| PV's Convention Center CEO is First Mexican to Receive IAEE's Pinnacle Award Gustavo Rivas-Solis - Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board | |
December 21, 2012 |
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Patricia Farias Barlow, Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center's CEO, received the Pinnacle Award at the IAEE (International Association of Exhibitions and Events) annual Meeting & Exhibition Expo! Expo! in Orlando, Florida earlier this month.
IAEE's Pinnacle award recognizes professionals who have advanced exposition management through the promotion of education, developed innovative techniques and perpetuated the highest ideals, trust and professionalism during their careers.
With more than 30 years of experience, Farias Barlow’s career includes tenures as founding member of FAPEZAL, an events company with more than 150 events organized; Reed Exhibition's president in Mexico and also overseeing the planning, and the construction and inauguration of Mexico City's Banamex Convention Center as the organization's CEO.
The first Mexican to win IAEE’s prestigious Pinnacle award, Patricia Farias Barlow oversees every aspect of the $43 million USD Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center which provides the destination with a state of the art facility over 1.8 million square feet, conveniently located only five minutes from the airport and close by Puerto Vallarta's major hotels and picturesque downtown.
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