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LA vs. Paris: Which Olympic City Wins for Meetings?

SmartMeetings

The International Olympic Committee made a historical announcement on July 11 in Lausanne, Switzerland, with the unanimous decision to award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympic Games simultaneously to Los Angeles and Paris , which each made strong pitches during the bidding process. Open since 2016, it has 25,000 sq. Live in downtown L.A.

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Inside the Bid Process for a Citywide Conference

PCMA Convene

Just how competitive is it for DMOs that are bidding on meetings and conventions in 2016? “I We had a great citywide here last year, in the fall of 2015, and our next opportunity to bring them back to Denver is 2028.”. Now that her team is focusing on that, “we’re flying,” she said. We’re really flying.”. Michelle Russell.