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V F CON TER O EN YEAR C THE 07 20ENTION I CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND A BETTER CONVENTION CITY THAN BOSTON. U NTIL NOW, YOU COULD ONLY DREAM OF A CITY that and features you could possibly need. At the BCEC: 516,000 was totally prepared to make your next convention a square feet of exhibit space, 84 meeting rooms and a 40,020 resounding success. But with its growing square foot ballroom. At the Hynes: history of record-breaking events, Boston 176,480 square feet of exhibit space, CAN YOU FIND ANOTHER has proved it’s for real. We even set a CITY WITH SO MUCH TO 41 meeting rooms and a 24,544 OFFER MEETING PLANNERS? record of our own — the BCEC won the square foot ballroom. From grand 2007 Spotlight Award for Convention to intimate, we’ve got you covered. We’re so confident that Boston offers you Center of the Year. If you haven’t been to And both convention centers offer more of what you want, we’re challenging Boston, you need to come see what the FREE wireless Internet access, you to find another city that has buzz is all about. And if you’ve been here complete cell phone coverage, and An airport just eight minutes from before, you’ll be amazed at the improvethe latest in AV, network, media and the convention center. ments to what was already a world-class communications technology. A convention center that lets you convention city. SERVICE. An amazing team of configure your exhibit hall ten ACCESSIBILITY. You can get more people is dedicated to making your different ways. qualified attendees in a two-hour time event a success. Your Boston event A convention center attached to frame to Boston than any other convenstarts with the experienced team at 3100+ hotel rooms and 200+ shops tion city in North America. Logan Interand restaurants. the Boston Convention Marketing national Airport is within two hours of Center who will serve as your single Free wireless Internet access in two the nation’s best and largest attendee world-class convention centers. point of contact for RFP submissions, base. And both the Boston Convention hotel room blocks and site visits. Outstanding services that will help & Exhibition Center and the Hynes make your event an unqualified Once you begin to plan your event in Convention Center are within minutes success. Boston, we offer a menu of services of the airport and all major highways. An extraordinary mix of history, for you to choose from that are Plus, thanks to its walkability and highly culture, shopping and entertainment, unmatched in the industry including efficient transportation services, getting all within walking distance. valet parking, coat check, greeters, around Boston is fast and easy. an on-site transportation manager, FLEXIBILITY. Boston’s convention centers provide you skycap service, business center, real-time attendee surveys with an extraordinary number of options for planning and and more. All this adds up to a user experience you won’t executing your event the way you want. Both the BCEC find in any other city. and Hynes provide easy building access and navigation, BOSTON. No doubt about it. Boston multiple registration and function areas on is a world-class convention city that all levels, exhibit halls and meeting rooms offers your attendees a rare combinawith numerous configuration options, food tion of exceptional convention centers, distribution available anywhere, plus a host hotels, restaurants, historical sites, of built-in services and on-demand solutions. entertainment venues and more. In CAPABILITY. From exhibit space and meeting rooms to the most advanced technology, the BCEC and Hynes offer all the space short, it’s the ideal destination for meeting planners who have success on their agenda. There’s a lot we’d like to show you, so plan your V.I.P. Challenge site visit today. Call 877-393-3393. Or go to www.AdvantageBOSTON.com/challenge. B OSTO N . M A K I N G CO N V E N T I O N H I STO RY. G OV E R N O R D E VA L PAT R I C K MASSACHUSETTS The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority owns and operates the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the Hynes Convention Center. http://www.AdvantageBOSTON.com/challenge http://www.AdvantageBOSTON.com/challenge

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