Hosting the 2025 AVICC Conference
Motion
That Council: 1. Accept the invitation to host the AVICC conference at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre (VICC) in 2025 (April 11-13). 2. Approve adding a project to 2025 for $48,000 for hosting the event, to be funded within existing project funding. 3. Extend an invite to co-host and cost share 50% of the AVICC Conference to the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) reducing the overall cost to the City to $24,000. 4. Consider hosting the AVICC conference bi-yearly at the VICC and budget accordingly.
Sources
Agenda itemCity agenda
Staff reportPage 1
Purpose
To seek Council’s endorsement for hosting the 2025 Annual (April 11-13) Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) Conference and to consider hosting the conference bi-yearly thereafter.
Staff recommendation
That the Finance and Audit Committee recommend that Council: 1. Accept the invitation to host the AVICC conference at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre (VICC) in 2025 (April 11-13) 2. Approve adding a project to 2025 for $48,000 for hosting the event, to be funded within existing project funding. 3. Extend an invite to co-host and cost share 50% of the AVICC Conference to the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) reducing the overall cost to the City to $24,000. 4. Consider hosting the AVICC conference bi-yearly at the VICC and budget accordingly.