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Convention Center & CVB 2002 Directory. (International).


INTERNATIONAL

International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus

202-296-7888

fax: 202-296-7889

ARUBA

Aruba Convention Bureau

Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , FL Office

954-767-3395

fax: 954-767-0714

AUSTRALIA

Australian Tourist Commission

Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA Office

310-229-4870

fax: 310-552-1215

Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau

New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, NY Office

212-529-8484

fax: 212-539-9997

AUSTRIA

Austrian National Tourist Office tourist office noficina de turismo

tourist office tourist nsyndicat m d'initiative

tourist office tourist n
 Incorporated

New York, NY Office

212-575-7723

fax: 212-730-4568

Austrian Trade Commission

NewYork, NY Office

212-421-5250

fax: 212-751-4675

Graz

Historic Conference Centres of Europe

011-43-316-804920

fax: 011-43-316-804975

Vienna

Vienna Convention Vienna Convention

Common name for the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. They are a body of law governing the international sale of goods between parties domiciled in member countries.
 Bureau

011-43-1-211-14-524

fax: 011-43-1-214-61-17

BAHAMAS

Bahamas Tourist Office

Aventura, FL Office

305-937-0581

fax: 305-682-8758

BELGIUM

Belgium Tourist Office

NewYork, NY Office

212-758-8130

fax: 212-355-7675

BERMUDA

Bermuda Department of Tourism

New York, NY Office

212-818-9800

fax: 212-983-5289

BRAZIL

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē` thĭ zhənĕē`r
 

Rio Convention and Visitors Bureau

011-55-21-259-6165

fax: 011-55-21-511-2592

CANADA

Canadian Tourism Commission The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) was created in 1995 to promote Canadian tourism in order to capitalize on a major international industry.

The CTC states that it "is dedicated to promoting the growth and profitability of the Canadian tourism industry by marketing Canada as a
 c/o The Canadian Embassy

Washington, DC Office

202-682-7706

fax: 202-682-7721

Banff

Banff/Lake Louise Tourism Bureau

403-762-0270

fax: 403-762-8545

Banff Centre for Conferences

403-762-6171

fax: 403-762-6388

Travel Alberta International Incorporated

403-760-4404

fax: 403-762-1054

Munster, IN Office

219-922-8305

fax: 219-922-8352

Calgary

Calgary Convention and Visitors Bureau

403-750-2360

fax: 403-262-3809

TELUS TELUS Telemetric Universal Sensor  Convention Centre

403-261-8500

fax: 403-261-8510

Edmonton

Edmonton Tourism

780-426-4715

fax: 780-425-5283

Halifax

World Trade and Convention Centre The World Trade and Convention Centre is a convention centre/office complex in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is adjacent to the Halifax Metro Centre.

There have recently been talks of expansion, and there are possible plans to demolish or incorporate the Metro Centre for more
 

902-421-8686

fax: 902-422-2922

Montreal

Montreal Convention
For other similarly-named agreements, see Montreal Convention (disambiguation).


The Montreal Convention, formally the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air[1]
 Centre

800-268-8122

fax: 514-871-9389

Montreal Conventions

Washington, DC Office

202-861-8640

fax: 202-861-9359

Tourisme Montreal (CVB CVB Convention and Visitors Bureau
CVB College Van Bestuur (Dutch: Managing Council)
CVB Camper Van Beethoven (band)
CVB Common Vision Blox
CVB Center for Veterinary Biologics
)

514-844-5400

fax: 514-844-5757

Ottawa

Ottawa Congress Centre

613-563-1984

fax: 613-563-7646

Quebec

Quebec City and Area Tourism and Convention Bureau

418-522-3511

fax: 418-529-3121

Tourisme Quebec

418-643-3981

fax: 418-643-6149

Garland, TX Office

972-414-7013

fax: 972-495-7660

Regina

Saskatchewan Tourism Authority

877-237-2273

fax: 306-787-0715

Toronto

Metro Toronto Convention Centre Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario at 255 Front Street West, has 600,000 square feet of space. The convention centre was completed in October 1984 and is home to the 1330 seat John Bassett Theatre, currently used for Canadian Idol.  

