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CONVENTION SERVICES GUIDE MEETING PLANNER SERVICES

We don’t mind bragging. GUEST ITINERARIES TRANSPORTATION But we really love when Looking for activities for spouses, families Whether your group needs a fleet of or VIP guests? We’ll customize an limousines, a convoy of buses or a source our clients brag for us. Year itinerary for an afternoon, a day or a week. for antique convertibles, we can provide after year, our customers The /Fort Worth area offers an customized resources to get you around. incredible variety of activities certain to tell us we’re the gold MEDIA ASSISTANCE please everyone. standard. Our staff of public relations professionals REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE will help get the word out about your Whether yours is a group Check out our check-in expertise. For event, whether your goal is to increase or 10, 10,000, you won’t groups of 10 or more, our seasoned awareness or attendance. personnel will make your group’s find better attention and NEED A SPEAKER? registration seamless and painless, with up DFW is home to an extensive range of coordination. Our delighted to four hours of complimentary assistance. accessible subject matter experts. The clients consistently name us Our Convention Services staff can also National Speakers Association of North provide great local information for your a Meetings and Conventions is a great resource; visit speaker.org attendees. Please contact us at least two Gold Service Award winner for listings. We can assist you in working weeks prior to your event so we may best with this organization and others. for stellar customer service. coordinate your staffing needs. THE DETAILS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE UNIQUE MEETING VENUES Multimedia, photographers, florists, IFor something different, think outside Here are some of more popular services entertainers, trophies, medical assistance the hotel. We can help you coordinate we offer. We’d be happy to create a – whatever your event needs to be a meetings in a variety of venues. AT&T customized program just for your budget success – we can help make it all come Stadium, the Irving Arts Center, Texas and needs. together. Motor Speedway and Toyota Music SITE INSPECTIONS Factory are just a sampling of event See our great offerings for yourself. We’d possibilities. be happy to arrange personal visits to LANGUAGE SERVICES hotels, restaurants, off-site venues and An international crossroads, DFW attractions to make sure they’re just right. offers a wide range of linguistic and translation services; we’ll provide you a list of resources to meet your group’s communication needs. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

It’s all about the swag. And a lot of it is free. We can help promote your event through unique branded materials and literature customized just for you – at zero or minimal cost. Let the Irving and Convention and Visitors Bureau help you bolster attendance and market your event without busting your budget. IRVING CVB HONORED . With consecutive Gold Service Awards from Meetings & Conventions, consecutive Awards of Excellence from Corporate & Incentive Travel, and multiple Pinnacle Awards from Successful Meetings, the Irving CVB is poised to make your next meeting a success.

PHOTOGRAPHY NAME BADGES/BADGE We are happy to provide you HOLDERS/LANYARDS with complimentary photo Complimentary 3” x 4” inserts, assets. View our selection imprinted with the Irving of downloadable images at logo, as well as complimentary irvingtexas.com, or we can plastic clip-on badge holders provide you a flash drive filled and lanyards are available. with an array of files/formats. PENS DIGITAL ART Complimentary, imprinted Digital versions of the Irving, with Irving logo. Texas logo and the magnificent Mustangs of LAPEL PINS sculpture are available upon Complimentary. request. Images and graphics are available in high-resolution REGISTRATION BAGS JPEG, TIFF and EPS formats. Complimentary 15” x 22” white plastic bags imprinted with COMPLIMENTARY Irving logo. BROCHURES WELCOME BANNER Printed materials include: DELIVERY OPTIONS ▶ Traveler’s Guide to area A special 8' x 3' welcome Fulfillment of all materials attractions, dining, shopping, banner customized for your may be handled via first sports, etc. event and including the class mail or courier delivery ▶ Dallas/Fort Worth Area Irving logo, provided at our to your headquarters hotel, Visitors Guide production cost. 10 working unless you prefer to pick up ▶ Mustangs of Las Colinas days are required, and pricing materials in person at the Sculpture and Exhibit estimates will be provided in ICVB offices. Please allow brochure advance for your authorization. at least 10 working days for mail delivery, or two working days for courier service. IRVING CONVENTION CENTER AT LAS COLINAS

A work of art in itself, this innovative, soaring space takes meetings, conferences, weddings and gatherings to a new level. With expansive and diverse spaces, state-of-the-art Ideally situated in the heart of Irving’s MEETING ROOMS LEVEL technology and sleek Las Colinas Urban Center, the Irving The meeting and junior ballroom level architectural elements, the Convention Center cornerstones the new provides 20,000 square feet of meeting Irving Convention Center mixed-use entertainment district. which space in up to 20 different breakout provides a one-of-a-kind includes the 350-room Westin Convention rooms, each averaging about 1,000 Center Hotel and the Toyota Music square feet. The space is divided into convention facility to meet Factory – a $173 million entertainment 11 dedicated conference rooms, one your needs. complex anchored by an 8,000-seat dedicated board room and a junior indoor/outdoor amphitheater operated by ballroom that can be divided into a variety Live Nation. of flexible configurations, including up to 8 individual meeting rooms. The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas is unique layout of the prefunction space divided into three main levels: on this level is highly flexible and can EXHIBITION HALL LEVEL accommodate multiple groups or provide The 50,000-square-foot, column-free several staging areas for the same group. exhibition hall is on the first floor. The BALLROOM LEVEL mezzanine level features a relaxing café An exceptionally well-appointed and covered, outdoor terrace with access 20,000-square-foot grand ballroom from both inside and outside the facility. and pre-function area is located on the top level of the convention center. This flexible space can be divided into an array of meeting rooms or smaller event rooms. OFF-SITE VENUES & ACTIVITIES

