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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World’s First Match-making Platform for Association Events, a data-driven application that helps associations, destinations and venues find each other directly, enabling a transparent and efficient tender process. It cuts lead time, increases success rate and makes the tender process easy and fast.

The Daegu Convention & Visitors Bureau provides comprehensive and detailed convention-related assistance to potential customers based upon their specific needs.

Daegu's rich cultural heritage, state-of-the-art science and technology industries, and fashion scene are popular with visitors from around the world. In this way, Daegu is positioned to lead the surrounding area in tourism. With unique sites such as Gyeongju and Andong nearby, Daegu acts as a gateway to Korea's exciting traditional culture.

Citizens of Daegu are proud of their hometown's traditional culture and commitment to eco-friendly life and they extend their kindness and warmth to all participants of Daegu conventions and exhibitions.

Daegu Convention & Visitors Bureau aims to provide useful information through their website for conventions in Daegu.

The Convention Bureau Davos (CB) represents and markets the Destination Davos Klosters international and national as meeting place for congresses, meetings, incentives and events.

All members of the Destination Davos Klosters are the leading suppliers of hotels to congress centres and cities to event agencies. Their services make organising events and conventions a surprisingly simple and uncomplicated process.

Davos CB advises free of charge

• Comprehensice information, submitting contacts and offers within 24h
• Offer-overview with availability and option date
• Only one contact person and one follow-up
• Dircet bookings

As well:

• Researching appropriate venues within the destination
• Comprehensice information about the destination & partners
• Advising best solutions
• Arranging educational trips and site inspections
• Representation of suppliers in the Davos meeting industry
• Placiong of information industries competences

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.

GCM is one of the largest Conference Management Companies operating globally in diverse sectors.

GCM owns Sharm El Sheikh Congress Center which offers the most modern conference facilities in the area and thus lends itself to large international conventions. They have all the facilities to host the events to the fullest.

Global Conference Management is a one-stop-shop for conference planning and management with a team of international experts who takes care of all details. They provide services to deliver a smooth and hassle free event experience. They are experts in conference management, logistics and administration support, interpretation and audio-visual systems, catering and transportation and many more.

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

The Hamburg Convention Bureau (HCB) is Hamburg’s official, non-partisan agency for marketing Hamburg as a destination. Its Conventions unit comprises experienced experts who will navigate you through all planning stages. HCB is well acquainted with the local industry, and will support you in achieving your objectives as swiftly as possible.

Services

Conference bidding

Provides advice from the early stages of the bidding process, which enables HCB to help you compile a bid book and jointly identify services and facilities suited to meeting the requirements specified by the organiser.

Accommodation capacity

For events with a large number of participants, HCB can assist you in securing hotel accommodation. They take care of contacting partner hotels and enquiring about room capacity during the desired event period.

Location scouting

Thanks to HCB's extensive network they can assist you in finding suitable conference facilities and locations and in providing you with a choice of options for your event. As an independent point of contact they can swiftly refer you to relevant contact persons.

Networks

HCB organises inspection tours upon request and establishes contact with public authorities, cluster initiatives, businesses and science institutions.

Site inspections

HCB can arrange for a site inspection tour prior to your event so as to give you an overall view of the premises and the local conditions of the relevant venue.

Funding

During low demand periods, HCB can support you by providing congress funding.

Marketing

HCB makes their marketing and communication channels available to you so you can promote your event and publish information relating to your event.

• 3 auditoriums
• 4 exhibition halls
• 28 meeting rooms
• Zenith Arena.

Company seminars & Congresses, Banquets & Receptions, Fairs & Exhibitions, Event-Engineering, MICE Solutions, Rental of Modular Spaces, Multifunctional Rooms, Pluridisciplinary & multilingual employees.

Luxexpo The Box provides reception services, organises and serves the event. They showcase diversity, offer the unusual, encourage exchanges and communication, and awaken the desire for discovery.

Luxexpo mobilises all their human and technical resources to ensure that they always provide a unique experience in the same place and in the same space. They make it possible by using a multi-dimensional space that is transformed into an area of creation, recreation and discovery. It’s different every time.

