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Vancouver, BC (May 19, 2011) – Vancouver has yet again
May 19th, 2011
Over 10,000 risk management and insurance professionals from around the world will gather in Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention Centre from May 1 to 5 for the Risk and Insurance Management Society’s (RIMS) 2011 Annual Conference and Exhibition.
April 29th, 2011
The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) today announced Tourism Vancouver and Vancouver Convention Centre as new Strategic Partners. The Strategic Partnership will further assist in developing PCMA’s global brand in education, business networking and provide cutting edge resources to support all PCMA members.
March 28th, 2011
Tourism Vancouver and Vancouver Convention Centre’s Be A Host program recognized by official City of Vancouver proclamation
March 14th, 2011
The Vancouver Convention Centre is proud to announce that they were named the winner of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)’s 2010 Environmental Leadership Award.
November 3rd, 2010
Anyone with a good view of the six-acre living roof atop the Vancouver Convention Centre West building this week will witness a rare sight. Landscapers are power trimming the wild grasses that have grown all year atop the roof – the only formal maintenance the roof receives.
October 15th, 2010
Over 2,500 international delegates representing airlines, airports and tourism authorities from every continent will gather in Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention Centre from September 19 to 21 for The 16th World Route Development Forum.
September 16th, 2010
Over 4,500 experts from around the globe will gather at the Vancouver Convention Centre from August 15 to 19 for the XXIII International Congress of the Transplantation Society.
August 12th, 2010
Approximately 2,600 meetings industry professionals from all over the world will gather at the Vancouver Convention Centre from July 24 to July 27 for Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) 2010 World Education Congress (WEC).
July 20th, 2010
The Vancouver Convention Centre and Tourism Vancouver are very pleased to welcome the Million Dollar Roundtable for the first time for their annual meeting, June 13 to 17. Utilizing both the East and West buildings of the Vancouver Convention Centre, this important meeting could not have been accommodated prior to the Centre’s expansion.
June 10th, 2010
The Vancouver Convention Centre is the winner of the 2010 Recycling Council of BC’s (RCBC) Environmental Award in the public sector category. The award will be presented tonight at RCBC’s 36th Annual Zero Waste Conference and Gala in Whistler.
May 26th, 2010
The upcoming meeting of over 7,500 leaders in academic pediatrics will mark the first time an international conference will utilize both the East and West buildings of the Vancouver Convention Centre for a single meeting.
April 29th, 2010
IN THE NEWS
November 17th, 2023
EXHIBITOR Magazine Announces Special Award Winners in its 2024 Centers of Excellence Awards
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Exhibitor Magazine
Last month Exhibitor Group announced the 25 convention centers that qualified for its fifth annual Centers of Excellence Awards, and today we are excited to announce the winners of five special awards related to the competition.
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October 14th, 2022
Case Study: The Vancouver Convention Centre West's Double LEED Platinum Recertification
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Canada Green Building Council
The Vancouver Convention Centre’s LEED Existing Building Operations and Management recertification of the West building, focused on conservation, biodiversity and waste management as a strategy for achieving its sustainability goals.
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September 22nd, 2022
New Asbestos Memorial Commemorating Workers Unveiled
Source:
CBC Listen: On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko
A new public art project at the Vancouver Convention Centre commemorates the thousands of workers who have lost their lives due to asbestos poisoning–a hazard that continues to this day. We speak with the B-C Federation of Labour’s President about the dangers and about his friend who was one of the workers who died.
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September 22nd, 2022
Vancouver Provides Sustainable Tourism
Source:
CGTN America
See how Vancouver, Canada is implementing sustainability practices in their tourism.
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