Convention Center & CVB 2002 Directory. (N - Z).NEVADA Carson City Carson City, city (1990 pop. 40,443), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and agricultural area. State government is the major employer, and tourism is economically important. Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-638-2321 fax: 775-687-7416 Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is a public agency that runs the Las Vegas Convention Center, Cashman Center, and Cashman Field and is responsible for the advertising campaigns for the Clark County, Nevada area. 702-892-0711 fax: 702-892-2824 Chicago, IL Office 312-861-0711 fax: 312-861-1777 Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is a 39-story hotel casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It is owned by MGM Mirage. The top five floors (floors 35-39) of the main hotel building are used by the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas. 702-632-7900 fax: 702-632-7919 Sands Expo The Sands Expo and Convention Center, at 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m²), is the second largest convention center in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. It opened in 1990 across the street from the original Sands Hotel. and Convention Center 702-733-5556 fax: 702-733-5353 Laughlin Laughlin Visitors Bureau 702-298-3022 fax: 702-298-0013 Reno Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority 775-827-7600 fax: 775-827-7646 Stateline Lake Tahoe South Shore 775-588-7573 fax: 775-588-4598 NEW JERSEY Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority 609-348-7100 fax: 609-345-3685 Atlantic City, NJ Office 609-449-2000 fax: 609-449-2091 Washington, DC Office 202-872-8030 fax: 202-872-8035 Edison New Jersey Convention and Expo Center 732-417-1400 fax: 732-417-1414 Somerset Garden State Exhibit Center 732-469-4000 fax: 732-563-4500 Wildwood Wildwood, city (1990 pop. 4,484), Cape May co., SE N.J., on an island off Cape May; settled 1882, inc. as a city 1911. It has large commercial fisheries and is a popular summer seaside resort with many vintage motels and other buildings from the 1940s–60s. Wildwoods Convention Center 609-729-9000 fax: 609-523-9350 NEW MEXICO New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Albuquerque Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-733-9918 fax: 505-848-1178 Albuquerque Convention Center 505-768-4575 fax: 505-768-3239 Las Cruces Las Cruces (läs kr  `sĭs), city (1990 pop. 62,126), seat of Dona Ana co., SW N.Mex., on the Rio Grande, in a farm area irrigated by the Elephant Butte system; founded 1848, inc. 1907.
Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Bureau 505-541-2444 fax: 505-541-2164 Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-777-2489 fax: 505-955-6222 NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Albany Albany County Albany County is the name of two jurisdictions in the United States in different states:
800-258-3582 fax: 518-434-0887 Buffalo Buffalo Niagara "Buffalo Niagara" can refer to a variety of things in the vicinity of Buffalo, New York and Niagara Falls. Geography
716-852-05111 fax: 716-852-0131 Corning Steuben County Steuben County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:
607-936-6544 fax: 607-936-6575 Hauppauge Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau 613-951-3900 fax: 613-951-3439 New York Cologne International Trade Fair 212-974-8835 fax: 212-974-8838 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. of New York 212-216-2000 fax: 212-216-2588 Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference 212-465-6710 fax: 212-465-6568 Nice Convention Bureau 212-575-2262 NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City and Company 212-484-1200 fax: 212-246-6310 Washington, DC Office 202-530-0222 fax: 202-530-0226 Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, waterfall, United States and Canada Niagara Falls, in the Niagara River, W N.Y. and S Ont., Canada; one of the most famous spectacles in North America. The falls are on the international line between the cities of Niagara Falls, N.Y. Niagara Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-421-5223 fax: 716-285-0809 Rochester Greater Rochester Visitors Association Incorporated 716-546-3070 fax: 716-232-4822 Rochester Riverside Convention Center 716-232-7200 fax: 716-232-1510 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs, resort and residential city (1990 pop. 25,001), Saratoga co., E N.Y.; inc. as a village 1826, as a city 1915. Skidmore College is the largest source of employment, but the city also has light manufacturing. Masie Center 518-587-3522 fax: 518-587-3276 Syracuse Oncenter Complex 315-435-8000 fax: 315-435-8099 Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau 315-470-1911 fax: 315-471-8545 NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Asheville Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau 828-258-6102 fax: 828-254-6054 Chapel Hill Chapel Hill and Orange County Visitors Bureau 888-968-2060 fax: 919-968-2062 Charlotte Charlotte Convention and Visitors Bureau 704-334-2282 fax: 704-342-3972 Charlotte Convention Center The Charlotte Convention Center opened in 1995 and attracts more than half a million visitors each year. It was designed by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (TVS). 704-339-6100 fax: 704-339-6111 Durham Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau 919-687-0288 fax: 919-683-9555 Fayetteville Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to: In Australia:
