Vancouver Convention Centre
Vinod Viswalingam is an experienced operations and logistics professional with a diverse background in event management and customer service. Currently serving as the Workforce Optimization Manager at Vancouver Convention Centre, Vinod has also founded and hosts The Seat 1A Travel & Aviation Podcast. Significant experience includes roles as Broadcast Logistics Manager at Olympic Broadcasting Services, where leadership involved managing logistics operations during the Olympic Games, and previous positions in business development and event sales at BC Place and Vancouver Convention Centre. Vinod's career began in the aviation industry, with roles at WestJet, airberlin, and Sunwing Airlines, emphasizing customer safety and service. Educated at the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce in Operations Management, Vinod has demonstrated a strong ability to optimize logistics and enhance client experiences across various sectors.
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Vancouver Convention Centre
The Vancouver Convention Centre is the world’s first double LEED Platinum certified convention centre. Located on Vancouver’s downtown waterfront with a dramatic mountain backdrop, the facility offers one of the most beautiful settings in the world. The award-winning Convention Centre features two connected buildings with a combined total of 466,500 ft2 (43,340 m2) of flexible meeting, exhibition, ballroom and plenary space. The facility is committed to environmental sustainability as well as unparalleled service, technology offerings and culinary excellence. The first-ever repeat winner of the International Association of Congress Centres’ award for “World’s Best Convention Centre”, the Centre has an extraordinary team that brings together event details. They also offer five-star cuisine from a “scratch” kitchen philosophy of using fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients and industry-leading technology with connection speeds of up to 1 gigabyte per second.