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MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER Salina 1301 Second Avenue South Bicentennial Center Minneapolis, MN 55403 800 The Midway,Fax: P.O.(612) Box 335-6757 1727 (612) 335-6035; Salina, KS 67402-1727 www.minneapolisconventioncenter.com (785) 826-7200; (888) 826-SHOW MINNEAPOLIS Executive Director: Jerry Gallagher Fax: (785) 826-7207 CONVENTION CENTER Manager: Marshall P. Perry 1301 Second Avenue South and funcSnapshot: A blend of form www.bicentennial.org Minneapolis, MN 55403
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local discount outlet; Visitors into a single room large Priority enough for 150 Information Center. Networks people. Two other rooms measure 20’ is the exclusive, onsite provider of xwired 44’ andwireless accommodate to 100 people and Internetupand networking. each; versatile Arena converts easily Convention/Guest Hoteltheater, Rooms: into an excellent auditorium, 5,000 committable hotelT.C. rooms sports facility, or exhibition hall withawithin over Business Center; Onsite Tix, one of Convention Center. localmile discount outlet; Visitors 21,000 square feet of floor space (104’ Information Center. Priority Networks x Transportation: 203’), a 48-foot ceiling (maximum to Minneapolis/St. Paul is the exclusive, onsite ofguests wired steel), and seating for upisprovider to157,500 International Airport minutes away and wireless Internet and networking. and includes twoMinneapolis large concession Attractions: is a areas, perConvention/Guest Hotel Rooms: four large restrooms, team-style andmore forming arts powerhouse with 5,000 committable hotel within plush dressing rooms, and arooms 14’ x most 17’8” theater per capita than one mileseats of Convention Center. overhead-door entrance designed to other cities. Minneapolis has unveiled Transportation: Minneapolis/St. Paul accommodate virtually any exhibition nearly a half-billion dollars in arts International Airport is 15 minutes away equipment or vehicle. infrastructure expansion. Walker Art Attractions: Minneapolis is a perVenue Features: Full Theatre in-house catering Center, formingChildren’s arts powerhouse withCompany, more services; Wireless Internet; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, theaterHigh seatsSpeed per capita than most All rooms column free; Separate sound Minneapolis Central Library The other cities. Minneapolis has unveiled and air conditioning forineach Guthrie Theater. system Minneapolis nearly a half-billion dollars artsis meeting room; lighting infrastructure Walker Art renowned asExcellent aexpansion. one-stop sportsand shop Center, Children’s Theatre Company, acoustics. circuits are available for with theExtra Twins, Vikings, Minneapolis Institute Arts, special staging effects. Timberwolves and theofWild. Minneapolis Central Library aThe Minneapolis is carving notch for Convention/Guest Rooms:out 2,000 Guthrie Theater. Minneapolis is hotel itself in the culinary world, including rooms in the as city of Salina. renowned a one-stop sports shop hot such as 20.21 withnew the restuarants Twins,five Vikings, Transportation: miles from Salina Restaurant & Bar by Wolfgang Puck, Timberwolves and the Wild. Airport. Chambers Kitchen by out Georges Minneapolis is carving a notch for Attractions: Cove Water itself in theKenwood culinary world, including Vongerichten, La Belle Vie by Tim hot Smokey new and restuarants such 20.21 and Park; Hill Museum; Salina McKee, Dakota JazzasClub Restaurant & Bar Hills by Wolfgang Art Center, Rolling WildlifePuck, Restaurant. Chambersdowntown Kitchen byshopping Georges district. Adventure;
