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If you are seeking a venue that is classic yet technologically up-to-date, and that has plenty of after-hours recreation to offer your attendees, look no further than the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in West Virginia.

Set on over 1,700 acres, Oglebay has kept its vintage natural beauty while not skimping on modern commodities and conveniences its guests and conference attendees need most.  The feature that usually comes first to an attendee’s mind is high speed wireless internet service.

After the convention is over for the day, Oglebay has some of the best golf courses in the nation; the newest course was designed by Arnold Palmer himself.  All courses have fully stocked pro shops, full time pros, and a restaurant.

If you bring your family to the conference, they’ll enjoy the zoo, planetarium, the train rides, the swimming, the tennis, the horses, the fishing, the skiing, the snowboarding (in season), the many hiking trails, the miniature golf, and the various museums.  And so will YOU.

With 15 meeting rooms and over 20,000 square feet of meeting space, Oglebay can offer your conference/convention/meeting/retreat/trade show any kind of facilities it requires.

The conference rooms can be arranged in a variety of ways, including theater or classrooms, to best suit your conference needs.

For assistance in planning your conference, call us at 800-972-1991, 304-243-4060, or contact Scott Schenerlein, Director of Sales & Conference Services, at sschenerlein@oglebay-resort.com

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Frank Lloyd Wright had a vision of a graceful, curving convention center that would link beautiful Lake Monona with the State Capitol Building.  The Monona Terrace Convention Center is that dream come true.

Just look at the 360-degree tour of the venue!

Whether your convention/conference/meeting/retreat is large or small, the Monona Terrace is the ideal venue.  with 250,000 square feet of space, multi-level, curving, and geometric, with spectacular glass vistas accenting everything, your gathering will be in the perfect place here at the Monona Terrace.  It’s not only a fantastic venue; it’s a visual paradise.

The Monona Terrace has anything you could possibly need for your conference, too: easy-access parking, AV services, security, furniture and staging, shipping, wireless internet access, and even a gift shop!

Planning a trade show?  The Monona Terrace has over 37,000 square feet of exhibition space.

This venue is easy to get to, too.  Madison is accessible by air from every major metro area in the country.  Greyhound provides services to downtown Madison, as well.

Monona Terrace Community and Convention
1 John Nolen Drive
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 261-4000?

If you are looking for a convention/conference/retreat venue that is located near a myriad of local wonders for evenings and free time, look no further than the Parkway Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Casper, Wyoming.  Whether your attendees are golfers, fishermen or outdoor adventurers, historians, sports fans, or just interested in local color, this venue is only a short distance from all of those, and more.

The Parkway can offer your convention a large conference center along with many meeting rooms.  The hotel’s catering service can take good care of a group of any size with cuisine so good, your attendees -and you – will remember it for a long time thereafter.

This venue has, in fact, 20 meeting rooms and over 25,000 square feet of flexible meeting and conference space that can accommodate up to 1,500 people.  You’ll have access to any audio-visual equipment you might need, as well as high speed internet and teleconferencing capabilities.

The Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Center also offers your attendees transportation to and from the airport or group outings.

It’s always best, in my opinion, when the conference venue also houses the hotel and dining room, and the Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Center does all of that, and much, much more.

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Got a small or medium-sized conference?  The Dallas Convention Center can accommodate you, and easily.

Got a huge conference?  The Dallas Convention Center can accommodate you, too, and just as easily.

After all, this is the venue chosen for Super Bowl XLV.

Whatever the size or type of conference/convention/meeting/retreat you are planning, the Dallas Convention Center is the perfect venue.  Almost daily, this venue is host to pretty much any and every kind of gathering you could imagine: shows, plays, music, sports, art, and culture beyond description.  No matter what kind of gathering you have in mind, the Dallas Convention Center can handle it.  This is one of the largest convention centers in the nation.

The Dallas Convention Center has over a million square feet of exhibit space, after all. This includes an arena that seats over nine thousand people, a theater that accommodates almost two thousand people, and nearly a hundred meeting rooms of various types and sizes.

Did I mention that this venue also has the largest column-free exhibit hall in the United States?

There is plenty of easily-accessible parking here, too.  Free parking for the show management team.

The Dallas Convention Center was the first convention center in the world to offer wireless internet services.  It has also been recognized as “The Best-Run Convention Center in America.”

This April, the Dallas Convention Center was awarded the LEEDS EB Silver Certification for its efforts to “be green.”   Interim Director Al Rojas said that The LEED Certification exemplifies our commitment to providing the highest quality space for our customers and employees.  We understand the importance of these efforts which not only lower costs but improve the environment for generations to come.

Contact information for the Dallas Convention Center can be found by clicking HERE.

Dallas Convention Center

650 South Griffin Street

Dallas, TX 75202

(214)939-2700

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The Albuquerque Convention Center is the perfect venue for your convention/conference/trade show/retreat.  This venue has a LOT of exhibit space: 167,000 square feet, most of it column-free.  The building has 27 meeting rooms capable of hosting small intimate meetings as well as huge breakout space for up to 1,110 people.