910-323-5088 fax: 910-323-0489 Greensboro Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 336-274-2282 fax: 336-230-1183 Greensboro Coliseum Complex 336-373-7400 fax: 336-373-2170 New Bern New Bern, city (1990 pop. 17,363), seat of Craven co., E N.C., a port and trading center at the junction of the Neuse and Trent rivers; inc. 1723. There is lumbering and food processing, and textiles and clothing, pharmaceuticals, asphalt, metal and plastic products, New Bern Riverfront Convention Center 252-637-1551 fax: 252-636-6638 Raleigh Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-849-8499 fax: 919-831-2887 Winston-Salem M.C. Benton Jr. Convention and Civic Center 336-727-2976 fax: 336-727-2879 Winston-Salem Convention and Visitors Bureau 336-728-4200 fax: 336-728-4220 NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N). Fargo Fargo and Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau 701-282-3653 fax: 701-282-4366 OHIO Ohio, state, United States Ohio, midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania (NE) West Virginia (SE), Kentucky (S), Indiana (W), and Michigan and Lake Erie (N). Akron Akron Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau 330-374-7560 fax: 330-374-7626 Batavia Clermont County Convention and Visitors Bureau 513-732-3600 fax: 513-732-2244 Cincinnati Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau 513-621-2142 fax: 513-621-2156 Cleveland Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below. 800-321-1001 fax: 216-621-5967 Columbus Greater Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-354-2657 fax: 614-222-6143 Greater Columbus Convention Center 614-645-5000 fax: 614-645-5159 Dayton Dayton and Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau 937-226-8211 fax: 937-226-8294 Dayton Convention Center 937-333-4700 fax: 937-333-4711 Sharonville Sharonville Convention Center 513-771-7744 fax: 513-772-5745 Toledo Greater Toledo Convention and Visitors Bureau 419-321-6404 fax: 419-255-7731 Youngstown Youngstown and Mahoning County Convention and Visitors Bureau 330-747-8200 fax: 330-747-2331 OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau 405-297-8912 fax: 405-297-8888 Tulsa Tulsa Convention and Visitors Bureau 918-585-1201 fax: 918-592-6244 OREGON Beaverton Convention and Visitors Bureau of Washington County Oregon 503-644-5555 fax: 503-644-9784 Clackamas African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. Convention and Tourism 800-990-2882 fax: 800-460-6450 Eugene Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon 541-484-5307 fax: 541-343-6335 Portland Oregon Convention Center The Oregon Convention Center is a convention center in Portland, Oregon. It is located on the east side of the Willamette River in the Lloyd District neighborhood. The Oregon Convention Center is best known for the twin spire towers which provide light into the building's interior. 503-235-7575 fax: 503-235-7417 Portland Oregon Visitors Association 503-275-9750 fax: 503-275-9774 Chicago, IL Office 630-469-3791 fax: 630-469-3792 Washington, DC Office 301-765-0591 fax: 301-765-0592 Salem Salem Convention and Visitors Association 503-581-4325 fax: 503-581-4540 PENNSYLVANIA Chambersburg Pennsylvania Capital Region Vacation Bureau 717-261-1200 fax: 717-261-1209 Doylestown Bucks County Conference and Visitors Bureau Incorporated 215-345-4552 fax: 215-345-4967 Erie Erie Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-524-ERIE fax: 814-459-0241 King of Prussia King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical Valley Forge Convention Center 610-337-2000 fax: 610-768-3222 Lehigh Valley Lehigh Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau Incorporated 610-882-9200 fax: 610-882-0343 Monroeville Convention Visitors Bureau of Greater Monroeville 800-527-8941 fax: 412-856-6979 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. 215-418-4750 fax: 215-418-4861 Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau 215-636-3300 fax: 215-636-3327 SMG SMG - Screen Management Guidelines. A VMS package of run-time library routines providing windows on DEC VT100 terminals. Corporation 215-592-4100 fax: 215-592-6699 Pittsburgh David L. Lawrence Convention Center The David L. Lawrence Convention Center is a 1.5 million square foot convention, conference and exhibition building in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Completed in 2003, it sits on the southern shoreline of the Allegheny River. 412-565-6000 fax: 412-565-6008 Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau Incorporated 412-281-0482 fax: 412-644-5512 Plymouth Meeting Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau 610-834-1550 fax: 610-834-0202 Reading Reading and Berks County Visitors Bureau 800-443-6610 fax: 610-375-9606 State College Centre County Convention and Visitors Bureau 814-231-1400 fax: 814-231-8123 York York County Convention and Visitors Bureau 717-848-4000 fax: 717-843-6737 RHODE ISLAND Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. Newport Newport Convention and Visitors Bureau 401-849-8048 fax: 401-849-0291 Providence Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau 401-274-1636f fax: 401-351-2090 Rhode Island Convention Center 401-458-6000 fax: 401-458-6500 SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. Charleston Charleston Area Convention Center 843-529-5011 fax: 843-529-5040 Florence Florence Convention and Visitors Bureau 