The first full week of May, destinations around the country pause to celebrate the economic driver that is travel and tourism. Irving is no different, as the hospitality

The Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (ICCLC) as a recent recipient of the 2015 North American Copper in Architecture Award.

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IRVING, Texas (July 17, 2013) ... On July 9 the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas hosted Trade Show Technology Summit 2013 (TSTS '13), the premier showcase for technology used in events and trade shows, produced by Imagine Xhibits.

Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau (ICVB) executive director, Maura Gast, was a featured speaker at the one-day

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IRVING, Texas (June 4, 2013) ... The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas will be the site for Trade Show Technology Summit 2013 (TSTS '13), the premier showcase for technology used in events and trade shows. Produced by Imagine Exhibits, TSTS '13 will be held July 9.

Through hands-on workshops, TSTS '13 attendees will be introduced to the latest

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IRVING, Texas (May 14, 2013)... Web.com, a leading provider of Internet services and online marketing solutions for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), will host a free, interactive Small Business Forum this Thursday, May 16, from 7:30 - 10 a.m. at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas.

The forum is designed to help Dallas/Fort Worth small

IRVING, Texas (Feb. 19, 2013) - Author and workplace communication expert, Linda Swindling, will launch her book, Stop Complainers and Energy Drainers: How To Negotiate Work Drama To Get More Done (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013), on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas.

Swindling's book shares workplaces experiences, addresses the issues of constant complainers in the workplace and explains how to shift a workplace of complaining to one of contributing. Spotting and then stopping those draining people will boost

IRVING, Texas (Feb. 8, 2013) - On Thursday, Feb. 7, the Irving City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Mortenson Development, Inc., which allows the parties to move forward with a development agreement for a $90 million, 350-room, upscale, full-service Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (ICCLC) headquarters hotel.

"This is great news for the city of Irving. We have a beautiful, award-winning convention center located next to one of the largest airports in the world. This hotel and the amenities it brings will make Irving

IRVING, Texas (Feb. 1, 2013) - The Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau (ICVB) announces the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (ICCLC) project as the 5^th convention center in the country to achieve LEED® Silver certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation's preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

"We had a distinct opportunity with the design and construction of the ICCLC to create a

IRVING, Texas (Jan. 10, 2013) - ZestFest 2013 returns to Irving on Jan. 25 - 27, for the 16^th annual, three-day spicy food festival located at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (ICCLC). Dallas/Fort Worth has been home to ZestFest for 11 years, and this year marks the third consecutive year hosted in Irving.

"We are thrilled to have Zestfest back for its third year - it was our grand opening event, and we've watched it continue to grow each year," said Maura Allen Gast, executive director of the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau.

IRVING, Texas (Oct. 8, 2012) - The Texas Music Expo debuts in Irving this Friday, Oct. 12, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (ICCLC).

Designed as a multi-faceted music event and marketplace, the Texas Music Expo is more than just a trade show, creating an opportunity for Texas music enthusiasts to buy, sell, and trade music collectibles.

A full slate of events on Saturday and Sunday features live music from more than 10 Texas music artists; a new and vintage guitar show; collectible record and CD