IACC's Class of 2006

The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) introduced a number of new members last year.

Following is a rundown of the four latest initiates, along with one provisional member, into the standard-bearer conference center association.

Additional information can also be found on IACC’s website: www.iacconline.org.

Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF
San Francisco
www.ahl-missionbay.com

• Located in the heart of San Francisco's developing Mission Bay area, four blocks south of AT&T Park
  
  
• Centered in the University of California at San Francisco's new 43-acre life science campus for teaching and research
  
  
• Ten conference rooms totaling 12,500 square feet
  
  
• The Center is located near Highway 280, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, CalTrain, and BART (16th and Mission station)
  
  
• On-site fitness center with a rooftop pool and massage services
  
  
• Mission Bay is a non-residential center

• Located in the heart of downtown Montreal's business core, opposite the McGill University campus
  
  
• 50,000 square feet of conference space with 19 dedicated meeting rooms accommodating 10 to 900; it also includes a 730-fixed-seat auditorium
  
  
• Located 15 minutes by taxi from the airport and a five-minute walk from the train station
  
  
• Located near fine shopping, theaters, museums, restaurants, nightclubs, sports arenas, parks, spas, and gyms

• Located in the West Denver metro area adjacent to the Denver Federal Center, 45 minutes to the mountains and 31 miles from Denver International Airport
  
  
• 13 meeting rooms totaling 18,000 square feet of space, accommodating 10 to 400 people
  
  
• All rooms have Internet access
  
  
• 238 guest rooms, four themed suites and a Club Level available with a lounge
  
  
• Health club with a heated pool, hot tub, wet and dry saunas, a weight room, and cardio equipment with individual TV monitors (spa and salon service is available)
  
  
• Nearby: golf, mountain activities, shopping, a brewery tour, Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, and casinos

• Located in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, minutes from Newark Liberty International Airport and 14 miles from LaGuardia Airport; also near New Jersey Teterboro Airport, the Meadowlands Complex, Hackensack Hospital, and the Continental Airlines Arena
  
  
• Views of the New York skyline can be seen from the hotel’s guest rooms, pool and rooftop ballroom
  
  
• 9,000 square feet of meeting space and a 24-hour business center
  
  
• 355 newly renovated guest rooms and suites

  Executive Meeting Center at Wyndham Miami Airport Hotel
Miami
www.wyndhamhotelmia.com
(Provisionally approved for IACC membership)

• The closest hotel to the Miami International Airport
  
  
• Situated on the banks of the Miami River and International Links Miami golf course, four miles from downtown Miami, Coral Gables and the Port of Miami, and 10 minutes from Coconut Grove and South Beach
  
  
• 15,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 4,000-square-foot ballroom, 12 meeting rooms, and a high-tech business center with concierge services
  
  
• 405 recently renovated guest rooms, including six bi-level suites and views of the International Links at Melreese golf course
  
  
• Airline flight and departure information is provided on LCD panels; three boarding pass kiosks and a complimentary Internet cafe with printing capabilities are all located in the lobby
  
  
• Outdoor heated pool; 2,000 square-foot health club; adjacent 18-hole championship golf course