Attendee Management

The Twitterverse is all aflutter over Twitter Lists. Made available just last month, this new feature allows you to create a roster of all your favorite tweeps.

How can meeting and event planners make the most out of Twitter Lists? Check out these three list suggestions that could be beneficial for your next event:

• Create a list of your attendees. Ask attendees for their Twitter ideas during registration and you can create a very useful Twitter list for your event. This is a great way for attendees to connect before, during and after the tradeshow or conference.

• Create a list of useful contacts. No matter the size of your event, it's always good to make sure attendees know who they can get in touch with when they have questions. Why not create a list of your event team members for attendees to see? You could even include on-site venue contacts, speakers and more.

• Create a list for your event discussion. Find out who plans to tweet live at your event and create a list to showcase these on-site attendees. Attendees can't be everywhere at once at your event, so this list is a novel way to let them "experience" all the seminars, presentations, etc. It's also an invaluable resource to those people who wanted to attend but were not unable to do so.

When was the last time you asked yourself, "Am I getting the most out of my Cvent system?" Here are some best practices to ensure that the answer to that question is a confident "YES!"

Remember to set up one or two automatic reminders to go to invitees that have not yet responded to your invitation if you really want to increase attendance. This is an easy way to help increase the head count to your event and, with a paying event, increase revenue. Use catchy subject lines such as “2 days left for the Early Bird Special” or “Don't Miss Out! RSVP Date is fast approaching!"

And don't forget to take steps to make sure your attendees come back with Cvent's ability to survey your registrants before the event takes place so you can better meet their expectations. Ask them what they want speakers to talk about, where the next event should be held, what topic(s) they'd like the next event to concentrate on, what makes someone register and attend, and if they are interested in hearing more about your organization, your product, etc.

Too often clients don't take advantage of this invaluable feature, but after taking some time to initially set it up, you'll find it was time well spent.

Make sure your email invitations are being opened and read by avoiding certain days and times. Never send out an email over the weekend or on Monday morning - this is prime time for mailboxes to be full (especially with that dreaded SPAM). Remember, timing is everything!

And finally, don't hesitate to set up a time to do an event review with your Account Manager before you launch your events. It never hurts to have us take a look and make sure that everything is going to run smoothly!

Branding should be at the forefront of every event planner's mind as they coordinate an event from start to finish. The event invitation emails, website, collateral—it should all have a consistent, polished look. Quality event branding not only makes your event look more professional, it also makes it easier to tie your event into other marketing strategies.

Cvent does its best to help event planners with their event branding efforts. One unique feature we offer is branded URLs for your events.

Brand URLs offer several benefits to planners. For example, they:

• Make it easier for attendees to remember your web address

• Improve your event websites rank in search engines

• Establish consistency between your event and company or association

Event planners can create branded URLs in Cvent that include the company name or even the title of the event itself. For more information on branded URLs and Cvent's branding package, contact Customer Care.

Now more than ever is a time to save, and the Hilton family of hotels wants to help. Event planners who book and stay at any participating Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels or Waldorf Astoria Collection property between February 16, 2009 and March 31, 2010, can receive extra incentives.

Incentive options are:

• Complimentary room ratio of 1 per 35 per paid group room nights
• 25 percent allowable attrition
• Double Hilton HHonors Base points for the attendees
• Complimentary staff meals for up to four staff members
• 2 percent rebate on room revenue
• 500 Hilton HHonors bonus points per paid group room night

Book 50 to 99 group room nights to receive one incentive of your choice; book 100 to 149 to receive two incentives; or book 150 or more to receive three incentives.

To take advantage of this meeting promotion, mention "Book Now and Save" when you call Hilton Direct USA at 1-877-476-2426 or contact your local Hilton hotel or Sales Worldwide representative. To find a Hilton in your area with enough space for your next event, visit the Cvent Supplier Network.

In today's climate of budget cutbacks and scrutiny on corporate excess, you and your company's execs might not have holiday parties on the brain. After all, is this really the time to spend money on the all-out celebrations of years past?

