| Sofia Convention Bureau is the official body responsible for promoting Sofia – the capital of Bulgaria as a meeting, incentive, convention, exhibition and special event destination. The country is a full right member of the European Union since 1 January 2007.
The organization, which is the successor of the Bulgarian Convention Bureau, was set up in 2007 as a non-profit organization with around 50 members including hotels, restaurants, venues, professional conference organizers and other business tourism suppliers.
Over 150 international scientific events bringing more than 400 000 delegates to Sofia have been successfully organized over the last 10 years. Congress Centre-Sofia, National Palace of Culture is a founding member of SCB. The Venue is the winner of the 2009 New European Economy Silver Award for Best Congress Centre, the 2008 European Business Award and the 2005 AIPC Apex Award for the World’s Best Congress Centre.
Members of SCB are the best hotels in Sofia including the 5-star hotels, tourism bodies, PCOs, scientific bodies, humanitarian bodies, travel agencies, unions and associations.
The objectives of SCB are to:
- Attract international and national events to Sofia and Bulgaria
- Provide information and assistance to meeting and incentive planners, travel agents, visitors and the worldwide media
- Help grow the high-yield business tourism market.
The tasks of SCB are to:
- Provide information on hotels’ availability
- Establish contacts with our partners (PCOs, hotels, transport companies)
- Provide premises and equipment for conference activities
- Assist with the preparation of conference requests
- Provide restaurants and catering
- Organize delegates’ accompanying programmes
- Provide transfer services
- Organize pre- and post- event tours
The city is the host of the following international events:
- ECM Spring Meeting 2011
- Annual Meeting of the Presidents and Secretaries-General of the Economic and Social Councils of the EU Members States and the European Economic and Social Committee 2009
- 5th International Congress for South-East Europe on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources 2009
- 8th Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Eastern Europe 2009
- 36th European Physical Society – Conference on Plasma Physics 2009
- 62nd Summer Congress of NATO Reserve Officers 2009
- European Philatelic Exhibition Bulgaria 2009
- Energy Summit “Natural Gas for Europe: Security & Partnership" 2009
- World Chess Championship Semi-final 2009
- 2nd Extraordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Preservation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO 2008
- CEI Summit of the Heads of Government 2007
- PES Council 2007
- Informal Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers 2006
- 2nd International Congress of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources 2006
- 3rd Symposium of Dermatology and Venereology 2005
- 53rd Liberal International Congress 2005
- South-East Economic Forum 2005
- International Forum of Pain Medicine 2005
- 12th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
- Annual Session of UNICEF
- 13th Regional Conference of FAO for Europe
- 23rd General Assembly of UNESCO
- General Assembly of the World Tourist Organisation
- 80th Conference of Inter-parliamentary Union
- 17th Congress of International Federation of Philatelists
- 21st World Congress of FIATA
- 35th General Assembly of AIPC
- 5th Annual Meeting of the Board of EBRD
- 11th General Assembly of ICOMOS
- 6th World Convocation of Prison Fellowship International
- Spring Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO 2002
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