The expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center is scheduled to open in March 2011, offering one million square feet of meeting and exhibition president. Jack Ferguson, who will assume the role of President & CEO of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau in January, is seen here leading a hard hat tour of the work in progress. The tour was organized by the Philadelphia Customer Advisory Board, an organization made up of meeting planners and CVB officials.  (left to right) Linda McKinney, Meeting Facilitator, Philadelphia Customer Advisory Board; Wanda Johnson, Senior Director of Meetings & Education, The Endocrine Society; Ferguson; Susan Katz, Director Corporate Events & Travel, True Value Company; and Lucas Landis,  Construction Liaison, Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority. Click here for other expansion photographs

Craig McCarthy, Communications Manager, Park City Convention & Visitors Bureau and Hannah Bowling, Communications Director for The Canyons, Park City, Utah, met with Facilitiesonline to discuss why this destination has increased its appeal as a unique mountain setting for small-to-mid-size meetings. Click here for a Hot News Feature on what’s new in this Southwestern Meetings Destination.

This Fall MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort & Convention Center in Kingsport, Tennessee unveil its 22,000 square-feet, state-of-the-art, executive conference wing , which includes venue will include two amphitheatres (a 60-seat and 150-seat, both U-shaped), two boardrooms (seating 30 people each), a conference room, a 5,000 square-feet ballroom and a two-story parking garage.  The resort recently unveiled two new awe-inspiring 55-room towers, coinciding with the existing 195 room renovation project, garnering the resort 305 luxurious accommodations and the addition of a new indoor swimming pool, outdoor sun deck, hydrotherapy pool and fitness center boasting the latest cardio theater equipment.  The resort is home to the Cattails at Meadowview championship golf course, a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, the Meadows Restaurant, outdoor fire-pit, and Starbucks.  The new meeting space augments the destination’s existing 66,000 square feet of meeting and event space. According to General Manager, Andy King:  “Our resort will be a real niche in the southeast for groups that are looking for a distraction free meeting getaway. High-end facilities and award-winning service is a winning combination.  We finished number one in overall customer satisfaction and that speaks volumes about the people we have working on our staff.”

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