Just because you can't have all the (jingle) bells and whistles doesn't mean you and your employees can't celebrate the season. Why not host an event that's not just about glitz and glam but rather giving back? Try adding socially responsible team building to your party agenda!

As I've blogged in the past, team building is an important element in keeping your employees involved and invested in each other's and the company's success. When such bonding activities involve giving back, it yields even more benefits, as these corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs foster pride in your workforce.

The holidays are a perfect time to give back and boost the morale of both your employees and those in need.

"People need camaraderie and to feel good about themselves by helping others," Alan Ranzer, executive director of Impact 4 Good, recently told Incentive magazine. "I think more companies will turn to CSR to give meaningful holiday experiences."

While building bikes for a local boy's and girl's club or volunteering at a soup kitchen are great "do good" ideas for team building, Impact 4 Good has ideas for less intense activities that are more suited to a holiday fete.

At a recent holiday party for a client, the company gave attendees a 10-square-inch foam piece of canvas to paint, which was then used to create a mural for a children's hospital. The activity took just a half hour!

Obviously, it's easy to make your holiday parties a win-win for everyone involved. So will you incorporate CSR team building to your holiday event?

Sheraton has been in the midst of a multibillion dollar global revitalization effort, renovating almost half of its North American profile. One of the newest on the scene is the Sheraton Dallas.

Following a $90 million transformation, the downtown Dallas hotel boasts 1,840 redesigned guest rooms and over 230,000 square feet of flexible meeting rooms and banquet spaces—some of the largest in the state of Texas. Whether in the 40,800-square-foot Lone Star Ballroom or 750-square-foot Executive Boardroom, Dallas events at the hotel enjoy expert in-house catering, audio-visual, floral and convention service departments.

Outside the boardroom, the Sheraton Dallas' new dining options, The Kitchen Table restaurant and Draft Media Sports Lounge, provide a place to kick back with a drink or dinner. The new lobby, complete with complimentary work stations and flat-screen televisions, is also a chic spot to rest after a day of work.

Located in the Arts and Financial District, the Sheraton Dallas hotel is extremely convenient for out-of-town meeting guests. The hotel itself is a stop on Dallas' light rail system and connected to the shopping complex Plaza of the Americas. Booking these Dallas accommodations also places attendees just minutes from the Dallas Convention Center, American Airlines Center and historic 6th Floor Museum.

View more information about Sheraton Dallas on the Cvent Supplier Network

Who said going to the Opera was a bore? Owners of the Atlanta Event Center at Opera invite you to host various events—from wedding receptions, corporate functions and fashion shows—in its lively facility. With its Greek columns, luminescent chandeliers and three-tier balcony, the center makes your attendees will feel like royalty the moment they step inside.

Built in 1920 as a performing arts theater for the Atlanta Women's Club, the center has since undergone two million dollars worth of renovations to revitalize the space to its original luster. Now, the Atlanta special event facility boasts three separate and beautiful areas with their own appeals.

The Opera House encompasses a stage, perfect for performances or speaking engagements. The mezzanine level accommodates up to 450 guests, including a full service bar, private VIP sections and private restrooms.

For more intimate events, the Venetian room is an appropriate choice. Host 150 guests for a reception in this Atlanta banquet hall, which includes Victorian accents and hardwood flooring. On those hoTLANTA days or cooLANTA nights, try the Patio, offering greenery, lounge-style seating with breathtaking views of the skyline.

No need for your guests to worry about lodging or car rentals for events at the center. Several Atlanta area hotels are in walking distance, including W Midtown, Four Seasons and Marriott Suites Midtown. As food food choices, Opera provides in-house catering from Chef Jeffrey McGar, a culinary master whose meals matching the unique design and style of the venue. The chef and the culinary team at Opera recently won the 2009 Allie Award for Best Buffet/Reception Menu in Atlanta.

But if not for the culinary delights of miniature Cubans and mojito lamb chops, come for the scenery and ambiance of this unique Atlanta venue. Feel free to leave your falsetto at home!

