Conference and meeting facilities.Whether you're planning an event for 10 or 10,000, Vancouver's convention and hotel facilities help make our city one of the best delegate draws 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. . Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre A landmark facility in one of the most spectacular waterfront settings in the world. More than 150,000 square feet of attractive, highly flexible function space, including 91,000 square feet of column-free exhibit space, a 16,600 square foot ballroom and 20 meeting rooms. Renowned worldwide for service excellence, technical capabilities and distinctive West Coast cuisine. Over 13,000 Hotel Rooms Downtown Vancouver offers a wonderful selection of meeting and convention facilities combined with exceptional accommodations. Vancouver's major downtown convention hotels offer service levels and product quality second to none. In fact, Vancouver was the first city in North America to boast three AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Five Diamond rated hotels and most are within easy walking distance of the centre. Vancouver Has Lots More to Offer * BC Place Stadium--the world's largest air supported dome; 60,000 seats and 247,000 square feet of usable space. * General Motors Place--one of the most active high end entertainment venues in North America and home to the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They joined the NHL as an expansion team in 1970. ; 20,000 seats. * University of British Columbia--Conference and Accommodation; up to 3,000. * The Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser Simon Fraser may refer to: Lords Lovat:
* Pacific National Exhibition--facilities include the Pacific Coliseum Current arenas in the Western Hockey League Eastern Conference Western Conference Art Hauser Centre • Brandt Centre • , Agrodome, Rollerland, Forum and Garden Auditorium; from 1,100 to 17,500 seats. * Enterprise Hall at the Plaza of Nations--a glass enclosed, multi-purpose facility with 80-foot ceilings, offering panoramic views of False Creek False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. ; up to 2,000 people. * Victoria, the beautiful capital city of British Columbia located on Vancouver Island, is only a 30 minute floatplane floatplane: see seaplane. or helicopter ride away or a 3 1/2 hour transfer via BC Ferries. It is home to several wonderful hotels as well as the 40,000 square foot Victoria Conference Centre, an excellent meeting and convention facility. * Whistler, known as one of the best ski resorts in the world, is also ideal for meetings and conferences. Just a two hour drive from Vancouver, it offers great hotel choices as well as the Whistler Conference Centre, a 35,000 square foot venue capable of handling groups of up to 1,600 people. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion