WELCOME TO CLEVELAND!

1. WELCOME TO CLEVELAND!

2. Location & Population Located in Cuyahoga County on the southern shore of Lake Erie, Cleveland is the 16th largest metro area and 15th largest consumer market in the United States. The Cleveland+ region encompasses 13 counties and 4 metropolitan areas (Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown)

3. Competitive Edge - Affordability The annual Runzheimer International Guide to Daily Travel Prices puts airfare and hotel rates for the Cleveland area at well below the national average. Cleveland’s average per diem (first-class single-room average daily rates, plus three meals) is $180.19.

4. Competitive Edge – Accessibility Within 500 miles of the Cleveland market, you will find: 44% of U.S. households 43% of the U.S. population 45% of the U.S. effective buying income (EBI) 46% of U.S. total employment 49% of U.S. manufacturing employment 56% of the top 500 U.S. corporate headquarters

5. Competitive Edge – Regional Market Strength… Regional Concentration of Paint, Coatings and Adhesive Manufacturers (not including Canada)

6. Competitive Edge – Market Strength • Home to the largest concentration of polymer research and product development companies in the nation • 12,000 manufacturing companies in NE Ohio • 7,000 in greater Cleveland • Regional labor force exceeds 1.7 million • 9th largest industrial market • Key industries include: • Metalworking • Polymers • Instruments and Controls • Chemicals

7. Competitive Edge – Local Market Strength

8. Competitive Edge – Marketing Alliances • Cleveland+ Partnerships Are in Place to Grow Your Show: • CVB of Greater Cleveland • Greater Cleveland Partnership • MAGNET (Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network) • Team NEO • Ohio Department of Development Working together, here is what we will provide for you…

9. Competitive Edge – Growing Your Audience • Concentrated market-related data representing potential • delegates and exhibitors. OHIO MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS 4800 RECORDS SORTED BY DECISIONMAKER, NAICS MARKET AND COMPANY SIZE

10. Competitive Edge – Growing Your Audience Coordinated and timely efforts to reach potential customers. • Two CVB facilitated telemarketing blitzes utilizing shared data • of potential customers (Wire, 2,400 calls, MHIA, 3,000 calls) • Timely email template design and delivery of NCPA messaging to • coordinated lists • CVB created micro-site integration between official show site and • www.clevelandplus.com, www.travelcleveland.com.

11. Market Strength – Fortune 500 Companies

12. Getting to Cleveland • Served by 22 airlines • Located just 20 minutes • from downtown • Connected to downtown • by the RTA (metro rail) • Nearly 700 flights arrive or • depart daily • Continental Airlines hub Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

13. Getting around Cleveland • Direct service from Airport • to downtown • 22 minutes • Inexpensive and safe • Popular with international • travelers • Euclid Corridor project • Free downtown trolley Rapid Transit (RTA)

14. Transportation Package – CVB Commitment For 2008, the Convention and Visitors Bureau will provide full-service roundtrip transportation between all blocked hotels and the I-X Center during show dates. Transportation provided at no cost to show organizers, from a combined Investment between the CVB and Hotel community.

15. Accessibility • Cleveland’s highways rank • 7th out of 135 convention • cities for ease of travel • I-X Center is next door to • Hopkins Airport, and 12 • miles from downtown • I-X Center within 8 miles of • 4 major Interstate highways • (I-71, I-77, I-90, I-80)

16. 30 Minutes From Hotel Door… To Exhibit Hall Floor

17. Hotel Package SUGGESTED BLOCK OVER 25 MORE FULL-SERVICE HOTELS ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN 15 MILES OF THE I-X CENTER

18. Hotel Package Crowne Plaza City Centre • Offering 400 Rooms Per Night • 24 Meeting Rooms totaling • 25,040 Sq. Ft. • Largest Meeting Room • 9,072 Sq. Ft. • Less than .5 miles from Rock • and Roll Hall of Fame, Science • Center, Browns Stadium, Jacobs • Field, Playhouse Square

19. Hotel Package • Offering 225 Rooms Per Night • Historic Hotel includes 1890 Lounge • & Restaurant, Marengo Spa and • a 24-hour business center • Meeting space includes • 7,100 Sq. Ft.of elegant • board rooms • Magnificent 7,000 Sq. Ft. Arcade • Atrium for unique receptions Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade

20. Hotel Package Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center • Offering 150 Rooms Per Night • Connected to Cleveland’s tallest • building, Key Center • Includes 19 Meetings Rooms • totaling 17,000 Sq. Ft. • Recently completed $10 Million • dollars in guest room renovations

21. Hotel Package • Offering 125 Rooms Per Night • Located within the Gateway • district; close to entertainment • facilities and nightlife • 12 Meeting Rooms, 11,738 Sq. Ft. • of total meeting space • Complimentary 24/7 shuttle to and • from Hopkins International Airport Hilton Garden Inn Downtown

22. Hotel Package Renaissance Cleveland • Offering 150 Rooms Per Night • Opened in 1918; boasts vaulted ceilings, • high arched windows, and a marble • fountain • Connected to Tower City and RTA • Within walking distance to all downtown • attractions • 32 Meeting Rooms, totaling 62,000 Sq. Ft. • Largest is Grand Ballroom at 22,590 Sq. Ft.

23. Hotel Package • Offering 175 Rooms Per Night • Located conveniently on the grounds • of Hopkins International Airport • Less than .5 Miles from I-X Center • 22 Meetings Rooms totaling • 22,000 Sq. Ft. of meeting space Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel

24. Hotel Package Cleveland Airport Marriott • Offering 250 Rooms Per Night • Located just 3 Miles from IX Center, • 15 Miles from Downtown • Free 24/7 Airport Shuttle • 16 Total Meeting Rooms providing • 15,500 Sq. Ft. of space • Largest Meeting Room 4,900 Sq. Ft.

25. Hotel Package Holiday Inn Cleveland Airport • Offering 110 Rooms Per Night • Renovated in 2003 • Minutes away from Downtown and • IX Center/Airport • 8 Meeting Rooms totaling • 6,152 Sq. Ft. • 8,740 Sq. Ft. of exhibit space

26. Entertainment – Things To Do Since its opening in 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has established itself as the preeminent home for the celebration and study of rock and roll music.  Our exhibits, educational programs and performance events have made the Museum a mecca for fans, scholars and the artists themselves.  In fact, our research shows that the Museum is the most popular and best-attended hall of fame in the country. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

27. Arts & Culture University Circle Four miles east of downtown, this is the cultural center of Ohio. University Circle contains more cultural educational and medical institutions within one square mile than anywhere else in the country. It’s home to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Natural History Museum, and the magnificent Severance Hall, winter home of the Cleveland Orchestra.

28. Nightlife Warehouse District is Downtown’s hippest entertainment destination. The streets of West 6th, West 9th and West St. Clair are lined with trendy restaurants, lounges and nighttime hot spots with live jazz and blues music. Unique coffee shops, specialty shops and art galleries add to the culture and amusement of the Warehouse District. Historic Warehouse District

29. Convention Services • Housing • Telemarketing • Publications • Signage • Meeting Ambassadors • Registration staff • Restaurant reservation services • Local publicity support

30. Convention Services – Special Attention to International Visitors • Show Visitor Guides in 6 different languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Japanese) • Special guides and maps for Cleveland ethnic points of interest and events. • Tradeshow Interpreters upon request • Currency Exchange Locations • Security and Consulate Information

31. “We’ve Got It All. Together.”