View more information about the Atlanta Event Center at Opera on the Cvent Supplier Network

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Wonderful words spoken by a truly inspirational woman in history; a woman who would surely appreciate this a Dallas event venue such as the Women's Museum at Fair Park.

A Smithsonian affiliate, this cutting edge Dallas attraction is housed within 15,000 square feet of state-of-the-art space, accented by exhibits that range from female Rock 'n' Roll Photojournalists to Catholic Sisters in America.

Whether you are planning an evening soiree or a brilliant boardroom showdown, the Women's Museum offers several different spaces and packages:

• The AT&T Gathering. This great Dallas banquet space features three-story ceilings and an "Electronic Quilt" at one end that can be designed to fit your specific event. The Gathering area has space for receptions as large as 800 attendees.

• The AT&T Auditorium. With theater seating for nearly 200 guests, this Dallas meeting space is great for for speakers, seminars and education programming. The room is equipped with a rear-projection system for presentations, as well as staging and audio equipment.

• Inside and Outside Balconies. Dallas meeting planners can opt to include the the inside and/or outside balcony areas to the AT&T Gathering space. This addition adds space for up to up to 100 extra guests.

• The Cathy Bonner Boardroom. The boardroom is perfect for smaller meetings. It can comfortably accommodate up to 21 people in round table seating.

• Cafe. The museum's cafe a perfect spot for smaller gatherings of approximately 30 people. Guests are treated to an amazing aerial view of the first floor and surrounding balconies.

The Women's Museum is on the Fair Park grounds and is only a few blocks east of downtown. It offers easy access to several downtown Dallas hotels such as the Sheraton Hotel Dallas, Magnolia Hotel Dallas, The Adolphus, Hotel Indigo, and Hyatt Regency Downtown Dallas.

If you find yourself wondering how to best approach in-person meetings with a tight budget, make sure you consider the process you have in place to house attendees when hotel stays are required.

Cvent's one-stop registration process not only provides the convenience of allowing invitees to sign up, pay and get a hotel room all at once, but it provides an opportunity for planners to cut event-related costs by managing and monitoring things such as roommate matching and roommate requests.

To start, planners can block off certain room types for attendees, giving them the power to determine the options available for those traveling from their organization. For example, a planner could choose to block off rooms within a certain price range and with a particular set-up that would be conducive to sharing.

In today's economy, it's no surprise that many organizations are moving towards a policy of room sharing in order to cut hotel costs in half. Cvent gives you the ability to have registrants select a roommate from a drop-down list of other attendees, and everyone is matched up automatically. Each registrant is able to book based on availability, input check-in and check-out dates, reward codes, and preferences such as non-smoking.

Finally, the planner can use Cvent's capabilities to track up-to-date guest room inventory to make sure that everything is running smoothly! By managing your room block inventory in the system, you won't have to worry about overselling or overbooking a property, nor do you have to double-check with the property to compare the housing list against the registrant list.

When all is said and done, our clients enjoy the convenience of being able to manage all necessary data side by side within Cvent - and they love that this level of control helps them mitigate attrition charges from hotels!

Remember your excitement at the first time you saw a lion up close, or when you first heard a rattlesnake's tail jiggle? A trip to the zoo has always been thought of as a child's playground, a place to see the animals that you'd only known from television or the encyclopedia. Now, you can offer your event guests a renewed sense of childhood bliss at Zoo Atlanta.

This unique downtown Atlanta venue has some of the most intriguing amenities offered with an entrance ticket. Between the live shows, petting zoo and giant panda exhibit, there will be plenty of options for your attendees, whether they consider the zoo an Atlanta corporate event venue, banquet hall, or even Atlanta wedding venue.

The multipurpose function space at Zoo Atlanta is quite extensive, capable of accommodating for 20 to 5,000 guests. Check out the Chinese Plaza & Panda Veranda in which you can enjoy a meal with 100 of your closest friends amidst the panda's natural habitat. For presentations or seminars, the Coca-Cola World Studio is an excellent selection with theater seating for over 250 guests.