tion, the 1.4-million-sq.-ft. Minneapolis 335-6035; Fax: (612) 335-6757 “Mid(612) America’ s Meeting Convention Center providesPlace” aesthetiwww.minneapolisconventioncenter.com cally pleasing innovative solutions Executive Director: Jerry Center Gallagher Snapshot: Theand Bicentennial in for a variety ofqualifies conventions and meetSalina, Kansas as one of the most Snapshot: A blend of form and funcings andpublic boastsassembly a state-of-the-art audiversatile facilitiesMinneapolis in the tion, the 1.4-million-sq.-ft. torium, superb production capabilities Midwest. Convention Center provides aesthetiand flexible technology options.solutions callySpace: pleasing and than innovative Meeting More 45,000 sq. ft. for aSpace: variety 1.4-million of conventionssquare and meetMeeting feet of meeting space; 18,360-sq.-ft. Exhibition ings and boasts a state-of-the-art audiof meeting/exhibition space; 87that meeting Hall, atorium, 120’ x superb 153’ configuration production capabilities rooms; 27,522-sq.-ft.: Ballroom; dividesand neatly into 4 aisles of trade show flexible technology options. 480,000 sq. ft. of Total Exhibit Space, booths, with floor-to-ceiling moveable Meeting Space: 1.4-million square feet including a 376,200-sq.-ft. Main walls and column-free space; accommoof meeting/exhibition space; 87 meeting Exhibit Hall; 3,433-fixed-seat Vongerichten, La Belle Vie by Tim dates 2,000 with temporary seating rooms;people 27,522-sq.-ft.: Ballroom; ad on and pageDakota 70 Auditorium, which can be broken down See McKee, Jazz Club and and staging or 1,000 for sit-down banquet; 480,000 sq. ft. of Total Exhibit Space, into four seperate sections. Restaurant. 17 meeting rooms—Six of the rooms, including a 376,200-sq.-ft. Main Exhibit Hall;In-house 3,433-fixed-seat designed for groups of 50 or fewer, meaVenue Features: catering by Auditorium, which be broken down sure 19’6” x 27’ and can becan reconfigured Kelber Caterin; On-site FedEx Kinkos
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space, 62,000 s. ft. of meeting room renovated Music renovated Hall, a 10,700-seat space, a 2,400-seat Music MISSOURI renovated arena and over 100,0000 Hall, a 10,700-seat renovated arena andsq. ft.renovated of unique outdoor festival and Music Hall, a 10,700-seat over 100,0000 sq. ft. of unique outdoor reception renovated arena and space. over 100,0000 sq. festival and space. reception ft. of unique outdoor festival Meeting Space: 62,000 sq. and ft. of meetMeeting Space: reception space.62,000 sq. ft. of meeting space,including including breakout rooms. ing space, 4848 breakout rooms. Meeting Space: 62,000 sq. ft. of meetBallroom: New, state-of-the-art Ballroom: New, state-of-the-art ing space, including 48 breakout rooms. 40,500-sq.-ft. ballroom 40,500-sq.-ft. ballroom cancan be be expandBallroom: New, state-of-the-art ed to 46,484 sq. ft.; intointo 3 expanded to 46,484 sq.divisible ft.; 40,500-sq.-ft. ballroom candivisible be expandrooms; controllable digital 3separate separate rooms; digital ed to 46,484 sq. controllable ft.; divisible into 3 day-lighting system. separate rooms; controllable digital day-lighting system. Kansas CITY City KANSAS day-lighting system. Exhibit Hall: 388,800 KANSAS CITY& Convention CONVENTION Exhibit Hall: 388,800 sq.sq. ft. ft. Exhibit Hall: 388,800 sq. ft. rooms CONVENTION & Entertainment ENTERTAINMENT Hotel Rooms: 1,500 guest Hotel Rooms: 1,500 guest rooms ENTERTAINMENT Hotel Rooms: 1,500 guestofrooms within walking distance convention Facilities FACILITIES within walking distance of convention within walking distance of convention FACILITIES 301 West 13th Street, Suite 100 center. center. West Street, Suite 100 center. Kansas301 City, MO13th 64105 Transportation:2020minutes minutes from Kansas City, MO 64105 Transportation: thethe (816) 513-5000; (800) 821-7060 Transportation: 20 minutes from from the (816) 513-5000; (800) 821-7060 Kansas City International Airport. Kansas City International Airport. Fax: (816) 513-5001 Kansas City International Airport. Fax: (816) 513-5001 www.kcconvention.com Nearby Attractions: Sprint Center, www.kcconvention.com Nearby Attractions:Sprint Sprint Center, Nearby Attractions: Center, : Oscar C. McGaskey, Executive Director of the Kansas City Executive Director of the Kansas CityJr. College Experience, Negro