Convene Expands IACC Membership
IACC is proud to announce that Convene, the global hospitality brand that designs and operates premium meeting and event venues and flexible office spaces, has expanded its global membership, joining the top 1% of the world's meetings-focused venues and reinforcing IACC's commitment to delivering the gold standard in business event experiences
All 39 venues within the global Convene portfolio of brands – which includes etc.venues – are now part of IACC, strengthening IACC’s North American portfolio and further establishing it as the single most trusted name in world-class, meetings-focused venue excellence.
“Bringing our global portfolio into IACC’s international community is both a proud milestone and a natural progression for Convene,” said Phoenix Porcelli, senior vice president of sales at Convene. “The organization is known for its commitment to raising the bar for meetings-focused venues worldwide and its quality standards align perfectly with our own mission to create exceptional meeting and event experiences.”
Convene provides purpose-built conference and meeting environments in key cities; its U.S. locations are spread across Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. With hospitality at its core, each Convene location offers on-site culinary, in-room AV, production services, and dedicated hospitality staffing resources. Venues are also design-forward with a unique aesthetic for each location that takes inspiration from the local neighborhood, surrounding architecture, history, and culture, while still feeling inherently like part of a unified portfolio.
This exciting development comes on the heels of the UK-based Convene locations joining IACC in 2025 following the long-standing membership of its sister brand, etc.venues by Convene.
Mark Cooper, CEO of IACC, commented: “This is a major step forward in the IACC portfolio offering the very best home for meeting planners seeking gold standard venue experiences; Convene strengthens our portfolio and representation across major U.S. markets. IACC is proud to be the only home for a truly global collection of business event venues where meetings are the number one focus.”
With a growing network of over 400 exceptional venues worldwide, IACC remains at the forefront of innovation in the meetings and events industry, offering planners access to an elite portfolio that sets the benchmark for service, technology, and sustainability.
Source: IACC.