Packages include, if your guests are brave enough, an animal encounter (with trainer of course) with demonstrations to educate and entertain. Catering is provided by on-site caterers Culinary Sol, which serves up savory dishes including brie en croute, chilled smoked salmon and an array of dishes from around the world.

So for your next event encourage your guests to join you on an exploration of the world's finest animal treasures at Zoo Atlanta.

View more information about booking Zoo Atlanta as your next Atlanta event facility on the Cvent Supplier Network

With the economy taking a large hit, unemployment on the rise and tight budgets, companies are facing scrutiny for every dollar they spend toward their meetings and events. Impact 4 Good has come up with a solution that promotes corporate social responsibility while helping companies avoid inquiry on every event they plan. Impact 4 Good operates with the support of a wide network of community service organizations to create activities for corporate groups, helping them benefit from a learning experience that gives back to communities in need.

Over the past few months, corporate planners have been facing a "perception issue." The media has been highlighting how large companies are spending corporate dollars on so-called "extravagant expenses," most of which include meetings and events. Other challenges include narrowing down current planned events agendas, allowing attendees very little time to get out of their hotels and banquet facilities as well as tight budget constraints.

Community service team building organized by Impact 4 Good can be incorporated to shed some positive light on meetings and events as well as on the company that is participating. These types of events are used to motivate staff to work as a team for the benefit of giving back to the community in programs such as Literacy Builders, Go GREEN Racing, Poverty: Beehive Building, and Children: Bike Build for Charity.

Impact 4 Good's programs not only enhance the image of good corporate citizens, but they also exemplify their commitment to their employees and customers. With most programs lasting two hours or fewer and having the capability of hosting from 10 attendees to 10,000 or more, Impact 4 Good is a great option for companies who are trying to make a difference.

Visit Impact 4 Good for more information and details on hosting a team building activity for your next event.

If you're planning a Dallas event in the upcoming holiday months, here are a few ideas to consider for guests and attendees. Whether you're entertaining just one or two corporate clients or planning an excursions for groups of 10 or more people, these are all sure to create some holiday spirit while visiting the Lone Star State.

• Gaylord Texan's Lone Star Christmas. More than a million lights, a life-sized gingerbread house, and electric train displays are just a few of the highlights of this amazing winter wonderland. This year, the Dallas hotel's 14,000-square-foot, hand-carved ICE! attraction is based on Dr. Seuss' holiday classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

• Prairie Lights in Grand Prairie, Texas. This two-mile path takes guests on a journey through nearly four million twinkling lights, a Holiday Village complete with warm winter goodies and Santa, and light shows set to music. Large groups of nine to over 30 people can tour the path in a shuttle bus or van with rates starting at $40. Prairie Lights runs Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve.

• Threejays' Carriage Rides in Highland Park. This can be a romantic trip for two in a carriage or a fun outing for up to 12 guests in a wagonette. Adorned with elegant garland and lights and stocked with holiday music and cozy blankets, Threejays' rides are the perfect way to spend an evening exploring one of Dallas' oldest and loveliest neighborhoods famous for its Holiday lights. Reservations are required.

Dallas has several holiday festivals and one-day events if you can time your Dallas visit just right. Be sure to check back for more Dallas holiday events and festivals!

As the meetings industry prepares for the H1N1 flu virus, are you ready for handling events during flu season? Check out these 4 tips for how to be prepared:

1. Stock up on hand sanitizers.

Hand sanitizers are a decent safeguard to spreading diseases from hand to mouth. Though they don't replace hand washing, they are especially helpful at meetings and events where your guests cannot always run to the bathroom for soap and water. Just make sure to purchase sanitziers that contain an alcohol (ehtyl alcohol, ethanol, etc.) in a concentration of at least 60 percent. Studies have shown that anything less than this is not effective.

2. Educate your guests.

Provide your attendees with helpful information on how they can keep themselves and others healthy. Washing hands frequently, avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth, and coughing into a sleeve or elbow—not hands—are among the best tips to stay healthy. Share these with your attendees on your event website or in your email marketing.

3. Stay informed.

Just as your guests should be in the loop, event planners should make sure to regularly visit reliable websites such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep current on the flu vaccine, influenza activity in the United States and more.

