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Meeting in the heart of a world heritage city makes every event unique

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The Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC), opened in December 2021, is the ideal venue for special events, conferences and trade fairs. Its outstanding location, within walking distance of numerous Bruges hotels and world-famous attractions, meets all the needs of a modern event and conference venue.

The BMCC has become a very popular venue for events and conferences. In little less than 3 years, it has established itself as a key player in the market. Numerous Belgian and international companies and associations choose the modern setting of the BMCC in the historic city center for hosting conferences and events.

The expo hall at the ground level has a total surface of 4,500 square meters and is the ideal space for trade fairs, larger public events and even concerts up to 2500 people. The upper floors are designed for meetings and conferences from 15 to 516 participants. The design of this unique building provides all you need: an auditorium with

a retractable seating platform for 516 people, a spacious foyer, poster areas, 12 breakout rooms and a catering area on the top floor with a beautiful view over Bruges. A lot of conferences even combine the meeting rooms upstairs with the large hall at the ground floor, which is ideal for networking, sponsor booths and catering.

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international travel market has fully recovered from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are gaining significant attention across borders as well. The strong collaboration with the nearby Concertgebouw reinforces their position as an excellent conference destination with ample capacity, while the colleagues at Visit Bruges Convention Bureau provide support regarding hotels and side activities. These strengths have not gone unnoticed by KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven): the partnership agreement concluded with the university, the City of Bruges, and BMCC ensures international promotion and an even busier agenda. “This fall, we are fully booked, and requests are pouring in for the coming years. The Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre has a unique offering for business events and has indeed become a key player in the Benelux market.” concludes the Director Sarah Cornand.

Catering and accessibility Quality is the key word that applies to all aspects of the services provided. This is not only reflec ted in the personal touch they offer, but also in the catering service, where BMCC collaborates with four catering partners. The BMCC has the Green Key label, which rewards their sustaina bility efforts in catering, but also in other things such as the installation of solar panels and heat pumps, water buffering for sanitary installations and watering, a green roof that is home to the 100,000 bees that make their own BeeMCC honey, and much more. Moreover, the BMCC is the most accessible building in Flanders, and was awarded the M+ label from Visit Flanders. The venue has an excellent score for accessibi lity, as the facilities are designed to ensure that people with disabilities can also fully enjoy an event without any barriers. The location of the BMCC captures everyone’s imagination. The BMCC is located in the historic city center of Bruges, within walking distance of the train station and the Market Square. In the opening year, they primarily hosted Belgian corporates and associations, but now that the

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