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B M & T ••• March/April 2019 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 16 This venue is a dazzling 142,500 sq. ft. facility that was designed with you in mind! From abundant pre-function space to beautifully equipped breakout rooms; a 24,700-sq. ft., column free exhibit hall to an exquisite 17,135-sq. ft. ballroom — your next meeting or event is sure to be an overwhelming suc- cess! Designed by a professional trainer and meeting planners, the Columbia Convention Center with 19,257 square feet of meeting space is a unique convention facility. It is located 10 miles north of Columbia between I-20, I- 77, and I-26 connections so accessing the major highways are easy without fighting heavy traffic into Columbia. The center contains 12 meeting rooms with two large ballrooms. Meeting rooms include adjustable, luxury, executive chairs; oversized tables; plenty of complimentary parking; state-of-the-art lighting and audiovisual systems with microphones at each participant's desk; fast T-1 Internet connections in every training room; conference room with video conferencing; and business center with six computers for participants to check e-mails, fax, and copy. Situated in the heart of downtown, the beautifully renovated Marriott Columbia hotel offers the quality accommodations and hallmark service you have come to expect from Marriott. This Columbia hotel offers the right touches to make every guest feel welcome and a location that provides easy access to Columbia's finest restaurants, shops, nightlife, and museums. Marriott Columbia offers a 24-hour business center, a concierge level lounge, a complimentary airport shuttle, two ballrooms, huge pre-function space, 15 meeting rooms as well as the largest hotel meeting space in Columbia. Experience the intimate and upscale Hilton® Columbia Center hotel in Columbia South Carolina, ideally located in the sq. ft. feet of flexible function space Hilton Columbia Center can accommodate groups from 3 to 378. The meeting facilities are fully equipped to host any event, including a stunning Ballroom, professional Meeting Rooms, and Executive Boardrooms, complete with banquet and meeting amenities. For more information contact Experience Columbia, SC at (80-3) 545-0000 or www.experiencecolumbiasc.com. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center photo credit: CMCC DENVER, CO W ith 300 days of sunshine, a walkable downtown, thriving arts and culture, an award-winning culinary scene, and the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, Denver offers an affordable mix of urban sophis- tication and outdoor adventure. When it comes to meeting planning, Denver has it all: A state-of-the-art convention center; a central location; an incredible shopping district packed with dining, nightlife and cultural attractions as well as thousands of hotel rooms. Located in the heart of Downtown Denver lays the Colorado Convention Center, which is ideal for any size meeting or convention group. Loaded with 584,000 sq. ft. of contiguous exhibit space, a 50,000-sq. ft. Mile High Ballroom and a 35,000-sq. ft. Four Seasons Ballroom, this venue definitely has the space to accommodate a group of just about any size. The conven- tion center is also equipped with 63 meeting rooms and the Bellco Theatre, which can accommodate up to 5,000 people in an auditorium-style fixed seating format. Downtown Denver is home to 11,000 rooms within short walking distance of the Colorado Convention Center, including an adjacent 1,100-room Hyatt Regency, the 1,200-room Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, the 615-room Marriott City Center, the 511-room Grand Hyatt and the 430-room Westin Denver Downtown. Downtown also boasts upscale boutique hotels like the Five Diamond Ritz-Carlton Denver, Four Seasons Denver, Brown Palace Hotel & Spa, Hotel Teatro, Hotel Monaco, The Curtis Hotel, The Oxford Hotel and the Warwick Denver Hotel. Conveniently located just 15 minutes from Boulder and Denver, the Westin Westminster offers 369 renovated luxury rooms with mountain or park views. The Omni Interlocken Resort has 390 rooms, a spa and 4-star golf course, while the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center has 302 rooms and a championship golf course. Metro Denver has 45,000 first-class hotel rooms in the area, conveniently linked to downtown by efficient highways and light rail. There are more than Colorado Convention Center located in Downtown Denver