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.
Representatives of Academy of International Business, considering Warsaw as the seat of their annual conference in 2021, took part in a fam trip on 21-22 November 2019.
As is the case each year, Polish Tourism Organisation arranged the Polish national stand (D80) at IBTM World. Staged in Barcelona on 19-21 November 2019, this is the leading event for the meetings, incentives, conferences and events industry. This year’s offer of Poland was complemented by a meeting applying the Happy Hours format, staged together by Poland Convention Bureau POT and Polish Airlines LOT.
The 58th ICCA Congress was staged in Houston on 27-30 October. Poland was represented by delegates of Polish Tourism Organisation - Poland Convention Bureau, Copernicus Science Centre, Grupa MTP, Lubelskie Convention Bureau, Łódź Convention Bureau, and Polish Airlines LOT.
Polish Congress Ambassadors Gala acknowledging the latest laureates of the programme and officially announcing new jury members for 2020-2023 was hosted by the city of Katowice. In addition, it marked the launch of the National Support Programme for the Meetings Industry to be implemented by Polish Tourism Organisation and Polish Airlines LOT.
ITB Asia, the primary trade show for Southeast Asia, was held on 16-18 October 2019. Mazurkas DMC Poland and Supertour DMC Poland showcased their business and tourist offer at the Polish national stand, for the second time arranged by Polish Tourism Organisation.
The Academy of Polish Conference and Congress Association project was launched on 14 October 2019, not coincidentally the National Education Day. Its programme of training sessions was developed by experienced experts, representatives of the meetings industry.
The thirteenth meeting of the Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe was staged in Saint Petersburg’s Hotel Indigo on 1 October 2019.
Rail industry from all over the world participates in International Railway Fair TRAKO now ongoing in AmberExpo in Gdańsk and intended to present the level achieved by rail transport systems and infrastructure.
The city of Wisła will host a meeting dedicated to certification rules for scientific events targeted at health professionals. Anna Kacprzyk, Manager for Innovations and Business Ethics, will be the keynote speaker.
The 9th edition of IMEX America wrapped up on 12 September 2019 with a record-breaking number of 76,000 business meetings, 3% more than the appointments booked online before the event.
Poland received the Best MICE Destination 2019 award presented by MICE & Business Travel, the leading business tourism periodical in the Netherlands. Already now the meetings and events sector generates about 1% of Poland’s GDP.
The 6th edition of Event-Biznes, a conference dedicated to the meetings industry, will be held on 13 November 2019. This year’s programme will be expanded to include a workshop section.
This year’s edition of Meet the Bidder will be staged in Arche Hotel Krakowska on 26 November 2019 under the honorary patronage of the President of Polish Tourism Organisation.
The International Society of Public Law (ICON-S) and its seventh annual conference will be held in Wrocław on July 9-11, 2020! The host of the event is the University of Wrocław.
The capital of Wielkopolska is among the most notable meetings industry centres in Poland. Last year confirmed that Poznań is a great place for events, not only of the business kind. 2,419 meetings and events of all types were recorded in 2018.
Last year Wrocław hosted 1,139 meetings and events for groups of at least 50 participants, 47% more than in 2017. Convention Bureau Wrocław places emphasis on the city’s triumph in the International competition for European Best Destination as its particularly noteworthy achievement.
“The Europe of Tomorrow. ‘Strong’ Meaning What?” is the leitmotif of the 29th edition of Economic Forum to take place in Krynica on 3-5 September. The international meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the economy and development of Central-Eastern Europe. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and ministers representing his government already announced their presence.
The fifth edition of Energy Congress to take place in Wrocław on 25-26 September will involve representatives of Poland’s largest energy companies and industry leaders hailing from all over Europe. The event will be staged under the honorary patronage of the President of the Council of Ministers.
The latest edition of Congress 590, a meeting platform for businessmen and representatives of national and local authorities, will be held in Jasionka near Rzeszów on 3-4 October. Its participants will discuss economic innovations, electro mobility and intergenerational solidarity.
Authorities of the capital city of Warsaw announced the construction of an advanced entertainment arena, which will also be available for sporting events. Its capacity will allow hosting approx. 7,000 spectators.