Take them on Safari

Kalahari Resort (www.kalahariresorts.com) in Sandusky, Ohio, is well-known for its 173,000-square foot indoor waterpark and the year-round balmy 86-degree forecast that comes with it, but this Ohio slice of tropical paradise has far more to oer than slides and surf.

Hold a convention or meeting at Kalahari, and you’ll have 280 acres and 100,000 square feet of exible space–-including a 17,000-square-foot ball room--to work with, making it easy to set up a get-together for a few dozen or a few thousand. And despite the safari feel, wireless internet access and cuttingedge audio-visual technology remain at your ngertips for spectacular programming possibilities.

“We have 25 dierent function rooms,” says Maris Brenner, director of group sales. “And that’s not even counting the outdoors, where we have a location adjacent to our animal park and a tent pavilion that can hold up to 650 people.” Kalahari is also equipped for dry-land adventuring and teambuilding outings incorporating everything from water basketball to rock wall climbing to rope-climbing courses and a 70-foot-high zipline that’s new this year.

Other groups seeking relaxation more than rambunctiousness can skip the likes of boogie boarding and the Zip Coaster uphill water roller coaster and simply dri along the lazy river, unwind in a whirlpool, or pamper themselves with a massage or body wrap at the spa.

(And for attendees who expect to hit the links as part of a “working vacation,” well, the Kalahari does have its indoor Madagascar Mini-Golf course – so you’ll never need to worry about mosquitoes or rained-out rounds!)

“We’ve got the best of all worlds,” Brenner explains. “We can help people grow their attendance because of the fact that when we’re in our ‘leisure’ mode, we have to be so diverse for so many families, and we have to have so much to do in all sorts of weather.”

Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center

Designed to bring buyers and sellers together, Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center (Cleveland MMCC) will integrate world-class tradeshow and conference facilities with permanent showrooms in a single structure designed specifically for the medical industry. It’s a revolutionary way to expand medical innovation, education and commerce. Groundbreaking is scheduled for this fall with an anticipated opening in 2013.

What is Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center?

Cleveland MMCC provides one location for hospital administrators, doctors, and other healthcare professionals to learn about the latest technology, see products in action and purchase a variety of healthcare industry products necessary for designing and operating healthcare facilities. That’s the basic idea of the Medical Mart-to bring buyers and sellers together in the medical industry.

Cleveland MMCC will integrate innovation, education and commerce into one location. Cleveland Medical Mart will also be located adjacent to the Cleveland Convention Center, a Class A exhibition hall with the ability to host tradeshows focused on all aspects of healthcare and state-of-the-art meeting facilities for education and training. MMPI, the world’s leading owner and operator of showroom buildings and tradeshow facilities, is the developer of Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center, bringing the ‘mart’ concept to a region with a world-class reputation for healthcare delivery, innovation and research.

Choose a world-renowned medical destination

Tap into the vast opportunities of hosting your event in the midst of the largest concentration of medical leadership in the US, including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, MetroHealth Medical Center, Summa Health Systems, Akron General and other leading Northeast Ohio medical institutions.

• Enjoy greater access to influential leaders from top medical associations and administrations with more than 230,000 healthcare professionals in the Greater Cleveland region

• Attract new attendees from the continuous flow of healthcare professionals visiting Cleveland Clinic, recognized as the delivery and treatment model of the future

• Facilitate access tot new life science research with more than 600 biomedical companies in Northeast Ohio

• Enjoy convenient “door-to-door” access to Cleveland’s medical hub at University Circle via HealthLine, a fast and easy transit corridor

Exceed expectations in every detail

Discover new possibilities for your event with world-class facilities designed specifically for the medical community. Developed with guidance from experts in healthcare, business and technology, Cleveland MMCC features unique efficiencies for show managers and state-of-the-art technology for successful events.

Main Exhibition Hall

• 270,000 square feet

• Class A exhibit space

• 90-foot column spacing

• Ability to divide into three distinct halls Grand Ballroom

• 30,000 square feet

• Free of columns

• Dining for groups up to 2,400

Education & Conference Facilities

• Nearly 60 state-of-the-art, flexible meeting rooms totaling 100,000 square feet

• Wireless connectivity

• Multi-site video conferencing

• High definition display systems

• Training labs

• Intelligent classrooms

Business Convenience

• Cleveland is conveniently located within 500 miles of nearly half of the US population

• Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is a 15-minute drive from downtown Cleveland

• Nearly 4,600 hotel rooms within a five-minute walk

• Network with customers at one of Cleveland’s celebrated restaurants in the Warehouse District or East 4th Street

• Catch a game in one of the nations most spirited sports towns-stadiums for the Indians, Cavaliers, and Browns are all within a five-minute walk of Cleveland MMCC

International Expostion Center

• Located on a 188-acre site adjacent to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

• More than 3,000 hotel rooms within five minutes plus an additional 4,000 rooms just 20 minutes away in downtown Cleveland.

• One of the largest convention centers in the country, with more than one million square feet of space.

• Exhibition areas can be used in part or in combination; ceiling clearance ranges from 55 to 77 feet; unlimited floor load capacity.

• 85,000 square-foot, carpeted, Conference Center with 26 meeting rooms and a 16,000 square-foot Grand Ballroom with seating capacity up to 1,000.

• 10,000 secured parking spaces.