Additionally, it also helps to be familiar with the symptoms of the flu, which include fever, sore throat, headache, body and muscle aches, dry cough, runny or stuffy nose and fatigue. Note that for adults, symptoms such as difficulty breahting or shortness of breath, sudden dizziness and severe vomiting warrant urgent medical attention. Establish a plan of action should an event guest, or one of your staff members, fall sick. Designate a contact person to whom guests can turn for medical assistance.

4. Have a back-up plan.

Last year, many event planners were caught unawares by the pandemonium brought on by the flu. Make sure to establish procedures for attendee cancellations, speaker cancellations, etc. Have a policy in place when it comes to refunding event fees for your attendees. This also holds true for your event venue and suppliers—go over how payments/refunds will be handled should you need to cancel or change locations at the last minute.

Best-selling author Dan Brown, who penned novels Angels & Demons and The DaVinci Code, explores the symbology and iconology of Washington, DC in his latest thriller The Lost Symbol. For visitors who want to experience the action in real life, Destination DC has made it easy to visit the landmarks and locations featured in the novel. Visit Experience DC: The Lost Symbol to learn more about exhibitions and events in DC relevant to the book, such as the National Museum of Women in the Arts' exhibit on "Telling Secrets: Codes, Captions and Conundrums in Contemporary Art." You can also view an interactive map of some of the top
attractions for your Dan Brown-inspired visit.

Washington, DC event planners can get in on the fun as well, as a number of these attractions also serve as great event venues. Check out a few of the following DC meeting spaces for a Lost Symbol-inspired event:

International Spy Museum

From George Washington's secret life as a spy to the Enigma code-cracking machine, the International Spy Museum immerses guests in the undercover world of espionage. In addition to taking advantage of this Washington, DC special event facility after-hours for groups of up to 300 people, meeting planners can also enjoy a number of the museum's unique packages. Three different scavenger hunts, for example, challenges attendees armed with a top secret bag of tricks to work through coded messages and tough questions as they navigate the museum. The exclusive Speaker Series offers a variety of former intelligence offers willing to share their expertise and experience with your event guests.

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Towering over Old Town Alexandria just outside of DC, the memorial showcases both Freemasonry and George Washington himself, who joined the Masonic Lodge in Fredericksburg at the age of 20. Interesting artifacts on display include Washington's family Bible and even a lock of his hair. The memorial also offers over five DC event venues, including the grand hall for up to 250 people and the impressive Memorial Hall, which sets the stage with a 17-foot bronze statue of Washington, eight granite Corinthian columns, two large murals and six stained glass windows.

Library of Congress

Home to many of the nation's secrets, it's not surprising that the Library of Congress is often featured in thrillers such as Brown's The Lost Symbol. It was also featured in the action-thriller film National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Planners can take advantage of the air of mystery around this seemingly low-key but unique Washington, DC venue at one of its five room options, which include the Italian Renaissance-style Great Hall, a great DC banquet space for up to 1,200 guests.

When event invitees click on the registration link in their personalized email and are directed to the registration form, they will see a number of things: your organization's customized branding, colors and fonts; his or her contact information pre-populated in the system; custom questions; and the option to add guests and colleagues through group registration.

But Cvent hasn't stopped there. We go above and beyond by allowing attendees to forward the email invitation to others. Our viral marketing capability adds value to your organization because it's a chance for you to build your potential member database.

Pretend you're holding a legal conference. One of your registrants may be saying, "I don't know what Mary and John are doing that day next week, but I do know that they're lawyers just like me. I think they would be interested in this." Lawyers are going to forward it along to other lawyers - not doctors or construction workers. They are going to pass your message along to like-minded people who have the same interests.

Best case scenario: Mary signs up. Worst case scenario: Mary doesn't sign up, but forwards it to five colleagues...then those people send it to seven others...and they forward it to four more. So what's in it for you? All these people get funneled into your contact database and you're going to be able to market to them in the future.

