Connect Your Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

From a state-of-the art convention center, to the more than 2,000 hotel rooms in downtown Des Moines—including a new attached Hilton Des Moines Downtown hotel with 330 rooms opening in spring 2018—to the endless list of restaurants, nightlife, and culture, here you are always steps away from a great experience.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

More universities than ever are including conference hotels on their grounds to accommodate meetings of the mind in academic settings. In fact, a cottage industry of campus hotel management companies has emerged. Southern Management Corporation owns and operates the hotel and works in partnership with the university.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

These top-tier cities are meetings hotspots, with enough convention space and hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of attendees at any given time, plus the cultural amenities and intangible cachet to keep them around. During the three-day event, Paducah used more than 20 venues to show off the best aspects of the city.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 18, 2017

Venues along its path are hosting special events and hotels are offering promotional rates for this astronomical phenomenon. Moonrise Hotel (St. Get ready to blast off at Moonrise Hotel. What better way to remember the eclipse than at a space-themed boutique hotel?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. Best work trick I’ve learned: Knowing the right questions to ask is key to achieving a balanced venue contract. Tracy Blair. Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Michele DeClerck, CMP.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. Best work trick I’ve learned: Knowing the right questions to ask is key to achieving a balanced venue contract. Tracy Blair. Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Michele DeClerck, CMP.

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Hornblower

MARCH 20, 2019

I was living in Iowa City and engaged to someone else when Ryan was promoted to my area manager. After Sarah suggested California, I started looking at venues and fell in love with the idea of getting married on a yacht. When we met with our Hornblower coordinator to tour the Mojo, we immediately knew it was our venue.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 24, 2021

Whatever your passion, you’ll likely find it in this tiny but mighty town that’s situated on the Galena River just minutes from the borders of Iowa and Wisconsin. This three-day itinerary will take you through numerous iconic stops including the DeSoto Hotel, Ulysses S.

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