Convention Edinburgh, Edinburgh’s convention bureau that was relaunched last June under the
management of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), has
appointed a group of advisors to help bring more meetings and business events to the Scottish capital.
The Advisory Group appointments are Sue Stuart (Surgeons Quarter),
Amanda Ferguson (University of Edinburgh Hospitality & Events Collection),
Shona Clelland (Cultural Venues, City of Edinburgh Council), Elaine Elder
(National Museums of Scotland Enterprises), Neil Ellis (Edinburgh Hotels
Association), Rob Lang (Edinburgh Airport), Colin Horsburgh (En Pointe
Solutions), and Stuart Evans (Fusion Meetings and Events).
The convention bureau was put into hibernation in May 2020 while the staff and assets of Marketing Edinburgh - the council-owned ‘arm’s length company’
previously responsible for the bureau - were transferred in-house.
EICC chief executive Marshall Dallas said: “The enactment of the advisory group is all about collaboration,
pulling together resources, skills, and experience from multiple city and
national partners with the overall aim of attracting more events to Edinburgh. We
want to grow the city’s profile as a world-class destination for business
events, and we’ve now got an incredible collective of advisors to help make
this happen.”
Elaine Elder, director of sales & marketing at National
Museums of Scotland Enterprises and Advisory Group member at Convention
Edinburgh, said: “Convention Edinburgh has made fantastic progress since relaunching
last summer, it has an inherently collaborative way of working, and the
collective hope is that we can really move the dial and bring even more
business into the city. The advisory group brings a wealth of experience
together to support the Convention Edinburgh team over the months and years
ahead.”
Rob Lang, head of marketing
at Edinburgh Airport, added: "Business events are a vital aspect of the
ongoing recovery of Edinburgh, and a key driver of future economic prosperity
in the city. Effective collaboration amongst city partners is essential to
ensure we attract the right events at the right time for the benefit of the city
and the communities and neighbourhoods it serves."
Led by the EICC’s sales & marketing director Amanda Wrathall, Convention
Edinburgh’s remit includes
supporting venues across the city with their bids to attract conferences and
events to Edinburgh, and helping event bookers during the destination and venue
selection process for their conferences.
Written By
James Lancaster
AMI editor James
Lancaster is a familiar face in the meetings industry and international
association community. Since joining AMI in 2010, he has gained a reputation
for asking difficult questions and getting lost in convention centres. Proofer, podcaster, and panellist - in his spare time, James likes to walk,
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