Are you a CVB partner in Wake County that provides a service to meetings, conventions and events? Are you looking to get more involved in the community, meet some peers and learn how to collaborate across industries to the benefit of arriving groups? Well, do we have the event for you!

GRCVB's Destination Services Department is excited to announce the inaugural Service Provider & Venue Summit on Tues., April 9, from 2-4pm, at Raleigh Union Station. 

Who can attend?
Wake County-based event service providers (caterers, florists, photographers, entertainers etc.) and meeting venues can register for the afternoon summit. We'd love for meeting hotels and major meeting venues to join us, as well as representatives from unique meeting sites, such as museums, restaurants and breweries, entertainment venues and more (in other words, if you have a unique meeting site listing on visitRaleigh.com, we'd love to see you!).

What's the cost to register?
Registration is free for all Wake County partners.

What's on the agenda?
The agenda for the summit will include:

• A welcome and introduction from GRCVB director of destination services Tammy Jeffries, CGSP^®;
• refresher on utilizing our Partner Information eXchange Login (PIXL, for short) to respond to leads and update your visitRaleigh.com listing;
• an industry panel moderated by Moose Tracks Events CEO Christopher McAnany and featuring Atlas Production Group vice president Garth Saunders, Triangle Corporate Coach CEO Travis Brisbon and Marbles Kids Museum event sales coordinator Mark Vavra;
• professional speed dating with fellow venues and service providers;
• following closing remarks there will be a site tour of Raleigh Union Station.

Registration for the Service Provider & Venue Summit is open now through April 2, 2024. For questions regarding the summit, contact destination services coordinator Austin Jayes.

^{Raleigh Union Station/"Raleigh" neon sign photo, Triangle Blvd.}