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College University M E E T I N G S A N D FA C I L I T I E S PLANNER & The Harper Center at Creighton University in Omaha turn our kitchen kosher for them. That’s something a hotel just can’t do.” ON-CAMPUS HOTELS IACC’s Smith notes that while campus housing works just fine for venues offering seasonal conferences and camps, yearround university conference centers are increasingly recognizing the need to offer dedicated guest rooms. “I see it happening more and more,” he says. “ A university builds a conference center, and then a hotel follows.” Tom Capucci, a key manager for conference center management company Flik, agrees. Cappucci, who currently manages the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus for Flik, notes that universities favor on-campus meetings because it gives them the opportunity to “show off the campus and bring colleagues in.” An on-or near-campus hotel is needed to make that conference work well, and universities like to tie that hotel to their own identity. That’s why, according to Capucci, the Doubletree near the IUPUI became the University Place when the university bought it. The advantages include enhanced efficiency, easier budgeting, and frequently one price for the whole package. The New England Center at the University of New Hampshire in Durham comes complete with hotel facilities that include large windows looking out on a sea of green leaves in summer—they call it “treetop living”—and that offers everything that a top-tier business hotel would provide: personal workspaces with wireless Internet connectivity, plush furnishings, and personal amenities. The center also operates its own restaurant, Acorns, headed by Chef Shawn DuPont, and featuring such gourmet fare as filet Oscar and local seafood risotto, accompanied by an extensive wine list. AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES PRODUCTIVITY Make your next meeting an extraordinary experience. The New England Center Hotel and Conference Center at the University of New Hampshire is unlike any other meeting or event venue. It is renowned for fine dining, unmatched for its spectacular, natural beauty and recognized by the International Association of Conference Centers for its commitment to quality, personal service and state-of-the-art support. Call 1-800-909-6931 or go to newenglandcenter.com today. 15 Strafford Avenue / Durham, NH 03824 newenglandcenter.com SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS I DECEMBER 2008 I Supplier information at InfoNow on mimegasite.com 43 http://www.newenglandcenter.com http://www.newenglandcenter.com http://www.newenglandcenter.com http://www.mimegasite.com

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