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Calgary TELUS CALGARY Convention Centre CONVENTION CENTRE

120 Ninth Ninth Avenue Avenue SE 120 SE Calgary, Alberta, Alberta, Canada Calgary, Canada CALGARY TELUS T2G OP3 T2G OP3 (800) 822-2697; 822-2697; (403) CONVENTION CENTRE (800) (403) 261-8500 261-8500 Fax: (403) 261-8510 120 Fax: Ninth(403) Avenue SE 261-8510 www.calgary-convention.com Calgary, Alberta, Canada Sales & Events Coordinator: Krista Webb Sales T2Gwww.calgary-convention.com OP3 & Events Coordinator: Krista Webb (800) 822-2697; (403) 261-8500 Fax:Snapshot: (403) 261-8510 When you you attend attend aa Calgary Snapshot: When Sales & Events Coordinator: Kristaevent, Webb TELUS Convention Centre Calgary TELUS Convention Centre www.calgary-convention.com

you're connected to three event, you’re connected to four-star three fourhotels. The The Calgary TELUS star hotels. Calgary Snapshot: When you attendTELUS a Calgary Convention Centre is a multi-purpose, TELUS Convention Centre event, newly-expanded, fully-equipped venue venue you're connected to three four-star featuring 132,000 square feet of flexible flexible hotels. The Calgary TELUS meeting space, rapidly can be rapidly Convention Centrewhich is a multi-purpose, configured to accommodate the most newly-expanded, fully-equipped venue specialized needs. featuring 132,000 square feet of flexible Meeting Space: Newly-expanded, feameeting space, whichNewly-expanded, can be rapidly featuring 132,000 meetsq. ft. of flexible meetconfigured to accommodate the most ing spaceneeds. including a 20,000-sq.-ft. specialized ballroom, over 65,000 sq. ft. of exhibit exhibit Meeting Space: Newly-expanded, feaspace, five foyer areas and 27 breakout turing 132,000 sq. ft. of flexible meetrooms; Terrace View Room is Elegant ing space including a 20,000-sq.-ft. ballroom, over 65,000 sq. ft. of exhibit oklahoma space, five foyer areas and 27 breakout rooms; Terrace View Room is Elegant BRITISH COLUMBIA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

COX CONVENTION CENTER VANCOUVER One Myriad Gardens Oklahoma City, OK 73102 & CONVENTION (405) 602-8500, Fax (405) 602-8505 EXHIBITION CENTRE www.coxconventioncenter.com Suite 200, 999 Canada Place VANCOUVER Director of Sales & Marketing: Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3C1 Tim Linville CONVENTION & (604) 689-8232; (866) 785-8232 Snapshot: Cox only) Convention Center is one of EXHIBITION CENTRE (North America the most SuiteFax: 200, 999centrally Canada located Place venues of its kind (604) 647-7232 in the nation. The SMG-managed facility is Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3C1 www.vcec.ca (604)Director 689-8232; (866) 785-8232 non-union located justMorris steps away from ofand Sales: Gayle (North Americanumber only) of downtown hotels and a growing On All Levels” Fax:“More. 647-7232 a(604) vibrant entertainment district featuring a www.vcec.ca Snapshot: Spectacular, multi-level, variety of canal-side restaurants, clubs, music Director of Sales: Gayleoriginally Morris built for waterfront venue, venues, shops and attractions.

Canada for the World’s Fair “More. OnPavilion All Levels” Meeting Space: The 105,000 -square-foot

Expo in 1986, the Vancouver Snapshot: meeting Spectacular, room complexmulti-level, features 21 meeting Convention & Exhibition Centre will waterfront venue, originally builtballroom, for rooms and a 25,000-square-foot triple its size as this beautiful Canadian Canada Pavilion for100,000 the World’s in addition to the squareFair feet of city prepares to host the 2010 Olympic Expo in 1986, Vancouver space (80,000the of which is column-free) & Paralympics Winter Games. Convention Exhibition Centre Halls, will and available in&our expansive Exhibit Meeting Flexible triple its than size Space: as this square beautiful Canadian more 32,000 feetpre-function of floor space space 133,000 sq. ft. inprepares thefunction adjacent 15,000-seat Arena. cityand to host thetotals 2010 Olympic on two levels, including a 91,000-sq.-ft. & Paralympics Winter Games. Technology: On-site communication column-free exhibit hall; divisible into Meeting Space: Flexible pre-function three halls and a 16,000-sq.-ft. column20 function and space totals 133,000 sq. ft. free ballroom; divisible into three on two levels, including a 91,000-sq.-ft. rooms; 20 meeting rooms from 500 to column-free exhibit hall; divisible into

