Upcoming Major Conventions
August 25-29, 2008
Attendance: Estimate 50,000
Rooms on Peak Night: 20,000 +
Major Arrival: August 24
Major Departure: August 29
Meeting Location: Colorado Convention Center and Pepsi Center
Headquarter Hotel: Various
Hotels Being Used: 7 clusters within the metro area: Downtown, Quebec & I70, DIA, West, Northwest & Boulder, Southeast and DTC. In addition to the contracted hotels in these cluster many other metro hotels are being used by other visitors, guests, and media. 95 hotels
Web Sites: www.demconvention.com; www.denverconvention2008.com
Economic Impact: $160 Million
Additional Information: Click here for frequently asked questions and more.
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CEDIA EXPO
September 3-7, 2008
Attendance: 30,000
Rooms on Peak Night: 8,757
Major Arrival: September 2-3
Major Departure: September 9
Meeting Location: Colorado Convention Center
Headquarter Hotel: Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center
Hotels Being Used:
Downtown: Brown Palace, Burnsley Hotel, Comfort Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Crowne Plaza, The Curtis, Grand Hyatt, Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Hotel Monaco, Hotel Teatro, Magnolia Hotel, Marriott City Center, Oxford Hotel, Ramada Inn, Residence Inn by Marriott Downtown, Residence Inn by Marriott City Center, Sheraton Hotel, VQ Hotel, Warwick Hotel, Westin Tabor Center
Cherry Creek: Fairfield Inn, Four Points by Sheraton, Four Point Cherry Creek, Hampton Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Select, Inn at Cherry Creek, JW Marriott, Loews Denver, Staybridge Suites
Stapleton: Courtyard by Marriott, Doubletree Hotel Denver, Radisson Stapleton Plaza, Red Lion Denver Central, Renaissance Denver Hotel, The Timbers
North: Doubletree Hotel Denver North, Hampton Inn Westminster, Residence Inn by Marriott North, Westin Westminster
South: Embassy Suites Southeast, Doubletree DTC, Hyatt Place, Hyatt Regency Tech Center, Marriott Tech Center, Wyndham Hotel DTC
Web Site: http://www.cedia.org
Economic Impact: $59.8 Million
Group Information: CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. The Association was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,000 member companies worldwide. CEDIA members are established and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field. CEDIA members include Residential Electronics Systems Professionals who have emerged as the “fourth contractor” in the building and remolding industries alongside electrical, plumbing and HVAC professionals. Member classifications include Residential Electronic Systems Contractors, manufacturers, sales representatives, distributors, consultants and affiliates.
CEDIA EXPO is the #1 show in the residential electronics systems contractor industry that includes custom home theater, multi-room audio and video, lighting control, environmental control, home networking, home automation, residential information technology and systems, security and more. It’s an industry that has many descriptions: smart homes, electronic homes, home entertainment…but all of them lead to the #1 show dedicated to the industry’s needs.
CEDIA EXPO offers more than 200 course offerings including full-day workshops, boot camps and certification in five different curriculums designed specifically for the custom electronic industry including Electronic Systems Technician, Electronic Systems Designer, Electronic Systems Project Manager, Electronics Systems Customer Relations, and Electronic Systems Business. In addition to a tremendous amount of education, CEDIA EXPO welcomes over 600 exhibitors with cutting-edge technology.
10% female • 90% male • Average age: 22-50
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Annual Technical Conference and Exposition (ATCE)
September 21-24, 2008
Attendance: 8,000
Rooms on Peak Night: 2,926
Major Arrival: September 21
Major Departure: September 24
Meeting Location: Colorado Convention Center
Headquarter Hotel: Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center
Hotels Being Used: Hyatt Regency CCC, Hilton Garden Inn, Marriott City Center, Grand Hyatt, Brown Palace, Comfort Inn, Crowne Plaza, Courtyard Downtown, Sheraton Denver Hotel
Web Site: www.spe.org/atce/2008
Economic Impact: $1.2 Million
Group Information: Since it’s first conference 84 years ago, the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) has attracted more than a half-million of the E&P industry’s greatest minds from more than 50 countries around the world. Technical sessions, presented concurrently with an exhibition, focus on all phases of oil and gas exploration and production. Special events allow E&P professionals to network with colleagues from around the world and celebrate key successes in the industry.
Exhibiting Companies represent manufacturers and suppliers of petroleum exploration, production, drilling, and refining equipment and services.
Attendees include engineers, operators, scientists, managers and executives who are actively involved in all upstream aspects of the worldwide petroleum industry. ATCE offers unique opportunities for people at all career levels to meet industry experts, network with peers, and access new technologies to help meet ongoing challenges.
80% Domestic • 20% International • 20% female • 90% male • Average age: 45
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