OFFICIAL MEETING & EVENT PLANNERS GUIDE

North CarolinaDurham ReferencesNot only is Durham a great place to hold a meeting, but also 24international, national, and regional associations are based here.“The people I worked with at the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureauwere helpful, friendly, efficient, professional, and went out of their way(literally) to accommodate my requests during our board meeting. Theirservice shines! It makes it fun and easy to plan a meeting in Durham.”—Fran Wilson, NC Association of CPAs“You were extremely helpful in the entire hotel search, keeping meinformed and reaching the hotels.… I appreciate the Durhaminformation…not only was it helpful for this meeting, but also [it] will bea good resource for future meetings.”—Kelly Ortner, Common Users Group“The Durham Meeting Planner’s Guide has great information! It'scomprehensive, easy to use and a great resource. I love using it!”—Diane Butzer, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina“Thank you for sending the information about Durham. It will beavailable as a resource for my entire customer relations department. We atBoeing look forward to planning upcoming projects in the lovely City ofDurham.”—Dawn Frances, BoeingDurham Based Associations“We selected Durham for our nationalheadquarters due to its easy access toair travel, excellent year-round weather,a reasonable cost of living, and themany benefits the Research Triangle Parkoffers this community.”—National Press Photographers Association“Durham’s great ABC combination—ambiance, beauty, and convenience—makes it a wonderful headquarterslocation from which to conduct global business.”—Motor and Equipment Manufacturers AssociationAMERICANCOLLEGE OFSURGEONSONCOLOGYGROUP“Everyone was stellar in performance. Durham was judged one of the bestconventions in 10 years.”—Lee Heavlin, Knights of Columbus“Durham was chosen to be the venue for the Oral History Associationannual conference, because it is itself a kind of crossroads, where the ruralhas historically met the urban through tobacco, textiles, and music.”—Alicia J. Rouverol, with Mary Murphy of Montana State University,co-chairs of Oral History AssociationDurham Pre & Post ToursDurham is centrally located in North Carolina—midway betweenthe state’s mountains and beaches. It is convenient to addtwo- or three-day pre- or post-convention tours to aconvention held in Durham.Blue Ridge Parkway© NCACVB 2003Photos Courtesy of North Carolina Travel and Tourism48 For Additional Information Call 1-800-446-8604 or Visit www.durham-nc.com