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Norfolk

A downtown cluster of prime meeting spots
Vibrant downtown Norfolk is the place to hold a meeting. The city’s revitalized downtown waterfront area boasts 1,000 hotel rooms within walking distance of more than 176,000 square feet of meeting space. The area has become so prime for meetings and conferences, that it’s called the “Waterside Convention Connection,” where the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, the Norfolk Marriott Waterside, the Waterside Convention Center, Radisson Hotel Norfolk and the Waterside Festival Marketplace together offer 55 high-tech, versatile meeting rooms, providing conference goers plenty of locations to choose from. The adjacent Norfolk Scope offers another 80,000 square feet of meeting space.
Norfolk also offers many unique meeting venues, for those looking to hold an event that is a little different. They include holding meetings aboard ships such as the Schooner Virginia and Spirit of Norfolk, the Chrysler Hall Performing Arts Theater, the upscale Fahrenheit Restaurant & Bar, the 91-year-old Granby Theater and the Norfolk Botanical Garden.

The area offers visitors plenty to do – all within walking distance of their hotels and conference facilities. Within 10 square blocks of the “convention connection,” conference goers can visit the theater and restaurant district, see more than 30,000 pieces of art at the Chrysler Museum of Art, go antiquing or take a harbor cruise. The area also includes Nauticus, the National Maritime Museum, which houses the USS Wisconsin. Guests can also learn about the area’s military aboard the Victory Rover on the Elizabeth River for a chance to view aircraft carriers, submarines and destroyers at Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval base.

Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau (view PDF ad)
232 E. Main St.
Norfolk, VA 23510
(757) 664-6620, ext. 657
www.norfolkcvb.com
Contact: Donna Allen, vice president of sales
dallen@norfolkcvb.com

Convention Center

Norfolk Waterside Convention Center
235 E. Main St.
Norfolk, VA 23510
http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/ORFWS
Contact: (757) 627-4200

Located inside the Norfolk Marriott Waterside Hotel, the convention center offers 60,000 square feet of flexible meeting space in 45 rooms. The center is equipped with high-tech audiovisual equipment, high-speed Internet access and videoconferencing. Its largest room, a 14,400-square-foot ballroom can host a banquet for 1,250 people. Meeting planners know they’ll be in good hands at the convention center, where an event services manager is available 24 hours a day for all conferences and meetings held at the hotel. The center’s culinary and event teams can cater to special needs for each event. The hotel’s business services include copy, fax and overnight delivery service. The center also can create a customized Web page for the event.