5th floor roof-top room with private space, five Olde foyer areas 27 breakout balcony; Scotchand Room is a multirooms; Terrace View Roombar is Elegant level room with built-in and hard5th floorfloor. roof-top room with private wood 5th floor roof-top roomRoom with private balcony; Olde Scotch is a VenueOlde Features: Full-service electronic balcony; Scotch Room is a bar multimulti-level room with built-in and infrastructure supports high-speed level room with hardwood floor.built-in bar and hardInternet, telecommunications and elabwood floor. Venue Full-service orate Features: audio-visual displays, elecwith full Venue Features: Full-service electronic tronic infrastructure supports high-satellite video-conferencing capabilities, infrastructure supports high-speed speed Internet, downlink andtelecommunications fiber-optic services. Internet, telecommunications and elaband elaborate audio-visual displays, Convention/Guest Hotel Rooms: orate audio-visual displays, with full The with full video-conferencing capabiliCalgary TELUS Convention Centre is video-conferencing capabilities, satellite ties, satellite downlink and fiber-optic directlyand connected to over 1,100 fourdownlink fiber-optic services. services. star hotel rooms through indoor pathConvention/Guest Hotel Rooms: The Convention/Guest ways; 11,000 hotelHotel roomsRooms: in Calgary, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre is The Calgary TELUS Convention with over 3,600 of those rooms right in directly connected toconnected over 1,100 Centre is directlycore. to fourover the downtown star hotelfour-star rooms through indoor path1,100 hotel rooms through Transportation: Calgary International ways; 11,000 hotel rooms inhotel Calgary, indoor pathways; 11,000 rooms iswith only 20 minutes with over 3,600 ofover those rooms right inAirport Calgary, 3,600 ofaway those in therooms downtown right incore. the downtown core.dining Attractions: vibrant shopping, and entertainment inInternational downtown Transportation: Calgary Transportation: Calgary International Calgary; the Epcor Centre for Airport is isonly 2020 minutes away Airport only minutes away Performing Arts; the Glenbow Attractions: vibrant shopping, dining Vibrant Attractions: shopping, Museum; spectacular hiking and and entertainment in downtown dining entertainment in downskiingand in the blue Canadian Rockies. Calgary; the Epcor for Epcor Centre town Calgary; theCentre Performing Arts;Arts; the Glenbow for Performing the Glenbow Museum; Museum;spectacular spectacularhiking hikingand and skiing skiingininthe theblue blueCanadian CanadianRockies. Rockies.

services, wireless internet, plus complimentary multiple pre-function 6,500 Wi-Fi sq. ft.; in Expansion, due to be comareas and in Internet speedscombined of up to pleted 2009;access will triple one Gigabit. meeting/exhibition space to nearly 500,000 sq. ft. Hotel Rooms: 1,400 Convention/Guest 6,500 sq. ft.; Expansion, due to be comofVenue Oklahoma City’s 15,000 hotel rooms features: Unique “scratch pleted in 2009; will triple combined arekitchen” within walking distance. Two of the on-site caterer utilizes meeting/exhibition space to nearly fresh, adjacent hotels arewithout connecting: one is avoids local sq. products additives, 500,000 ft. joined by agoods, glass-enclosed sky bridge; canned disposable utensils and Venue features: Unique and the other offers access“scratch through the dishes. kitchen” on-site caterer concourse, utilizes fresh, renovated underground which Green Designated aavoids local products additives, opens intoFeatures: thewithout convention center’s 900Powersmart Convention Centre by BC canned goods, disposable and space underground parkingutensils garage. Hydro; Awarded “GO GREEN” cerdishes. Transportation: 10 miles/15 min. from tificate from the Building Owners and Green Features: Designated a just Will Rogers World Airport, located Managers Association. Powersmart Convention Centre City by BC off I-40 in downtown Oklahoma Convention/Hotel Rooms: 13,000 Hydro; Awarded cerbetween I-35 and “GO I-44. GREEN” quality rooms within easy walking tificate fromhotel the Building Owners Attractions: Oklahoma City Arena,and distance. Managers Association. Bricktown dining & entertainment Transportation: Vancouver Convention/Hotel Rooms: 13,000 district, Bricktown Canal & Water International Airport. quality hotel rooms withinBallpark, easy walking Taxis, AT&T Bricktown Myriad Botanical Gardens and distance. Attractions: Edgewater Casino, Tantra Crystal Bridge Lounge Tropical Conservatory; Waterfront & Grill at Transportation: Vancouver Oklahoma Museum Art, Dam LonsdaleCity Quay Hotel,ofGiggle International Airport. Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma Dinner Theatre, Grouse Mountain, Attractions: Edgewater Casino, Tantra City National & Museum, The Peak ofMemorial Vancouver, H.R. Waterfront Lounge &Western Grill atHeritage National Cowboy and MacMillan Space Centre, Vancouver Lonsdale Quay Hotel, Giggle Dam Museum, Oklahoma City Zoo, Science Art Gallery, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Dinner Theatre, Grouse Mountain, Museum. Chinese Garden, Vancouver Maritime The Peak of Vancouver, H.R. See & ad Events, on Museum, Harbour Cruises MacMillan Space Centre, Vancouver Cover 3 Vancouver Museum, Vancouver Art Gallery, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Aquarium, M&M Chinese Garden, Vancouver Maritime Salmon Fishing Museum, Harbour Cruises & Events, Charters, Playland @ Vancouver Museum, Vancouver the PNE, VanDusen Aquarium, M&M Botanical Garden, Salmon Fishing Prince of Whales Charters, Playland @ Whale Watching. the PNE, VanDusen

