Business Events Sydney
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Business Events Sydney, formerly known as Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau, markets Sydney and New South Wales as a destination for Australian and international business meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions. On average, Business Events Sydney secures 70 international events and welcomes 60,000 delegates per year.[1]
| Business Events Sydney Facts
Full title: Business Events Sydney Head office: Sydney, NSW, Australia Founded: Established in 1969 (then called the Sydney Industry: Events Tourism Staff: 40 Offices: Australia, Asia, North America, Europe/UK Board members: 11 |
Business Events Sydney is a not-for-profit membership based organization that provides assistance and advice on planning and holding events in Sydney. They are also responsible for marketing Sydney and New South Wales as a business events destination to individuals and organizations to Australia and the world. They help to bid on, win and hold conferences, major events, conventions, business meetings and congresses in Sydney.[2]
At the state level, they operate AccessNSW, a service for planning events, conferences and incentives throughout New South Wales.
History
[edit]Business Events Sydney is a 40-year partnership between the Government of New South Wales and the tourism industry. Before 1 September 2008, Business Events Sydney was known as the Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Funding
[edit]Business Events Sydney is a not–for-profit organization and is jointly supported by the NSW Government and the membership base.
Green Sydney
[edit]Business Events Sydney promotes Sydney as an environmentally friendly city, due to the actions of citizens, businesses and local movements.[3]
Business Events Sydney supports the Green Meetings Industry Council's 2020 agenda for what should comprise a 'green meeting'. These are conferences, events, incentives and meetings that:
- Have zero net environmental effect
- Fully integrate environmental responsibility into return-on-investment (ROI) analysis
- Are accepted and standard industry practice
- Achieve economic and strategic business goals
- Minimize or eliminate environmental impacts
- Positively contribute to the environment and host communities
Business Events Sydney Major Partners and industry bodies
[edit]Business Events Sydney works with several partners and industry bodies.
Partners:
- Destination NSW
- Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
- City of Sydney
- Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour
- Accor
Industry bodies:
- Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC)
- Association of Australia Convention Bureaux (AACB)
- Business Events Australia (BEA)
- Business Events Council of Australia
- Future Convention Cities Initiative (FCCI)
- International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
- Qantas
- Sydney Airport
- Sydney Business Chamber
- Sydney Olympic Park Authority
- Sydney Opera House
- Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF)
Sydney's ranking as a business event city
[edit]Some highlight events secured by BESydney in FY11/12 include:
- Perfect China Leadership Seminar 2013 – 3,500 delegates, worth an estimated economic impact of $20.9 million
- IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 – 3,000 delegates, worth an estimated $23.6 million
- 12th Congress of the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP) 2013 – 400 delegates, worth an estimated $1.5 million
References
[edit]- ^ "Connect to grow your business in Sydney". Business Events Sydney. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Home". sydneyseo.partners.
- ^ "Event Production". Sunday, 15 March 2020