sheila geary

HelmsBriscoe offers an easy alternative to the complexity and expense of planning your next event. Since 1992 we have helped our clients do more with less. Regardless of how big or small your next event may be, HelmsBriscoe Associates will help you streamline the process and deliver a successful event anywhere in the world. HelmsBriscoe will research, evaluate, and present the ideal venue for your event based on your specific needs. We send the Request for Proposals, track down the answers, follow-up with the hotels, and manage the entire process on your behalf. At HelmsBriscoe, we elevate the performance and mitigate the risk of your meetings. Not only will you save valuable time, you will benefit from our purchasing power and industry relationships which often times translates into better availability and pricing.

Visit Belfast is the official tourism marketing agency for the Belfast City Region, dedicated to promoting Belfast as a city break, conference and cruise ship destination. Visit Belfast represents around 550 tourism businesses and services across the industry including accommodation providers, attractions, conference venues and services, tour operators, transport providers, entertainment venues, restaurants and cafes, pubs and clubs and event organisers. It provides an extensive range of marketing platforms for tourism businesses to promote their products and services to travel trade and consumers.

The convention bureau team at Visit Belfast works with an extensive network of medical, academic and corporate professionals, based in Belfast and world-class within their field. Last year, our ambassadors helped us to attract events to Belfast worth over £16m to the local economy. If you are considering bringing your conference or event to Belfast we can work with our ambassadors and institutions to help support you and your event in coming to our city. Our Belfast ambassadors can help you to: Establish a local organising committee Bolster your conference programme with local experts Explore research links and partnerships with our world-class universities Secure local support and access local networks Maximise delegate numbers at your event Develop trade and R&D partnerships with innovative local companies