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GL EVENTS VENUES

GL EVENTS VENUES IN 2014

The City of Paris renewed for 16 years as from 1 Sep- tember 2015 the concession for Parc Floral with an expanded scope to include the Chesnaie du Roy: combining the resources of these two nearby sites located in the Bois de Vincennes will positively con- tribute to the development of both their activities.

These two renewals highlight the confidence of del- egating authorities in GL events capacity to develop local event activities and meet its commitments to local government.

Our venues hosted a number of events in 2014. Among the more noteworthy included the FEI (Fédé- ration Internationale d Equitation) World Cup Finals at Eurexpo Lyon, the Gartner Symposium ITexpo at the Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB), the Nuclear Security Summit at the World Forum of The Hague., the Oil & Gas Summit at Rio Centro

2015 outlook As it consolidates and extends its network, GL events is committed to developing the activities of venues under its management through new offerings and innovative solutions continuously adapted to its cus- tomers needs.

To this purpose, a new commercial platform will soon be launched in Paris to provide an optimal degree of responsiveness for customers, combined with visibil- ity for the organisation of their events.

Following its success in Paris, its business class offering will be replicated in all convention centres managed by GL events. This concept that covers seminars, meetings and business lunches for up to 200 people is tailored to the market s needs and in particular, for groups with operations throughout the country.

Finally, GL events Venues has adapted its promotional tools to further bolster its commercial momentum: the web portal, the annual magazine as well as its participation in different B2B trade shows.

GL events offering was enriched by the addition of three venues in 2014.

The Music and Convention Centre and Exhibition Park of Strasbourg joined GL events network after the Group became an equity partner of Strasbourg Événements that was just awarded the public ser- vices concession for 20 years (2016-2036). For this facility, a major programme has been launched for its extension and modernisation.

To achieve synergies between different its event facilities, the City of Toulouse renewed as from 1 January 2015 the management concession of GL events and its subsidiary Toulouse Evénements for the Toulouse Pierre Baudis Convention Centre by expanding its scope to include Espaces Vanel that host a number of conventions and seminars.STS BEAUTY CCIB, BARCELONA,

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