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MEETING & CONVENTION FACILITIES
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HOTEL UMASS
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Weddings; meetings; conferences; trade shows; 24 break-out rooms; 2 ballrooms seating 800 people each; 3 banquet rooms; 10,000-seat Mullins Center arena; 2,000-seat Fine Arts Center Concert Hall; lodging on-site
1 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA (877) 822-2110; www.hotelumass.com
MGM SPRINGFIELD
One MGM Way, Springfield, MA 01103 (413) 273-5000; www.mgmspringfield.com
THE LOG CABIN BANQUET & MEETING HOUSE
Talia Spera
More than 34,000 square feet of total meeting space; 5,600-square-foot Bellagio Ballroom and 10,600-square-foot 3 Aria Ballroom for banquets, parties, receptions, and other events, as well as a meeting room, board room, and
terrace
Business meetings; banquets; holiday parties; full-service event planning; cuisine accommodations for 50 to 1,000 guests; AV; wi-fi; shuttle service to D. Hotel & Suites
500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke, MA (413) 535-5077; www.thelogcabin.com
SHERATON SPRINGFIELD MONARCH PLACE HOTEL
One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA
(413) 781-1010; www.marriott.com/bdlsm
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE
893 West St., Amherst, MA
(413) 559-5610; www.hampshire.edu
HILTON GARDEN INN – SPRINGFIELD
Lynn Kennedy 4
TOWER SQUARE HOTEL
2 Boland Way/Columbus Ave., Springfield, MA (413) 781-7111; www.thetowersquarehotel.com
CASTLE OF KNIGHTS BANQUET & MEETING HOUSE
1599 Memorial Dr., Chicopee, MA
(413) 532-2000; www.castleofknights.com
800 Hall of Fame Ave., Springfield, MA
(413) 886-8000; www.springfieldgardeninn.com
CLARION HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER
Judy Linarez 1
Michael White 8
SONNY’S PLACE
349 Main St., Somers, CT 06071
(860) 763-5454; www.sonnysplace.com
1080 Riverdale St., West Springfield, MA (413) 781-8750; www.wsclarion.com
JIMINY PEAK MOUNTAIN RESORT
Katie Fogel
9 15,760 sq. ft. of meeting space; mountain and aerial adventure; AV; catering, lodging, restaurants on-site
WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY
577 Western Ave., Westfield, MA (413) 572-5300; www.wsc.ma.edu
37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA
(413) 738-5500; www.jiminypeak.com
SMITH COLLEGE CONFERENCE CENTER
Jessica Vallone 8
Chris Sullivan 1
Several rooms of varied sizes available for meetings, conferences, lectures, retreats, and special occasions; AV capabilities; on-site, professional-scale kitchen
Event space featuring both indoor and outdoor options in a picturesque setting; wedding suite; elegant chandeliers; on-site wedding garden; personal event planner; custom food and beverage menus; elevated outdoor space offers sweeping mountain views; weddings, bat/bar mitzvahs, corporate meetings and retreats, holiday parties, showers
FACILITY
SHERATON HARTFORD HOTEL AT BRADLEY AIRPORT
1 Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT (860) 627-5311; www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton
49 College Lane, Northampton, MA
(413) 585-6977; www.smith.edu/emo/conference-center.php
THE STARTING GATE AT GREATHORSE
STORROWTON TAVERN & CARRIAGE HOUSE
1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, MA (413) 732-4188; www.storrowton.com
128 Wilbraham Road, Hampden, MA (413) 566-8010; www.thestartinggate.com
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Chelsea Johnson
Stacey Gravanis
Barbara Brizzolari
More than 38,000 sq. ft. of function space; 9,650-sq.-ft. grand ballroom; 5,000-sq.-ft. pre-function/exhibit space 25 areas in atrium; executive boardroom; AV; lighting; sound; wi-fi; lodging on-site; full catering and banquets;
professional event planners
800-acre campus of fields, nature trails, and outdoor recreational space; year-round meeting facilities for groups of 25 10 to 600; summer residential accommodations for up to 1,000; dining facilities on campus; indoor and outdoor
function space for conferences, retreats, trainings, summer programs, athletic and academic camps
More than 3,000 sq.ft. of meeting and banquet space; four meeting spaces include grand ballroom and flexible executive boardroom; business meetings, retreats, weddings, bridal and baby showers, rehearsal dinners, bar and bat mitzvahs; free Internet access; AV services for rent; 24-hour business center; professional event planner; on-site lodging with free parking; neighbors three restaurants and the Basketball Hall of Fame
7,500 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space; 350 in ballroom; seven breakout rooms; meeting packages; lodging on-site; group rates
Bill Hess
Sue Skorka
Ellie Discenza
Joanne Bigelow
Stephanie Simmons
Vincent Calvanese
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12,000 square feet of indoor meeting/banquet space; 15,000 total square feet; on-site audio/visual
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Two elaborate ballrooms; 10,000 square feet of space; AV equipment; sound system; wi-fi; ample free parking; all on ground level; handicapped-accessible; professional event planners; on-site florist
Full-service banquet facility; 7,000 square feet of space; on-site catering; unique venue for showers, Jack and Jills, rehearsal dinners, weddings, meetings, company retreats; wi-fi
Banquet hall and flexible meeting spaces; breakout rooms; summer residential conference site; on-site catering; AV; free parking
14,000 sq. ft. of meeting space with one main ballroom seating 400; many breakout rooms for various meeting sizes
Full-service facility; includes 5 meeting rooms; seating for 350; free parking
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TOURISM & HOSPITALITY BusinessWest
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EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION
1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, MA (413) 205-5019; www.thebige.com
MASSMUTUAL CENTER
1277 Main St., Springfield, MA
(413) 787-6610; www.massmutualcenter.com
STURBRIDGE HOST HOTEL
366 Main St., Sturbridge, MA
(508) 347-7393; www.sturbridgehosthotel.com
NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
1000 Hall of Fame Ave., Springfield, MA (413) 231-5514; www.hoophall.com
Darlene Smith
James Boucher
Lisa Hunt
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Five exhibition buildings on 175 acres of fairgrounds range in size from 28,000 sq. ft. to 129,400 sq. ft. for a total of 355,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space; 5,000-seat coliseum
More than 100,000 square feet of flexible meeting, convention, and trade-show space; 40,000-square-foot exhibit hall; 15,000-square-foot grand ballroom; more than 8,000 square feet of additional breakout space and 20,000 square feet of pre-function space; 8,000-seat arena for concerts, sports, and other events; full-service catering services on site; managed by MGM Springfield
35,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; 12,000-sq.-ft. exhibition hall; two ballrooms; catering; AV; lodging on-site
Rental spaces including Center Court for up to 550 banquet-style, 1,000 theater-style; corporate boardroom seats (50); mid-size room seats (120); catering; AV; free on-site parking; new theater (170) with stage; exclusive caterer on site; hotel on site