Add to this space the 31,000 square feet of ballroom, which could also be a banquet space for up to 2,000 attendees.  If your conference requires a large space in which all the attendees at once listen to a keynote speaker, the 2,300-seat Kiva Auditorium is exactly what your conference needs!

The Albuquerque Convention Center has any and all of the services your convention could possibly require.  A few of these services include room set-up, rentals, catering, sound operation, audio-visual services, and internet connection.  This is only a partial list, remember; there are many more services available!

This venue has its own airport transportation, as well!  Not only does the venue get your attendees to and from the airport, it is also convenient to the Rapid Ride system and the historic trolly to Old town.

The Albuquerque Convention Center is right in the middle of downtown Albuquerque, but it has plenty of handy parking space for your attendees.

In the evenings, there is much for your attendees to see and do in Albuquerque.  No matter what the season, Albuquerque has something for everyone!

For a truly unique Victorian experience, why not bring your small conference to Delaware?  The Boardwalk Plaza Hotel is right on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk, at #2 Olive Avenue.

The hotel is filled with Victorian antiques and reproductions, and, in direct contrast to the vintage look of old England, you’ll also find high speed internet, climate control in each room or suite, a heated indoor-outdoor pool, a fully equipped exercise room, and several pubs/restaurants of every kind, from inexpensively informal to elegant.  On weekends, there is live entertainment.

Your conference attendees will enjoy banquet rooms with ocean front views, state of the art electronics, high speed T-1 internet, and complimentary valet parking.  Whether you have 10 – 15 people or up to a hundred, the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel can offer you excellent meals: the wide selection of menu items and buffets for all three meals and in-between, will be a real crowd-pleaser.

The Boardwalk Plaza Hotel is perfect for small executive meetings, receptions, seminars, lectures, retreats, and any small conference or convention.  The hotel can offer your group a conference-style room, banquet hall, reception, classroom, and a theater, all of which accommodate at least sixty people, and some rooms up to 150.  There are also breakout rooms, which can accommodate up to 25 people each.  Several of these areas are wheelchair-accessible, and the glass elevator makes access even easier.

The Boardwalk Plaza is the only AAA Four Diamond oceanfront hotel in the Mid-Atlantic!

During the evening, your conference attendees can relax in the adults-only spa and hot tubs, or stroll the boardwalk and take advantage of the beach.

Downtown Rehoboth Beach is well within walking distance for those who wish to do a little shopping in their free time.

For more information about group/conferences/conventions, contact the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel’s group sales manager.

Boardwalk Plaza Hotel
2 Olive Ave. & the Boardwalk
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Phone: (302) 227-7169
Toll Free: 800-33-BEACH
Fax: (302) 227-0561

Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center, in the heart of West Virginia’s beautiful Canaan Valley Resort State Park, looks a lot like a chalet you might encounter while skiing in the Swiss Alps, doesn’t it!    Well, while it might not be in the Alps, it’s in the Allegheny Mountains, and many people believe the Alleghenies are as beautiful as any mountain you’d find in Europe or anywhere else!

Heidi would be right at home here.  The skiing is magnificent, and the views even more so!

Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center can handle a large gathering – up to 900 attendees can be comfortably accommodated here.  No matter what kind of rooms – large or small – that you need for your convention/conference/retreat/trade show, etc, this venue can handle it.  With an assortment of floor plans, from theater-style to classroom to small group, etc, Canaan Valley’s got your number.

I am of the belief that the best conference venue is one that is also a hotel, so your attendees will have the luxury and convenience of having it all in one place.  Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center has 250 guest rooms or suites, enough to give all of your attendees a good night’s rest.  Breakfast?  Lunch?  Dinner?   This venue can accommodate your attendees’ stomachs, too!

Your guests won’t have to leave Fido or Fluffy at home alone, either.  Small pets are welcome at Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center.

There are also 23 private cabins and cottages at Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center!

Oh, and I mustn’t forget to mention the free high-speed internet access. . . .

Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center is on Flickr; check us out and see why people love us so!  To see us in motion, check our YouTube videos! We’re on Facebook, too!

Canaan Valley is the highest mountain valley east of the Rocky Mountains, with a base elevation of 3,100 feet, but it’s situated on a plateau, which makes it ideal for skiing and golf.

To make your convention/conference/trade show/retreat/large group reservation, contact Alicia Lewis in Group Sales, at 304-866-4121, ext. 2686, or fill out the online request form.

For more information, please feel free to download Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center’s free brochure.

Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center

HC 70, Box 330, Davis, WV 26260
1 800-622-4121 | 1 304-866-4121
Email Us reservations@canaanresort.com

It’s hard to find the words to describe the beauty of Rhode Island’s Whispering Pines Conference Center.  It reminds me of something out of a movie, maybe Dirty Dancing.  Yes, that’s it.  At Whispering Pines, your attendees would look around for Baby, to make sure she wasn’t sitting in the corner!

