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Meeting Sites > Places & Spaces famous for getting the eye candy. Locations like New York and Los Angeles are naturals for celebrities (the Viceroy Santa Monica has been featured in HBO’s Entourage), but boutiques anywhere can still attract the glitterati. Former presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani enjoyed the Doubletree Gallery ONE; and “Dale Chihuly and Aretha Franklin are big fans of the Lofts,” says Burton. And at the NYLO, staffers’ uniforms are designed by Project Runway alum Daniel Vosovic. —Alma Verdejo South San Francisco Conference Center lunch outside on the Whist patio.” Also in boutique properties, guests get to play with expensive gadgets. Besides the gigantic plasma TVs and iHomes that are standard fare, there are proprietary touches, such as at Atlanta’s 101-room TWELVE Hotel Atlantic Station, at which a Guest Hotel Operational System Terminal (GHOST) allows guests to request almost any hotel service online—including having your car brought up. Best of all, boutique hotels are most > Spotlight San Francisco The Zen of Venue When Temple Nightclub and Prana (Hindu for “breath of life”) Restaurant opened last fall in San Francisco’s hip South of Market district, the venue debuted as one of the largest dining/nightlife facilities in a state that is dedicated to environmental sensitivity. “The Zen Compound, as the connected venues are known, is an ideal meeting place for large groups who are in need of multimedia capabilities and also appreciate sustainability,” says Owner Paul Hemming. “It is unique and is a great representation of the up and coming South of Market district.” A number of “green” practices have been incorporated into the 22,000-sf special event venue, including composting over 70 percent of all waste, using biodegradable plastic water bottles, using cups and utensils made of recycled corn rather than petroleum, using only energy efficient light bulbs, and recycling fryer oil to re-use as bio mimegasite.com Meeting Space • 20,600 sq. ft. total, plus 6,300 • Full service • Complimentary wireless connectivity sq. ft. of lobby and pre-function space Accommodations • 3,000+ guest rooms close by Central Location • 15 minutes from San Francisco • 5 minutes from San Francisco International Airport region • At the heart of the biotech • 20 minutes from Silicon Valley www.ssfconf.com 650.877.8787 diesel. The “Vertical Garden,” which grows up the side of the building, provides thermal and noise insulation, water retention, and a habitat for native animals and plants. More earthfriendly elements are on the way, including solar panels and an urban windmill to generate energy. As a whole, the Zen Compound can accommodate 950 people, or smaller groups can rent one of the three rooms separately. The largest room, “The Shrine,” is built around an authentic 16th-century Indian temple facade, can handle a group of up to 500, and is outfitted with high tech gadgetry such as a rotating DJ booth, three 100-inch glass video projection screens, and LCD projectors. Private functions are catered from the kitchen of Prana Restaurant, which services cuisine that combines local ingredients and aromatic Asian flavors such as yuzu, sweet chile, and kaffir lime. —Heidi Waldrop Bay MARCH 2008 SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS http://www.ssfconf.com http://www.ssfconf.com http://mimegasite.com

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