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BEC participates in IMEX, the most important fair for meetings and incentive travel, where it will share the stand with the Bilbao Convention Bureau and several Biscay hotels. BEC Conventions & Events continues to extend the frontiers of its facilities to the international market. To reach this goal, it participates in IMEX, the leading European […]

The International Congress and Convention Association has over 1,100 member companies and entities from 100 countries throughout the world  Bilbao Exhibition Centre continues to look to the future and work on capturing and organising prestigious international events. With this objective in mind, it has become a full member of the International Congress and Convention Association […]

An economic impact of 134.7 million Euros was reached in 2018, which led to the creation of 2,754 jobs and a tax revenue of 16.8 million Euros. A total of 33 trade fairs, 146 events at BEC Conventions, and 27 shows at Bizkaia Arena are behind these figures, in which over 1 million visitors took […]

Representatives from WindEurope, EVE-Basque Energy Agency, Basque Energy Cluster, AEE-Spanish Wind Energy Association, IDAE- Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy, as well as the event ambassadors Siemens Gamesa RE and Iberdrola, and Bilbao Exhibition Centre met this morning in the Basque exhibition centre, which will host the next edition of “WindEurope Conference & […]

Representatives from the Bilbao Exhibition Centre convention and trade show organising team will be heading to Barcelona to take part in IBTM World from 27 to 28 November, one of the largest forums for the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events) industry in Europe. http://www.ibtmworld.com/ IBTM attracts over 15,000 professional visitors from the events industry, […]

A two hour show with over 500 million viewers and a live broadcast to more than 170 countries. Where? At the Bizkaia Arena. On 4 November, as the culmination of the MTV Music Week Bizkaia, the Bilbao Exhibition Centre and the Bizkaia Arena hall became the worldwide epicentre of music with the celebration of the […]

After hosting the EMA MTV Awards Ceremony, Routes Europe, EuroPM, and the BIEMH- International Machine-Tool Biennial Exhibition in a year that has been considered “record-breaking” for the venue and the city, the Bilbao Exhibition Centre is already working on a programme full of top-level events. The international movement continues to move forward and the 2019 […]

Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality… All these technologies will revolutionise the way in which we travel, as we will be able to see and analyse at the “World Metrorail & Light Rail Congress” to be held on 18 and 19 April at the BEC.  The exhibition area, under the title “Rail Live! Event” will include […]

Bizkaia Arena is a multi-purpose hall located at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, and is one of the largest spaces in Spain and Europe. This unique area is available for different purposes and is the ideal setting for large concerts thanks to its significant size. It is also the perfect location for sport events, conventions and […]

From 13 to 15 March, another edition of Imaginenano was held at Bilbao Exhibition Centre. It is the largest and most important nanoscience and nanotechnology event in Europe. It gathered the best experts and researchers in these fields, as well as investors and politicians who were interested in learning more about the latest breakthroughs and […]

It will be held from 28 May to 2 June 2018 With an unprecedented technological offer, BIEMH-International Machine Tool Biennial Exhibition will be positioned at the forefront of Industry 4.0 on 28 May to 1 June 2018 in what will be its 30th edition. More than 1,500 exhibiting firms from 21 countries have already responded […]

Routes Europe is the most important event on air connectivity in Europe. This event will land at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre from 22 to 24 April to celebrate its annual event, where the various markets from the aviation industry will meet. This will bring together experts from the airport sector, airlines, tourism authorities and local […]

In order to establish direct contact with German companies who organise events, representatives of Bilbao Exhibition Centre have travelled to the German cities of Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt and Munich to meet with companies such as sem4u, Europforum, CTI, Merz, Ralph Lauren, Ecovis, Preferred Planners, Preferred World and Diplomkaufmann, in addition to visiting three other benchmark […]

Routes Europe is the most important event on air connectivity in Europe. This event will land at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre from 22 to 24 April to celebrate its annual event, where the various markets from the aviation industry will meet. This will bring together experts from the airport sector, airlines, tourism authorities and local […]

On the last day of the WindEurope Conference & Exhibition in Amsterdam, which brought together over 8000 delegates from 400 firms in 50 countries, representatives of the Bilbao Exhibition Centre took up the baton as the hosts of the next edition in April 2019. The relevant cooperation agreement between the Bilbao Exhibition Centre and the […]