REPRESENTATIVES from the world’s most prestigious venues will be making a beeline for Liverpool when it hosts a major conference in 2010.
And the venue at the BT Convention Centre could hardly be more appropriate – as it is the annual gathering for chief executives and senior managers of leading convention centres.
The AIPC – the International Association of Congress Centres – represents 160 members in more than 53 countries across the world.
It has held its conference in cities including Quebec, Edinburgh, Montpellier, Graz and Singapore, where this year’s event was held.
The announcement that ACC Liverpool was to host the 2010 event was made by Jacquie Rogers, general manager of the BT Convention Centre.
She said: “AIPC is an organisation which puts excellence in the industry at its very heart. To be a member of such a prestigious body is an honour in itself. To be chosen as the host venue for its conference is quite something else.
“ACC Liverpool has been open for just a few months and we have strived to make the facility world-class in every way. It is a real vote of confidence that after such a short time we’re able to make an announcement of this magnitude.”
Edgar Hirt, president of the AIPC, said: “ACC Liverpool is one of our newest members and so we’re delighted to be making this announcement.
“We have been extremely impressed with the facility and believe our members will find its considerable environmental credentials of particular interest.”
The £164m ACC Liverpool development opened in January, and is home to the BT Convention Centre and the Echo Arena.
ACC Liverpool’s partners are Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Vision, national regeneration agency English Partnerships, the European Objective 1 programme and the North West Regional Development Agency.
