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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
Convention and Visitors Bureau, SCVB). In
September 2008, renamed organization
to 'Business Events Sydney'

Industry: Events Tourism

Staff: 40

Offices: Australia, Asia, North America, Europe/UK

Board members: 11

Website: https://www.businesseventssydney.com.au/

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

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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

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Business Events Sydney is a not–for-profit organization and is jointly supported by the NSW Government and the membership base.

Green Sydney

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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

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Business Events Sydney works with several partners and industry bodies.

Partners:

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Connect to grow your business in Sydney". Business Events Sydney. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Home". sydneyseo.partners.
  3. ^ "Event Production". Sunday, 15 March 2020
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