Convention Center Brings Drama to Ontario Through 2011.ONTARIO, Calif. -- Ontario Convention Center is on a winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" with booking repeat business. Multi-year contracts have been renewed with the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). State Thespian Festival and the California State Bar Association. The events will utilize nearly 11,000 hotel rooms, attract 16,000 attendees and bring in $10.1 million in economic impact to the City of Ontario. "We are in the process of renewing other event contracts," says Bob Brown, OCVB's executive director and general manager. "We have the Convention Center booked through the year 2011. We've definitely exceeded our sales goal." The California State Thespian Festival recently held its annual event at the Convention Center and was pleased with the facility. "We are an educational theatre association made up of volunteer teachers and are impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with how well the Convention Center has worked within our budget," says Krista Carson Elhai, California state thespian director. The California State Thespian Festival has renewed its contract through 2011. The State Bar of California has contracted to hold its bi-annual California State Bar Exam Noun 1. bar exam - an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed at the Convention Center through 2008. More than 148,000 lawyers actively practice law in California, while the rest retain their licenses as inactive in·ac·tive adj. 1. Not active or tending to be active. 2. a. Not functioning or operating; out of use: inactive machinery. b. members. To practice law in California, applicants must pass the California Bar Examination and pay their annual membership fees to the State Bar of California. The Convention Center is flexible enough to accommodate a variety of group sizes and is host for multiple events including corporate, private and community events. Meeting and event planners choose the Convention Center as an accessible and affordable destination located in the center of all Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, has to offer. About the Ontario Convention Center Contemporary in design and among the most technologically-advanced facilities in the nation, Ontario Convention Center boasts over 225,000 total square feet of exhibit, meeting and function space. An ideal venue for conventions, tradeshows, exhibits and meetings, the Convention Center provides a full range of technology services, including video-conferencing and Wi-Fi, Internet and DS3 capabilities. For more information about Ontario Convention Center, go to www.ontariocc.com or call 909-937-3000. Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG SMG - Screen Management Guidelines. A VMS package of run-time library routines providing windows on DEC VT100 terminals. provides facility services to 195 venues in 41 states, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , Mexico, Canada and Europe, controls over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide and manages more than ten million feet of exhibition space. |
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