843-664-0330 fax: 843-665-9480 Greenville Greater Greenville Convention and Visitors Bureau 864-421-0000 fax: 864-421-0005 Palmetto Exposition Center 864-233-2562 fax: 864-233-0619 Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island An island off the southern coast of South Carolina in the Sea Islands of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a popular tourist resort. The town of Hilton Head Island, on the northeast coast, has a population of 35,200. Hilton Head Island Visitors and Convention Bureau 843-785-3673 fax: 843-785-7110 Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach Area Convention Bureau 843-448-1629 fax: 843-448-3010 Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach Convention Center is a 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It hosts various local concerts and sporting events for the area and was the home arena for the Myrtle Beach Stingrays of the National Indoor Football League in 2003. 800-537-1690 fax: 843-918-1243 Spartanburg Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau 864-594-5050 fax: 864-594-5017 SOUTH DAKOTA Rapid City Rapid City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 605-343-1744 fax: 605-348-9217 TENNESSEE Chattanooga Chattanooga and Hamilton County Convention and Trade Center 423-756-0001 fax: 423-267-5291 Chattanooga Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 423-756-8687 fax: 423-265-1630 Franklin Williamson County Convention and Visitors Bureau 615-794-1225 fax: 615-790-5337 Gatlinburg Gatlinburg Department of Tourism and Convention Center 423-436-2392 fax: 423-436-3704 Kingsport Kingsport Convention and Visitors Bureau 423-392-8820 fax: 423-392-8803 Knoxville Knoxville Convention and Visitors Bureau 866-790-5373 fax: 865-673-4400 Spectacor Management Group 865-946-1140 fax: 865-946-1148 Memphis Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau 901-543-5300 fax: 901-543-5350 Alexandria, VA Office 703-684-6510 fax: 703-684-6530 Memphis Cook Convention Center 901-576-1200 fax: 901-576-1212 Nashville Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau 615-259-4730 fax: 615-244-6278 Nashville Convention Center 615-742-2000 fax: 615-742-2014 TEXAS Amarillo Amarillo Convention and Visitor Council 800-692-1338 fax: 806-373-3909 Amarillo Civic Center The Amarillo Civic Center is a multi-purpose convention center in Amarillo, Texas. Built in 1964, it consists of multiple facilities including:
806-378-4297 fax: 806-378-4234 Arlington Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau 817-265-7721 fax: 817-265-5640 Arlington Convention Center 817-459-5000 fax: 817-459-5091 Austin Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau 512-583-7209 fax: 512-583-7282 Washington, DC Office 202-296-6914 fax: 202-296-7557 Lansing, IL Office 708-474-9773 fax: 708-474-9778 Austin Convention Center Austin Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center located in Austin, Texas, USA. The building is also home to the Austin Toros basketball team with a seating capacity of 3,200. 512-476-5461 fax: 512-404-4416 Brownsville Brownsville Convention and Visitors Bureau 956-546-3721 fax: 956-546-3972 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 361-881-1888 fax: 361-887-9023 Dallas Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau 214-571-1000 Washington, DC Office 202-223-4329 fax: 202-223-9740 Dallas Convention Center The Dallas Convention Center, originally the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, is a meeting hall, event/convention center and civic center in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). 214-939-2750 fax: 214-939-2795 Fort Worth Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau 817-336-8791 fax: 817-336-3282 Ramada ra·ma·da n. Southwestern U.S. 1. a. An open or semienclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade. b. An open porch or breezeway. 2. Plaza Hotel and Convention Center 817-335-7000 fax: 817-335-3333 Galveston Galveston Island Convention and Visitors Bureau 409-763-6564 fax: 409-765-8611 Grapevine Gaylord Opryland Texas Resort and Convention Center 817-410-7990 fax: 817-410-4044 Houston Reliant Park 800-776-4995 fax: 713-799-9790 George R. Brown Convention Center The George R. Brown Convention Center was opened on September 26, 1987 on the east side of downtown Houston. The center was named for the prominent Houstonian George R. Brown, an entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist. 713-853-8000 fax: 713-853-8090 Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau 713-227-3100 fax: 713-227-6336 Irving Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau 972-252-7476 fax: 972-257-3153 Laredo Laredo Convention and Visitors Bureau 956-795-2200 fax: 956-795-2185 San Antonio Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is located in downtown San Antonio along the banks of the San Antonio River Walk. The facility is the central component of the city’s successful convention industry. The center, named for the late US congressman Henry B. 210-207-8500 fax: 210-223-1495 San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau 210-207-6716 fax: 210-207-6739 Alexandria, VA Office 703-684-4405 fax: 703-683-7334 South Padre Island South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-657-2373 fax: 956-761-3024 Waxahachie Waxahachie Convention and Visitors Bureau 972-937-2390 fax: 972-938-9827 UTAH Utah, state, United States Utah (y `tä'), Rocky Mt. state of the W United States.
