Poland Convention Bureau was created in 2002 as a department of Polish Tourism Organisation and is responsible for the promotion of Poland as an attractive destination for meetings and business events.
We are the first contact for anyone seeking information on business partners and conference facilities, who is planning to organize association congress or a corporate event in Poland.
Our main goal is to build the image of Poland as an attractive country for organising of all types of business events. We realize our mission through:
participating in international business fairs, which results in gaining new business contacts;
organising study tours for foreign journalists and organizers of meetings and business events, including conferences, congresses, product launches, incentives;
gaining new business events for Poland;
cooperating with foreign media and posting articles and advertisements promoting Poland as a business destination in business press and directories;
cooperating with city convention bureaux;
networking with Polish business sector within Recommendation Program for Professional Congress Organizers, Recommendation Program for Incentive Travel Companies;
networking with the Polish scientific community within Polish Congress Ambassadors Program;
cooperating with international organisations and associations of meeting industry professionals;
collection and elaboration of statistical data on Polish meeting industry, in accordance with the recommendations of international organisations such as ICCA - International Congress and Convention Association and the UIA - Union of International Associations, engaged in similar rankings.
The Polish Tourism Organization is a member of the meetings industry associations: International Congress and Convention Association and Union of International Associations.
Open Eyes Economy Summit - the largest online congress in Poland in 2020 was ranked second in the Conventa Best Event Award competition, in the Best Digital Event 2020 category, and won the audience award.
Over 8’000 allergy and clinical immunology experts will convene at the EAACI Hybrid Congress 2021, taking place on 10 – 12 July 2021. The new dynamic format will enable participants to join either physically in Krakow, Poland in ICE Kraków Congress Centre or online through the innovative and interactive EAACI Congress & Events Digital Platform.
GainingEdge, a specialist consulting firm advising exclusively to the world’s meetings and business events industry, published the third annual Destination Competitive Index on 14 December 2020. Covering international convention destinations, the 2020 edition lists the world’s top 101 cities, which have hosted 87 or more international conventions over the past three years as reported by the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA).
Prof. dr hab. inż. Marek Pawełczyk, Chairman of the Polish Congress Ambassadors Programme Jury, faculty member of Silesian University of Technology (Vice Rector for Science and Development), was appointed President of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration, a scientific society formed 30 years ago.
2020 was unquestionably the most difficult year in the history of Polish tourism, especially for businesses operating in so-called city tourism and MICE sector. However, the dramatic and tumultuous period did feature several positive aspects, including Warsaw announcing its Tourism Policy.
In mid-December 2020 Polish Conference and Congress Association (Stowarzyszenie Konferencje i Kongresy w Polsce - SKKP) launched a series of online training sessions as part of the SKKP Academy project. The latest meetings are dedicated to “Presentations at hybrid events - one stage, numerous perspectives”.
A traditional activity of Polish Tourism Organisation staged by its Poland Convention Bureau unit, the annual Christmas-season recommendations industry meeting in December presents certificates to top professional congress and incentive travel organisers and convention bureaux.
The December meeting of the Poznań Congress Ambassador Club was staged at the Poznań Congress Centre recording studio on 15 December 2020. A joint initiative of Polish Tourism Organisation, Polish Conference and Congress Association, the MTP Group and the city of Poznań, the Poznań Congress Ambassador Club was launched in October 2019.
The #TylkoRazem (OnlyTogether) hashtag dominated not only Warsaw social media in the first half of December. The social media campaign in the form of a dialogue involved members of Warsaw Tourism Organisaton (Warszawska Organizacja Turystyczna – WOT). Posts tagged with #TylkoRazem showcase the new offer of restaurants, museums and hotels adapted to the current sanitary regime.
For the first time ever assuming a fully virtual form, this year’s edition of IBTM World has wrapped up. As is the case each year, Polish Tourism Organisation hosted the Polish national stand. According to organizer report Polish profile was the 3rd most viewed profile of IBTM World Virtual.
The latest fam trip in the “It’s been a while - let us meet in Poland” series was staged on 14-15 December under the title of “Łódź - the last unexplored city”. Held by Poland Convention Bureau in cooperation with Łódź Convention Bureau and the Site Poland association, the event was intended to introduce incentive travel organisers and clients to the potential of Łódź to.
ICE Kraków Congress Centre summed up the 2020 operations of the KBF - KRAKÓW NETWORK business initiative associating representatives of Kraków’s meetings industry.
Staged on 10 December 2020, the latest edition of the annual meeting of the Wrocław Congress Ambassadors Club adopted an online format. Inspired by the present-day situation and prioritising the health of participants, this decision did not afflict the exchange of opinions and views about the meetings industry’s future.
The jubilee fifth edition of Open Eyes Economy Summit (International Congress of the Economy of Values) is this year’s largest online congress to be staged in Poland.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital contact channels have become the very basis of our daily communication. In consequence, we joined forces with POT’s International Offices to intensify online promotion aimed at meetings industry representatives and intended to sustain the demand for Poland and build trust among meeting & event planners.
The global IBTM World Virtual will take place on 8-10 December, with Polish Convention Bureau of Polish Tourism Organisation hosting a stand showcasing the offer of Polish exhibitors.
“It’s been a while - let us meet in Poland” is the concept behind a series of Destination Poland fam trips implemented by POT PCB in cooperation with municipal convention bureaux and the SITE Poland association. The goal of the project is to present the potential of Poland’s particular regions to incentive travel organisers and customers.
On 17 October (Saturday) new safety-related restrictions were introduced in both red and yellow zones, affecting event planning and food service industry. 152 counties, constituting half of Poland, are now classified as red zones. The list mostly consists of densely populated districts, cities and large urban centres.
The eighth edition of Meetings Week Poland (MWP) was dedicated to the state of the meetings and events industry in the new reality, the trends that might have a considerable impact on the market’s shape, safety, as well as research painting a picture of the industry. The event adopted a hybrid formula and was held simultaneously in five Polish cities and a virtual conference centre. Its programme featured lectures and panel discussions involving Polish and international speakers, launches and an awards ceremony.
New regulations setting a limit on the number of gathering participants will come into force in mid-October. As a result, events staged in green zones will be aimed at max. 100 guests, and in the yellow zones - at max. 75 attendants. Up to 50 people continue to be allowed at gatherings in red zones, which will now also be affected by an additional restriction, with restaurants, pubs and bars closing at 10pm. Covering of mouth and nose in public spaces, up to now obligatory only in red zones, will be required also in yellow zones.
