"Celebrating 20 Years of Event Production and Management in Canada!"
"PLEASE NOTE THAT VERNEY CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT HAS SUSPENDED OPERATIONS INDEFINTELY DUE TO COVID 19,
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Verney Conference Management (“VCM”) was founded in 2002. Over the past
15 years, the company has grown to produce over 250 events from coast to
coast.
Dustin Rivers, the company's co-Founder, was working in Toronto for what
he calls a "conference production factory", and even though he was proud
of the conferences he was creating, he also knew they were very
over-priced. He was quickly able to identify an opportunity, and with an
eye towards working with the public sector to produce the same type of
high quality events, but at a drastically less cost per delegate.
Dustin (and then partner Sean Downey, who recently got into the family
real estate business downeyteam.com) packed up their meager belongings
and moved to Ottawa to start Verney Conference Management.
It wasn't until 2003 that things really began to take off, and Dustin
began formulating a new Event Production Business Model - what he now
calls Community-Based Developed events. In April of that year, VCM was
joined by now Partner and Co-owner, Chris Lutz.
Over this time, as Dustin and Chris honed their negotiation skills and
learned more about the financial intricacies of the event industry. VCM
took a "let's try to do it ourselves before paying someone else"
mentality and quickly became a one-stop shop for complete Event
Production. Not only did the team at VCM manage event logistics along
with its associated vendors, it procured an AV arsenal capable of
servicing a 300+ person event with 5 concurrent sessions running at any
given time. VCM also began supplying in-house Graphic Design services,
but perhaps most impressively of all, they created what is now known as
EventSystemPro - VCM's custom built event registration and event
management system.
~ Built by event planners for event planners.~
Testimonials
"It was a great conference and valuable topics were addressed that I had never considered before. Thank you for putting it on! Plus the food was AMAZING!!!"
Saskatchewan Public Sector Employee
2016 Saskatchewan Connections Conference
"Verney Conference Management has been a pleasure to work with. They are responsive to my needs as an instructor, keeping me informed about potential issues or changes at every step along the way"
Lewis S Eisen
Trainer • Author • Consultant
"Not only has Dustin significantly reduced the stress associated with logistics for our event, he has embraced our vision, provided sage advice and become a trusted sounding-board."
Marie-Anne St.Amour
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Where we are today
The essence of continued operational excellence at VCM is the ability to deliver a complete end-to-end service. VCM integrates innovative solutions and best practices in a way that creates a real bond with our clients and ensures high value outcomes for their events - both now and in the future.
At VCM, we believe that effective communication breeds efficiency.
Efficiency has woven its way into our business practices as well. Nothing can facilitate the event planning process more than eliminating steps, which we've done by assuming many 3rd party service provider responsibilities in-house.
VCM's independently produced events have also grown more efficient - they target the exact audience they should with the precise message that needs to be heard. We know this because the audience has a seat at the planning table, and always will. Our delegates have a stake in their learning, and it's efficient.
Finally, we've streamlined the event planning process so much, that we were able to put the tools we developed in a box, put a bow on it and present EventSystemPro (ESP) to the masses. Designed by VCM's event planners, ESP's Suite simplifies the event management process so planners can manage the complexities of multiple events in less time.
~ As we continue to grow and change, finding efficiencies for ourselves and our clients remains our first priority. ~
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us:
Website: | www.verney.ca |
Telephone: | 613.226.8317 |
Fax: | 613.722.7725 |
Email: | [email protected] |
2720 Queensview Dr.
Ottawa, ON, Canada K2B 1A5