The ExpoMeloneras congress palace, a multifunctional convention center, has an area of 14.000 square meters and more than half of it is dedicated to the MICE Industry. This summer it joined the Spanish employers' association of the sector, the APCE, which will allow greater capacity for synergies and competitiveness in the south of Gran Canaria in this business. With this accession, the APCE reaches 34 members and ExpoMeloneras joins other nearby spaces.
In its founding origins, APCE was integrated, 21 Congress Centers were part of APCE. Today there are 33 member venues. In Expomeloneras facilities, the large Maspalomas Room stands out, with a capacity of 6.000 people, which can be subdivided into up to 15 spaces to offer multiple distribution possibilities to the organizing committees. "An example of flexibility and adaptation to the needs of any event and less than 30 minutes from the airport." APCE was launched on November 13, 1995. A group of professionals concerned about the growing importance of the meeting tourism product decided to form an association with the objective of sharing experiences and representing common interests.
The MICE Lopesan director and director of the Expomeloneras Conference Center, Zoilo Alemán, professor of the Master in Tourism Services Business Management at Universidad Hespérides, is the new president of the Canary Islands Association of the MICE Industry since last spring. Alemán has a history of more than 25 years in the MICE industry Canary Islands MICE is formed, among others from other islands, in addition to Zoilo Alemán by Lopesan MICE by Natalia Santana, from Infecar Gran Canaria.
