I would assume that it's quite likely the floor plate/layout will have to be significantly changed. But considering the RFP had detailed specifications on the size of the meeting space, number or rooms and meeting spaces and all that - any changes to the design of Nova Centre would have taken all of that into account.
Some of the comments in that presentation are quite surprising in terms of what we are losing out on with the current WTCC. Here are some quotes. From June 2007 to June 2010 (Lost business):
- 80 Conferences.
- $10 million in revenue for the WTCC lost
- Over 75,000 delegates.
- 129,000 room nights.
- $108 million in direct expenditures.
This is on slide 32. Slide 33 is an interesting list of places that say they require a new centre to consider Halifax. There are 17 groups in that list, if we got even 8 of those events that would be a major boost!
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