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well as hot stations. Everything is portable so it can be moved in and out, making the concourse and all but two of the conference rooms entirely customizable.”

The two static conference rooms will have retractable projection screens with all the amenities of a high end meeting hall.

What’s not out of the ordinary is the event center’s dedication and plans to preserve the Jewel of the Sierra.

Lake Tahoe Visitor Authority attorney Lew Feldman shared, “The event center needed to create a zero vehicle miles travel impact.

“To achieve the goal of zero vehicle miles the event center implemented, with support of stakeholders, public transit with Lake Link and on condition of approval from TRPA, in addition, required the casinos to implement paid parking after the environmental analysis conducted and concluded a combination of the two would achieve the zero vehicle mile travel,” Feldman added. “Lake link, started over a year in advance of the required start date and has had amazing results in ridership, and the drivers get great reviews.”

The project itself has removed 5 acres of impervious surface where cars causing contaminated runoff has been replaced by a roof which provides a source of clean runoff and, as it flows to the lake, benefits water quality in comparison to surface parking, he added.

LTVA President Carol Chaplin said the event center means evolution for the visitors authority.

“While we’ve always supported our lodging partners that have meeting space, we are evolving with additional sales support for the Event Center,” she said. “Our staff is helping with increasing awareness in the meetings market segment and helping meeting planners understand what the destination has to offer in the way of lodging, activities, restaurants, etc.”