy and enhance the city identity.

Major projects include the city brand marketing project, the management of the EXPO Science Park, the stimulation of MICE(meeting, incentive tour, convention, exhibition) industry, the operation of the Daejeon Convention & Exhibition Center, and the promotion of medical tours in Daejeon.

Daejeon Tourism Organization also offers Support for hosting and attracting domestic and foreign conventions, and operation of tourism resources and convenience facilities.

Why you should choose Monaco?

Because of its reputation:

• Hotels with a real tradition of customer service: 2,500 rooms within striking distance of the Grimaldi Forum
• The most dynamic source of employment in Southern Europe, with over 5,000 businesses harnessing the talents of 119 different nationalities.
• A 2 km2 country, reputed for its security, where everything is within walking distance
• Harmonised prices and attractive value for money
• A real expertise in organising 100% GREEN functions
• A land of art and culture. The vitality an dthe diversity of the artistic events it hosts have forged monaco's international identity
• Mediterranean climate all year round

Because Monaco is unique:

• A dynamic and diversified economic platform. The leading business sectors in the Principality are healthcare, banking and finance, high tech, tourism, international trade, shipping and real estate.
• A High Tech, Eco-certified convention centre internationally awarded by professionals
• The safest and most cosmopolitan State in the world
• A whole range of activities and venues to compliment your events
• A country that is pro-active and heeded, particularly on issues pertaining to the environment, protecting oceans and sustainable development on a worldwide scale
• Official government support with a single coordinator to streamline communications during your whole event
• One of the world's sporting capitals, hosting prestigious competitions and committed to building a better world through sport

The Durban KwaZulu-Natal Convention Bureau is a partnership initiative of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs and the Ethekwini Municipality to promote the meeting or business tourism services of the South African province of KwaZulu-Nataland the metropolitan area of Durban.The Durban KwaZulu-Natal Convention Bureau began its operations on the 1 July 2010 and is thus still very much at its inception stage of development. It operates as a special division of Tourism KwaZulu-Natal. This entity provides the following business tourism support services together with its partners:

• Promotional materials;
• Educational trips and site Inspections;
• Supplier information and quotations;
• Social programmes;
• Pre and post tours and incentive packages;
• Assistance with congress bids;
• Convention publicity and delegate boosting;
• Destination display and promotion;
• Information kits and welcome packs for delegates;
• Shuttle services; and
• Identification of professional conference organiser (PCO) services.

Founded in 2004, GainingEdge operates from seven cities worldwide and has successfully delivered over 100 engagements across the globe. They have an excellent track record in association management consulting, establishment of new convention & visitor bureaus, capability development of existing bureaus, destination strategy, convention centre feasibility studies and in-market convention and incentive sales representation.

As a leader in the international business events market they offer access to benchmark performance data and best practices from around the world.

GainingEdge brings the expertise of a diverse group of professionals comprising association management expertise, business events market expertise, convention bureau operational expertise, business development expertise as well as convention centre expertise. Their professionals are frequent speakers at industry conferences, serve on advisory bodies and participate in industry initiatives on an international basis.

Their mission is to provide specialist consulting services globally that deliver competitive advantage and sustainable business to their clients.

The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization (GTO) is a governmental organization funded by the Gyeonggi-do provincial government that aims to establish Gyeonggi-do as a dynamic business events destination where people, technology and ideas converge to create great value and a memorable experience for customers.

As the lead quasi-government organization in the tourism and business events sector in Gyeonggi-do, the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization assists business event organizers, corporations and associations by providing comprehensive and impartial information on Gyeonggi-do’s meeting and exhibition facilities, incentive venues and industry partners.

GTO helps with set-up and facilities arrangements with industry partners, organizers and other government agencies to ensure the successful staging of business events. As added benefits, GTO offers the following:

• Individualized financial subsidies to business event organizers, corporations and associations
• Complimentary site inspections tours (including accommodation, hosted tour, interpreter (if required), dinner, etc.)
• Promotional and orientation materials like brochures, visitor guides, maps, audio-visual materials, etc.
• New marketing channel development for business events
• Liaison support with relevant government bodies and third parties

Hangzhou International Expo Center is located in Qianjiang Century City, Xiaoshan District in Hangzhou, which is a capital city in China. The center is on the south bank of Qiantang River and to the east of the Third Qiantang River Bridge.

It is affiliated to Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center Xiaoshan Construction Investment Co. Ltd., and has been entrusted to North Star Events Group, the largest convention and exhibition output management group in China, for management and operation. On September 4th and 5th 2016, Hangzhou International Expo Center was used as the main venue for the G20 Hangzhou Summit, and it has been in service since October 2016.

The Center covers an area of 850,000 square meters. It is a complex with multiple business formats integrating tourism, meeting, exhibition, hotel, business and office, and has provided superior expectations for the creative operation of exhibition venues.

The center offers 61 conference rooms for large, medium and small-sized conferences. Among them, the Column-free Multi-function Hall, is the largest one in China, covering an area of 10,000 square meters. With the exhibition area of 90,000 square meters, it is able to accommodate 4,500 international standard exhibition booths and cater all kinds of special exhibitions. Hangzhou International Expo Center has unveiled a new area of the sixth generation of exhibition venues in China from hardware facilities to software services and from operation pattern to profit patter.

The Center is equipped with the very latest event and exhibition technologies, and has the staff who know how to use them. The professional in-house team can handle every requirement of exhibitions and conferences.

Maastricht Convention Bureau (MCB) offers professional, independent and objective information, advice and mediation regarding any aspect of organising business meetings: congress centres, hotels, venues for your party or dinner, transportation, organisational support, catering, social and partner programmes. Their services are entirely free of charge.

They know the possibilities of Maastricht & region like no one else and they represent more than forty different organisations which offer you their services. MCB works together with event agencies, PCOs, caterers, transport companies and suppliers of audio-visual equipment and personnel. They also represent several design and classic venues: convention centres, hotels, party and dinner locations, castles and caves. In the historical part of the city, but also in the parts with modern architecture and in the green, hilly surroundings of Maastricht.

In short: whatever you want to organise, thanks to the wide range of possibilities in Maastricht & surrounding area and our expertise, your event will never be forgotten.

Curious about Maastricht & region and the possibilities for your event? Take a look at theyr website. You will get to know Maastricht & region and you will discover which organizations can offer you their services. Using their Venue & Service Finder, you can specifically search for organizations that meet your wishes. You can also request an offer.

MaestroMeetings, Inc is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting academic and social change collaborations by supporting its partners to plan, organize, and manage high-quality events around the world.

From small symposia in Washington, DC, to large-scale conferences in Rio de Janeiro, MaestroMeetings leverages its competencies in site selection, contract negotiation, and on-site event management to adapt to its partners' needs. Their specialization in the academic and social change sectors, combined with their purpose-oriented mission, allows their multicultural team to understand the importance and specific needs of your event.

An enterprise embedded in the social sector, MaestroMeetings calls on its experience with other academic and high-social-impact organizations to systematically determine a list of best-fit locations for your conference.

Through an iterative negotiation process MaestroMeetings will help you secure a financially sensible venue that aligns with the values and goals of your organization.

As a member of IATA, MaestroMeetings is entitled to a commission over hotel/housing reservations. One of the advantages they offer to their partners is to share said commission, which accounts to substantial savings.

Without losing track of budgetary constraints, they are always looking for ways to help you manage an event that will be memorable for all participants. In-house or through industry partners, they are able to provide a wide range of services, including on-site management, and visual and graphic design solutions for all event communication needs. 

Montréal, the leading host city in the Americas for international events (UIA 2018), is a hub of higher learning and innovation. The Montréal area is home to no less than 11 university institutions, 200 research centres and 65 international organizations! It ranked among the most reputable and high-tech cities in the world according to The Reputation Institute and Business Insider, respectively. Also known for its nightlife and gastronomic cuisine, Montréal is a safe, cosmopolitan city where French, English and 140 other languages are spoken.

Recipient of the highest quality standards certification in the industry, the Palais des congrès de Montréal houses 48,000 m2 (510,000 sq. ft.) of event rental space, including 113 rooms and spaces equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technology. Located at the heart of a city accessible by plane, train or car, This carbon neutral and BOMA BEST certified venue features a unique architecture, and serves as a customs clearance point by the Canadian border services. Some 16,000 hotel rooms are nearby within a 10-minute walk, 4,000 of which are linked to the Palais via Montréal’s underground city. As a true team player, the Palais works closely with industry partners.

What really sets the Palais experience apart are its creative professionals with a customer satisfaction rate reaching 92%. Our team is passionate about providing outstanding service and working side-by-side with organizers from the bidding phase to the event’s closing by responding to their needs with actions that deliver results.

Rotterdam Partners Convention Bureau offers free, objective and professional advice to organisers of congresses or business meetings about the opportunities on offer in Rotterdam. They help decide on venues, leisure programmes and communication choices to ensure that a congress, fair, meeting or business trip is a success. Services include:

• Advice and mediation: Provides advice about the choice of business venue and accommodation, and provides contacts with venues and hotels, Professional Congress Organisers (PCOs), Destination Management Companies (DMCs) and suppliers.
• Site inspection, FAM trip & Inspiration Day: Takes care of site inspections for the local organising committee or international board at locations including hotels, congress venues and restaurants. FAM trips and Inspiration Days are eye-opening ways to get to know what's on offer in Rotterdam.
• Production, co-financing and subsidies: Provides support in producing and in co-financing your bid book and/or presentations. Rotterdam Partners has all the latest information on subsidy rules and incentives on offer.
• Advice on putting together a programme: Helps organise a programme of leisure activities to accompany a fair or congress.
• Free visual aids: There are over 700 copyright-free photographs of Rotterdam in the Rotterdam Branding Toolkit which can be used free of charge to help promote an event in Rotterdam. Promotional videos are also available to be used in presentations.
• City information: Besides their time at a congress or fair, visitors should thoroughly enjoy their stay in Rotterdam. They can make use of city information resources, including the Rotterdam App, the City Map, Dining in Rotterdam, Rotterdam Shopping City, the Rotterdam Welcome Card and Roaming Rotterdam. These will help congress and fair participants to quickly find their way around the city. Rotterdam Partners Convention Bureau can for the most part provide these aids free of charge.

