California. (Western Update).ANAHEIM AND ORANGE COUNTY A remarkable renaissance has turned Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, country into a modern meetings destination. Following a major expansion, the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. is the West Coast's largest, with 1.6 million square feet of space suited for the most sizeable groups. The center boasts the latest technology, too, with new widespread wireless capabilities. Adding to the area's appeal, Anaheim and Disney came together to create the $4.2 billion Anaheim Resort District, 1,100 acres of entertainment, restaurants, and hotels surrounding the convention center and Disneyland. One of the major cornerstones of this revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. is Disney's California Adventure Disney's California Adventure is a theme park in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland Park and part of the larger Disneyland Resort. It opened on February 8, 2001. The park is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. , a new theme park resort that opened last year. Located on the grounds of this most recent addition to Disney's popular portfolio of parks is the Grand Californian, an elegant 750-room hotel that captures the style and spirit of the state and features more than 20,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space. This spring, Anaheim's newest attraction hits the streets, literally: The Anaheim Resort Transit (ART) offers visitors a quick, convenient shuttle service between hotels and the resort area's world-class tourist attractions Noun 1. tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" and convention facilities. HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. Coming to California's coast in January 2003, the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa will offer meetings with striking Pacific views and a relaxing resort atmosphere. The Hyatt Regency will feature 52,000 square feet of meeting space to expertly serve the needs of business travelers and planners alike. The centerpiece of this space is a 20,000-square-foot ballroom capable of accommodating up to 2,000 people, which is adjoined by a terrace overlooking the water and 15,000 square feet of lawn specifically designed with outdoor events in mind. Additional facilities will include two oceanside ballrooms of 6,300 and 3,300 square feet, an 11,000-square-foot exhibition space with 16-foot ceilings, and beautifully appointed accommodations sure to satisfy meeting participants. With more than eight miles of stunning sandy coastline, Huntington Beach offers a variety of recreational activities, most notably surfing and sunset walks on its popular pier. MONTEREY Robert Louis Stevenson called it "the greatest meeting of land and sea," and Monterey promises planners the greatest meeting ever. The award-winning Monterey Conference Center features 58,000 square feet of newly renovated meeting space, including an unobstructed 19,600-square-foot ballroom and the unique Steinbeck Forum offering seating for 490. In addition to major meeting spaces are a number of more intimate boardrooms and breakouts, which open to flowering city- and bay-view terraces. The Monterey Meeting Connection is the formal association of the conference center and three hotels. Double Tree Hotel Monterey, Monterey Marriott, and Hotel Pacific combine for a total of 61,000 square feet of function space, 30,000 square feet of exhibit space, and more than 800 guest rooms and suites. With rooms, a self-contained convention facility, and adjacent championship golf course, the Hyatt Regency is Monterey's most complete resort. Dominating the city's skyline, the Monterey Marriott just completed a multimillion-dollar renovation to its 341 guest rooms and 8,100-square-foot ballroom. The Monterey Bay Aquarium's exhibit galleries, which provide for partial or complete use of the facility for groups from 30 to 3,000, allow convention-goers to delight in an evening amidst exotic sea life. OAKLAND Oakland's booming economy and blossoming cultural landscape make this Bay Area city a popular place to do business. The more than $300 million in new construction this year alone includes five new hotels, bringing Oakland's total number of guest rooms to more than 2,200. Oakland Marriott City Center and Convention Center is the largest meeting facility in the area, able to host nearly 10,000 for a reception or 6,000 theater-style. The Claremont Resort The Claremont Resort & Spa is a historic hotel that straddles the border between Berkeley and Oakland, California. It is located at the foot of Claremont Canyon in the Berkeley Hills, providing the resort with scenic views of San Francisco Bay. & Spa, with 279 guest rooms, offers nearly 5,000 square feet of meeting space to suit 400. The Chabot Space & Science Center in the Oakland hills Oakland Hills is a common informal name for that section of the Berkeley Hills which extends along the eastern side of Oakland, California. In recent decades, it has become the more common popular term although it remains "officially" incorrect among geographers and gazetteers. opened last year and features a world-class, 250-seat planetarium planetarium, optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors mounted on an axis. ; interactive science exhibits; and high-tech research center. Consider the Chabot, which can accommodate up to 1,800 people, for your special