Boston, MA – Boston’s convention business will hit a historic milestone in the next three years as more conventions and meetings come to town than at any time in the state’s
history, with the record number of events expected to generate $1.25 billion in economic impact, according to the latest figures from the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority.
Event highlights this year include:
. 13,500 room nights from the Yankee Dental Congress this month
. 41,600 room nights from the Risk and Insurance Management Society in
April
. 36,225 room nights from the American Society of Cataract & Refractive
Surgery Symposium and Congress, also in April
. 29,190 room nights from the American Chemical Society Fall National
Congress in August
. 26,387 room nights from the American Federation of State, County &
Municipal Employees Biennial national Convention in June
. 25,200 room nights from the American Society for Microbiology
conference in September
Highlights for 2011 include the Association of Financial Professional 2011 Annual Conference in November 2011 with 20,970 hotel room nights, and the Endocrine
Society Annual Meeting in June 2011 with 18,790 hotel room nights. Highlights for 2012 include the Bio International Convention with 41,200 room nights in
June, the American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting with 38,775 room nights in October, and the National School Boards Association Annual
Convention with 33,300 room night in April.
2012 is expected to break all Boston records for meeting and convention business, with a scheduled 613,000 room nights.