Puerto Vallarta Convention Center CEO Receives IAEE Pinnacle Award Gustavo Rivas-Solis - CVB of Riviera Nayarit
September 24, 2012

Patricia Farias Barlow

Patricia Farias Barlow, CEM, CEO of the Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center has been awarded with the Pinnacle Award by the International Association of Exhibitions and Events.
 
IAEE’s awards program recognizes professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the exhibitions and events industry and Patricia Farias Barlow was recognized as an individual who, over the years, has furthered IAEE's objectives of advancing exposition management through the promotion of education, the dissemination of knowledge and the introduction or development of innovative techniques, and who has been dedicated to the perpetuation of the highest ideals, trust and professionalism in this highly specialized field.

The Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center provides our destination with a state-of-the-art facility for conventions and exhibitions. With an investment estimated at 43 million US, the Convention Center occupies 42 acres in a convenient location, only a five minute drive from the airport and close to Puerto Vallarta’s major hotels and historic downtown area with its fine dining establishments, art galleries and eclectic shopping options.

It offers over 105,000 square feet of flexible meeting and exhibition space. Gran Salon Vallarta, the Convention Center’s main meeting hall, offers close to 54,000 square feet of space and can be subdivided into eight fully equipped, sound proofed rooms.

The complex offers 670 car parking spaces as well as a separate lot reserved exclusively for motor coaches, accommodating up to 50.

The Convention Center also offers a host of services required by large groups such as an exhibition area, private meeting rooms, simultaneous translation equipment, a research center, cafeteria, a cultural and educational center, workshop, the latest technology, and first class service in elegant surroundings.

In 2012, the Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center was the host of Mexico’s Tianguis, the country’s premiere tourism conference attracting international travel professionals to conduct business.

The winners will be honored at the IAEE Annual Networking Luncheon and Awards Presentation to be held during Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition on December 4-6, 2012, in Orlando.