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  • Meet Birmingham and The ICC undertake UK first at International Confex

    Meet Birmingham gave visitors the chance to experience a UK first on their stand at Confex this week. Birmingham Convention Bureau and The NEC Group have teamed up to offer a series of live food demonstrations to launch a tasting menu that is the firs...

  • Birmingham to host Liberal Democrats

    The Liberal Democrats are due to hold their Spring Conference in Birmingham from 12 – 14 March 2010 at the ICC. The conference is expected to attract up to 2000 delegates to Birmingham, providing a welcome boost to the city’s hotels, restaurants, ...

  • Maple House in Birmingham keeps on winning!

    Not only has etc.venues won 2 awards from the BDRC and a place in the prestigious Sunday Times Buyout Track 100 league table, but Maple House in Birmingham has also clinched IT Training Venue of the Year from the IITT – the second year in a row ...

  • Birmingham gets ready to welcome IPEX 2010 visitors

    For the fifth time, Birmingham will host the international Ipex 2010 exhibition which will take place from 18th – 25th May 2010 at The NEC, Birmingham, UK. To ensure visitors can plan their visit to Ipex as effectively as possible, the Ipex orga...

  • ICC completes political hat-trick with Liberal Democrat Conference

    The International Convention Centre, Birmingham has strengthened its position as a venue of choice for political events, with the upcoming Liberal Democrat Spring Conference completing a conference hat-trick.Over the last two years, The ICC has hosted...

  • Events to savour – Meet Birmingham and The ICC undertake UK first at International Confex

    Meet Birmingham is giving visitors the chance to experience a UK first on their stand at Confex (stand B640) from 23-25 February 2010. Birmingham Convention Bureau and The NEC Group have teamed up to offer a series of live food demonstrations to launc...

  • Birmingham Hippodrome wins environmental award!

    Birmingham Hippodrome, the most visited theatre in the UK, has recently won an environmental award for its ongoing commitment and work on improving wastage, recycling and reducing its carbon footprint. Birmingham Hippodrome is the first theatre in t...

  • Maple House etc venues Birmingham named UK’s No. 1 venue

    Maple House etc venues in Birmingham, has been crowned No. 1 conference venue in the UK in terms of service by the Business Development Research Consultants (BRDC). Etc.venues group also received the prestigious Gold Standard Brand Award, as the group...

  • BCB hosts national conference organisers

    Birmingham Convention Bureau (BCB) recently welcomed 28 people from a national trade organisation to the city. ABPCO, the Association of British Professional Conference and Event Organisers, visited the city for two days to experience Birmingham’s c...

    APBCO Members

  • Birmingham on the big screen

    Birmingham has hit the big screen at Event UK. Birmingham Convention Bureau (BCB) premiered it’s new film about the city during the two day event trade show at the NEC. The film, called Meet Birmingham, was created by BCB to take Birmingham to a...

    Birmingham Big screen event<br />

  • Birmingham is Europe’s best performing city

    Birmingham has been named as the best performing European city in which to do business, having risen more places in Cushman & Wakefield’s influential European Cities Monitor than any of its competitors. It is now second only to London in t...

    Birmingham street<br />

  • Birmingham takes a stand at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester

    Birmingham is in Manchester this week to showcase the city at the Conservative Party Conference. A host of organisations, coordinated by Marketing Birmingham, is working in partnership on a stand at the four day conference to promote the city in prepa...

    Birmingham Conservative Party Convention<br />

  • Birmingham – are you ready?

    Birmingham Convention Bureau (BCB) met Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, at the party’s conference this week. BCB was at the Liberal Democrats Conference in Bournemouth from 19 – 23 September to profile Birmingham as host city for the S...

    Birmingham Convention Bureau<br />

  • Birmingham Convention Bureau scoops top tourism award

    Birmingham Convention Bureau (BCB) has scooped Gold in a prestigious regional tourism awards. BCB received the top honour for Best Convention Bureau in Birmingham and the Black Country at the ceremony held at the ICC last night. The annual Heart of En...

    BCB Tourism Award<br />

  • Birmingham beats Madrid to secure top chefs

    Birmingham City Council and Marketing Birmingham announce that following an intense period of lobbying, the Délice network of Good Food Cities, has voted to select Birmingham as its culinary ‘City under the Microscope’ during July 2010. The vote ...