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AREA GUIDES WINSTON-SALEM With abundant meeting space and an array of one-of-a-kind meeting venues and attractions,Winston-Salemis a ready for your nextmeeting. With 47 hotels, bed and breakfast inns, and World Class conference centers, Winston-Salem has the something for everyone. More than 3,500 rooms are within a 10-minute drive of the Benton Convention Center. This is a destination that attendees Visitors explore African American Atelier exhibit largest in the nation, but they also have put the facility on the leading edge of technological convenience. State-of-the- art sound, rigging, lighting and partition- ing curtains for various seating configu- rations create the ideal environment for manymeetings and events. The Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons and Joseph S. Koury Convention Center offers top-level hos- pitality, guaranteeing absolute satisfac- tion for your nextmeeting or event.With experienced Convention Service Coord- inators to organize custom menus, state- of-the-art audio-visual equipment, exhi- bition services,meeting and guest rooms, Sheraton Four Seasons Greensboro will make your next event successfully sim- ple with every detail. This hotel is fully equipped with 250,000 sq. ft.ofmeeting space, including an elegant 40,000-sq. ft. column-free ball- room that accommodates functions with up to 6,000 guests; an additional 16,500- sq. ft. ballroom; 100,000-sq. ft. exhibition space; auditoriums, two tiered classroom and theatre style rooms. Ideally located among hotels near Greensboro Coliseum,MarriottGreens- boro is at the center of the revitalized Downtown area. The Greensboro Coliseum hotel's location boasts quick access to baseball, live theatre,museums &more than 30 restaurants. The spas and shopping by this hotel 64 near the Coliseum make it an ideal weekend getaway for pleasure or busi- ness. The property is prepared to meet the needs of large groupswith15meeting rooms and 24,000 sq. ft. of total meeting space. The largest meeting room is Southern Crescent Ballroom with maxi- mum meeting space of 6,208 sq. ft. and maximum seating capacity of 1,000. Thirteen breakout-meeting rooms round out the hotel's offerings. While doing business in Greensboro make sure to enjoy some of the fun attractions the city has to offer.Visit the Natural Science Center of Greensboro & Animal Discovery Zoological Park, offering three great attractions in one place! Get eye-to-eye with tigers, meerkats,monkeys, crocodiles and other unique animals in Animal Discovery Zoo.Learn all about twisters, hurricanes and more at the brand new Extreme WeatherGallery.Explore thewonders of the human body at the brand new HealthQuest exhibit.Roam through the Dinosaur Gallery, attend interactive shows, visit aquatic touch tanks and play in Kid's Alley in the Museum. Experience amazing 3-D shows in the newOmniSphereTheater as well. WHOYOUGONNACALL? Visit Greensboro – (800) 344-2282 www.visitgreensboronc.com will remember, full of interesting attrac- tions: living history, memorable muse- ums. Comprised of a community with a true sense of place; plentiful eclectic chef owned operated restaurants; an arts and entertainment district awaits attendees just a few steps from the Convention Cente; and an arts scene that would be considered colossal for cities five times the size! Downtown, the Twin City Quarter consists of the M.C. Benton, Jr. Convention & Civic Center, the Marriott Hotel and Embassy Suites Hotel. Conveniently connected the total meet- ing space reaches 160,000 sq. ft. The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coli- seum complex offers 91,000 sq. ft. of meeting space and is suitable for every- thing from trade shows to presidential visits. Meeting space is also abundant at colleges and suniversities throughout the communities. The M.C. Benton, Jr. Convention Center, with its spacious lobby areas for pre-event registration or reception, hotel quality ballrooms and expansive exhibit halls, flows seamlessly into the Embassy Suites Hotel Winston-Salem and Marriott Hotel Winston-Salem to create the Twin City Quarter complex. The convention center comes loaded with 100,000 total sq. ft. of meeting/- exhibit space, 47,000 sq. ft. of dedicated exhibition space with two loading docks, up to 18 breakout rooms, two hotel qual- ity ballrooms, 3,000-max capacity theater and a 2,500-max capacity banquet hall. This facility is also equipped with cli- mate-controlled walkway connecting to the Marriott Hotel Winston-Salem and Black Meetings & Tourism September/October 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com Photo Credit: Greensboro CVB