Conference Bureau Shortlisted for Award

Staffordshire's profile as one of the leading conference and meeting venues in the country will be given yet another boost - at the 2014 Meetings & ncentive !ravel "M& !# $ala %resentation &inner' in (ondon) !he Staffordshire Sto*e-on-!rent +onference ,ureau has been short-listed for the title of -,est ./ +onvention ,ureau0 in the 2014 M& ! ndustry 1wards) !he final results are being *ept secret until the $ala %resentation &inner on !uesday' 2ebruary 23th - which will ta*e place at (ondon4s spectacular events venue' ,attersea 5volution' and will be attended by over 600 of the industry4s leading professionals) !he Staffordshire Sto*e-on-!rent +onference ,ureau is no stranger to this prestigious awards ceremony) !his is the si7th time they have been nominated8 and on the five previous occasions the ,ureau has been shortlisted' they have won the top pri9e twice) !he ,ureau is one of five organisations vying for the title of ,est ./ +onvention ,ureau this year' alongside $lasgow +ity Mar*eting ,ureau' (iverpool +onvention ,ureau' (ondon & %artners and :ewcastle $ateshead +onvention ,ureau) !he M& ! ndustry 1wards recognise and reward e7cellence' and are the result of voting by the readers of Meetings & Incentive Travel maga9ine' with votes audited and verified by the independent 1udit ,ureau of +irculations) !he M& ! ndustry 1wards are the oldest established awards programme in the meetings industry) %opular !; :ews 1nchor /ate Silverton will again be the Master of +eremonies at the glittering awards ceremony on 2ebruary 23th) 1wards will also be presented in the following categories< ,est ./ and ,est =verseas based 1irline8 ,est =verseas >otel8 ,est ./ +onference +entre8 ,est =verseas +onference +entre8 ,est ./ Management +entre8 ,est &estination Management +ompany8 ,est 1cademic ;enue8 ,est =verseas +onvention ,ureau8 ,est ./ .nusual ;enue8 ,est 5vent %rovider8 ,est ;alue for Money +onference ;enue8 ,est 2ood and ,everage Supplier8 ,est +onference & ,an?ueting Staff8 and ,est ntermediary 1gency) !he Staffordshire Sto*e-on-!rent +onference ,ureau will also be e7hibiting at this year4s nternational +onfe7 event' at (ondon =lympia on March 12th and 1@th) +opies of The Perfect Location, the Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Conference Bureau Guide can be obtained by telephoning 016A2-2@206B) 2or further information' visit www)conferencestaffordshire)co)u*) [ nds! For further press information, contact: +laire Cilliams !el< 016A2-2@206B 5-mail< conference@stoke.gov.uk