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Providence
Game for Groups

by DANA ENFINGER

· Providence was one of the select cities to host the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship this year. And it’s proving that when it comes to making meetings memorable, it’s got game.

"From surveying visitors here for the games, we are getting that they are really impressed with our people," says Brian Hodge, marketing coordinator for the Providence Warwick CVB. "Our residents and merchants are fun and friendly."

Sponsor

Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort

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RISD Rendezvous

The Rhode Island School of Design’s Museum of Art, or The RISD Museum, as it’s known, is an off-site star of the "Creative Capital."

Two years ago the museum completed Chace Center, a new 6,000-square-foot gallery wing.

"This allows the museum to now display 2 percent, up from 1 percent, of all its art holdings," says Brian Hodge, marketing coordinator for the Providence-Warwick CVB.

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Site Scene

New York

· The InterContinental New York Times Square is slated to open in July. The 36-story new-build hotel will total 607 guest rooms, each averaging 350 square feet. The hotel will offer 29 corner suites with expansive views of the city and a 2,700-square-foot duplex presidential suite. Plans call for 10 meeting rooms totaling 10,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, including a 4,000-square-foot ballroom. Additionally, there will be 25 flexible suites that can be utilized as event space. The property will be the largest new-build hotel to achieve LEED certification. Amenities will include a concierge lounge, 24-hour business and fitness centers, wired and wireless Internet in guest rooms and public areas, 42-inch HDTV flat-panel televisions and touch-screen computers in all guest rooms. For more information, call 800.315.2621 or visit www.ichotelsgroup.com.

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