Whispering Pines is made up of several separate lodges, all of which are awesome.  The lodges are located “here and there” on 2300 acres of real forest, complete with lakes and streams.  The lodges, two of which are handicapped-accessible, are equipped with all the modern conveniences, including high-speed internet and any audio-visual equipment you might need.

Staying at Whispering Pines isn’t like staying at a high-rise hotel in the middle of a city.  It’s quiet at Whispering Pines, and it smells. . . . wonderful, like flowers, and freshly-cut grass.

This is not a place for a huge conference, mind you.  Whispering Pines is the perfect venue for a small gathering – from 18 to 100 attendees.  If you are planning a corporate retreat, for example, this is the place!

With four good-sized conference rooms, you’ll even be able to divide your agenda into segments or seminars, and meet in different rooms.  As for food. . . .

As an added benefit, Whispering Pines even offers your attendees a Golf Clinic, and if your gathering is actually an overnight corporate retreat, why not call it a Golf Getaway and take advantage of Whispering Pines’ offer of 2 full days for teambuilding and productivity with plenty of time to “squeeze in” golf, 14 hours of golf learning, scoring, and entertainment facilitated by the S4 Tour Pros, AND lessons divided into 6 hours of classroom and range learning along with 8 hours of course time, all customized to meet your needs.

For more information on the Corporate Golf Getaway, call Whispering Pines at 401-397-3361, extension 6056.

For all other questions, and for reservations, here is Whispering Pines’ contact information:

Whispering Pines Conference Center

W. Alton Jones Campus, URI

401 Victory Highway

West Greenwich, RI 02817

401-397-3361 extention 6056

www.wpinescc.com

wpines@etal.uri.edu

Whispering Pines is also on Facebook!

Not all conferences, conventions, trade shows, corporate retreats, etc, are huge. Some are small-to-medium, and the Spring Mill Inn is the perfect spot for your not-so-huge gathering.

Located right in the middle of southern Indiana’s Spring Mill State Park, the Spring Mill Inn is quite well known for beauty: both its own and its surroundings!  Rustic on the outside and thoroughly modern on the inside, people are sometimes surprised to find every convenience, including high speed internet, at their disposal, for both personal and large group needs.

Contact information for the inn and the park are:
Spring Mill State Park
P.O. Box 68
Mitchell, IN, 47446
812-849-4081
Fax: 812-849-4647
Reservations:
877-LODGES-1
877-563-4371

For your group reservation, call 877 – 977 -7464 and ask for Group Sales.

The Spring Mill Inn is known for many things, all positive, and one of them is the view.  Every one of the group rooms has a spectacular view from windows that cover almost an entire wall.  The Inn is also known for its food; you’ll find none better anywhere you look.

Conferences are always better when the venue is also the hotel, and the Spring Mill Inn is both.  Conferences are also better when there is plenty to do in the evening or during free time.  Nobody is ever bored at Spring Mill State Park.  This is southern Indiana, remember, and the caves are everywhere.  Some caves here can be traveled on foot, but for others, you’ll have to use the boats.

The Pioneer Village isn’t merely a modern-fabricated imitation; each of the cabins, stores, workshops, barns, etc, is an authentic building.  You can walk around the Village for hours, going in and out of the homes, shops, etc, and learning while you gawk.

Need a swim?  The park pool is huge and inviting.  In fact, the entire venue and its surroundings are huge and inviting.  What your attendees will probably remember above everything, though is the Spring Mill itself.

It’s actually still run by spring water – see the big wheel? And I’d bet money, if I had any, that every single one of your conference attendees will go home with a sack of stone-ground cornmeal.  Yes.  They’ll watch it being ground and they’ll watch it being sacked and they’ll watch the man tie off the sacks and they’ll jostle to the front of the line and buy one.  Or two.  It makes the best corn bread they’ll ever taste.

People come to the Spring Mill Inn for all kinds of gathers, small to medium, every day, year-round, but if your conference, convention, trade show, retreat, etc, is in summer, be sure to make your arrangements as early as you can, in order to get exactly what you want.  You might not have heard of this venue today, but I guarantee that you’ll remember its name all the days of your lives.

It’s got everything.  Even blind prehistoric fish in the caves!

The beautiful Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, located at 100 State Street in Montpelier, Vermont 05602, is like taking a step back in time but with ALL of the most modern conveniences of the present.

If your convention is HUGE, this is perhaps not the venue for you, but if you are expecting between 3 and 300 attendees, Vermont is the venue you’ve been seeking.

You can find the various rooms and resources of the Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center right here.

It’s always nice when a conference venue is also a hotel, in my opinion, and the Capitol Plaza is both.  There are a variety of rooms from which your attendees might pick, in fact.

And, what are people saying about the Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center?  Lots of things, all good; in fact, so many good things that it was voted Best of the Best!

Need a place for your attendees to eat?  There’s a J. Morgan’s Steakhouse right in the venue!

Or, you can arrange to have your convention catered!

During evenings and other free time, there is much for your attendees to do.  Remember, this is VERMONT, and the skiing is wonderful.  In summer, so is the hiking.  There are many other attractions as well.

For more information please email or phone us at 1-800-274-5252.