Seattle Meeting Plan Guide Fall/Winter 2008-2009 - (Page 6) SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS ARE IN OUR NATURE Build attendee excitement, meet your event’s goals and achieve meeting-planning harmony. ALL ABOUT BALANCE Seattle-bred powerhouse corporations like Microsoft, Boeing, Costco, Starbucks, R.E.I., Nordstrom, Nintendo and Amazon.com can’t be wrong: Seattle is the place to do business. The city’s tech-savvy, forward-thinking atmosphere has nourished more than a few small dreams and turned them into worldwide successes. But an integral part of such success is the belief that work must be weighed against a sense of play and an appreciation for our natural surroundings. Here, you’ll see CEOs picking up farm-fresh dinner ingredients from Pike Place Market during their lunch break. You’ll see ferry commuters connecting to Wi-Fi to finish a report (occasionally looking up to admire the spectacular view). We believe such balance, a cornerstone of Seattle thinking, forms the yin and yang of productivity — and is part of what makes a meeting, convention or event in Seattle an occasion attendees look forward to. VISITORS LOVE US… SAY ABOUT OUR CITY AWARDS WHAT OUR • Among the top 10 cities in the United States, Readers Choice Awards —Condé Nast Traveler magazine • No. 10 among favorite cities in the Continental United States and Canada, World’s Best Cities annual readers’ poll —Travel + Leisure, Aug. 2006 • No. 3 Most Popular City —AAA, 2007 • Most Unwired City in the United States (best wireless Internet access) —Sperling’s BestPlaces study, June 2005 • No. 7 in Best Cities for Young Professionals —Forbes magazine, June 2007 • 47% of Seattle’s adults hold bachelor’s degrees, the highest proportion of college educated residents in any big city and nearly double the U.S. average of 24.4% —Bizjournals.com 2006 study • More bookstores per capita than any other city, with Seattleites spending double the national average on books yearly —University of Washington • 80% of Seattle residents have library cards —Seattle Public Library WE’VE GOT SOME BRIGHT IDEAS… • Most Educated City —U.S. Census Bureau study, Aug. 2006 • America’s Second-Most Literate City —Central Connecticut State University study, Dec. 2007 6 WELCOME TO SEATTLE
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