College Basketball Basketball Experience, Negro Sales Convention & Marketing Manager: Janet O’Hagan College Basketball Experience, Negro Convention Center: Oscar McGaskey Center: Oscar McGaskey Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City of Fountains… Heart of City Jazz Museum,Power Power and Light Fountains... Heart ofofthe City of Fountains… Heart thethe City Jazz Museum, Power and Light City Jazz Museum, and Light Nation…Kansas City, Missouri District, City City Market, Kemper Arena, Nation...Kansas City, Missouri Nation…Kansas City, Missouri District, Market, Kemper Arena, District, City Market, Kemper Arena, Arrowhead Stadium, Kauffman Snapshot: No matter your atten- Arrowhead Arrowhead Stadium, Kauffman Stadium, Kauffman Snapshot: No matter how your attendees Snapshot: matter howhow your attenStadium, Nelson Art Gallery, Country dees define fun, they’ll find it in Kansas Stadium, Nelson Art Gallery, Country Stadium, Nelson Art Gallery,Museum, Country definedefine fun, they’ll find itfind in Kansas City. dees fun, they’ll it in Kansas Club Plaza, Nelson-Atkins City. From elegant shopping and fine Club Plaza, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Plaza, Nelson-Atkins FromFrom elegantelegant and fine dining City. shopping and fine Kansas Speedway, Argosy Museum, Casino, dining toshopping thrilling theme parks and his- Club Kansas Speedway, Argosy Casino, Kansas Speedway, Argosy Casino, to thrilling theme parks and historic jazz Harrah’s Casino, Ameristar Casino. dining to thrilling theme parks and historic jazz clubs, the City of Fountains Harrah’s Casino, Ameristar Casino. s Casino, clubs,jazz the City ofthe Fountains a great Harrah’ toric clubs, City of offers Fountains See Ad offers a great mix of exciting attractions on Page See Ad 71 Ameristar Casino. mix ofwithin attractions minutes offers aexciting greatminutes mix ofofexciting attractions the within Convention & on Page District. The eightof theEntertainment Convention Entertainment within minutes of & the Convention & See ad 71 square-block convention entertain- on page 66 District. The eight-square-block convenEntertainment District. Theand eightment facilities can accommodate tion and entertainment facilities can every square-block convention and entertainneed withevery 388,800 ft. of388,800 columnaccommodate needsq.with ment facilities can accommodate every free contiguous exhibit space, 62,000 s. sq. ft.with of column-free contiguous exhibit need sq. ft.space, of columnft. of 388,800 meeting room a 2,400-seat free contiguous exhibit space, 62,000 s. ft. of meeting room space, a 2,400-seat
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Meeting Space: 220,000 sq. ft., including: 5 meeting rooms ranging in connectedsize to Hilton Branson from 1,200 to 5,500 sq. ft. (larger Convention Center rooms can Hotel. be divided to provide additional Destination: Knownspace) as the 23,000-sq.-ft. Music MISSOURI 47,000-sq.-ft. Exhibit Hall; Capital ofBallroom; the Midwest, Branson has Theater more theatre seatsSeating—4,500 than Broadway, when using Meeting Space: 220,000 sq. ft., the exhibit halls. multiple Amusement Parks, Museums including: 5 meeting rooms ranging in and from Attractions 11 championship size 1,200 to&5,500 sq. ft. (larger Technology: Internet and wireless golf courses. rooms canthroughout, be divided tovideo provide conferencing, sound additionalproof space)rooms 23,000-sq.-ft. andsq. complete Meeting Space: 220,000 ft. of audio-visual BRANSON Ballroom; 47,000-sq.-ft. Exhibit Hall; services including WiFi overall space, including 70,000 sq.and ft. Theater Seating—4,500 when using CONVENTION Webcasting. of Exhibit Space; 10 meeting rooms; Branson the exhibit halls. CENTER 23,000-sq-ft. ballroom; 47,000-sqGuest Hotel Convention Center Technology: Internet andRooms: wireless 294. 