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SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL’S CONVENTION SALES TEAM SPECIALIZES IN PERSONALIZED SERVICE. For more than 100 years the San Francisco Travel Association has worked on behalf of its partners to promote San Francisco as the destination of choice for conventions and leisure travel. We offer a suite of services to make planning an event here as easy and straightforward as possible, while ensuring that attendees from groups large or small have an outstanding experience during their stay. Best of all, the services we provide are free. As a 501(c)6 membership organization, our operating budget comes from partner dues, hotel taxes and contracts — not from fees for meeting planners — so you can leverage our enthusiasm and expertise without breaking your budget. Here is more information about how we can help you create successful events in the City by the Bay. SERVICES FOR MEETING PROFESSIONALS We take pride in our ability to assist meeting professionals with practically anything and everything you might need along the way — from venue searches to housing services and more. Our staff lives and breathes San Francisco, and they have the expertise you need to make planning easy. You can find more resources on our website: sftravel.com/meeting-planners. PLAN A MEETING Fill out an easy online form with your preferred date, expected group size and a few other pieces of information, and our experienced convention staff will get to work researching venues and hotels. Whether it’s a citywide convention or a small self-contained meeting, we can assist you with any size event. VENUE SEARCH We offer four detailed venue searches on our website, including restaurants, accommodations, special events and art/cultural spaces as part of the new SFMeetCulture™ initiative. Search by neighborhood, capacity or amenities. When it’s time to visit, one of our Convention Services Managers is ready to assist with walk-throughs of your top choices. HELPFUL INFORMATION Get safety tips for attendees, information on donating locally to nonprofit organizations, statistics about the city, promotional videos, banners, FAQs and more. PLANNER’S DIRECTORY Search San Francisco Travel’s extensive network of partners, who provide a spectrum of professional services to help you create a dazzling and successful event in the city. GREEN YOUR MEETING Learn about green advancements at The Moscone Center, industry news and tips for holding a green meeting in San Francisco. Access other green meeting resources, too. HOUSING From booking blocks of rooms across multiple properties to tracking bookings after cutoff dates, find out more about San Francisco Travel convention housing, we can help you worry about one less thing during the planning process. For more details contact Convention Services at 415-227-2679. CONVENTION SERVICES MAKES EVENT PLANNING A BREEZE Our convention sales and services team has a couple hundred years of combined experience, and with a single phone call, you can take full advantage of everything we’ve learned. Not only can we help market your event, communicate with your delegates and generate excitement, we’ll also put you in touch with local businesses and professionals who can assist with lighting, decorating, catering, transportation and whatever else you need. BEYOND SAN FRANCISCO Whether it’s a convention group in search of a day trip or a self-contained group looking for a hotel with meeting space in wine country, our sales team isn’t limited to recommendations within San Francisco. We’re experts about the Bay Area, Northern California, Silicon Valley and the Central Coast and work directly with the Convention and Visitors Bureaus in these regions to provide seamless service outside the city. STAY CONNECTED We make it easy to stay up-to-date with the latest news, inspiration and planning tools for meeting professionals. Sent 12 times per year, our e-newsletter for meeting professionals is filled with helpful information about one-of-a-kind venues, insider interviews, the latest Moscone Center news and more. Subscribe online at sftravel.com/meeting-planners. If you prefer to get your news via social media, we offer dedicated Facebook and Twitter feeds for meeting professionals as well. facebook.com/sfmeetings twitter.com/SFMeetings HELPFUL TOOLS FOR ATTENDEES Many of the promotional items San Francisco Travel makes available for attendance promotion are available online at sftravel.com/meeting-planners: VISITORS PLANNING GUIDE The San Francisco Traveler is our exclusive guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area. The guide features “what’s fresh” in San Francisco, a calendar of events, extensive neighborhood coverage, maps and more. SAN FRANCISCO CITY BROCHURE Get a snapshot of the City by the Bay in this 4x9-inch brochure that includes a neighborhood map, neighborhood descriptions, transit tips and ideas on what to do any time of year. This brochure is ideal for attendance promotion and hospitality/ information centers. SAN FRANCISCO VISITOR MAP Points of interest along the 49-Mile Scenic Drive as well as citywide, downtown, regional and state maps are tucked into this 4x9-inch guide/map to help attendees get oriented; also available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. LOCAL EXPERTS, NATIONAL PRESENCE To provide the highest level of service, members of San Francisco Travel’s Convention Sales team are located across the country to assist clients. Whether you need help finding the perfect reception location or choosing the best time of year to schedule a convention, meeting or event, our full-time sales professionals are here to help. To learn more about our team, visit: sftravel.com/meet-team. Convention Sales Division San Francisco Travel Association One Front St., Ste. 2900 San Francisco, CA 94111 415-974-6900, Fax: 415-227-2646 convention-sales@sftravel.com Eastern Regional Sales Office Kenley Moy, CMP, VP, National Sales San Francisco Travel Association 1730 M St. N.W., Ste. 807 Washington, D.C. 20036-4505 202-466-4400, Fax: 202-452-8948 Midwest Regional Sales Brenda Holland, CMP, CASE Director, Citywide Accounts 512-523-8499 Midwest Regional Sales Rick Hud, Senior Manager 630-541-5388 Northeast Regional Sales Susanna Flores, Director 917-743-7833 Erika Miller, Director 202-803-8039 HOW WE CAN HELP ASSIST WITH SITE SELECTION OBTAIN HOTEL AVAILABILITY AND RATES DISTRIBUTE GROUP LEADS TO MEMBER HOTELS COORDINATE AND ACCOMPANY YOU ON CONVENTION SITE INSPECTIONS RESEARCH, CONFIRM AND BOOK THE MOSCONE CENTER
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