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Conventions
Full Schedule & Links
For more information contact the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority at 1-888-222-3683
Or visit their web site at http://www.atlanticcitynj.com/
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Link Your Convention Homepage To This Web Site For Free!
Let's face it, you want your attendees to get the most out of their
Atlantic City convention experience. Well, the fact of the matter is we
are Atlantic City's Largest Internet Cyber Community and this is one of
the hottest stops for over 50,000 conventioneers & visitors each month.
Linking your Web page to this site allows you to direct traffic to your
Conventions web site for important scheduling or venue changes & updates. And
it's free! Just click on the highlighted link and e-mail us with your
URL (that's your Web address) and we'll have the link in place quicker
than you can say Jim Dandy (all right maybe not quite that quick :),
but pretty gosh darn fast. For More Information e-mail
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Insider's Guide To Parking
Parking in Atlantic City these days is easy and abundant, if you know what
you're doing. The first thing to keep in mind is that Atlantic City as a whole
is not that big. Less than five miles from the Northern most part of the boardwalk to
Jackson Avenue it's southern Border counterpart.
Atlantic City is part of an Island called Absecon Island which also includes the wonderful community's of Ventnor, Margate & Longport.
You'll will find many an outstanding dining establishment in these beautiful seaside communities.
Absecon Island with all four communities is only 12 miles from tip to toe. It can be a wonderful
afternoon diversion to or from your show.
Speaking of diversions, let's get back to the issue at hand of parking and Transportation.
From the boardwalk to the new Convention Center is only four blocks and you can grab a Jitney
(look for the color coded orange sign in the window traffic lane between the Convention Center and the Sheraton.
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There are 11 hotel casinos along the Boardwalk.
The Atlantic City Hilton is the first property at the
western end; the newest is Trump’s World’s Fair in the middle near our historic Convention Hall. Also, in
the middle of the Boardwalk is the Western themed Wild Wild West Casino adjacent to Bally’s Park
Place. This new casino features 17 state of the art animatronics, created by the same "folks" who brought
us the Jurassic Park exhibit at Universal Studios. At the eastern end of the Boardwalk lies the Showboat.
Just a bit past the Showboat is the Atlantic City Historical Museum and the Art Museum on Garden
Pier - a must stop for every visitor.
As you walk the “Boards,” you’ll have plenty of company, especially if the weather is good. And there
are several good restaurants on the Boardwalk, including Cafe 21, Duke Mack’s, Scannicchio’s and the
fine restaurants on the 3rd Deck in the Shops at Ocean One.
If you want to visit one of the Marina District casinos, and there are two - Trump’s Marina and
Harrah’s, catch a No. 2 or No. 3 Jitney on Pacific Ave. Of course, a taxi is always an option. While
you’re in the east end of Atlantic City, check out Gardner’s Basin. Great sunsets, great views of the
marina casinos.
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Insider's Guide To Transportation
Jitneys
The Jitneys are the basic means of transportation in Atlantic City. For 75 years, the Jitney has
provided transportation for visitors and "locals" alike. Each Jitney is independently owned, and you never
seem to have to wait for more than a few minutes for one to come along. New Jitneys will be coming
on-line over the coming years, and several are currently in operation. Look for a few new Jitneys to join
the fleet every month.
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Boardwalk Rolling Chairs
Now, let’s get back to the Boardwalk for a second. One of the great Atlantic City traditions is the
Rolling Chair. Since 1887, the Rolling Chair has been a symbol of luxury along the Atlantic City
Boardwalk. Wealthy vacationers hired these wicker vehicles. Now, the nostalgia lives on, but you don’t
have to be rich to hire one. They’re about the same cost as taking a taxi - about $5 is all you need for a ride
- only a lot more scenic and fun.
For the past few years, Ted Garry has operated the Boardwalk Rolling Chair Corporation - the
chairs with the blue canopy. For more information call 344-1702.