CONNECTICUT Connecticut CONNECTICUT

Connecticut CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT Convention Center CONVENTION CENTER CONVENTION CENTER Columbus Boulevard 100100 Columbus Boulevard Hartford, CT 06106 Hartford, CT 06106 249-6000; 249-6161 (860)(860) 249-6000; Fax:Fax: (860)(860) 249-6161 www.ctconventions.com www.ctconventions.com Director of Sales Marketing: Director of Sales andand Marketing: Jeanne O’Grady Jeanne O’Grady

“The Spotlight’ s On NEW “The Spotlight’ s On TheThe NEW Convention Center” Connecticut Connecticut Convention Center” Snapshot: views stunning, Snapshot: TheThe views are are stunning, thethe theisspace is immense, space is immense, the ease of space immense, andand theand easethe of ease of booking an isevent is superior. booking an event is superior. booking an event superior. TheTheThe Connecticut Convention Center offers Connecticut Convention Center offers more 200,000 square of meetmore thanthan 200,000 square feetfeet of meetspace a dramatic riverfront inging space in aindramatic riverfront set-setaccessible to more million tingting accessible to more thanthan 23 23 million people within a 2-1/2 hour drive. people within a 2-1/2 hour drive. Meeting Space: 205,000 ft meetof meetMeeting Space: 205,000 sq. sq. ft of ing/exhibit space; meeting rooms; ing/exhibit space; 19 19 meeting rooms; Ballroom; 180,000 40,000-sq.-ft. 40,000-sq.-ft. Ballroom; 180,000 sq. sq. ft. ft. including a 140,000of exhibit space, of exhibit space, including a 140,000sq.-ft Main Exhibit Hall; 40,000-sq.sq.-ft Main Exhibit Hall; 40,000-sq.3,200-seat ballroom. ft., ft., 3,200-seat ballroom.

