Exhibit hall 2: 50,000 square feet Exhibit hall 3: 50,000 square feet
San Jose Convention Center & Nearby Hotels
Planners Find TheirWay to San Jose for Successful, Hassle-Free Meetings
MORETHAN97PERCENTOFPLANNERSSAYTHEY’DRETURN to San Jose.Whyall the praise?TeamSan Jose provides a one- of-a-kind team that’s empowered to handle all of a planner’s event needs. Rather than hand planners off to various orga- nizations after booking the meeting, Team San Jose’s staff moves beyond logistics and serves as a solutionprovider,help- ing clients to focus on and achieve their goals.They remove all the hassles and make planning easy, providing value not found anywhere else. Located between Monterey and San Francisco in innova-
tive SiliconValley, San Jose is one of the most environmental- ly responsible cities in the United States.TeamSan Jose’scom- prehensive greenservicesandpractices reflect thiscommitment, whichincludes various recycling, purchasing,andconservation efforts—suchas operating one of only three convention cen- ters in the westernUnited States to offercomposting.TeamSan
Jose also supports the environment with its food-and-beverage program, which features unconventionally delicious cuisine, createdbyChefVincentLaiandhis in-house culinary team,from the freshest local ingredients andwines. Eco-conscious planners enjoy the option of serving customized mealsonbiodegradable plateware.Meanwhile, delegates can keeptheir carbonfootprint low, as the city has nearly 5,000 convention hotelrooms—many of themrecentlyrenovated—withinwalkingdistance orashort rail ride from the San Jose Convention Center. Speaking of hotels, San Jose has many to choose from.
TEAM SAN JOSE HIGHLIGHTS Operated by Team San Jose, the San Jose Convention Center, the Center for the Performing Arts, the California and Montgomery theaters, South Hall, and the San Jose Civic and Parkside Hall offer a collective 271,000 square feet of column-free exhibit and meeting space.
Team San Jose also provides access to other unique venues, such as the HP Pavilion, SJSU Event Center, the Tech Museum, and Mexican Heritage Plaza.
Team San Jose offers planners one team for all their event needs, including civic official liaison services, customized menus, convention housing assistance, meeting-planner site visits, a merchant awareness program, green services, customized entertainment via Nederlander, complimentary concierge assistants (for shows with 3,000 attendees or more), registration personnel, SJCCnet™ Local and Global Data Services, and more.
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Attached to the convention center are two top-notch conven- tion properties, the San Jose Marriott and the Hilton San Jose, offering 30,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. Other options within a two-block radius of the convention center include historic properties such as the St. ClaireHotel;world- class resorts, like the Fairmont; stylish gems, like the Crowne Plaza; as well as hip boutique properties like the Four Points Sheraton and Hotel DeAnza.Together, these properties house an additional 85,000 square feet of flex- ible meeting space. San Jose also offers several convenient airport hotels nearby, as well as unique properties such as the historic DolceHayesMansion and trendy HotelValencia on SantanaRow. As for entertainment, San Jose has a
cleverly planned, compact downtown that’s jam-packed with great restaurants, parks, cultural venues, and nightlife. San Jose is ranked among the safest big cities in the nation, so attendees can feel free to