event. Just minutes from San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Oakland's tumbling hills, beautiful lakes, and numerous parks provide a refreshing alternative to the busy urban environment. The area offers all the amenities and attractions of a big-city site--without the big-city price tag. What's more, tourist-friendly transportation options make getting around a breeze. PASADENA It's the city that feels like a village, and the Pasadena Conference Center The Pasadena Conference Center is a convention center in Pasadena, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It consists of three buildings. Pasadena Civic Auditorium The Civic Auditorium, also known as the Pasadena Civic Center is at the heart of it alt. The center, which recently completed a $1.3 million renovation, is comprised of three distinct meeting venues under one roof: the Conference Building, Exhibition Building, and 3,029-seat Pasadena Civic Auditorium Civic Auditorium is a name commonly used for a city's auditorium and/or arena. Canada
Looking to lure even larger groups, the center's plans for expansion call for the 190,000-square-foot development to include an additional 60,000 square feet of meeting space, 46,000 square feet of exhibition space, an 18,000-square-foot ballroom, and 43,000 square feet of pre-function space. If approved this spring, construction could begin as early as 2003. Located across from the conference center is Paseo Colorado, Pasadena's three-block, open-air commercial complex that opened to rave reviews last fall. This patchwork of wonderful shopping and entertainment options features magnificent Mediterranean architecture, lush pedestrian promenades, and a desirable place for meeting participants to get some down time. With 2,500 hotel rooms, Pasadena offers a variety of accommodations. The 317-room Sheraton Pasadena Hotel, formerly Holiday Inn, is adjacent to the Pasadena Conference Center, while the 296-room Hilton Pasadena offers the sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of a chic boutique hotel Boutique hotel is a term originating in North America to describe intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized level accommodation and services / facilities. . Pasadena's newest property, the 314room Courtyard by Marriott Courtyard by Marriott is a brand of hotels owned by Marriott International. They have over 2,800 hotels worldwide, as of June 2007. Courtyard by Marriott is designed for business travelers. , is the first hotel to be located in Old Pasadena, the city's 20-block historic district. SACRAMENTO Here in the heart of gold country, conference planners will strike it rich at any one of Sacramento's meeting sites. The Sacramento Convention Center The Sacramento Convention Center is the main center for events happening in Sacramento, California, USA, which encompasses three venues: The Exhibit Hall, The Community Center Theatre and the Memorial Auditorium. External links
Planners have their pick of hotels, with more than 10,000 guest rooms in the region. Major properties include the 500-room Hyatt Regency Sacramento adjacent to the convention center and the new Sheraton Grand Sacramento, a 503-room retreat that opened in May 2001. Located in the historic Sacramento Public Market Building, the Sheraton makes meetings memorable with a 10,500-square-foot ballroom and 15 additional meeting rooms totaling 20,000 square feet of flexible event space. Still one of California's most affordable major cities, Sacramento is also one of the most accessible--with a convenient county airport system and several direct rail routes. Located midway between the Pacific Ocean and the Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada, mountain range, Spain Sierra Nevada (syā`rä nāvä`thä), chief mountain range of S Spain, in Granada prov., running from east to west for c.60 mi (100 km), parallel to the Mediterranean Sea. Mountains, Sacramento is surrounded by countless attractions and recreational activities, as well. SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. The dramatic San Diego Convention Center The San Diego Convention Center is the main convention center for the city of San Diego, California. It is located in the Marina district of downtown San Diego near the Gaslamp Quarter, at 111 West Harbor Drive. , located along the downtown area's famous waterfront, lust doubled in size. With its beautiful panoramic views of both the city and the bay, the center is ideally situated within a mile of 7,500 world-class hotel rooms and 10 minutes from the airport. The recently expanded convention center features 615,701 square feet of exhibit space, 204,114 square feet of meeting space, and 284,494 square feet of prefunction space. The building's architectural centerpiece, the 90,000-square-foot Sails Pavilion, is the largest column-free special events area in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The Lodge at Torrey Pines Torrey Pines can refer to:
