RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU

PLANNING SERVICES

WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE SUCCESS:

The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and MAC are anxious to assist you in your planning efforts from beginning to end. The following information outlines the services available for multicultural meetings & conventions from the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau's award-winning Convention Services department, Sales Department and MAC; each working together to ensure your Philadelphia experience will be a memorable, successful and profitable one.

CONVENTION SALES

  • Primary contact in the booking process
  • Confirm hotel and off-site venue availability
  • Prepare bid proposals
  • Finalize concession package (where applicable)
  • Work closely with the host committee (where applicable) to present bid to boards or site selection committees
  • Compile letters of support
  • Work with the PCVB Convention Services and MAC  to ensure a seamless process

CONVENTION SERVICES

  • Primary contact for convention housing & services needs
  • Primary contact for promotional booth
  • Assists with transportation needs
  • Assists with off-site special event logistics
  • Coordinates Welcome Program (in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 30th Street station, Philadelphia  International Airport and area hotels)
  • Assists in securing promotional items/board gifts  (where applicable)
  • Provides directory of vendor resources

MAC

  • Primary contact for outreach to community, political, civic and business communities
  • Assists in multicultural volunteer outreach
  • Assists with local host committee development
  • Assists in locating local multicultural speakers and assisting conference programming committees
  • Primary contact for Public Relations/Communications needs
  • Provides PR manuals
  • Assists in disseminating press releases
  • Provide multicultural promotional materials (including photography or videos)
  • Assistance in multicultural volunteer press room outreach
  • Assist in web site promotions

CONTACT

Convention Sales Department, Yolanda Bullock-Cooper, call 215.636.4401 or e-mail yolandabc@pcvb.org

Convention Services Department, Mariya Brewer, call 215.636.3345 or e-mail mariyab@pcvb.org

MAC Department, call 215.636.3404 or e-mail mac@pcvb.org