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Venue Features: Wireless internet, Venue Features: Wireless internet, Venue Features: Wireless internet, Webcasting; Executive Chef Roger Webcasting; Executive Chef Roger Webcasting; Executive Chef Roger Morgan; Seattle’s Best Café Attached Morgan; Seattle’s Best Café Attached Morgan; Seattle’s Best Café Attached to409-room 409-room Marriott Hotel; 2,600toto409-room Marriott Hotel; 2,600Marriott Hotel; 2,600space attached parking garage; space attached parking garage; space attached parking garage; Convenient access tomajor major highways. Convenient access totomajor highways. Convenient access highways. Convention/Guest Hotel Rooms: Convention/Guest Convention/GuestHotel HotelRooms: Rooms: 1,700 Rooms (downtown); 6,500 1,700 Rooms (downtown); 6,500 1,700 Rooms (downtown); 6,500 Rooms (within miles). Rooms (within 303030 miles). Rooms (within miles). Transportation: miles from Bradley Transportation: 121212 miles from Bradley Transportation: miles from International Airport.Airport. International Airport. Bradley International Nearby Attractions: The Old State Nearby Attractions: The Old State Nearby Attractions: The Old State House; Wadsworth Atheneum; House; Wadsworth Atheneum; House; Wadsworth Atheneum; Bushnell Park; Bushnell Park Bushnell Park; Bushnell Park Bushnell Park; Bushnell Park Carousel; Mark Twain/Harriet Carousel; Mark Twain/Harriet Carousel; Mark Twain/Harriet Beecher Stowe Homesteads; Bushnell Beecher Stowe Homesteads; Bushnell Beecher Stowe Homesteads; Memorial Hall; State Capitol Memorial Hall; State Capitol Bushnell Memorial Hall; State Building; New England Air Museum; Building; New England Museum; Capitol Building; NewAir England Mystic Seaport & Marinelife Mystic Seaport & Marinelife Air Museum; Mystic Seaport & Aquarium; Foxwoods Resort Casino; Aquarium; Foxwoods Resort Casino; Marinelife Aquarium; Foxwoods Mohegan Resort; Essex Valley Mohegan SunSun Resort; Essex Valley Resort Casino; Mohegan Sun Railroad ; Old Sturbridge Village; Railroad ;Essex Old Sturbridge Village; Resort; Valley Railroad ; Old Basketball Hall of Basketball Fame ; USSHall Basketball Hall of Fame ; USS Sturbridge Village; ; Goodspeed Opera; Nautilus Opera; ofNautilus Fame; ;Goodspeed USS Nautilus; Goodspeed Six Flags amusement park; park; Six Flags amusement park; Opera; Six Flags amusement The Connecticut Shore Long The Connecticut Shore ononon Long The Connecticut Shore Long Island Sound’ Five ski areas. Island Sound’ Five skiski areas. Island Sound’ Five areas.

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MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS

184,000-sq.-ft. Main Exhibit Hall. 184,000-sq.-ft. Main Exhibit Hall. Venue Features: Wireless Venue Features: FreeFree Wireless Internet, Internet II Abilene Network Internet, Internet II Abilene Network Capability, and Informational Plasma Capability, and Informational Plasma Entertainment/Sports/Performances/ Screens located throughout buildScreens located throughout thethe buildExhibitions/Concerts/Competition/ Transportation & Visitor ing;ing; Transportation & Visitor Information Desk, Close proximity Information Desk, Close proximity to to Shows/Special Events public transportation. public transportation. Convention/Guest Hotel Rooms: Convention/Guest Hotel Rooms: 35,000. 35,000. Transportation: milles from BOSTON CONVENTION Transportation: twotwo milles from BOSTON CONVENTION Logan International Airport. International Airport. EXHIBITION CENTER Logan && EXHIBITION CENTER Summer Street 415415 Summer Street Nearby Attractions: Faneuil Hall Nearby Attractions: Faneuil Hall Boston, 02210 Boston, MAMA 02210 Marketplace, Boston Harbor, Marketplace, Boston Harbor, 954-2000; 954-2299 (617)(617) 954-2000; Fax:Fax: (617)(617) 954-2299 Downtown Boston, Fenway Park, Downtown Boston, Fenway Park, www.massconvention.com www.massconvention.com Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Executive Director: James E. Rooney Executive Director: James E. Rooney Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, “Stunning Architecture. Superior “Stunning Architecture. Superior Black Heritage Trail, Freedom Black Heritage Trail, TheThe Freedom Service. Unsurpassed Technology.” Service. Unsurpassed Technology.” Trial, Museum of Science. Trial, Museum of Science. Snapshot: Designed input from SeeSee Snapshot: Designed withwith input from on Page Ad Ad on Page 23 23 association corporate meeting association andand corporate meeting planners as well as trade show planners as well as trade show producers worldwide, Boston producers worldwide, thethe Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) delivers more customer(BCEC) delivers more customerfocused features, greater flexibility, focused features, greater flexibility, andand more state-of-the-art services more state-of-the-art services thanthan anyany other convention center. Flexible, easily other convention center. Flexible, easily configured spaces make BCEC configured spaces make thethe BCEC thethe perfect choice both large perfect choice for for both large andand THE FACILITIES MEDIA GROUP small-scale events. small-scale events. Essential Planning Tools Meeting Space: More 300,000 Meeting Space: More thanthan 300,000 sq. sq. ft. of meeting space; 84 meeting rooms; ft. of meeting space; 84 meeting rooms; 40,020-sq.-ft. Ballroom; 516,000 40,020-sq.-ft. Ballroom; 516,000 sq. sq. ft. ft. Facilities & Destinations 2010-2011 Planner Guide of Exhibition Space, including of Exhibition Space, including

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