"We're confident that the NCMC Annual Meeting will have its highest attendance in years due to our collaboration with the Asheville CVB and, of course, because Asheville is a simply beautiful and fun place to visit."
Denise Drury
North Carolina Museum Council planning committee
"This is the first time the Geological Society of America has met in Asheville, and we are on track to be one of the highest-attended Southeastern Section meetings ever."
Blair Tormey, Vice Chair, Geoloical Society of America's Southeastern Section
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DRAW RECORD ATTENDANCE
Many event planners have stated Asheville draws record attendance and becomes the standard with which future meetings are compared. Sixty-five percent of meeting planners surveyed in 2011 reported higher attendance levels in Asheville compared to other destinations.
plan an event tailored to your Group's style
The area offers an array of spectacular meeting and special event locations - from AAA Four Diamond resorts to Leed Certified hotels. Create a memorable off-site event at a local craft brewery or the stunning 8,000 acre estate and site of America's Largest Home,
Biltmore. Choose from the urban, edgy venues of
downtown and the
River Arts District, or a natural setting with sweeping mountain views. Whatever the event goals, you can achieve them here.
Do more with less, Go local
Numerous nationally accredited speakers call Asheville home. Save on your speaker budget without sacrificing inspiration and education. For more information on the accredited speakers in our backyard, click here. Looking for attendee gifts, entertainment options and activities with local flair? Contact our convention service manager at 828.258.6106 for ideas.
Guarantee an authentic experience
For attendees expecting unique experiences and to easily connect to local culture, Asheville delivers. In their downtime, attendees can enjoy more than 250 independent restaurants and a fiercely local food community that is reinventing what it means to be farm-to-table. Beer lovers will drool over the 11 craft breweries in Beer City USA and shoppers will find a treasure-trove of uncommon businesses that could only flourish here. A destination for rejuvenation since the 1800s, Asheville is also an oasis for health-conscious, active vacationers.
Hear that buzzing sound?
Inspiring adventures, unbridled creativity and deep cultural roots. It doesn't take long to see why Asheville continues to earn praise:
See more praise here.
