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The Top Ten Training Centers in the United States for 2008

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Annapolis, Maryland, April 2008 � In what is becoming an annual event, EMCVenues, the global meetings management company representing more than 750 conference and event venues worldwide, has selected the Top Ten Training Centers in the United States for 2008.  The Top Ten selection was announced by Jody Wallace, president and CEO of EMCVenues, which was honored recently by Entrepreneur as one of the Top 50 Fastest Growing Women-led Companies in North America.

�We are so pleased to present the Top Ten Training Centers in the United States,� said Ms. Wallace.  �We work with hundreds of first rate hotels, resorts and conference centers coast to coast and globally throughout the year.  With so many excellent facilities, selecting the Top Ten is never an easy task.  Yet we�re often asked this question and we are very proud to present this carefully compiled list for 2008.�

EMCVenues utilized specific criteria to assist in the selection process that helped set apart the best training centers nationally from their list of more than 500 US-based facilities.  The criteria include:

  • The facility�s primary source of business is meetings and training
  • Provides a Four Star-quality facility and service
  • Location includes accessibility and access to major airport(s)
  • Onsite recreation and amenities are available
  • Nearby attractions and activities are available for conferees during off-property periods
  • Accredited by the International Association of Conference Centers, www.iacconline.org, the prestigious organization that governs the conference center industry globally
  • Approved by EMCVenues Customer Advisory Council, which consists of 20 corporate and association meeting planners from around the country.
EMCVenues� Top Ten Training Centers for 2008 are:
  • Chaminade at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California,  www.chaminade.com 
  • Pacific Palms Conference Resort, Industry Hills, California, www.pacificpalmsresort.com 
  • Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Chicago, Illinois, www.eaglewoodresort.com
  • University Place Conference Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, www.universityplace.iupui.edu 
  • Hamilton Park Hotel & Conference Center, Florham Park, New Jersey,  www.hamiltonparkhotel.com 
  • Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center, Peachtree City, Georgia, www.wyndhampeachtreeconferencecenter.com
  • Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Grapevine, Texas, www.dfwlakes.hilton.com
  • Lakeway Resort & Spa, Austin, Texas, www.lakeway.dolce.com 
  • The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center, The Woodlands, Texas, www.woodlandsresort.com
  • Ace Conference Center, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, www.aceconferencecenter
About EMCVenues

EMCVenues is a one-stop marketplace for meeting & event planners and venues globally.  It exists to actively bring the two groups together, managing the process and the relationship for a productive outcome for each.  Through its extensive international portfolio of meeting and event facilities; its attendee and meeting management solutions products; its vendor relationships providing meeting support services; its vast planner, customer and provider databases; and its marketing and promotions expertise; the company has the capacity and the bandwidth to engage in every aspect of the meeting and event planning and execution process.  The goal is a successful meeting or event -- from concept to completion -- for both the venue and the planner organization.  For more information on EMCVenues, visit www.emcvenues.com
 

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Contact:

Ken Ellens
Ken Ellens Communications 
201-758-2864  /  201-758-2865-Fax
[email protected]
 

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Also See: International Association of Conference Centers Focus Groups Reveal Key Planner Insights / April 2007
Quorum Hotels and Resorts Now Operating the Hilton DFW Lakes Hotel and Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas; Dave Muth Named General Manager / January 2006
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