Whether you're a membership director who wants to build a bigger member list; a school looking to grow your alumni network; or a business trying to reach more potential clients, you will benefit from letting your invitees become the "evangelists" of your event - extending the reach and doing the networking for you - at no extra cost!

And there's more good news because there's something in it for other departments! Viral marketing will help you get the buy-in you need from those outside of the meetings/event department because it offers a way to gain additional ROI. Imagine converting 5-10% of those additional contacts into members or customers. If growing your business in the face of this down economy is something management is looking to do, Cvent's email viral marketing will surely help your team reach this goal.

Who would have ever thought that entertaining could be an art? The staff at the High Museum of Art invites you to enjoy their various Atlanta meeting spaces among some of the most prestigious pieces of history. This unique venue in Atlanta has over 15,000 square feet of special event space, allowing your guests plenty of room to see the art that the museum has to offer.

There are four distinct sections available for your event: the Robinson Atrium, Grand Lobby, Hill Auditorium, and the conference room.

• Robinson Atrium. This grandiose illuminated space boasts 500 square feet of gracious architecture and light. Let your guests see the night sky through its fan shaped glass ceilings, dance on top the granite flooring and traipse on the four-story ramp that leads to the museum's permanent art collection. Host a reception for 220 seated guests in this spacious yet intimate setting.

• Wieland Pavilion Grand Lobby. This space was part of the museum's recent 2005 expansion. Host your events in its 6,800-square-foot spacious setting, where floor-to-ceiling windows afford great views of the piazza. As if that weren't enough, the lobby space also has 18-foot ceilings and hardwood flooring.


• Hill Auditorium. This is the perfect setting for your next seminar, presentation or guest speakers. AV equipment is provided along with comfortable theater-style seating for approximately 200 attendees. Of course, no theater would be complete without a balcony and orchestra, both of which are on hand for your Atlanta meeting.

• Conference Room. This setting will host your next executive meeting. The Atlanta meeting room makes for a productive setting for up to 18 guests in boardroom style.

View more information about the High Museum of Art on the Cvent Supplier Network

This River West event venue in Chicago was named after its founder Joe Marchetti, the former name behind the renowned Como Inn. For the past 15 years, Galleria Marchetti has been known as the leading venue for hosting private events in Chicago. A unique and bright setting, it has welcomed every type of event, from corporate outings to lavish weddings. Whether you're holding your event in one of its beautiful courtyards or in its spacious pavilion, its hidden escapes make it easy for attendees to forget they are in one of the largest cities in the nation.

Galleria Marchetti has five multi-functional rooms and gardens, available to host groups of almost any size. Its tented pavilion is known as one of the featured attractions of the venue. The style and grace of this Chicago meeting space gives it a dynamic edge that you cannot find anywhere else in the city. Although most pavilions are seasonal, Galleria Marchetti allows guests to request an open-air style, for which the staff removes the sides of the tent to join it with the Marchetti gardens. This creates a unique decor that lends character and elegance to any event.

The East and West courtyards are some of the most beautiful gardens in the city. When guests enter through their iron gates and pass the brick walls lush of colorful ivy, they are greeted by a spacious area filled with flowering trees, seasonal blooms and ample vegetation that create the feel of a Tuscan garden. The courtyards' tasteful outdoor furniture is centered on their large food displays that are sure to ignite your guests' taste buds.

The special event packages at Galleria Marchetti make it easy for Chicago event planners to coordinate a top-notch event. Each package is complete and paired together nicely to create an underlying theme that correlates with the ambiance of the venue. A creative and unusual venue, natural decor, wide arrangement of choices for event space, traditional menus with a twist of Italian flair, an experienced bar and wait staff—Galleria Marchetti is well on its way to earning the timeless reputation of its sister facility Como Inn.

For information on more unique venues in Chicago, please visit the Cvent Supplier Network.

As the market leader in online event registration, it was a natural fit for us to build integrations with the leading CRM system, Salesforce.com, and the leading web-conference platform, Webex. 

