The Colorful Coast of California.

California has lots to offer the association executive, and the city of Newport Beach is right in the heart of the state's coveted southern coastline. Intimate and imaginative, the city's casual environment may be just what you're looking for in a meetings destination.

Perfectly positioned between Los Angeles and San Diego, Newport Beach is a desirable meeting spot, or a great getaway for a larger convention's pre- or post-meeting retreat. The city offers more than 130 meeting rooms, ranging in size from 600 to 8,000 square feet. Newport Beach's seven world-class hotels feature spacious and flexible facilities and more than 2,600 sleeping rooms.

* The Balboa Bay Club is one of the largest bayfront properties in the country, offering 14,000 square feet of meeting space, with a main ballroom that opens onto the beautiful Newport Harbor.

* Four Seasons Hotel, noted for its gracious hospitality and unparalleled service, provides more than 25,000 square feet of space for meetings of all sizes.

* Hyatt Newporter, a 26-acre resort that combines European elegance with California style, can accommodate groups of 10 to 900 with its 20,000 square feet of space.

* Newport Beach Marriott Suites overlooks the bay with a relaxed, intimate atmosphere for groups up to 150.

* Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Tennis Club offers breathtaking ocean views and an 8,000-square-foot ballroom to accommodate 1,000 guests.

* Radisson Hotel Newport Beach provides the utmost in comfort when hosting a lavish banquet for 500 or an executive board meeting in an elegantly appointed suite.

* The Sutton Place Hotel's comprehensive meeting facilities and conference staff can host up to 800 in style, and participants will enjoy the award-winning cuisine and four-story atrium and garden.

Newport offers more than a dozen yacht charters, and these boats make great sites for your event--some can even accommodate as many as 300 passengers. Or how would your participants enjoy a deep-sea fishing expedition? Another alternative meeting spot is Roger's Gardens, with nearly eight acres of lush botanical grounds where guests can mingle among blooming flowers, exotic plant life, ponds, and waterfalls--and a gazebo on the grounds can host 100 for a party or reception.

From the azure blue of the Pacific and the emerald green of our public parks to the brilliant orange of our sunsets and the adobe red of our tiled rooftops, it's easy to see why Newport Beach is called "The Colorful Coast." Here's just a few of the wonderful things you'll find here:

Balboa Island, a sun-washed island paradise in beautiful Newport Harbor. Home to more than 70 shops and galleries and a tantalizing array of restaurants, this charming island community is a popular place for visitors and residents alike.

Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, southern California's largest estuary, a salt water marsh ecosystem nearly three and a half miles wide. The reserve is home to the brown pelican, California's least tern, Belding's savannah sparrow, light-footed clapper rail, blackrail, peregrine falcon, and other exotic birds and wildlife.

Orange County Performing Arts Center, a magnificent entertainment hall for classical and contemporary performing arts including Broadway, dance, jazz, and chamber-music performances.

Whale watching between January and March, with the most wonderful views of the California gray whale in its natural habitat. While at sea you may also spot pilot whales, dolphins, seals, and sea lions.

The Dory Fishing Fleet is a century-old dining tradition at the Newport Pier. From French and Italian to Middle Eastern and Asian, you'll love the diverse selection of eateries for which Newport Beach is known.

There's no better place to mix business and pleasure than Newport Beach. And the Newport Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau is here to help you coordinate all of your efforts. Our conference consulting services include arranging site inspections and group tours, coordinating special events, media relations, itinerary planning, and giving you resources ranging from restaurant guides and attraction information to slides, photos, videos, and more.