News

2015

  • WTC Halifax to Host Marine Mammalogy in 2017 - HALIFAX, CANADA - WTC Halifax is pleased to announce that over 1500 global leaders in marine mammalogy are coming to Nova Scotia and the new Halifax Convention Centre in 2017 for the international society's biennial conference. This is the first time the conference will be hos... more

  • WTC Halifax Partners to Attract ICT Events - HALIFAX, CANADA – Digital Nova Scotia (DNS), the industry association for the Province’s fastest growing sector, and WTC Halifax recently announced a partnership to attract national and international Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and ICT-related events to Hal... more

  • WTC Halifax Shortlisted for International Award - HALIFAX, CANADA - WTC Halifax is one of 14 finalists for the 2015 International Association of Convention Centres Innovation Award. Competition for the award is high because members gain exposure and recognition within the global convention industry for their most creative i... more

  • Honouring the Halifax G7 Summit 20 Years Later - HALIFAX, CANADA - WTC Halifax is proud to honour 20 years since Halifax, Nova Scotia hosted the 21st G7 Summit. In June 1995, Halifax welcomed leaders from major nations, including Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Italy and France, as well as representati... more

  • WTC Halifax CEO Named One of Top 50 - HALIFAX, CANADA - Scott Ferguson of WTC Halifax has been recognized as one of Atlantic Business Magazine’s Top 50 CEOs. Recipients are awarded based on their corporate, community and industry involvement; their company’s growth in recent years; and, their responses to various... more

  • WTC Halifax Secures Major International Conference - HALIFAX, CANADA - WTC Halifax is pleased to have secured the 2017 Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD), presenting the opportunity to host over 1,000 of the world's leading edge researchers and practitioners in big data in the new Halifax Convention Centre, ... more

  • WTC Halifax Unveils Floor Plans for New Facility - HALIFAX, CANADA – In an exciting demonstration of progress, WTC Halifax has unveiled the final floor plans for their new facility. Scheduled to open its doors to the world in 2017, the state-of-the-art Halifax Convention Centre will boast 120,000 square feet of iconic event sp... more

2014

  • WTC Halifax releases new case study on Biomag 2014 - HALIFAX, CANADA – WTC Halifax released a case study on the 19th International Conference on Biomagnetism (Biomag) highlighting how the conference helped to showcase the region’s thriving life sciences sector to the world when it came to town this past August. Biomag is the w... more

  • WTC Halifax Hosts Conference on Ocean Energy - HALIFAX, NS, CANADA – This November, WTC Halifax is hosting the world’s top experts in the marine renewable energy industry for the 5th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE). Held for the first time outside of Europe, this year’s conference demonstrates the surge of... more

  • WTC Halifax Hosts Conference on Biomagnetism - HALIFAX, CANADA – In August 2014, WTC Halifax hosted over 500 global leaders and experts in biomedical imaging research for the 19th International Conference on Biomagnetism (Biomag 2014). The five-day conference focused on reporting the newest technical advancements, the late... more