Ogden Ogden and Weber Convention and Visitors Bureau 801-627-8291 fax: 801-399-0783 Provo Utah County Convention and Visitors Bureau 801-370-8390 fax: 801-370-8105 Salt Lake City Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau 801-521-2822 fax: 801-355-9323 Eastern Region Office 202-822-8824 fax: 202-872-0372 Salt Palace Convention Center 801-534-4777 fax: 801-534-6383 VERMONT Burlington Vermont Convention Bureau 802-863-3489 fax: 802-863-1538 Virginia Tourism Corporation VIRGINIA 202-872-0523 fax: 202-659-8646 Alexandria Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association 703-838-4200 fax: 703-838-4683 Arlington Arlington Convention and Visitors Service 800-296-7996 fax: 703-228-3667 Chantilly Hub Expo Centers Inc 703-802-0066 fax: 703-802-6419 Chesapeake Chesapeake Conference Center 757-382-2500 fax: 757-382-2525 Norfolk Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau 757-664-6620 fax: 757-622-3663 Portsmouth Portsmouth Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-PORTS-VA fax: 757-393-5330 Richmond Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau 804-782-2777 fax: 804-780-2577 Roanoke Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-635-5535 fax: 540-342-7119 Vienna Fairfax County Convention and Visitors Bureau 703-790-3329 fax: 703-893-1269 Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Convention and Visitor Development 757-437-4700 fax: 757-437-4747 Williamsburg Williamsburg Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 757-253-0192 fax: 757-229-2047 WASHINGTON Everett Snohomish County Tourism Bureau 888-338-0976 fax: 425-348-5701 Seattle Seattle-King County Convention and Visitors Bureau 206-461-5800 fax: 206-461-5855 Washington, DC Office 202-408-7026 fax: 202-783-7121 Washington State Convention and Trade Center The Washington State Convention and Trade Center is a convention center located next to and over Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle, Washington, adjacent to Freeway Park. Planning for its construction began in 1982; construction began in 1985, and the center opened on June 18, 1988. 206-694-5000 fax: 206-694-5359 Spokane Spokane Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 509-624-1341 fax: 509-623-1297 Tacoma Tacoma and Pierce County Convention and Visitors Bureau 253-627-2836 fax: 253-627-8783 Tri Cities Tri-Cities Visitor and Convention Bureau 800-254-5824 fax: 509-783-9005 WEST VIRGINIA Charleston Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau 304-344-5075 fax: 304-344-1241 Huntington Cabell and Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau 304-525-7333 fax: 304-525-7345 WISCONSIN Eau Claire Chippewa Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau 715-831-2345 fax: 715-831-2340 Fond du Lac Fond du Lac (fŏn` də lăk', –jə–), city (1990 pop. 37,757), seat of Fond du Lac co., E central Wis., in a resort region at the south end of Lake Winnebago; inc. 1852. Fond du Lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 920-923-3010 fax: 920-929-6846 Green Bay Green Bay Area Visitor and Convention Bureau 920-494-9507 fax: 920-494-9229 Madison Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau 608-255-2537 fax: 608-258-4950 Milwaukee Greater Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau Incorporated 414-273-3950 fax: 414-273-5596 Washington, DC Office 202-293-6969 fax: 202-466-9055 WYOMING Gillette Cam-Plex Multi-Event Facilities 307-682-0552 fax: 307-682-8418 |
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