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A combined total of nearly 200 Convention Centers, Meeting Hotels and CVBs have received “Awards of Excellence” for 2009.  Since 1993, the Facilities Media Group has given out the awards, and the list of winners and official announcement appears in the current issue of the Facilities & Destinations SuperBook.

In 2008, more than one million meeting & convention attendees came to Anaheim California, according to the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau (AOCVCB). “Meetings have a significant economic impact on our area’s hotels, restaurants, transportation and entertainment venues,” said Charles Ahlers, President of the AOCVCB. “We are very pleased that so many meeting and event planners reported record numbers in 2008 and had a positive experience here.”

The International Association of Conference Centers, the leading association worldwide for small-to-mid-size meeting venues, hosts important industry events and addresses an array of issues, including promoting market awareness of conference centers as offering separate, distinct and special places and services; disseminating information on the meetings industry and its trends; and providing programs and services that assist its 400+ venue members to respond to the needs of meetings professionals. Recently, the association, which includes members from the United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, France, England and Japan, announced its 2009 Board of Directors and other association officers. 

 The meeting industry event so great they named it twice will make a return engagement to Atlanta. The International Association for Exhibitions and Events announced the selection of Atlanta as the host city for the 2009 Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition.