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GREENSBORO, NC Greensboro is located in North Carolina’s Piedmont region situated between the Blue Ridge and Smokey Mountains to the west and thatAtlantic Ocean to the east. It is one of the most picturesque cities in the country. Overlooking Greensboro, as a family-friendly vacation des- tination or meetings and convention locale would be a huge mistake. The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is one of the best facil- ities in the country designed formaximumflexibility. This com- plex holds over 800 events each year. That equals out to two a day. The 167,000-sq. ft. Special Events Center can be parti- tioned into four halls leaving 60,000 sq. ft. for exhibits and 4,500 seats for general setup for group sessions or entertainment. Meeting planners could also choose the 23,500-seat Coliseum Arena and the adjacent 2,300-seat War Memorial Auditorium. This complex can also be configured for small inti- mate gatherings. These large venues have some of the best state-of-the-art technology in the country. Greensboro is also home to Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center. The hotel features 990-rooms and the attached convention center has approximately 250,000 sq. ft. of meeting and convention space. Nearby are another 88 properties with thousands of additional rooms. The tourism products are a wonderful blend of history, cul- Family at Greensboro Art Gallery ture, recreation and sports. Students of history might remem- ber the F.W. Woolworth Company, where four college students 36 Black Meetings & Tourism July/August 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com