AMERICAS - The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has launched a new programme offering exhibition organisers reduced event packages in Atlanta.
The programme - Destination Bid: Atlanta, offers exhibition event space at the Georgia World Congress Center (pictured), and VIP concessions from participating hotels and from the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau.
"To best support the mission of the CEIR Foundation which is dedicated to ensuring the success of the exhibitions and events industry as the premiere marketing medium by supporting research, promotion and education, we are very grateful to Atlanta for their support and dedication to the Foundation,” said CEIR fundraising council executive director, David DuBois. “The packages that have been created will fuel more face-to-face events that in turn have a far-reaching economic impact on the cities they serve."
Destination Bid: Atlanta is an online, silent auction program where exhibition organisers can choose from three packages; Signature, Premium, and Elite.
Organisers can then directly submit their preferred dates and event packages online, and upon date approval, can begin bidding on the selected package. They will also have the option to select "buy now" at heavily discounted prices, which closes all bidding on the selected package for that date.
The CEIR Foundation will notify organisers by email when they have been outbid and give them an opportunity to rebid.
"Atlanta is one of the most accessible cities in the world with an unparalleled hotel package in the heart of a compact convention corridor," said William Pate, president and CEO, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The auction process is now open and closes on 1 December 2013.
CEIR recently announced the full programme for its third annual, industry outlook conference, ‘Predict: Inspiring Confidence in an unPREDICTable Time’.
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