Meet Virginia Beach

City’s New Convention Center has Planners Taking a Closer Look

by Rachel Globus | Published in January 2007 Focus on Event Sites

With a new convention center and a host of property improvements, Virginia Beach, Va., is becoming a strong meeting and convention destination, in addition to its considerable leisure business.

The new Virginia Beach Convention Center is to be completed this month.

This unique triangular-shaped board room is located on the second floor of the facility’s 147-foot-tall tower.

The convention center’s ballroom features color-shifting panels of LED lights.

The shapes, colors and textures of the new convention center were designed to reflect a nautical theme.

The Virginia Aquarium is one of many unique venues Virginia Beach offers planners.

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About the author: Rachel Globus

Rachel Globus is the former editor and education director for Event Solutions.

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