416-585-8120

fax: 416-585-8198

The National Trade Center at Exhibition Place

416-263-3020

fax: 416-263-3029

Toronto Congress Center

416-245-5000

fax: 416-245-4923

Toronto Convention and Visitors Association

416-203-2600

fax: 416-867-3995

Vancouver

Tourism British Columbia Tourism BC is a government-owned Crown Corporation of the province of British Columbia, Canada. Established as a crown corporation in 1997, its mandate is to promote tourism in the province. Organizationally, it reports to the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and the Arts.  

604-660-2920

fax: 604-660-3383

Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre

604-661-7373

fax: 604-641-1436

Tourism Vancouver

Brookeville, MD Office

301-570-3199

fax: 301-570-2679

Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau

604-682-2222

fax: 604-682-1717

Victoria

Tourism Victoria

604-382-2160

fax: 604-361-9733

Victoria Conference Centre

250-361-1000

fax: 250-361-1099

Whistler

Tourism Whistler

604-938-2789

fax: 604-938-9623

Winnipeg

Tourism Winnipeg

204-943-1970

fax: 204-942-4043

Travel Manitoba

204-945-4096

fax: 204-945-2302

Winnipeg Convention Centre The Winnipeg Convention Centre is a major meeting and convention facility located in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

The publicly-owned facility was built in 1975, and was among the first such facilities built in Canada.
 

204-956-1720

fax: 204-943-0310

CHINA

Beijing

BTG BTG BIT (Built-In Test) Target Generator
BTG Bridging the Gap
BTG British Technology Group
BtG Betreuungsgesetz (Germany)
BTG Biomass Technology Group BV
BTG Begbies Traynor Group
 Overseas Tourism Co., Ltd.

011-86-106-606-3040

fax: 011-86-106-606-3062

DENMARK

Danish Tourist Board

New York, NY Office

212-885-9723

fax: 212-885-9726

FRANCE France (frăns, Fr. fräNs), officially French Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 60,656,000), 211,207 sq mi (547,026 sq km), W Europe.  

Cannes

Cannes Convention Bureau c/o SEMEC

011-33-4-93-39-0101

fax: 011-33-4-93-99-3706

Strasbourg

Strasbourg Convention Strasbourg Convention may refer to:
  • The 1963 Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention
  • The 1963 Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and on Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality
 Centre

011-33-3-8837-6767

fax: 011-33-3-8835-3817

GERMANY

German Convention Bureau

East Meadow East Meadow, uninc. residential and commercial city (1990 pop. 36,609), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on W Long Island. , NY Office

516-794-1632

fax: 516-794-8487

Berlin

International Congress Center Berlin

011-49-30-3038-3049

fax: 011-49-30-3038-3030

Mannheim

Congress Center Mannheim

011-49-621-410-6160

fax: 011-49-621-410-6200

HONG KONG

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Tourism Board The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), is a Hong Kong government-sub vented body. It was founded on 1 April 2001 under the HKTB Ordinance. It was reconstituted from and replaced the Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA), which was established by Government Ordinance in 1957.  

011-852-801-7111

fax: 011-852-2807-6589

Chicago, IL Office

312-329-3939

fax: 312-329-1858

Los Angeles, CA Office

310-208-4582

fax: 310-208-1869

JAMAICA

Jamaica Tourist Board

Coral Gables, FL Office

800-294-7687

fax: 305-666-5536

JAPAN

Japan National Tourist Organization The Japan National Tourist Organization (国際観光振興機構 Kokusai Kankō Shinkō Kikō) or JNTO provides information about Japan to promote travel to and in the country.  