200 Sycamore Street ft. Main Exhibit Hall; 4,500-seat 200 Sycamore Street throughout, video conferencing, Branson, MO 65616 Transportation: 35 sound miles to airport. Theater. Branson, (417) MO 65616 proof rooms and complete audio-visual 336-5401; Fax: (417) 336-5413 Nearby Attractions: Branson (417)BRANSON 336-5401; Fax: (417) 243-2387 services including WiFi and Transportation: Springfield Branson www.bransonconvention.com www.bransonconvention.com CONVENTION Downtown Director of Sales and Marketing: Webcasting. National Landing, Airport is Historic 45 minutes away Assistant General Manager: CENTER Branson Destination William Tirone, CMP and the new Branson Airport is features: only Guest Hotel Rooms: 294. William R. TironeStreet 200 Sycamore The Branson Convention Center 15 minutes away. Where Water Meets Spectacle Transportation: Branson, MO 65616 35 miles todriving airport. distance of is within easy Where Water Meets Spectacle (417) 336-5401; Fax: (417) 336-5413 Attractions: Branson Landing, golf courses, Nearby Attractions: Branson Snapshot: The Branson Convention several championship www.bransonconvention.com Snapshot: The the Branson Convention Silver Dollar City Amusement Park Historic Downtown Center, Midwest’s most excitingLanding, Director of Sales and Marketing: lakes, museums, theme parks and Center offers 220,000 sq. ft. of meetDestination features: and the Branson Strip with overtheatres. 100 William Tirone, CMP facility, new meeting offers guests Branson 49 live entertainment ing space and can accommodate up to The Branson Convention Center live shows daily. 220,000 sq. ft. of meeting/exhibit space. Where Water Meets Spectacle within easy driving distance of 4,500 people in aon beautiful, state-ofSituated the shores of beautiful is See ad championship on page 62 golf courses, Snapshot: The Branson Convention several the-art setting. Situated on the shores Lake Taneycomo, the center is an ideal Center, the Midwest’s most exciting lakes, museums, theme parks and of picturesque theof special locationLake for aTaneycomo, diverse range new meeting facility, offers guests 49 live entertainment theatres. center’s unique design makes it an ideal 220,000 sq. ft. of gatherings—from meeting/exhibit space. events and national location foron a diverse range of events Situated the shores of beautiful and regional trade shows and convenandLake gatherings—from national and Taneycomo, the center is an ideal corpoManaged by Hilton Hotels Corporation tions, to religious symposiums, regional trade conventions, location for ashows diverseand range ofexpos specialand large rate meetings, public events andsymposiums, gatherings—from national to religious corporate scale entertainment events. and regional trade shows convenmeetings, public expos andand large-scale tions, to religious symposiums, corpoManaged by Hilton Hotels Corporation entertainment events. The facility is rate meetings, public expos and and large managed by Hilton Hotels is
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Ballroom; five exhibit halls, including 336,000 sq. ft. contiguous and a wireless total facility; Venue Features: Fully MISSOURI of 410,000 sq. ft. in-house/on-site audio/visual department; Fully state-of-the-art Partners for Venue wireless facility; Features: DS3 high-speed VenueFeatures: Progress ExecutiveconnectivBoardroom with full in-house/on-site audio/visual departInternet network, wireless audio/visual presentation capability ment; state-of-the-art Partners ity throughout facility, onlineforordering Progress Executive Boardroom with including anFood LCDCourt TV, full large of exhibitor services, & screen audio/visual presentation capability overhead projector, DVD player, and Shops, caterer, and including including an LCD TV,services large screen CD recorder; AT&T Cyber Café. The UPS Store and Business Center, overhead projector, DVD player, and 33 loading docks and 3 drive-in Convention/Hotel Rooms: 296 at CD recorder; AT&T Cyber Café. ramps, connected to four hotels attached Rooms: Embassy Suites, Convention/Hotel 296 at by 578 rooms in enclosedEmbassy walkway, more578 