TAMPA BAY
Tampa Bay offers a unique blend of urban
excitement, convenient meeting venues, world-
class attractions, annual festivals, cultural centers
and pristine natural settings, making it one of the
most vibrant waterfront regions on Florida's west
coast. Attendees will find the variety, convenience,
accommodations and professional staff to cater to
most any type of event.
The 600,000-sq. ft. waterfront Tampa
Convention Center, which will soon play host to
the National Association of Black Journalists'
National Convention, is at the heart of Tampa
Bay's premier meeting spaces, with an exhibit hall,
breakout rooms and flexible pre-function space for
gatherings with spectacular views.
The downtown waterfront offers other excit-
ing venues from the multi-purpose St. Petersburg Times
Forum and The Florida Aquarium, to Channelside Bay
Plaza with its one-of-a-kind restaurants, waterside cafés
and retailers, Yacht Starship dining cruise, and the Tampa
Bay Performing Arts Center. A streetcar ride away is Ybor
City, known for its authentic cigar makers, cultural explo-
tion is the ultimate choice for your next meeting.
From historic sites and Art Deco theaters to nature-
themed attractions, avant-garde museums, sun-splashed
locales like the beach and the Everglades, and auditoriums
of every size, Miami's unique venues create a memo-
rable environment for receptions, breakout sessions and
other events.
Our growing reputation as a dynamic international
center of business, first-class convention locale, and
entertainment center as well as our hotbed of arts and
cultural influence, offers every opportunity for you to
come to Miami, and express yourself.
For more information
Phone: (800) 933-8448, ext. 3071
E-mail: MeetingsInfo@MiamiMeetings.com
Web site: www.MiamiMeetings.com
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