Since 1984, Larry Belfer, has operated the Atlantic City Famous Rolling Chair - the chairs with the
red canopy. For more information call Larry at 347-7148.
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Taxis
You can hail a taxi in Atlantic City, but the easiest way to "grab a cab" is to call one or find one in a taxi
queue outside a casino, the convention center, or other popular drop-off point.
Our favorite taxi driver is Bob, of the Irish Pub Express Cab Company (344-2655 or
1-800-895-1733). The only type of music Bob plays is New Age, so if you're a Yanni or Kitaro fan, you’re
in for an extra treat. On weekends you'll usually find Bob parked outside the Irish Pub; midweek he's
usually outside the Claridge, Resorts or Sands.
You'll pay a $6.00 flat fee just about anywhere in town.
Here’s an idea of what you’ll pay in taxi fares to destinations outside Atlantic City:
Shore Mall $25.00
Hamilton Mall $31.00
AC Intl Airport $28.00
These prices are from Yellow Taxi, the largest dispatcher in the area; prices from some of the
independent drivers may vary slightly. Fares to Margate or Ventnor depend on traffic, but can range from
$10.00 to $20.00.
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Cue Your Attendees In On All The New Additions To The
Atlantic City Landscape With The New "COLORMAP" Of Atlantic City
Sure you've been to Atlantic City before or maybe this is your first
time. Either way your gonna need a map just to highlight all the changes
that have taken place in Atlantic City over the past year alone. And
why not one that's personalized, colorful, up to date and tailored to
meet the specific needs of your convention? The new "Colormap" of
Atlantic City is an accurate, animated, 4-Color Rendition of
"The Queen Of Resorts."
You see, here's the problem. Each year there are maybe
6 or 7 different maps of Atlantic City printed by various companies and Institutions.
For the most part They are all good maps at the time of their printing. But Atlantic
City's landscape is changing so fast, Almost as soon as they are printed, they're out of date.
And you don't want your attendees missing any of these fantastic changes that are taking place.
Like the Cruisn 1 Ocean Adventure Sightseeing Boat at Gardners Basin. Cruisn 1 is operated by
Jeff George and is available for private soirees, meetings or rewarding the sales team for a great day
on the exhibit floor. This outstanding new attraction is presently missing from every current map of
the City. Except the new "Colormap." It can be updated & customized with your shows logo & information.
Then printed (in four color) on 80 or 100lb. coated text, glossy stock paper. Single, double sided or folded
brochure. Available in quantities of 1000 to 25,000 and turnaround time of 10 days
It's also a great souvenir for your guests.
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Facts to Amaze
The new Atlantic City Convention Center is a marvelous
facility with state of the art communications technology and space,
space and more space.
And with a tip of the hat to Ripley's Believe It or Not... here
are some amazing facts about the Atlantic City Convention Center,
which you can believe or not.
The center offers the most advanced
business technology available today, including analog and digital
voice modems, Internet connectivity, and high speed video conferencing.
Through fiber and cable systems
already in place, every exhibit space is equipped with this high
speed communications infrastructure.
There is 500,000 square feet
of contiguous exhibit space - more space on one floor than any
other center from Atlanta to Boston.
Five halls can be used individually
or combined for exhibit space.
The center's 45 second floor meeting rooms add an additional 109,100
square feet of space. The smallest room is 700 square feet; the largest is 12,900 square
feet.
There are 29 covered loading
docks.
1,200 indoor parking spaces
for exhibitors and attendees.
A 70-foot high sky lit atrium
contains colorful sculptures of flying fish.
The convention center covers
30.5 acres.
The new Convention Center cost
$268 million to build.
And yes, all of these amazing facts are absolutely true. And
here are a few other amazing facts about development in the Atlantic
City area directly in front of the Convention Center.
The $87 million Sheraton
Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel has opened. The new hotel will include 500 rooms,
a 16,000 square foot ballroom and will also serve as the new home of the
Miss America Organization.
The Grand Boulevard
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