Our user-friendly Salesforce integration provides Cvent clients with customization options when exchanging data between our application and the system that they currently have in place. With our configuration interface, planners can easily set up event invitee and registrant data to transfer seamlessly between Cvent and Salesforce, replacing the tedious tasks of manually importing and exporting files. The flexibility of our integration allows planners to change the integration settings for each event, sync Cvent contacts with existing leads and contacts to ensure that no duplicates appear in Salesforce, automatically create and assign tasks, and automatically add or update a Cvent invitee's status in Salesforce.

These examples are just some of the features that our clients benefit from. In addition, planners can extract the most recent Salesforce lead and contact data to pre-populate Cvent event forms and have the ability to thoroughly search Salesforce leads or campaigns to enter into a Cvent contact group.

By integrating with Webex, we open the door for people to register for an organization's web-conference right from Cvent. Furthermore, the automatic confirmation and reminder emails provide registrants with the links and access codes for the most updated Webex sessions. And once they participate in Webex, their attendance status can go directly back into Cvent. Again, this only requires the use of a simple configuration interface to reap the benefits of seamless data-sharing.

In the end, Cvent's integrations translate into win-win situations, both for event planners and attendees: we offer ease of use on both ends, without the need to completely overhaul one's current business processes.

Unlike many other cities that utilize new land and millions of dollars of funding to create special event sites, Atlanta is one of the few that transitions its "something old" into "something new." Take the King Plow Arts Center, primarily used in the 1930s as a manufacturing warehouse and now  the home of 5,000 square feet of multipurpose event space. This iconic blend of past and present allows up to 400 attendees to host their Atlanta wedding receptions, company holiday parties and a wide variety of special events throughout the year.

Adjacent to the Arts Center is the Event Gallery, which boasts over 8,000 square feet or even more event space. Enticing guests who prefer an airy venue, this unique Atlanta venue offers 30-foot ceilings, unlimited natural lighting and contemporary art reminiscent of the industrial revolution. Along with the Event Gallery is Studio 887, the exclusive private loft/breakout room, fit for up to 170 VIPs. Complete with exhibition-style galley kitchen, outdoor patio and natural lighting, Studio 887 is an Atlanta special event facility perfect for nighttime views of the city.

Catering at the center is provided by some of the premier Atlanta catering teams. One of which, Bold American Catering, strives to provide your guests with an extraordinary culinary experience. Whether your guests will prefer a Chocolate Bourbon Bread Pudding from their "Southern Inspiration" buffet platter or raspberry green tea tartlets from the "Global Inspiration" package, their tastebuds will be in for a bold retreat from the norm they are sure to remember.

As if hosting the 1939 world premiere reception for the film Gone With the Wind was not impressive enough, The Georgian Terrace Hotel hopes to be the site for your next grand event or business meeting. A night's stay at the Georgian Terrace is not just a good night's rest, but a night of history. The Atlanta hotel is listed as a National Historic landmark, but it's anything but antique. In fact, it recently underwent over $10 million in renovations to keep up with its national competitors.

Live nearby? Guests from neighboring states and Georgia residents can take advantage of this Atlanta hotel deal and enjoy a 15 percent room discount for a romantic weekend in the heart of the city. You'll trade the stale bagels at your usual continental breakfast for a freshly baked pastry from Cafe Mims. For more than a bite, guests can try the Georgian mountain trout at the in-house eatery Livingston Restaurant and Bar.

Anyone can find an Atlanta hotel with meeting space, but this venue has much more than simply a "space" for your meeting. The 16,000-square-foot conference center includes six conference rooms, three luxurious ballrooms seating 350 people, with state-of-the-art equipment available. Halogen-lighting, ergonomic seating and on-site concierge services are just the tip of the iceberg for Georgian Terrace meeting packages.

Planners can also take advantage of the hotel's Atlanta meeting promotions, such as the "Go Green" package, which includes reusable water bottles, recycled paper products and optional post-function food donation. Write your event agendas or wedding vows on the recycled paper with eco-friendly pens.

So when debating over venues for your next Atlanta event, why chose the rest when you can give your attendees the best? Find more information about booking The Georgian Terrace Hotel on the Cvent Supplier Network today!