Gothenburg welcomes Associations World Congress & Expo 2019
In recent years, Gothenburg has taken up the fight with the European capitals on the title of most attractive meeting place. On 7 – 9 April 2019, Sweden’s second city welcomes the Associations World Congress & Expo (AWC) to the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre (SECC), for the first time in Scandinavia.
“We are very excited to launch a new and progressive programme for the next congress and to have the opportunity to share an amazing venue and city with our delegates in Gothenburg next year.”, says Damien Hutt Director of Association of Associations Executives that organises AWC.
The Association World Congress was welcomed by Eva Flyborg, representing the Gothenburg city council:
“The meetings industry is of vital importance for the city. It brings talent and decisionmakers to the city but also contributes to national and international collaboration by bringing academia and the business community together”, Ms Flyborg comments.
With a vision to create a more dynamic meetings destination, the city council assigned its destination marketing organisation, Göteborg & Co, to develop a strategic plan to support efforts to attract scientific congresses, in close collaboration with the industry and academia.
“Gothenburg is a rising star, but still less known than our competitors. That is why we must show ourselves to the meetings world and attracting Associations World Congress is a key step in that direction”, says Annika Hallman, Director of Gothenburg Convention Bureau at Göteborg & Co.
The city’s success is based on the ability to find new ways of providing services in strong relationship with planners. A fact that is greatly appreciated by visiting meeting associations.
“We have put a lot of effort together with the city to convince the organisers. Now we are extremely pleased that the Associations World Congress will be arranged in the very heart of Scandinavia and MCI Nordics have put an exciting social and technical program together to inspire the delegates”, says Per Ankaer, Director of Sales at MCI Nordics.
Recently the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, presented the third phase of its expansion plans in launching a competition to design its fourth hotel tower. The aim is to achieve a total hotel capacity of roughly 1,600 rooms by 2025.
“There’s a great demand from international associations and that’s why we’re expanding our venue. Our vision is to become Europe’s most attractive meeting place. Welcoming the Associations World Congress is a major step in our strategy to further establish ourselves and Gothenburg on the map.” says Malin Erlandsson, Business Manager Congress & Events at SECC.
Being a destination that takes sustainability seriously, the Associations World Congress & Expo has been awarded an environmental diploma for implementation of measures satisfying the criteria in the Swedish Environmental Base standard requirements.
Contacts:
Annika Hallman, Gothenburg Convention Bureau, annika.hallman@goteborg.com Tel: +46 313684052
Malin Erlandsson, Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, malin.erlandsson@svenskamassan.se Tel: +46 733818153
Per Ankaer, MCI Nordics, per.ankaer@mci-group.com
Tel: +45 6170240
More info at:
associationsworldcongress.com/world
More information about Gothenburg at:
Contacts
Stefan GaddPresschef/Press Manager
Tel:+46 (0)31-3684030stefan.gadd@goteborg.comImages
Links
About Göteborg & Co AB
The mission of Göteborg & Co is to get more people to discover and choose Gothenburg. We do this through wide-reaching collaboration, by leading and promoting the development of Gothenburg as a sustainable destination, so that everyone who lives and works here benefits from a growing hospitality industry.
Göteborg & Co is a municipal company, City of Gothenburg
Subscribe to releases from Göteborg & Co AB
Subscribe to all the latest releases from Göteborg & Co AB by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Latest releases from Göteborg & Co AB
Årets hetaste matnyheter från Göteborg 202418.4.2024 09:13:35 CEST | Pressmeddelande
Över 20 nya restauranger, barer och kaféer öppnar i Göteborg under våren. Äntligen står ikoniska Feskekörka färdig och foodie-destinationen Gamlestan växlar upp. Flera trendiga vinbarer slår upp dörrarna och på tal om trend, så ligger pizza och pasta fortsatt högt upp på innelistan. Här listar vi ett urval av årets alla nykomlingar plus årets mest intressanta matevenemang.
Torskkonsert, nobelpristagare och VR med valar – här är Vetenskapsfestivalen 202410.4.2024 10:54:54 CEST | Pressmeddelande
Besöka hemliga platser som unikt håller öppet för allmänheten, lär mer om forskning genom musik och kultur, och experimentera dig till ny kunskap. Den 16–21 april bjuder Vetenskapsfestivalen in alla att upptäcka vetenskap när den är som roligast.
Vepor och flaggor från handbolls VM blev till hjälp åt Göteborgs Stadsmission14.3.2024 11:15:50 CET | Pressmeddelande
Nästan 400 kuddar, täcken och mjukisdjur överlämnades till Göteborgs Stadsmission som ska skänkas vidare till personer i utsatthet. Överlämningen gjordes av Handbolls-VM 2023 AB tillsammans med Göteborg & Co, som låtit sy om vepor och flaggor från VM i handboll 2023. Händelsen markerar avslutningen på handbollsmästerskapen förra året och de hållbara samarbeten som präglat herrarnas och damernas VM.
Sverige arrangerar Innebandy-EM 2026 i Göteborg7.3.2024 14:00:05 CET | Pressmeddelande
Nu är EM i innebandy tillbaka efter drygt trettio år, och det blir i Göteborg och Partille arena som mästerskapet för damer kommer att avgöras 2026. Det fastställdes nyligen av Internationella Innebandyförbundet.
Volleyboll-EM 2026 till Sverige – Göteborg blir värdstad6.3.2024 07:02:14 CET | Pressmeddelande
Sverige och Göteborg kommer att arrangera damernas Volleyboll-EM 2026 tillsammans med Turkiet, Tjeckien och en ännu inte presenterad arrangör. Scandinavium blir volleybollborgen där totalt 15 gruppspelsmatcher kommer avgöras.
In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.
Visit our pressroom