Meetings Webinar Club: Conference Centers

With the economy in recovery, and the meetings industry picking up steam via pent-up demand, meeting planners can still find flexibility in the conference center segment regarding packaging. As they say, everything is negotiable!

We’ve hand-picked articles, upcoming events, and additional information to help you in your quest to learn more about Conference Centers. There’s no need to spend lots of time doing research … the editors of Meetings Focus have done it for you.

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Videos on Conference Centers

2010 IACC Americas Summit On Location! video coverage

Interviews: IACC’s Tom Cappucci, president, IACC Americas; Eric Whitson, DoSM, The National Conference Center
Topic: IACC Initiatives

Interview: Burt Cabanas, president/CEO of Benchmark Hospitality International
Topic: Hospitality and conference center industry predictions

Interview: Gregg Champion, COO, Benchmark Hospitality International
Topic: Maintaining service levels in a down economy

Interview: Alex Cabanas, chief development/strategy officer, Benchmark Hospitality International
Topic: Benchmark’s aggressive expansion plans

Interview: Aryn Derryberry, senior account manager of Hospitality Performance Network
Topic: Results of a recent meeting planner study Hospitality Performance Network conducted for IACC

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Articles about Conference Centers

"Center Shift"
Deluged with competition from other types of hotels and meeting facilities, conference centers have faced big challenges in recent years...

"Conference Center Changes"
Although few conference centers are under construction, there have been recent openings and management changes.

"Coping and Hoping"
While conference centers are designed for serious meetings and might seem somewhat immune from economic recession and perception issues stemming from the AIG effect, according to conference center consultant Dave Arnold, CEO-East for PKF Consulting, few conference centers have escaped the impact of the economic downturn.

"The IACC Brand"
What's in a name? IACC has the conference center product and branding down to a science.

"Change of Focus"
While conference centers typically aren't know as government meeting facilities, at least one is tapping that market during the economic downturn.

IACC Resources

IACC Universal Criteria
Here’s the skinny on what it takes—down to the last detail—to be recognized as a premier conference center.

“The Conference Center Difference”
IACC’s promotional piece on what makes their member facilities stand out.

The IACC Code of Sustainability, IACC's Environmental Policy Statement, and the list of IACC member properties that have signed on to the Code

IACC Resource Library Files

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