Construction has commenced on a major project at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego on San Diego Bay Noun 1. San Diego Bay - a bay of the Pacific in southern California San Diego - a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world . Slated for completion in summer 2003, a new 33story, 750-room tower connected to the existing hotel (formerly the Hyatt Regency San Diego) will bring the property's total to 120,000 square feet of meeting space and 1,625 sleeping rooms. The city will also soon be home to a 261-room W Hotel, with 5,500 square feet of elegant meeting space, as well as a 512-room Westin Hotel and Tower with its own banquet and convention wing, set to open in spring 2004. SAN FRANCISCO Central to this city's convention landscape is the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. , growing again to accommodate the ever-increasing demand for meetings held here. With the addition of the 300,000-square-foot Moscone West in mid-2003, the massive convention complex will soon offer a total of 900,000 square feet of flexible meeting and exhibit space. Flexible is the key word: Moscone West's unique modular capability will allow planners to personally create a configuration that matches most every meeting need. Located at the edge of San Francisco's burgeoning, bustling financial district, South of Market, the Moscone Center is just four blocks from Union Square, the city's vibrant shopping district, and the Powell Street cable car to Nob Hill Noun 1. Nob Hill - a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco San Francisco - a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge , Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf Fisherman's Wharf may refer to:
San Francisco International Airport “SFO” redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation). For the television series, see . recently completed a $2.4 billion expansion that includes the addition of a 1-million-square-foot main terminal building, two new international concourses, a light-rail system connecting all terminals, new entrance roadways and parking facilities, a consolidated rental-car center, and a BART station linking the airport to downtown and beyond. SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. These days, everyone knows the way to San Jose--the global crossroads of high-tech movers and shakers Shakers, popular name for members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, also called the Millennial Church. Members of the movement, who received their name from the trembling produced by religious emotion, were also known as Alethians. . But chips and disks tell only part of this city's story: Here, south of San Francisco, you'll find fabulous meeting spots to suit any size group up to 10,000. The San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau makes it easy to mix and match facilities in any way that works for you. The McEnery Convention Center sits in the center of it all, and offers 143,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space, a 22,000-square-foot ballroom, and the superior communication capabilities for which the area is famous. The Fairmont just opened a new tower with 264 guest rooms and suites, as well as 20,000 square feet of function space. This brings the hotel's current inventory to 805 rooms and 65,000 square feet of space suited for simultaneous meetings. In addition to the Fairmont Tower, construction of the 25-story San Jose Marriott is scheduled for completion in January 2003. The 450,000-square-foot luxury hotel, adjacent to the convention center, will include 17 meeting rooms with outdoor terraces and 506 guest rooms. Fresh from its $21 million makeover, the 512-room Hyatt San Jose near the airport plans to add up to 1,000 rooms, which will make it the largest hotel in the region; a timeline for the project has yet to be established. For something special, planners should consider the Hayes Mansion The Hayes Mansion is a building in San Jose, California, USA. It was originally constructed as a mansion and now holds a conference center and two restaurants. The building has been referred to as one of the finest examples of late 19th-century architecture in the Santa Clara Conference Center, a renovated 1905 mansion mixing old-world charm with modern convenience. Later this year, the Hayes will open a new three-story wing with 18,000 square feet of state-of-the-art conference space, including a 6,500-square-foot ballroom and numerous unique conference rooms with the finest flourishes, more than doubling the estate's existing meeting space. SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Here in Silicon Valley Central, leading-edge technology merges perfectly with the legendary California lifestyle to create a conference experience like no other. The Santa Clara Convention Center has taken its cues from the dynamic business that surrounds it. Distinctive glass pyramids mark the entrance to the 262,000-square-foot property, whose primary offerings include a 100,000-square-foot exhibit hail, 607-seat theater, 25 breakout rooms, and some of the most advanced audiovisual capabilities around. Dramatic mountain and bay views will undoubtedly inspire and uplift meeting participants. Adjacent to the convention center, the Network Meeting Center was built exclusively for day meetings of up to 250 people. Bells, whistles, and whatever you need in the way of technology is yours for the asking Adv. 1. for the asking - on the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the asking" on request at this state-of-the-art facility. Those coming to Santa Clara will be quite comfortable at any of the surrounding hotels, more than 3,800 guest rooms in all. The 755-room Santa Clara Marriott offers a recently renovated lobby, 23,000 square feet of meeting space, and Parcel 104, a brand new restaurant that serves American favorites with flair. |
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