• Assistance in Bid Preparation
• Venue Search and Site Inspections
• Bid Support Declarations
• Seoul Promotional Materials & Seoul Welcome Kit
• Seoul Convention Supporters
• Airport Multi-Cube Welcome Message

Suzhou International Expo Centre is a large exhibition complex, including exhibition and conference facilities, accommodation and catering, cultural and arts, business travel and other services.

It is situated at the core area of the city, which is China’s only Business Tourism Demonstration Base, close to the Jinji Lake (the largest urban lake in China). It is 30 minutes drive from Shanghai.

The centre has 100,000m² of exhibition space , 50,000m² of meeting space, and 60 meeting rooms of different styles and with integrated facilities. It also has a Novotel Hotel SIP with 307 rooms with plenty of choices for catering, living, touring, shopping and entertaining.

Taipei City Government objectives are:

• Build a sustainable environment for travel and tourism industry
• Construct a global brand of top MICE destination
• Promote smart city tourism
• Embrace creativity, diversity, inclusivity and partnership

WHY CHOOSE NEW ZEALAND?

Unbeatable events

Sophisticated meeting spaces, stunning scenery and the warmest welcome on earth – New Zealand has it all.

Experience modern, lively cities with luxurious accommodation for as many people as you can muster.

Exceptional hosts

Feel the spirit of manaakitanga – the uniquely New Zealand way of giving and making people feel welcome.

Discover a place where friendly people and professional service come together to make every event memorable.

Inspirational experiences

Create events that go beyond the venue to the real New Zealand where adventure and rejuvenation await.

Take in everything New Zealand has to offer, with a wide variety of activities and landscapes in close proximity.

Tourism New Zealand’s dedicated Business Events team provides advice and support to help you host your best-ever meeting, incentive or conference in New Zealand. New, world-class convention centres are opening opportunities for large-scale conferences, further enhancing New Zealand’s offering of venue variety, stunning scenery and unique experiences. The Business Events team can assist with information and familiarisation visits, connecting decision-makers with local experts to build a programme that educates and inspires. Its Conference Assistance Programme provides strategic financial and marketing support for events with more than 200 international delegates, including a feasibility study, professional bid documents and tailored marketing material.

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Client Services at Business Events Toronto 360° Service to organizations from around the world meeting in Canada’s Downtown. It offers tools, resources and connections, all highly valuable assets for clients hosting their meetings in Toronto.

From large city-wide conventions, conferences, trade shows and everything in between, the Business Events Toronto team offers market insight, industry experience, personal attention, with access to the best and brightest the city has to offer. Their team is the link between a client’s vision and the city resources available, including a network of more than 1,000 member businesses, with access to a wide variety of inspiring venues, spaces, places and people suited to their needs.

Business Events Toronto offers services including but not limited to:

• Attendance-building and promotional resources commencing with year prior support to assist through planning, coordination and execution of events
• Assistance with site selection and visits
• Customized microsites
• Customs and immigrations liaisons
• Assistance in identifying local leaders in your field
• Access to innovative partnerships within the local community
• Media support including PR, social media and online resources

Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) is dedicated to delivering Turkey as a brand and a popular destination in both domestic and international tourism markets; discover, develop and promote tangible and intangible natural, cultural, biological and man-made heritage assets; boost the tourism capacity of Turkey, increase the rate of tourism investments in the national economy and raise the quality of service with short, medium and long-term communication and marketing activities.

Over a billion pounds has been invested in the city’s tourism product over recent years, from world-class venues and experiences, to brand new hotels, bars and restaurants . The Belfast business tourism product is trusted and the team at Visit Belfast always go the extra mile for clients, that is why Belfast was crowned Best Events destination by C&IT two years in a row.

Lonely Planet hailed the city the ‘Best region to visit in the World’. The city loves winning awards, but the best accolade of all is the happiness and success of clients who place their trust in us to deliver outstanding experiences.

Visit Belfast has an experienced team of business tourism professionals who offer free and impartial advice and support on all aspects of organising your conference, meeting or event in Belfast. 

To support tourism recovery, Tourism Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council and Visit Belfast have launched a major new £1m scheme to help associations to host their conference and meetings in Belfast.