New York, NY Office

212-757-5640

fax: 212-307-6754

Mihama-ku, Chiba

Chiba Convention Bureau

011-81-43-297-2751

fax: 011-81-47-297-2753

Tokyo

Tokyo Convention and Visitors Bureau

011-81-3-3212-8728

fax: 011-81-3-3212-6732

KOREA

Korea National Tourism Organization

Chicago, IL Office

312-981-1717

fax: 312-981-1721

Fort Lee, NJ Office

201-585-0909

fax: 201-585-9041

MALAYSIA

Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board

New York, NY Office

212-754-1113

fax: 212-754-1116

Los Angeles, CA Office

213-689-9702

fax: 213-689-1530

MEXICO

Consejo de Promocion Turistica de Mexico S.A de C.V

Chicago, IL Office

312-606-9273

fax: 312-606-9012

Mexico Tourism Promotion Board

Houston, TX Office

713-772-2581

fax: 713-772-6058

Acapulco

Acapulco Cultural and Convention Center

011-52-74-84-7994

fax: 011-52-74-84-7498

Monterrey

Monterrey Mexico Convention and Visitors Bureau

011-52-8-369-6913

fax: 011-52-8-369-6911

NETHERLANDS

Netherlands Convention Bureau

New York, NY Office

212-370-7360

fax: 212-370-9507

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

Curacao

World Trade Center Curacao

011-599-9-463-6122

fax: 011-599-9-462-4408

NEW ZEALAND New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland.  

Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation

Los Angeles, CA Office

310-788-0997

fax: 310-788-0128

PHILIPPINES

Philippines Department of Tourism

New York, NY Office

212-575-7915

fax: 212-302-6759

PORTUGAL

Portugese National Tourist Office

NewYork, NY Office

212-354-4403

fax: 212-764-6137

SINGAPORE

Singapore Tourism Board The Singapore Tourism Board (Abbreviation: STB; Chinese: 新加坡旅游局) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore, tasked to promote the country's tourism industry.  

Beverly Hills, CA Office

323-852-1901

fax: 323-852-0129

New York, NY Office

212-302-4861

fax: 212-302-4801

SOUTH AFRICA

South African Convention Bureau

New York, NY Office

212-730-2929

fax: 212-764-1980

SPAIN

Tourist Office of Spain

Beverly Hills, CA Office

323-658-7195

fax: 323-658-1061

New York, NY Office

212-265-8822

fax: 212-265-8864

SWITZERLAND

Switzerland Convention and Incentive Bureau

New York, NY Office

212-757-5944

fax: 212-262-6116

Basel

Convention Centre Basel

011-61-686-2828

fax: 011-61-686-2186

THAILAND

Tourism Authority of Thailand

St. Paul, MN Office

651-225-9595

fax: 651-228-1754

TURKEY

Istanbul

METUR Tourism MEP MEP maximum expiratory pressure.
MEP,
n muscle energy procedure; diagnostic and therapeutic technique. Pulsed muscle energy techniques (MET) and integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) are two examples.
 Destination Management

011-90-212-275-0250

fax: 011-90-212-275-4008

UNITED KINGDOM

British Tourist Authority

New York, NY Office

212-850-0318

fax: 212-986-1183

Aberdeen, Scotland

Aberdeen Exhibition and Convention Center

011-44-1224-824824

fax: 011-44-1224-825276

Birmingham, England

NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98).

NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd.
 Group

011-44-121-200-2000

fax: 011-44-121-643-0388

Cardiff, Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff.  

Wales Tourist Board

011-44-122-247-5202

fax: 011-44-122-247-5321

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scottish Convention Bureau

011-44-131-332-2433

fax: 011-44-131-343-1844

New York, NY Office

212-575-2229

fax: 212-719-5763

Glasgow, Scotland

Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), located on the north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, is Scotland's national venue for public events. It has five main exhibition halls of area up to 10,000 m².  

011-44-141-215-6211

fax: 011-44-141-226-3423

London, England

London Tourist Board and Convention Bureau

011-44-171-932-2007

fax: 011-44-171-932-2068

Manchester, England

Manchester International Conference Centre

011-44-161-834-2700

fax: 011-44-161-832-[INCOMPLETE]
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