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Even better is the help you’ll get by connecting with Meetings + Conventions Calgary as a helpful partner to create the best program for your group with venue and accommodation selection, bid assistance and the insider scoop on dining and group activities. | meetingscalgary.com 5 According to Calgary is one destination with two great venues, with GETTING HERE the 2018 Global collaboration between the Calgary TELUS Convention COULDN’T BE Liveability Centre (CTCC) and the BMO Centre working together EASIER Index by The to handle any type of meeting, convention or trade show. Calgary International “Economist, Together these two venues offer a wealth and variety Airport has flights to Calgary is the of flexible space to accommodate larger groups. 80 non-stop desti- fourth best city nations worldwide in the world“ to The city is compact and easy to navigate—even in the and the $2-billion live in, just ahead winter—with the Plus 15 network of skywalk tunnels airport development of sixth- and connecting most downtown buildings. Also, you’ll never program is now seventh-ranked know when a chinook will blow in from the Rocky Moun- complete. A new Vancouver tains—increasing temperatures in the city—sometimes by international terminal and Toronto. a whopping 20°C! means Calgary can welcome the world in Your delegates will like the convenience of the CTCC’s style. Plus, the airport access to downtown restaurants, entertainment, nightlife is only 20 minutes and cultural attractions and Calgary’s pedestrian-only from downtown. walkway on Stephen Avenue. Friendly and cosmopolitan, Calgary is investing in meetings and is ready and eager to JONATHON JACOBS JONATHON help you host a meeting here. Society of Petroleum Engineers LOOK SEPTEMBER 2019 WHO'S Master Brewers COMING of the Americas OCTOBER 2019 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada APRIL 2022 Rotary International JUNE 2025 Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, offers over 160,000 square feet of unique event spaces for groups of 10 to 1,800. Our versatile and gorgeous Performance Hall is a natural choice for presentations, banquets, concerts and more. Welcome your guests to an intimate dinner on the Skybridge, Calgary’s most-breathtaking reception space. Our team of event professionals will work with you to maximize the potential of Studio Bell for your upcoming event. | meetingscalgary.com 7 Meet you in Calgary Large conventions coming to Calgary primarily use two major venues—the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre (CTCC) or the nearby Calgary Stampede Park. CONNECTION IS KEY Calgary TELUS Convention Centre The CTCC is located right in the heart of the city, connected to four major hotels. It’s close to cultural venues such as the Glenbow Museum, Studio THE DETAILS Bell, home of the National Music Centre, the Stephen Avenue Walk, retail 122,000 sq. ft. THEATRE-STYLE SEATING shops, entertainment, restaurants and services. Kaili Cashin, manag- OF DEDICATED FOR UP TO 4,000 er, marketing and communications for the CTCC, says, “for visitors to CONVENTION SPACE Calgary, the boutique feel of our Centre and the convenience of our city BANQUET SEATING location is one of our greatest strengths.” 47,000 sq. ft. FOR UP TO 3,600 OF EXHIBIT SPACE Cashin says, “in the last month, the Centre has been given permission 20,000-sq.-ft. 250,000 VISITORS to host events on the outside patio of the South Building for up to 60 BALLROOM PER YEAR people. We can now also use a public mezzanine outside of the Exhibi- tion Hall as pre-function space.” The CTCC has also just inked a five-year 5 PRE-FUNCTION AREAS EXCLUSIVE contract with Superior Show Service (SSS) as their in-house partner for PARTNERSHIP WITH show services and material handling.