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Meetings News from Washington, DC |
July 2009 |
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Read on for information
on Obama-inspired convention incentives, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
news, and DC private dining and meeting space updates.
Destination DC Convention Sales and Services Department
Elliott
Ferguson, Senior VP, Convention Sales and Services
elliott.ferguson@destinationdc.com
(202)
789-7014
Tiffany
Chester, Director of Convention Sales
tiffany.chester@destinationdc.com
(202) 789-7075
Dianna Waldroup,
Director of Convention Services
dianna.waldroup@destinationdc.com
(202)
789-7036 |
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DC Targets Meetings and Convention Clients with Obama-Inspired Incentives
Destination DC and the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center have teamed up to court qualifying citywide meetings with a
value-packed offer inspired by the 44th President of the United States...>> |
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Medical Conferences and Conventions Exempt from DC SafeRx Licensing Requirements
Recent legislation has confirmed that pharmaceutical
industry employees who travel to DC do not need to be licensed in the District
to staff booths or speak at medical conferences and conventions...>>
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Hotel Updates
The
city welcomes its first W Hotel, and other luxury properties boast major renovations...>> |
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DC Dish: What's New on the DC Restaurant & Private Dining Scene
New restaurants abound in DC this summer,
and many of them offer terrific private dining spaces...>>
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Convention Center Update
- Centerplate Adds French-Asian Master Chef to Culinary
Team
Chef Philippe Chin has joined Centerplate as the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center's new Executive Chef...>>
- The Walter E. Washington Convention Center and Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Create a World-Record Dining Experience
The
Washington Convention Center Authority and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. recently
set the record for hosting the largest-ever sit-down dinner in the history of
conventions worldwide...>>
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Upcoming
Convention Calendar
Take a look at the major shows coming to DC in the
next few months...>> |
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2009 Marketing Outlook Meeting
Join
Destination DC as we release Washington, DC's annual visitation statistics, convention
booking pace, and take a progressive look at the year ahead. Keynote speaker
Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball
with Chris Matthews, NBC News’ The
Chris Matthews Show and frequent commentator and expert analyst on NBC’s
Today, also joins this years' meeting.
View
the full schedule of events, or contact Ashley Richards 202-789-7009 for more information or to register...>> |
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Need help planning your next DC event?
Destination
DC publications and member programs provide resources to help make your next event
a success. Take a look at what's new now...>> | | |
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