Business Events Sydney

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.

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 organisation
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 organisation 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 organisations to Australia and the world. They help to bid on, win and hold conferences, major events, conventions, business meetings and congresses in Sydney.

At the state level, they operate AccessNSW, a service for planning events, conferences and incentives throughout New South Wales.

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.

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

Business Events Sydney promotes Sydney as an environmentally friendly city, due to the actions of citizens, businesses and local movements.

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:

Business Events Sydney is pleased to work collaboratively with our Major Partners and industry bodies.

Major Partners:

Industry bodies:

Sydney has maintained the position as Australia's leading business events destination.

In 2011/12 financial year, Sydney:

Some highlight events secured by BESydney in FY11/12 include:

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