Anvil Centre didn’t have to go far to pick up an award at National Meeting Industry Day.
The Meetings Professional International’s B.C. chapter held its event on April 14 at Anvil Centre to create awareness about the economic value that conferences, meetings, special events and festivals generate in host communities.
Topics included the trends in the meetings industry, evolving technologies, marketing and branding and social responsibilities.
The event, which was the 20th anniversary of National Meetings Industry Day in Canada, marked the first Global Meetings Industry Day event at Anvil Centre.
“We are delighted that New Westminster has received the GMID Influencer Award,” Mayor Jonathan Cote said in a press release.
The award was created to recognize people or organizations outside the direct industry that have supported the development of meetings and conventions or the development of policy and programs impacting the industry. Since opening in September 2014, Anvil Centre has hosted more than 500 meetings.