The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex offers endless unique activities and attractions sure to please everyone in your group: parks & ranches, shopping & restaurants, entertainment, museums, and more. We offer complimentary assistance in arranging off-site venues, tours and even ways to tag an extra getaway to the end of your event.

THE ARTS HISTORY/SCIENCE SIGHTSEEING PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ▶ Amon Carter Museum ▶ African American Museum ▶ Fort Worth Stockyards ▶  Dallas Cowboys football and ▶  ▶ American Airlines Cattle Drive AT&T Stadium tours ▶ Casa Mañana C.R. Smith Museum ▶ Founders Plaza at ▶ Dallas Mavericks basketball ▶ Dallas Museum of Art ▶ Cavanaugh Flight Museum DFW Airport ▶ Dallas Stars hockey ▶ Dee and Charles Wyly ▶ Commemorative Air Force, ▶  ▶ FC Dallas soccer (outdoors) Theater Dallas/Fort Worth Wing Sculpture and Exhibit ▶ AT&T Byron Nelson ▶ Irving Arts Center ▶ Dallas Heritage Village ▶ Pioneer Plaza Championship golf ▶ Jaycee Park Center ▶ Dallas Holocaust Museum/ ▶ Sixth Floor Museum at ▶ Lone Star Park at Grand for the Arts Center for Education Dealey Plaza Prairie horse racing ▶ Kimbell Art Museum and Tolerance ▶ Mesquite ProRodeo at ▶ Margot and Bill Winspear ▶  Mesquite Arena SHOPPING Opera House ▶ Fort Worth Museum of ▶ Texas Motor Speedway ▶ Bass Pro Shops ▶ Modern Art Museum Science and History ▶ Texas Rangers baseball Outdoor World of Fort Worth ▶ Fort Worth Stockyards and Globe Life Park in ▶ Cabela’s ▶ Morton H. Meyerson Historic District Arlington tours ▶  Symphony Center ▶ Frontiers of Flight Museum ▶ Fort Worth Invitational golf ▶  ▶  ▶ George W. Bush Presidential ▶  ▶ Nasher Sculpture Center Library and Museum ▶ IKEA RECREATION/THEME PARKS ▶ Verizon Theatre at ▶ Irving Heritage District ▶  ▶ NRH O Family Water Park Grand Prairie ▶ Jackie Townsell Bear Creek 2 ▶ Neiman Marcus ▶ The Palace of Wax/Ripley’s Heritage Center Flagship Store Believe It Or Not! ▶ Latino Cultural Center TOURS ▶  ▶ Six Flags Hurricane Harbor ▶ National Cowgirl Museum ▶ American Airlines C.R. ▶ NorthPark Center ▶ Six Flags Over Texas and Hall of Fame Smith Museum ▶  ▶ SpeedZone Dallas ▶ Perot Museum of Nature ▶ American Airlines Flight ▶ Stockyards Station and Science Academy ▶  ▶ Sixth Floor Museum at ▶ Dallas Arboretum and ▶  Dealey Plaza Botanical Garden ▶ Texas Civil War Museum ▶ Dallas World Aquarium NIGHTLIFE ▶ Gondola Adventures ▶ Bishop Arts District ▶ Grapevine & Dallas RANCHES ▶  Wine Tours ▶ Austin Ranch IRVING FAST FACTS ▶ Fort Worth Stockyards ▶ National Cowgirl Museum ▶ Circle R Ranch Founded ...... 1903 ▶ Lower Greenville Avenue and Hall of Fame ▶ Double D Ranch Incorporated ...... 1914 ▶ Sundance Square ▶ Ruth Paine House Museum ▶ The Ranch of Population ...... 225,427 ▶ Victory Park Lonesome Dove Land Area . . . . . 69.3 sq. miles ▶ West Village ▶ River Ranch – Fort Worth Elevation ...... 470 feet Stockyards Historic District Area Codes . . . 214, 469, 817, 972 ▶ Southfork Ranch For more Irving info, visit cityofirving.org Close to everywhere. Far above the rest. Irving has staying power.

Irving, Texas is located right in the center of the United States, a Home to 85+ hotels and more than 12,000 rooms, Irving offers popular hub easily accessible from both coasts. Irving is also everything from resort and luxury accommodations to all-suite centered right between Dallas and Fort Worth. Just minutes and value properties, with rates to suit any budget. from DFW International Airport and with a great selection of accommodations and venues, Irving is central to your needs.

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