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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

AVW-TELAV named audio visual provider for Whistler Conference Centre

Tourism Whistler media release
For immediate release - March 26, 2013

AVW-TELAV named audio visual provider for Whistler Conference Centre

AVW-TELAV has been the official supplier of audio visual services at the Whistler Conference Centre since 1998, providing state-of-the-art audio visual service and equipment, most recently including the additions of social media platforms and mobile applications for conferences. The new five-year agreement is effective April 1, 2013 and extends the existing partnership.

“We are excited to continue our partnership with AVW-TELAV,” said Karen Goodwin, Tourism Whistler’s Vice President of Market Development.

“AVW-TELAV works in synergy with our in-house catering and conference services team, providing exceptional service to our clients,” Goodwin said. “Year over year, the services at the Whistler Conference Centre – including those provided by AVW-TELAV, exceed our guest expectations.”

Tourism Whistler issued a Request for Proposals for an audio visual supplier in late 2012; several bids were received.

“We are thrilled to renew our agreement, as this allows us to continue promoting Whistler as a viable and desirable meeting destination to our client base, which stretches from coast to coast and throughout the U.S.,” said Kevin MacKillop, Director of Operations - Western Region, AVW-TELAV. “In addition to providing the facility with dedicated, on-site staff and equipment, AVW-TELAV is consistently developing new presentation tools to provide the Whistler Conference Centre, and its customers, technology-driven solutions to communicate their messages with efficiency and innovation.”

AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions connects people in meaningful ways by enhancing the power of meetings, conventions, special events and trade shows through leading-edge presentation technology solutions. With dedicated, state-of-the-art inventory in every province and all major cities coast to coast, AVW-TELAV provides a full range of services to support the modern meeting environment, including creative and digital services, virtual meeting technology, social media engagement tools and an exclusive mobile-app event companion.

The company has received numerous awards recognizing its outstanding efforts in technical support and staging, corporate social responsibility, environmental leadership, customer-service excellence and customer-driven partnerships. Together with its customers and partners, AVW-TELAV will transform, grow and extend the world of live engagements throughout North America. AVW-TELAV is one of the Freeman companies.  For more information, visit http://tourismwhistlermedia.createsend5.com/t/r-i-oyhjtkk-l-y/

Tourism Whistler operates the Whistler Conference Centre, owned by the Resort Municipality of Whistler.

Whistler enjoys a long list of accolades when it comes to its destination offerings (the resort was recently named the Number One destination in North America by readers of SKI Magazine) and is now also earning praise as “the” meetings location.

The resort recently received the top score in North America for verified listings in the MeetGreen Destination Verification, charting its course a sustainable option for meeting and event planners and putting it at the top of the list for the Best Places to Meet Green.

In 2011, Tourism Whistler, as the convention and visitors’ bureau for the resort, was selected as a winner of the Smart Meetings 2011 Platinum Choice Award.

The Whistler Conference Centre offers more than 40,000 square-feet of versatile meeting space with multiple set-up options. Meeting planners can visit Tourism Whistler’s website at http://tourismwhistlermedia.createsend5.com/t/r-i-oyhjtkk-l-d/ to learn more about the variety of opportunities in Whistler.

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Whistler is Canada's premier year-round leisure and meeting destination located in the Coast Mountains 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Consistently rated the top ski resort in North America, Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The resort offers an extensive range of accommodations totaling 10,000 bedrooms among 24 hotels as well as townhomes, condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler also boasts more than 100 restaurants and bars, 200 retail shops, 25 spas and countless activity options from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent residents.

Tourism Whistler is the member-based marketing and sales organization representing Whistler, operating the Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Golf Club, Whistler Visitor Centre, as well as 1.800.WHISTLER and whistler.com - Whistler's official source for visitor bookings and information. As the convention and visitors bureau for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than 7,000 members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on resort lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail shops.

Media can visit whistler.com/media for Whistler facts, media releases, story starters, local personality profiles and access to images and B-roll.

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