Luxexpo is actively involved in making the event a success, by awakening the senses, provoking curiosity and tantalising emotions through an experience that will become unique.

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. 

The Moravia Convention Bureau (MCB) provides organisers assistance and independent complex information for planning and holding congresses, conferences, business meetings and incentive events in Southern Moravia and in the City of Brno.

MCB is a specialised part of the official organisation of destination management and marketing of the Tourist Authority – South Moravia, interest groups of legal entities. The founders and only members of the organisation are the South Moravian Region, City of Brno and the Association of Commerce and Tourism of the Czech Republic. The activities of the MCB are non-profit and commenced in 2008 within the scope of the Congress, Trade Fair and Incentive Tourism in the Southern Moravian Region Project. The European Union financed the project through the Southeast Regional Operational Programme.

Another milestone in the development of MCB is 2010 and its membership in the national Czech Convention Bureau, which significantly supports the expansion of services. Membership in the international association International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has ensured contact with the global world, valuable contacts and last but not least professional quality of rendered services since October 2010.

The main objective of MCB is to increase the number of events that are held in the destination and related promotion of Southern Moravia and the City of Brno as a suitable destination for holding congresses, conferences, trade fairs and incentive programmes. MCB is mainly a contact point and support point for organisers and planners. It cooperates with representatives of public administration and local service providers, which includes the sphere of accommodation, rental of conference facilities, trade fair halls, related equipment, catering, transportation, supporting programmes etc. The Moravia Convention Bureau is not the organiser of individual events.

Congress Organizers

Poland Convention Bureau Polish Tourist Organisation runs the Recommendation Program for  Profesional Congress Organizers. Our Recommendation Program is addresses to  companies which render congress servise in Poland and have experience, equipment and qualified staff to organize congresses for 250 as well as 500 participants.

List of Congress Organizers

Saint Petersburg Convention Bureau was established in July 2014 in the structure of the Committee for Tourism Development of Saint Petersburg.

Meetings industry has been one of the most fast-growing business sectors in the world. There are not only companies directly involved in organizing various events in the meetings industry. Companies from other economic sectors as well as representatives of professional and public communities, policy-makers and enthusiasts are also involved to achieve best quality of the events.

Mission - Unify representatives of the meetings and hospitality industries and professionals of Saint Petersburg.

Vision - Saint Petersburg is to get into European Top-10 and World Top-20 business meetings destinations by 2020.

Goal - Promote Saint Petersburg as one of the leading platform for business communication through bringing professional events to the city.

Values - Openness, transparency, equity.

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Strategic Research & Marketing is a full-service research and evaluation agency based in Cardiff, Wales.

With many years of experience across a large number of projects and sectors, they offer assistance in a wide range of research areas, including:

• Customer satisfaction and feedback
• Visitor surveys
• Awareness and perceptions research
• Shopper surveys
• Housing tenant surveys
• Brand tracking
• Marketing campaign evaluation
• Market sizing and demand for new products and services
• Programme evaluation
• Public opinion research
• Resident surveys
• Employee satisfaction research
• Stakeholder surveys
• Bespoke research campaigns

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.

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.

Visit Antwerp offers professional and independent complimentary support for each stage of your conference process, from the preparation phase to hiring  the venue, finding accommodation to social programmes.

The Antwerp team has years of experience combined with unique skills and can provide you with the right services or put you in contact with a local partner or stakeholder. Our local and international network is put to use in order to give you the perfect solution.

We work closely with Antwerp Convention Bureau who is your guide for any practical assistance and is happy to put you in touch with the right local suppliers,

As the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, Wesgro assists investors and businesses looking to branch out into the province.

Regardless of the sector your company operates in – be it wine, technology, agriculture or another sector – Cape Town and the Western Cape have all the elements necessary to make your investment a success.

The region has unlimited potential, and this translates into unlimited opportunity. Wesgro offers expertise and assistance to those looking to travel, invest, film or trade in Cape Town and the Western Cape.