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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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. 

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

The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) is a corporate body attached to the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT). Its M.I.C.E. Department provides comprehensive information, technical assistance and guidance to meeting planners and incentive travel organizers. We offer our expertise in bid preparation, liaison services, site inspection, attendance promotion and airport reception and facilitation.

Uganda Convention Bureau is the unit within Uganda Tourism Board set up to focus on growing the MICE sector in Uganda. 

Its fundamental role is to offer impartial advice, guidance and support to international meeting and event planners through every stage of planning. UCB plays an important strategic role in supporting Government goals for MICE tourism, increasing the country’s market share and thus helping drive the economic development agenda forward. 

A member of both ICCA and SITE, Uganda Convention Bureau adheres to international best practices for Convention Bureaus providing advisory services, pre- and post-bid support, destination expertise, event planning support and on-site services to clients.

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,

Things happen in Brussels! There’s always a buzz. Not just because it’s the capital of 500 million Europeans and political decisions are made here, but also because Brussels offers you an exciting cultural, artistic and social scene... at sensible prices. All in a city with historical beauty and a multicultural soul. No wonder Brussels is the n°1 destination for congresses in Europe and world's n°1 for international associations headquarters. 

visit.brussels is the Brussels tourism and culture agency with a multitude of services adressed to international associations. 

The Convention and Association Bureau o develop the range of choices and opportunities in Brussels for conferences, trade shows, meetings and events. And furthermore to support the professionals and bring together the stakeholders from the Brussels "meetings industry" as well as international associations community in order to develop a strong, coherent offering.

Our approach is to listen carefully to you, understand your objectives, and then give you the services you need to achieve your goals. From your first request for information through to your event’s closing speech, the VISITBRUSSELS team will accompany you with professional and proactive help. Because our mission is always to make your event as successful as it can possibly be or help you in setting up your association in Brussels thanks to the large network of professionals.