Anatomy of a Bid Win: Insights from Vancouver
All bids require patience, determination and sustained fortitude – but the resulting win is worth every second of effort. Most members of the meetings industry have taken an active role in international conferences, whether as attendees, organizers, presenters or hosts, but few of us have pondered the mysteriously protracted process of bidding for an international conference. After all, global events – particularly those with prestige and cachet – don’t just pop up in a city like magic. Bidding can be long, arduous and sometimes grueling, but also rewarding and profitable for the winning destination.
Having hosted internationally coveted events like the TED Conference, SIGGRAPH, the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems and many more, Vancouver has battled through countless bids and emerged victorious. Let’s dissect the bidding process, shall we?