MPI selected Atlantic City, N.J., as the destination for its 2016 World Education Congress (WEC).
The conference will be held June 11-14, 2016, at the Harrah’s Atlantic City Waterfront Conference Center, a Caesars Entertainment property and the newest and largest hotel-conference center complex from Baltimore to Boston. MPI announced its plans with Meet AC and Caesars Entertainment during a recent press conference in Atlantic City featuring Mayor Don Guardian and other local dignitaries.
Held annually, WEC is MPI’s signature event through which it delivers premier education, business and networking opportunities, attracting more than 2,000 attendees, including corporate, third party and association planners, suppliers, students, industry faculty and others. The association initially planned to hold WEC 2016 in Philadelphia, but recently switched the location due to changes in the space available for the conference. Next year will be the first time MPI has hosted a conference in Atlantic City and also the first time in New Jersey.
Scheduled for completion in August 2015, the new Harrah’s Atlantic City Waterfront Conference Center offers 100,000 square feet of meeting space.
MPI follows a competitive RFP process for all of its signature events and considers factors such as location benefits, meeting venue facilities, pricing, hotel offerings, destination accessibility, unique options and local support. The association will work closely with volunteer leaders from both the MPI New Jersey Chapter and the Philadelphia Area MPI Chapter, as well as host city partners Meet AC and Caesars Entertainment.
The next WEC takes place Aug. 1-4, 2015, in San Francisco at the Moscone Center.