than 3,000 walking distance, and 1,422 attached Suites, rooms in rooms GREATER SAINTCOLUMBUS CHARLES facility parking with 10,000 withinspaces 5 minutes. walking distance, and 1,422 rooms SAINT CHARLES CONVENTION CENTER CONVENTION CENTER additional nearby. within 5 minutes. Transportation: 10 minutes to 400CONVENTION N. High Columbus,Center OH 43215 OneSt, Convention Plaza CENTER Transportation: 10 minutes toRooms: Convention/Guest Hotel Lambert-St. Louis International Convention Center Plaza (614)One 827-2500; (800) 626-0241 Saint Charles, MO 63303 Lambert-St. Louis International 2,600 committable hotel rooms with Airport. Charles, MO 63303(877) 896-7222 Fax:Saint (614)(636) 827-2659 669-3000; Airport. (636) 669-3000; 896-7222 22,000 citywide. A 532-room full-serwww.columbusconventions.com Fax: (636)(877) 669-3001 Attractions: St. Louis Cardinals @ Fax: (636) 669-3001Manager: Craig Liston Attractions: St. @ vice Hilton willLouis openCardinals in 2012. Regional General www.stcharlesconventioncenter.com Busch Stadium, St. Louis Blues, St. www.stcharlesconventioncenter.com Senior Director of Sales: Shura Lindgren, CFEBusch Stadium, St. Louis Blues, St. General Manager: General Manager: Shura Lindgren, CFE Transportation: PortBusch Columbus Louis Rams, Anheuser Busch Louis Rams, Anheuser Sherry Chambers, CMP “Dedicated to Exceptional International Airport located 10 Brewery, SixisFlags Amusement Park, “Dedicated to Exceptional Service,Service, Brewery, Six Flags Amusement Park, Snapshot: The 1.7-million-square-foot Delivered minutesArena, from theArena, facility. Family Grant’s Delivered with awith Warma Warm and and Family Grant’s Farm, DanielFarm, Daniel Greater Columbus Convention Innovative Approach”Center Boone Innovative Approach” Boone home, Ameristar home, Ameristar Casino, and Casino, and More than 100 restauAttractions: is an award-winning facility locatedConvention in Harrah’s Casino, minor leagueminor base- league baseCasino, Snapshot: The St.The Charles Convention Snapshot: St. Charles rants, andHarrah’s attractions are within ball, minorball, league hockey and arena theCenter heartCenter of theoffers Columbus Five, minor league hockey offers 154,000 sq. ft.High ofsq. flexible 154,000 ft. of aflexible walkingHistoric distance, including the and arena football; Main StreetMain with vibrant entertainment area, and within meeting space in a grand football; Historic Street with meeting space in aballroom, grand ballroom,Lewis Short& North Arts District; the Clark sites; Katy Trail forArena ballroom, two exhibit and 550junior miles of two thirds of thehalls, nation’s Lewis & Clark sites; Katy Trail for junior ballroom, two exhibit halls, and which includes District, Nationwide walking, running, and biking. 19 breakout rooms, featuring wireless population. Managed by SMG, the wireless walking, running, and biking. 19 breakout rooms, featuring Arena, home of the NHL Columbus technology and state-of-the-art venue istechnology exhibitor friendly, welcoming and state-of-the-art Blue Jackets, and Huntington audio/visual and sound systems. more than 2.5 services million guests annually audio/visual services and sound systems. Park, home of the AAA Columbus The center offers in-house marketing to the country’s 15th largest city. Thethecenter offers in-house services, AT&T Cyber Café, andmarketing an Clippers baseball team. attached 296-room Embassy Suites.Café, and Meeting Space: More than Cyber 107,000 services, the AT&T anad on page 65 See sq. Meeting ft.; 65 meeting rooms; new attached Space:296-room 154,000 sq.Embassy ft.,74,00019 Suites. sq. breakout ft. Battelle Grand (Ohio’s largest rooms; 16,200-sq.-ft. Meeting Space: 154,000 sq. ft., 19 Ballroom; 27,600 sq. ft. (expandable to multi-purpose ballroom) 25,000-sq.-ft. breakout rooms; 16,200-sq.-ft. 35,700 sq. ft.). Grand Ballroom; 15,000-sq.-ft.Terrace Ballroom; 27,600 sq. ft. (expandable to 35,700 sq. ft.).
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